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History Links Here are some helpful links on Dublin and local history that may help in your research. While we provide these links for research purposes we are in no way connected with any of the Web sites listed. Paddy Healy's Tallaght Village : Illustrations and maps and local history of Tallaght, Co Dublin. DublinTourist.com : If you are considering a visit to Dublin in the near future then this Web-site may just have all the information you need, everything from accommodation to car hire and of course including places to visit.
History of Dublin Longphort to Norman Invasion: Interesting short article on the early Norman History of Dublin. History of the Workhouse : Very well researched subject on Workhouses including those in Dublin and the rest of Ireland, well worth a visit. Dublin in Pictures : Good collection of images of Dublin both old and new. Easter Rising 1916 : Entertaining and informative reading on the 1916 Easter Rising on the BBC Web site, very good resource. County Dublin Heritage/Historical : Information on Dublin's Historical buildings and other well known sites. Ireland's Railway History : Very good resource on the History of Railways in Ireland and Dublin. Island Ireland directory for Irish history.: The following link will take you to resources on Irish history museums, 1798, the Famine, 1916, the 'Troubles' and more. Irish History: An index of key Irish History events.
Ancestry and Genealogy Resource For those researching their family history you can access cenus and other databases information on this special page. Adoption Registers Ireland & UK This is just a small selection of adoption links, there are more agencies but these should be enough to get you started. The Adoption Board of Ireland
Contact information on Adoption Agencies in the Republic of Ireland. UK Birth Adoption Register NORCAP Operating a register which may link people separated by adoption who want to be put in touch with each other. Adoption Search Reunion You can learn more about starting your search for adoption records by reading the ... services in relation to adoption for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Genealogy About Adoption This Web site contains a lot of information on genealogy, adoption research, well worth a visit. National Archives of Ireland with access to research guides, online databases including the Ireland-Australia Transportation Index (1791-1868) plus family history and genealogy information. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Online indexes include: geographical, prominent persons, Presbyterian and Church of Ireland indexes. There is also an index to the Freeholders' Records. National Library of Ireland. with information for family history researchers including an online list of Catholic parish registers held. There is also access to the library catalogue, photographic, newspaper and manuscript databases. The General Register Office (Oifig An Ard-Chláraitheora). This site offers information on birth, death and marriage records in the Republic of Ireland plus details on the location of church records. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. This site offers information for the online ordering of births, death and marriage certificates for Northern Ireland. Ireland Births, Deaths & Marriages Exchange. This site provides a free resource for sharing details contained on birth or baptismal, death and marriage certificates registered in Ireland. Genfindit Vital Records Ordering Service for Irish photocopies or certificates 1864-1921 (Protestant marriages from 1845) and for 1922-1999 for the 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland. History from Headstones, by the Ulster Historical Foundation, lists pre-1900 gravestone inscriptions from over 1,200 graveyards around Ulster. See Resources and Databases for details. Irish Index. This site offers access to an index of over 15,000 birth, marriage and death announcements appearing in leading Irish newspapers (1817-1823). A search returns year of publication, surname, place, county and country. A transcript of the entry is available for a fee. GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy This extensive gateway site has an alphabetical list of sites relating to all aspects of Irish research. A must to visit. Cyndi's List for Ireland and Northern Ireland with over 1500 indexed links. Directory of Irish Genealogy. A gateway site for researching your Irish family history. This site includes a Beginner's Guide. The Irish Ancestral Research Association (USA) A site for those interested in Irish genealogical and historical research which features an extensive list of Irish resources indexed by county.
Burke's Landed Gentry Ireland Online. records significant non-titled land owners and their family histories. This collection is available online to subscribers but some free searches are available. Web Sites for Genealogists: All kinds of resources and links for the Genealogists. It's an Australian Gateway Site for Tracing your Family History but a great resource for Genealogists everywhere. Ireland www.irishorigins.com
Including the definitive publication of Griffith’s Valuation.
www.eneclann.ie A list of Eneclann’s CD-ROM titles, with detailed information about each. U.S www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration Lists immigration records compiled by the National Archives in Washington. www.ellisisland.org Lists immigrants processed through Ellis Island. Australia www.nationalarchives.ie/ Transportation of convicts from Ireland after 1836, compiled by the National Archives of Ireland. www.records.nsw.gov.au For information about people who received assisted passage to Australia, see the NSW state archives Family History web site. England, Scotland & Wales www.originsnetwork.com Contains marriage records from the 16th to 19th Centuries, wills 18th & 19th Century, apprentice records 15th to 19th Centuries www.nationalarchives.gov.uk The 1901 Census for England and Wales on-line www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Census returns and parish and civil registers for Scotland. Other Genealogy Resources: Irish Marriage Records Find your Irish Ancestors in Online Marriage Records. Government registration of births, marriages and deaths in Ireland The General Register Office of Ireland has records of birth, marriage, and death occurring in all of Ireland from 1864 to December 31, 1921 and records from the Republic of Ireland (excluding the six north-eastern counties of Derry, Antrim, Down, Armagh, Fermanagh and Tyrone known as Northern Ireland) from January 1, 1922 on. The GRO also has records of non-Catholic marriages in Ireland from 1845.