{"id":48779,"date":"2019-03-20T11:33:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T15:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=48779"},"modified":"2023-09-01T14:09:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T18:09:40","slug":"for-irish-american-heritage-month-3-resources-for-your-irish-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/for-irish-american-heritage-month-3-resources-for-your-irish-research.html","title":{"rendered":"For Irish American Heritage Month: 3 Resources for Your Irish Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/em><\/strong>: In this article \u2013 to celebrate Irish American Heritage Month \u2013 Gena Philibert-Ortega describes three resources for Irish genealogy research, and provides relevant links. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ready to start your Irish family history research? Great! While it\u2019s often lamented that there is a lack of resources for Irish genealogy because of the 1922 Public Records Office fire in Dublin that destroyed historical records including censuses, and court and church records, it\u2019s important to know what is available that can help you find and learn more about your family (and to know that not everything was destroyed in that fire).* Consider the following resources as you start your Irish genealogical search.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Photo: Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland. Credit: Stefan Fl\u00f6per; Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GenealogyBank\u2019s Irish American Newspaper Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you know that GenealogyBank has an Irish American newspaper collection<\/a>? The collection consists of newspapers published in the United States that focused on the Irish community and what would have been of interest to that community, including news from abroad. These newspapers do provide a lot of historical information \u2013 but they also include entries that document individuals\u2019 lives, like these obituaries from 1911. Notice that they include where in Ireland the person was from, an important detail that makes a world of difference to the researcher who is uncertain of their ancestors\u2019 origins.<\/p>\n

\"Obituaries,<\/a>
Irish American Weekly (New York, New York), 24 June 1911, page 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The detail in some of these obituaries is fantastic and will lead researchers to other records for additional information about their ancestors. This 1849 obituary for Josephine F. Merritt states that she died of a short and painful illness, and that friends are invited to attend her funeral at her mother\u2019s home. A poem ends the obituary. What a wonderful find for genealogists researching the Merritt family!<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>
Irish American Weekly (New York, New York), 19 August 1849, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dating back to 1810, these Irish American newspapers are an important addition to your Irish family history research.<\/p>\n

FamilySearch Research Wiki<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s probably no surprise that I am recommending you take a look at FamilySearch and the FamilySearch Research Wiki. Search the Wiki for Ireland Genealogy<\/a> and you will find links to research tutorials, records, and guides. Make sure to explore all aspects of this page from the Wiki Topics box on the right to the tutorials found at the very bottom of the page. This Wiki page should be a continuing reference as you research. Aside from records found on FamilySearch, there are also links to other FamilySearch resources such as Facebook groups that can help you connect with other researchers who have experience with Irish research.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
Credit: FamilySearch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Don\u2019t forget that from the FamilySearch Catalog<\/a> you can \u201cSearch Historical Records\u201d and \u201cResearch by Location.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
Credit: FamilySearch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

RootsIreland.ie<\/strong><\/p>\n

The FamilySearch Research Wiki describes RootsIreland.ie<\/a> as a \u201ckey site for Irish records,\u201d and it\u2019s easy to see why. With over 23 million Irish records, RootsIreland.ie is an online resource that you will want to learn more about. According to their website, their data comes from \u201c34 county genealogy centres on the island of Ireland.\u201d Records such as Catholic and other church records provide information on baptisms, marriages, and deaths. Other types of records found on the website include civil records, censuses, and gravestone transcriptions. The website allows you to search by your ancestor\u2019s name or to search by county.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
Credit: RootsIreland.ie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a subscription website with the option to purchase everything from a one-day subscription to a one-year subscription. A map found on the bottom of their homepage illustrates which county\u2019s records are currently online.<\/p>\n

Irish American Heritage Month<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you recently learned that your DNA results include a wee bit of the Irish? Celebrate Irish American Heritage Month by exploring your Irish roots. To begin, exhaust home sources first \u2013 but then explore the resources above to help you fill in your Irish family tree.<\/p>\n

Explore over 330 years of newspapers and historical records in GenealogyBank. Discover your family story! Start a 7-Day Free Trial<\/a><\/p>\n

* \u201cIreland Record Loss,\u201d FamilySearch Research Wiki (https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/wiki\/en\/Ireland_Record_Loss<\/a>: accessed 14 March 2019).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this article \u2013 to celebrate Irish American Heritage Month \u2013 Gena Philibert-Ortega describes three resources for Irish genealogy research, with links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":48811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12845],"tags":[2719,41301,3239],"class_list":["post-48779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-irish-american-history-genealogy","tag-genealogy-search-tips","tag-irish-american-history-and-genealogy","tag-irish-american-newspapers"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/photo-0320-2019-featured-graphic-mount-ben-bulben-ireland.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48779"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94185,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48779\/revisions\/94185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}