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From: "Ellen Woods" <>
Subject: Re: [IRISH-IN-CHICAGO] Good Irish Genealogy Web Sites and Books
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 21:21:47 -0500
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Very useful. TThanks!

Ellen

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>I posted the following tips on a message board in response to a request and
> it was suggested that I post them to mailing lists, too, so here goes.
> Additions more than welcome (and apologies to those who will get this
> several
> times)!
>
> Diane
>
> Good Irish Genealogy Web Sites and Books
>
> Failteromhat.com has lots of useful information, including Griffith's
> index. Quick way to determine where names were most common in mid-19th
> century.
>
> Askaboutireland.ie has Griffith's pages and maps.
>
> Irish-roots.ie lets you search civil and church records indexes, more
> being
> added regularly. Have to pay to see actual entries, so I use to narrow
> possibilities, then get entries from LDS or GRO (don't trust
> transcriptions on
> line, as can have errors).
>
> Irishtimes.com/ancestor has lots of great information. I use it mostly for
> finding what records exist for various Catholic parishes. If LDS haven't
> filmed, National Library of Ireland often has and you can pay a researcher
> to
> search. County heritage centers are another, but expensive, avenue, but
> I've
> had very mixed results.
>
> Groireland.ie is for ordering civil records that haven't been filmed by
> the
> LDS.
>
> Nationalarchives.ie gradually putting 1911 Irish census on line. Both
> 1911
> and 1901 should be on line by end of 2009.
>
> Leitrim-roscommon.com has lots of information for more than just Leitrim
> and Roscommon.
>
> Familysearch.org good for searching IGI (under Advanced Search) and Record
> Search pilot (all civil indexes are supposed to be on there, but I've
> found
> not complete), as well as library catalog.
>
> If you have any Clare ancestors, clarelibrary.ie is wonderful.
>
> Grenham's Tracing Your Irish Ancestors very useful for getting the lay of
> the Irish genealogy land.
>
> Mitchell's New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland helpful for converting civil
> parishes in Griffith's to RC parishes, as well as for figuring out civil
> registration districts.
>
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