The online tools for making new genealogy discoveries about your ancestors from Ireland have increased radically in the past five years thanks to DNA sampling of modern Irish residents and digitization of surviving paper records. This presentation will provide an orientation on how you can use these new resources to make breakthroughs in researching your Irish family tree.
Here is a list of references, resources, and additional information relating to the presentation for DNA and Digitization in Irish Genealogy:
Web Resources
- Tithe Applotment Books at National Archives of Ireland,
http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.iehttps://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1270 (requires subscription)
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Griffith’s Valuation of Ireland
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation
https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1269 -
Digitized eBooks by County on AskAboutIreland.com
e.g. Civil Survey of 1654-1656 for County Tipperary
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/digital-book-collection/digital-books-by-county
Tithe & Tax Lists
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Maps
- Griffith Maps overlaid on modern maps with GIS viewer:
http://map.geohive.ie/mapviewer.html -
GIS for Northern Ireland:
https://apps.spatialni.gov.uk/EduSocial/PRONIApplication/index.html -
Griffith Maps with 19th Century town sketches:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=placeSearch -
Griffith dates by County:
https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/revision-books.html -
19th Century Civil Parishes:
https://www.johngrenham.com/places/civil_index.php
19th Century Roman Catholic Parishes:
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Surname Plots by Geography:
https://www.genetichomeland.com -
Historical Baronies and Irish Language Names:
https://www.logainm.ie/en
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Other Records
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1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland and pre-1901 Census fragments
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie - 16th and 17th century Irish records and census substitutes
https://www.johngrenham.com/browse/retrieve_text.php?text_contentid=22 -
Chief Secretary’s Office Registered Papers (Catalog Only)
http://www.csorp.nationalarchives.ie -
Calendars of Wills and Administrations
http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie (Republic of Ireland) - https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/search-archives-online/will-calendars (Northern Ireland)
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Roman Catholic Parish Registers
http://registers.nli.ie National Library of Ireland
http://www.rootsireland.ie (requires subscription) -
Church of Ireland Parish Registers
http://www.rootsireland.ie (requires subscription)
Digitization in progress at church, has enumeration of parishes and dates recorded
https://www.ireland.anglican.org/about/rcb-library/online-parish-records -
DNA Testing for Genetic Genealogy
Irish Mapping DNA Project:
https://www.genetichomeland.com/welcome/irishmapping.asp -
Ancestral Parish Sampling
https://www.surnamedna.com/?attachment_id=971 - Obituaries in Modern Era
https://www.rip.ie