Websites for Irish Research
A Few General Genealogy Websites - with Irish content
| Site name and link | Comments |
| Cyndi's List | |
| FamilySearch | |
| Ancestry.com $ |
Major Irish Websites
Irish Jurisdiction and Place Information
| IreAtlas | Townland Database |
| Placenames Database of Ireland | |
| Index to A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland | |
| Townland Database | A search tool |
| Townlands of 1901 Census | |
| Search for Modern Townlands | |
| The Quagmire of Adminstrative Districts | Article by Fiona FitzSimons |
| Irish Local Names Explained | Irish Place Names by James Joyce Weston (1923). |
| How to Identify Irish Places | Article by John Grenham |
| Links to many maps of Ireland | |
| Poor Law Union map + | Click on Poor Law Union to seen Civil Parishes and Townlands within each Poor Law Union |
| Irish Placenames | Irish places and placename research tools at John Grenham's website |
| Landed Estates Database | National Archives Ireland article and link to detailed articles |
Irish Names
| Atlas of Family Names in Ireland | |
| Irish Personal Names | A FamilySearch Wiki article |
| Irish Names | Links to digitized books at Library Ireland |
| Irish Surnames | Surname research tools to John Grenham's Irish Ancestors website |
| The Record Interpreter | A Collection of Abbreviations, Latin Words, and Names Used in English Historical Manuscrits and Records. |
| Common Surnames of Ireland |
Key Irish Repositories
| National Archives of Ireland | |
| Guide to NAI | |
| National Library of Ireland | |
| General Register Office | |
| Valuation Office | |
| Public Record Office of Northern Ireland | |
| Northern Ireland GRO | |
| Representative Church Body Library |
Download a PDF file of a List of Church of Ireland Parish Registers here.
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Online Guides
| How to trace your Irish family history: a step-by-step guide | Online artice by John Grenham |
| A Primer in Irish Genealogy | PDF downland 61 page phamphlet by Sean Murphy |
| FamilySearch WIKI page on Irish Genealogy | A host of links to excellent tutorials. |