Ireland Genealogy

Half of all requests I receive are for researching a family tree or name to find someone's Irish roots -- and I've finally buckled down and pulled together some links for you to begin discovering your long lost home in Ireland.

Ancestry.com - A pay site which I wasn't too keen on due to the high prices but they recently published the 1920 Census and wow, what a wealth of information!

I was able to find my Irish Roots which I previously was unable to do! (How embarrasing to own an Irish Travel Agency with roots in Ireland?) These digitized documents show names, ages, spouses and parents' birthplace -- which gave me what I needed to know. Although too far removed for obtaining Dual Citizenship, I can now say I have ties to Ireland.

National Archives of Ireland - A great starter for tracing your family in Ireland. It tells you the basic information required to start your research. You can always visit and do research on your vacation by planning a few nights in Dublin and visiting the National Archives.

	Genealogy On Your Own The best way to actually visit Ireland to research your family tree is the popular Fly & Drive -- allowing you to move around Ireland at your leisure through the B&B voucher system. Complete your Dublin genealogy as long as you're making progress and then move on to other smaller towns when finished.

Irish Ancestors & Irish Times - This is a pay site BUT it appears to be very automated and you can do quite a bit of research right online.

Your Irish Roots - A pay site also but it's a great start for beginning to research you Irish heritage.

General Register Office - When visiting Dublin, stop by the Public Office and Research Room to track down birth, death and marriage certificates for all of the Republic from 1864 onward.

National Library of Ireland - This library maintains microfilms of Catholic parish registers, copies of the important nineteenth century land valuations (the Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith's Valuation), trade and social directories, estate records and newspapers.

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland - For those who know their roots are from Northern Ireland, begin your search here.