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Genealogy in Ireland - the Counties
When Ireland experienced the Great Potato Family, literally millions of Irish people fled the island for other shores. In current times, this means that the millions of descendants of those Irish are now trying to do genealogy in Ireland from distant locations. One of the first things to understand when doing Irish genealogy is that Ireland is made up of four provinces, and each province is then divided up into counties. The county level records are the first place to start in your genealogy search.
Determine which county your ancestors were located in, and contact the appropriate heritage center. That will get you going on your research!
Connaught Province:
Galway
Leitrim Genealogy Center
Mayo
Roscommon Heritage Center
Sligo Heritage Center
Leinster Province:
Carlow
Dublin
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laios
Longford
Louth
Meath Heritage Center
Offaly
Wicklow
Westmeath
Wexford
Munster Province:
Clare Heritage Center
Cork - Mallow Heritage Center
Limerick
Kerry Genealogy Addresses
Tipperary
Waterford
Ulster Province:
Antrim
Armagh
Cavan
Donegal
Down
Fermanagh
Monaghan
(London)derry
Tyrone
Be sure to read about Irish Genealogy - the Basics to learn more about genealogy in Ireland.
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