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Irish Origins offers subscription access to key Irish genealogy records online featuring:

the definitive version of Griffith's Valuation

Censuses, Wills, Militia and Burial records, Passenger
lists, Electoral registers and more

the Irish Origins Image Library

our Irish genealogy guide and more!

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Census records & census substitutes

Griffith's Valuation 1847-1864

Dublin City Census 1851 60,000 heads of household

Dublin City Census 1901: Rotunda Ward over 13,500 names

Census of Elphin 1749 20,000 names

William Smith O'Brien Petition 1848-9 over 80,000 names

Irish 'strays' in England & Wales Census 1841 All counties now available.

Irish 'strays' in England & Wales Census 1871 All counties now available.

Tithe Defaulters 1831 over 29,000 names

Electoral registers

Electoral Registers for Ireland 1832-38 over 52,600 names

Marriage records

Dublin Will and Grant Books Index 1270-1858 over 83,600 names

Wills records

Index of Irish Wills 1484-1858 over 102,000 names

Dublin Will and Grant Books Index 1270-1858 over 35,800 names

Phillimore & Thrift, Indexes to Irish Wills 1536-1858 over 30,000 wills

Sir Arthur Vicars, Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1858 over 40,000 wills

Burial records

Memorials of the Dead - Galway & Mayo over 8,000 names

Brian J. Cantwell's Memorials of the Dead over 60,000 names

Military, War, & Rebellion records

Militia Attestations Index 1872-1915 over 12,500 names

Ireland's Memorial Records 1914-18 over 49,600 names

The 1798 Rebellion: Claimants and Surrenders over 8,000 names

Passenger Lists

British & Irish Passenger Lists 1890 over 193,000 names

Transatlantic Migration 1858-1870 over 42,000 names

Directories

Directories of Ireland over 971,300 names

General records and images

Griffith's Survey Maps & Plans 1847-1864

Irish Origins Library 7 collections, 19th century

Dublin City 1847 Ordnance Survey Town Plans

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All categories BMDs Censuses Directories		The Irish Emigrant's Guide for the United States, 1890
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By County Dublin Belfast		Ireland's Memorial Records: World War 1 1914-1918

PREVIEW IMAGE LIBRARY
Browse and download rare vintage photos, maps and publications showing a glimpse of daily life in Britain and Ireland. More

Wonderful London	Pocket Companion	Ireland in Pictures
FREE CHILDREN'S EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION 1842

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