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Get Help with Irish Research in "Find My Past"- Free at our FS Library

3/11/2014

 
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Find My Past is an excellent website that is free at the FamilySearch Library.  Look through the information they offer below to assist in find your Irish, Wales, and British ancestors.  Because it is the time to think of the Irish Holiday this month, we are focusing on the rich resource this site can be to . . .

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Find My Past is free at our FamilySearch Library - Get free one-on-one help
Our Irish Collections - Notice they are linked
  • Immigration & Travel
  • Institutes & Organizations
  • Census, Land & Substitutes
  • Newspapers, Directories & Social History
  • Vital Records (Birth, Marriage, Death)
  • Military Service & Conflict
  • Education & Work

Other Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Australia & New Zealand

Explore your Irish Ancestors' lives before they immigrated


We have millions of Irish records dating as far back as 1270, many of which can only be found on findmypast.com. Highlights of our Irish record collection include:

  • Irish vital records dating back to the 13th Century
  • Millions of unique Irish prison register and court records
  • The complete Griffith Valuation (a core Irish genealogy record set)
  • Unique Irish Land & Estate records
  • Military & rebellion records
  • Most comprehensive collection of Irish directories (2 million)
  • Rare and unrivaled Irish genealogy and specialist records

Unique Irish newspapers

In the coming months, we will have Irish newspapers going back to 1800 through our partnership with the British Library. These unique newspapers add additional dimensions and details to your family history and give a more complete narrative to your Irish genealogy records.

Regional Ireland records 


Whether you are looking for ancestors in Antrim, Cork, Tyrone or Dublin, our unique collection of Irish records from every county will have something for you.

Ireland passenger lists

Irish immigrants typically left for North America from either a port in Ireland or England like Liverpool and Southampton. Our exclusive passenger list collection contains all long-haul voyages that left Irish and English ports from 1890 to 1922. From 1922 to 1960, we have all the passenger lists for Northern Ireland and England.

You can look at their site at http://www.findmypast.com/





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