Irish Genealogy Sleuth

Below is a list of sites that we use when conducting Irish genealogy research. If you're still working in United States records, visit the United States Genealogy Sleuth page. These are all searchable online databases or informative tools. If your Irish ancestors went to another country besides the United States, see these International Links. If you find a record online for which you'd like a copy of the original, please contact us. Subscriptions sites are marked $. This page updated 13 September 2009. Enjoy!

Census and Substitutes 
Directories of Ireland $
Ulster Directories (by PRONI)
Irish Census Links on Census Finder

1630 Muster Roll County Donegal 
1659 County Kerry Census 
1740 Protestant Housekeepers in Cos. Antrim, Derry, Donegal, and Londonderry 
$
1749 Census Diocese of Elphin $
1766 Irish Religious Census 
1766 Diocese of Cloyne County Cork 
1769 Ferrar's Limerick City Directory 
1788 Lucas's Limerick City Directory 

Irish Flax Growers List 1796 
1803 Agricultural Census Co. Antrim $
 
1831 Census Index, Co. Londonderry $
1823-1837 Tithe Applotment Books Northern Ireland $ 
1826-1838 Tithe Applotment Books Co. Donegal
1831 Tithe Defaulters List
1841 Census Index, Co. Cavan 
William Smith O'Brien Petition 1848-1849 $

1850 Shaw's Dublin City Directory 
1851 Dublin City Census $
1901 Ardmalin, Clonca Parish, County Donegal 
1901 County Kerry Census 
1901 Ashbourne, County Meath Census 
1901 County Roscommon & Leitrim Census 
1901 United Kingdom Census 

1911 Census of Ireland
1911 Glen, Killymard, County Donegal 
1911 Moville, County Donegal 
1911 Mountcharles, Inver, County Donegal 
1911 Scrawhill, Killymard, County Donegal 
1939-1940 Dublin City Electoral Lists

 

Cemetery Sites
Ireland’s Gravestone Index 
Commonwealth War Graves WWI, WII 
County Sligo Ireland Cemeteries 
County Tipperary Ireland Cemeteries 
Cemetery Transcriptions Ireland 
Interment.net Cemetery Transcriptions
Memorials of the Dead Galway & Mayo $ 
 

 

  Dates and Currency
Calendar Conversions 
Current Value of Old Money 
Inflation Calculator 
The World Clock Time Zones

 

Wills and Administrations
Irish Wills Indexes 
Irish Will Calendars 1858-1878 
Irish Will Calendars 1878-1900 $
Irish Wills Index 1484-1858 $

 

Land Records
Relief Commission Papers 1845-1847 
Griffith's Primary Valuation 1847-1864 (Ask About Ireland)
Griffith's Primary Valuation 1847-1864 (Irish Origins) $ 
Griffith's Primary Valuation 1847-1864 (Ancestry.com) $
Griffith's P.V. Co. Leitrim-Roscommon
Griffith's Primary Valuation Co. Limerick 
Griffith's Primary Valuation Co. Tyrone

 

Tons o' Links Sites
Cyndi's List - Ireland 
Tiara Irish Research Links 
Irish Genealogical Society International Links 
The Irish Times Links 
About.com Genealogy Links
Helm's Genealogy Toolbox

 


Newspapers, Obituaries &
Biographies

Belfast Newsletter Indexes 1737-1800 
 Belfast Telegraph Archive 1995-Present 
Belfast Gazette 1922-Present  
Co. Clare Champion Biographical Notices 1935-1985 
Contemporary Irish Newspapers 

Inventory of Irish Newspapers 
Ireland Old News 
Irish Newspaper Archives 
Nick Reddan's Newspaper Abstracts, Limerick, Dublin 1750-1840 
Old Irish Newspaper Abstracts 
Obituary Daily Times  
Obituary Links 
Ancestry's Collection of Obituaries 
UK and Ireland Obit Collection $
 


Surname Research
Irish Ancestors Index 
Irish Surname Search 
GenForum
Surname Helper
Surname Springboard 
Surname Search 

 

Library and Archives Catalogs 
Canada Digital Library 
Irish County Archives 
Irish Heritage Centres 
Libweb - Library Servers Online 
Libraries of Europe 
Librarians' Internet Index 
Linen Hall Library Belfast 
National Library of Ireland 
National Archives of Ireland 
Public Record Office Northern Ireland 
UK National Archives
Family History Library 
NARA Archival Information Locator 
Public Libraries of U.S. 
 



