An enormous variety of Irish manuscripts tell the stories of our ancestors. Parish registers, census returns, Griffith's Valuation, and civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths provide a great beginning for Irish family history research. However, a careful search of record repositories in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom reveals many more Irish archives of great worth. These include collections of estate papers, tenement and townland valuations, valuation revision books, tithe applotments, poor law registers, vestry minutes, ordinance survey maps, deeds and memorials, National School registers, militia lists, electoral rolls, Petty Sessions court registers, Irish Reproductive Loan Fund records, outrage papers, and much more. 

 

David Ouimette manages Content Strategy at FamilySearch, prioritizing records of genealogical value worldwide for digital preservation and online pubication. A Trustee for the Board for Certification of Genealogists and former board member of the National Genealogical Society, David authored Finding Your Irish Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide.