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Irish Genealogy: Irish Civil Registration
Civil Registration IndexTracing Your Irish Ancestors
Irish Civil Registration began in 1864 for all births, deaths and marriages, and in 1845 for Protestant marriages. If you’ve discovered your ancestor’s town of origin, the next step is to check the…
Irish Genealogy: Sources for Irish Origins
Funeral Card for Patrick Spratt of
Buttevant, Co. Cork, Ireland
Hopefully the blogs of the past few weeks have helped you to understand why the townland of origin is so important for Irish research. …
Irish Genealogy: Irish Administrative Divisions: Poor Law Unions
Irish Civil Registration Districts
(formerly Poor Law Unions)
http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/RegDist.htm
The final administrative division to discuss is the Poor Law Union.In 1838, under the Poor Law Relief Act, these divisions were set up for the maintenance of the local poor.…
Irish Genealogy: Irish Administrative Divisions: Counties & Baronies
Counties of Ireland
http://www.visitireland.com/ireland_map.html
It is likely if you’ve uncovered any information about your ancestor’s origins in Ireland it is the county. Here’s the bad news...no records were kept at the county level. …