Military
Ancestry.com Military Records 
Militia Attestations Index 1872-1915 $
Commonwealth War Graves WWI, WII 
Australian War Records 
Canadian Expeditionary Force WWI 

 

 

Irish Vitals
Civil Registration Indexes 1845-1958

Central Signposting Index (IGL)  
IFHF Heritage Centres Record Search 
CMC Record Project 
International Genealogical Index 
Irish Records Extraction Database 
$
Dublin City Church Records
 

Place Names & Maps
1839 Irish Maps 
Dublin City 1847 Ordnance Survey $
Griffith's Survey Maps & Plans 1847-1864 $
Hibernian Atlas, Ireland 1798 $

Irish Times Place Name Search 
IreAtlas Townland Database 
Ordnance Survey of Ireland 
Topographical Dictionary Ireland 1837 
 British Gazetteer 
U.K. Old Maps Online 
Streetmap U.K. 
Expedia.com Maps 
MapQuest 
Portals to the World Info

 

 Occupational Records
Royal Irish Constabulary 1816-1921 $

 

Tools
Eircom Irish Phonebook 
Irish Telephone Directories 
This Day in History  
The Soundex Machine 
Relationship Chart 
Time Line Generator 
 

Directories and Archives
Irish Catholic Parishes Worldwide 
Northern Ireland Public Libraries 
Republic of Ireland Public Libraries
Periodical Source Index (PERSI) $
   

Nobility and Gentry
Landed Gentry Great Britain & Ireland $
Burke's Commoners Great Britain & Ireland $
 

  Naturalization & Immigration Lists  
Canadian Immigration Records 
Ships Transcriber Guild 
Ulster Scots to Boston, MA 1718
Ireland to Australia 1788-1868 
Castle Garden NYC Passengers 1830-1892
Search for Missing Friends
Search for Missing (Irish) Friends: Boston Pilot 1831-1920 $ 
New York Passenger Lists 1851-1891 $
Transatlantic Migration: North America to Britain and Ireland 1858-1870 $

Emigrants from Irish ports to USA 1890 $
Irish & British Ports Outgoing Passenger Lists 1890-1899 $  
 
Ellis Island Immigration 1892-1924 
Ellis Island 1892-1924 Advanced 


 
 
Local History and Genealogy
Co. Antrim Resources 
Co. Armagh Resources 
Co. Carlow Genealogy Resources 
Co. Cavan Genealogy Links 
Co. Clare Library Genealogy Sources 
Co. Cork Genealogy Links 
Co. Derry Genealogy Records 
Co. Donegal Records 
Co. Down Genealogist Sources 
Co. Dublin Genealogy Records 
Co. Fermanagh Resources 
Co. Galway Genealogy Information
 
Co. Kerry Genealogy Links  
Co. Kilkenny Genealogy 
Genealogy of Co. Laois (Queen's) 
Co. Leitrim Genealogy Links 
Co. Limerick Records 
Co. Longford Genealogy Data 
Co. Louth Genealogy Links 
Co. Louth Genealogy 
Co. Louth Parish and Probate Records $
Co. Mayo Newport Historical Society 
Co. May Genealogy Sources 
Co. Meath Genealogy Links 
Co. Monaghan Records 
Co. Offaly Resources 
Co. Roscommon Genealogist Sources 
Co. Sligo Genealogy Records 
Co. Tipperary Genealogy Data 
Co. Tyrone Records 
Co. Waterford Genealogy Data 
Co. Westmeath Records 
Co. Wexford Records 
Co. Wicklow Genealogy Resources 
Co. Wicklow United Irishmen 1797-1804 
IrishTimes Irish County Resources 
 


Family Tree Databases
FamilySearch
Ancestry World Tree  
RootsWeb WorldConnect
 
FTM World Family Tree

 

Miscellaneous Databases
GenealogyLibrary.com 
GENUKI Ireland Genealogy Information 
International Genealogical Index 
Irish Origins 
Irish Records Index, 1500-1920 $

United Kingdom and Ireland Records 
 

 

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