Types of records

Civil births, marriages and deaths

In Ireland, civil registration began in 1864 with non-Catholic marriages being registered from 1845. Research facilities are available in Dublin and Belfast. For information on the two General Register Offices click on:
Republic of Ireland General Register Office http://www.groireland.ie/
Northern Ireland General Register Office http://www.groni.gov.uk/index.htm

Church registers of baptisms, marriages and burials

Aside from those records available online at this website, microfilms of many Roman Catholic registers are available in the National Library of Ireland whose relevant website address is http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

County centres have indexed parish registers in recent years. An online search service is available at: http://www.irish-roots.ie/
Church of Ireland records are found at various locations.
The Representative Church Body Library. http://www.ireland.anglican.org/index.php?do=information&id=63
Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/online_indexes/church_of_ireland_index.htm
National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie
Methodist records can be located via: http://www.irishmethodist.org/
Presbyterian Church records can be found via: http://www.presbyterianhistoryireland.com/ and also at the Public Records Office in Northern Ireland
Jewish Genealogy : http://jewishwebindex.com/ireland.htm
Quaker Records in Ireland can be found via at: http://www.quakers-in-ireland.org/

Irish Census returns

Most have been lost for 19th century. Many of the 1901 and 1911 census returns are available at the National Archives of Ireland with the 1901 and 1911 returns now accessible free of charge on their website at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie

Griffith’s Valuation

The Primary Valuation of Ireland is more popularly known as Griffith’s Valuation after Sir Richard Griffith the Commissioner who surveyed Ireland between 1848 and 1864. Griffith’s Valuation provides the most completed guide to the location of surnames throughout Ireland in the years following the Great Famine. Search the records at: http://www.irishorigins.com

Valuation Office records

Located in the Irish Life Centre in Dublin, the Valuation Office contains the rates or “real estate tax” records based on the Primary Valuation of Ireland. It is possible to trace the occupiers of land from the original survey until the present day. See: http://www.valoff.ie for further information. Rates books for the 6 northern counties are held in the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland. http://www.proni.gov.uk/index.htm

Registry of Deeds

The Registry of Deeds was established in 1708 to regulate property transactions. Records were created by property owners and merchants and are indexed by Grantors and by the townland. The indexes are arranged by time period for each county. http://www.landregistry.ie