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1 IrishGenealogy.ie Friends of Irish Research Richard Reid 08/03/2015

2 Ireland 32 Counties

3 Ireland 26 Parishes

4 IrishGenealogy.ie This free database holds nearly 3 million transcriptions of pre-20th century church records of baptisms, marriages and burials for selected Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic parishes in counties Kerry, Cork and Carlow and the city of Dublin, plus one Presbyterian register for Lucan in County Dublin.

5 What is on the site? More than half a million of the records date from the 17th and 18th centuries, with nearly all of the rest from the early 1800s and later. In some cases, you also can view images of the register page. You ll find a list of parishes this collection includes on the Church Records search page. For those with ancestors in this relatively small geographical area, this is invaluable: These indexed records aren t online elsewhere.

6 Unique Records The site also holds the only official version of Ireland s civil registration indexes of births, marriages and deaths. Non-approved versions, from FamilySearch microfilm taken during the 1960s, are available at FamilySearch, Findmypast and Ancestry.com. These records extend to 1921 for Northern Ireland and to 1958 for the Republic of Ireland.

7 Enhanced Records But this official collection is actually known as the enhanced version, because the General Register Office (GRO) staff who use it are slowly very slowly adding details transcribed from the original vital certificates. These details include mothers maiden names for births registered from 1900 to 1914 and some earlier ones. GRO staff also are coupling brides and grooms, so the spouse is shown in most marriage entries from 1903 to If you re researching in the 20th century, these are great improvements.

8 The Website Layout Church Records Civil Records Research in Ireland (Help) Useful Links to Other Sites of Interest News and Updates

9 What Records are Available Civil Records Church Records Census Records Property Records Migration Records Graveyards Military & Police Records The Irish Abroad Geography

10 Civil Records

11 What are the Civil Records The Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths are the official State records of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Ireland. The registers of births, marriages and deaths and the related indexes are maintained by the Registrar General in the General Register Office. The Index books can be viewed at the General Register Office, Werburgh Street, Dublin 2. The General Register Office (Oifig An Ard- Chláraitheora) is the central civil repository for records relating to births, stillbirths, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships and adoptions in Ireland.

12 Indexes to the Historic Civil Records The Indexes to Birth Records over 100 years, the Indexes to Marriage Records over 75 years and the Indexes to Death Records over 50 years are now available to search on

13 Searching Civil Records

17 Church Records

18 Church Records Phase 1 Under the first phase of the project, church records for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry were made available as were a subset of the Church of Ireland parishes in Kerry. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry includes parishes in western and north-western areas of County Cork. The church records for a subset of the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland parishes in Dublin City were also available as were a small number of Presbyterian records relating to a congregation in Lucan.

19 Church Records Phase 2 Under the second phase, the remaining Church of Ireland records of Dublin City, County Kerry and County Carlow have been added. Also a subset of the Roman Catholic parishes in the Diocese of Cork & Ross were also added. In addition to these records, digital images of the originals of these church records are also available to view on this website.

20 Church Records Phase 3 Under the third phase, the remaining Roman Catholic records of Dublin City and County Cork (Cork and Ross except most of Cork City) have been added. In addition to these records, digital images of the originals of these church records are also available to view on this website.

21 Searching Church Records

22 A Search for Robert Murphy in the Church Records

23 Church Marriage Record Transcription Husband Wife Name ROBERT MURPHY JOHANA KELLEHER Address N/R N/R Occupation N/R N/R Father N/R N/R Mother N/R N/R Further details in the record Recorded Parochial Area BALLINHASSIG Witness 1 JAMES GOOD (WITNESS FOR HUSBAND) Witness 3 MARY KELEHER (WITNESS FOR WIFE) About the record Book Number Page Entry Number Record_Identifier Image Filename N/R 5 N/R CR-RC-MA-470 cork & ross.ballinhassig.p

24 ROBERT MURPHY & JOHANA KELLEHER Church Marriage Record

26 Useful Links Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Holidays in Ireland Certificate of Irish Heritage National Archives of Ireland National Library of Ireland Public Record Office of Northern Ireland General Register Office (Civil Registration Office) General Register Office Northern Ireland Church of Ireland Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland Land Registry Registry of Deeds Valuation Office Ireland Family History on Facebook Bureau of Military History Records National Army Census 1922 National Inventory Of Architectural Heritage

27 National Library of Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Registers On July 8 th, 2015 NLI launched a free online home for its collection of Ireland s Roman Catholic parish registers in July. Dating from the 1740s to the 1880s, these registers cover 1,091 parishes and consist primarily of baptismal and marriage records.

28 The Data Released The microfilms on which the registers were recorded have been converted into nearly 390,000 digital images, which will be browseable by parish location only. You won t be able to search for a name, at least not initially, so the new site won t be of immediate help to those who don t know where in Ireland their immigrant ancestors came from. But it s likely that genealogy data sites will rush to begin indexing the images.

29 What s On the Images? For those who already can pinpoint a parish of origin, this website heralds a new era for Irish genealogy by making old church records for its majority religious group readily accessible. Information in the registers varies from parish to parish, but typically includes the dates of the events and the names of key people, including godparents or witnesses.

30 Medieval & 19 th Century Diocese

31 26 RC Dioceses 1091 Parishes (4 PDF file listings) Achonry to Cloyne CorkRoss to Dublin Elphin to Killaloe Kilmore to Waterford

32 Peter Aloysius Connolly Born - 2 Sep 1872 Oughterard, Galway, Ireland Christened - 5 Sep 1872 IC, Killcummin Parish, O, Galway, Ireland Died - 27 Sep 1950 Jamaica Plain, B, S, Massachusetts, USA Buried - 30 Sep 1950 New Calvary, B, S, Massachusetts, USA

33 Marriage Information Marriage - April 15, 1903 by Rev. John T. Mullin. His address was 75 Union Park St. It looks like Father Mullin was living at the Rectory of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. (American Ancestors). record title: Massachusetts Marriages, name: Peter A. Connolly event: Marriage event date: 15 Apr 1903 event place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts gender: Male age: 30 marital status: Married

34 Christening Record on NLI

35 Sept 5 th Line for Peter Connolly

36 Friends of Irish Research The Friends of Irish Research is a collection of friends with over 100 years of experience with a desire to utilize their experience and skills to promote the sharing of genealogical knowledge and to assist others in their family research. Fridays (7:30-9:30pm) at 899 N. Main St., Brockton, MA

37 Friends of Irish Research Partners

IRISH RESEARCH BEGINNING Understanding the Records

IRISH RESEARCH BEGINNING Understanding the Records Presented by Eunice Robinson eunice@dccnet.com PLACE NAMES AND JURISDICTIONS: Since the 1920's, Ireland has been divided into 2 main divisions: 1. Northern