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With St Patrick’s Day coming up on Monday, it’s the perfect time to revisit some great free online Irish family history resources that I've mentioned in the past. I hope you find them useful!
☘ National Archives This resource for Irish research offers a free genealogy advisory service by email as well as searchable church, civil and census records.
☘ FamilySearch Wiki provides information, tools, how-to guides, tutorials, maps and more for your research into ancestors on the island of Ireland.
☘ IreAtlas Townland Database is a comprehensive searchable listing of Irish townlands and is a handy reference resource.
☘ Irishgenealogy.ie is a government-owned website with access to church and civil records. Having recently undergone an upgrade, it boasts a searchable index and images for many of the records, as well as a section offering research help. One aspect of the service is 2016 Family History, an excellent resource for learning to do Irish genealogy. It includes a workbook, case studies, record guides, and fun tasks to complete.
☘ Irish Census Records are available for 1901 and 1911 in digital, indexed format. Like the church and civil records website above, it's just had a facelift, so if you've used it in the past, give the new interface a try, and bookmark its new web address.
☘ Context is key when exploring the history of your family. The Great Irish Famine website delves into many aspects of this time period in the history of Ireland and its people, including a map that shows the spread of the potato blight that triggered the tragic events of what became known as the Great Hunger. It will give you some insight into what prompted so many Irish people to emigrate, perhaps including your family.
☘ If you know your ancestors lived in Dublin in the mid-nineteenth century but can't locate them in the later census returns, perhaps this online city directory will help you pin them down.
These websites should help you have a
☘☘ Happy St Patrick’s Day! ☘☘
