Genealogy Chat

Just came across www.freebmd.org.uk and had high hopes but, as usual, they were dashed when I discovered that Ireland wasn't included. Anyone know of anything similar that includes Irish records?

Many thanks, Amanda - had just discovered that!

Northern Ireland will still come under British births and so you should find sites for that. If it is S Ireland you are after then they have very different BMD to ours. You need some understanding of Irish way of doing things in this . Over here you can access BMD post 1837 by name place and county and we have 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 census to help. Pre 1837 you are back to Parish records and you need to know county of interest but can get back on most records to 1500/1600. S Ireland start dates for state BMD is 1864. These are usually accessed through Dublin but you can access on line to Dublin to obtain cert provided you know what you want. Prior to 1864 you need to know not only the county of birth but also the Barony and the Parish and also whether you are looking for Catholic or Protestant records. Most of the Catholic records can also be accessed in Dublin back to appro 1790. Protestant records can often be accessed back to 1600. Tipperary records are unavailable to the public and can only be accessed through the Tip Heritage Centres. Kerryrecords need permission from the Bishop to access. There are some very good books that you can purchase on how to access your Irish origins and the web site Irish Origins should also give you some help. Most of Irish early census were destroyed but you can access 1901 and 1911 Census. Your local LDS centre will also help you with Irish records and will pull in records for you but you will still need to know the parish you want. There is a main index for these parishes in the LDS centre at Kensington but a bigger LDS centre near you may also find the index. Janet