Research Links

CIVIL RECORDS

Irish Genealogy (Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages)

Marriages (1845 - 1943); Births (1864 - 1918); Deaths (1864 - 1968)

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp 

Census for Ireland 1901 and 1911

Full surviving Census records

http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ 

Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1858 - 1922

Grants of Probate and Administration

http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/search/cwa/home.jsp 

Tithe Applotment Books 1823 - 1837

Compiled to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings over one acre should pay in tithes to the Church of Ireland 

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp 

Valuation Office Books 1824 - 1856

A comprehensive assessment of the rental value of Irish lands and property from the mid-1820s to the mid-1850s, revealing where and when individuals rented or owned property; over 2 million names 

http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/vob/index.jsp 

Chief Secretary's Office Registered Papers 1818 - 1852

Letters, petitions, memorials, memoranda, affidavits, recommendations, accounts, reports, and returns of Official government correspondence, along with unofficial correspondence from private citizens from all strata of society and concerning all manner of topics 

https://csorp.nationalarchives.ie/index.html 

CHURCH RECORDS

Irish Genealogy

Parish Registers online; predominantly for Dublin (NO Longford records)

https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ 

Diocesan and Prerogative MLB Indices

Marriage Licence Bond Indices (1623 - 1866)

http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/dm/home.jsp 

Diocesan and Prerogative Will Indices

Will Indices (1596 - 1858)

http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/dm/home.jsp 

Catholic Parish Registers

Catholic Parish Registers at the National Library of Ireland

https://registers.nli.ie/ 

DEEDS

Registry of Deeds Records

Memorials of property deeds, conveyances and wills, registered there from 1708-1929 (free LOGIN required)

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/185720?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Registry of Deeds Index Project

Finding aids for the records held at the Registry of Deeds in Dublin; 375,000 index entries and counting ...

https://irishdeedsindex.net/index.php 

NEWSPAPERS

Nick Reddan's Newspaper Extracts

Over 25,000 extracts from Irish Newspapers

https://nickreddan.net/newspaper/index.php

Ireland Old News

Useful indexed Newspaper extractions ordered by County and Date

http://www.irelandoldnews.com/

The Dublin Gazette

Most (but not all) of the issues from 1750 to 1800

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dublin_Gazette 

Library of Congress

World Digital Library - 101 issues of "The Bengal Hurkaru Newspaper Collection" from 1805 onwards

https://www.wdl.org/en/search/?collection=bengal-hurkaru-newspaper-collection

MAPS

Townland Maps

Irish Townlands

https://www.townlands.ie/longford/ 

Estate Maps

National Library of Ireland

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000282687/Home?lookfor=longford&submit=Apply 

Down Survey Maps (1656-58)

Trinity College Dublin

http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#c=Longford

IRELAND WEBSITES

Irish Geneaography

Where a feast of advice, findings aids and links to Irish genealogical resources have been served up for your delectation! 

https://www.irish-geneaography.com/

Irish Manuscripts Commission

Digitisation of its back list of publications 

https://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/product-category/imc-digital-editions/?action=digitisation_backlist 

OTHER WEBSITES

The National Archives

The National Archives for the United Kingdom

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ 

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)

Probate or letters of administration for the Registries of Armagh, Belfast and Londonderry 1858 - 1921 

https://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/product-category/imc-digital-editions/?action=digitisation_backlist 

Families in British India Society

Unique site for genealogical information relating to people who served in India

https://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/