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Irish genealogy is among the most difficult - famines, fire, and lost records all contribute to make research in Ireland challenging at best. If you know your ancestor's place of origin in Ireland, select databases from the following:
New York, Irish Immigrant Arrival Records, 1846-1851 **Ancestry.com** 600,000 records of mainly Irish immigrants arriving in New York.Irish Records Extraction Database **Ancestry.com** Over 100,000 records of births, marriages, deaths, burials, cemeteries, wills, immigration, census, and more from many different locations in both Ireland and Northern Ireland from as early as 1600 and as late as 1874.
Business Records Survey Index At The National Archives of Ireland
Irish Birth Index for 1864 (partial)
Griffith's Valuation Searchable Database for Irish Counties at Ask About Ireland
| County Carlow | County Cavan | |
| County Clare | County Cork | County Donegal |
| County Dublin | County Galway | County Kerry |
| County Kildare | County Kilkenny | County Laois |
| County Leitrim | County Limerick | County Longford |
| County Louth | County Mayo | County Meath |
| County Monaghan | County Offaly | County Roscommon |
| County Sligo | County Tipperary | County Waterford |
| County Westmeath | County Wexford | County Wicklow |
County Antrim Ireland Householder's Index 1851 & 1857 ** Ancestry.com** Over 10,000 records provide the name of householder and town of residence.
Records and Resources of County Tyrone - Over 2000 pages at this site run by Jim McKane
1845-1847 Famine Relief Commission Papers Index At The National Archives of Ireland
1791-1868 Irish Convict Transports to Australia Courtesy of The National Archives of Ireland
Index to Irish Marriages, 1771-1812 **Ancestry.com** Index to Irish marriages 1771-1812 and an appendix a list of births, marriages, and deaths for 1793-1794. Marriages are listed both under the husband's and the wife's surnames.
1771-1867 Irish Marriages and Vitals
1845-1870 Various Marriages Courtesy of Ginni Swanton
Irish Immigrants to Virginia
1700-1930 Irish Immigrants Database (By Ship/Port Name) at Cimorelli.com
1700-1930 Irish Immigrants Database (Search by Passenger Name) at Cimorelli.com
1677 - Ship St. George (Waterford to Maryland)
1679 - Ship Encrease (Youghal to Maryland)
1764 - Ship Freemason (From Cork)
1764 - Ship Hannah (From Cork)
1766 - Ship Willmott (Cork to U.S.)
1767 - Ship Ann & Margaret (From Ireland)
1803 - Ship Mars (Dublin to America) at Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1803 - Ship Portland (Ireland to Charleston) at Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1803 - Ship Lady Washington (Belfast to Charleston) at Olive Tree Genealogy
1803 - Ship Eagle (Ireland to New York) at Olive Tree Genealogy
1803 - Ship Neptune (Warren Point / Newry to Newcastle & Philadelphia) at Olive Tree Genealogy
1803 - Ship Susan (Dublin to New York) at Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1803 - Ship George (Dublin to New York) at Olive Tree Genealogy
1803 - Ship Venus (Dublin to Norfolk) at Olive Tree Genealogy
1803 - Ship American (Londonderry to New York) at Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1803 - Ship Cornelia (Londonderry to New York) at Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1803 - Ship Independence (Londonderry to New York) at Olive Tree Genealogy
1803 - Ship Rachel (Sligo to New York) at Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1803 - Ship Pennsylvania (Londonderry to Newcastle & Wilmington & Philadelphia) at Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1803 - Ship Margaret (Newry to New York) at Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1803 - Ship Diana (Newry to New York)
1803 - Ship Hopewell (Newry to New York) at Olive Tree Genealogy
1803 - Ship Betsy (Newry to New York) at Olive Tree Genealogy
1803 - Ship Wilmington (Belfast to New York)
1803 - Ship Edward (Belfast to Philadelphia) at Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
1803 - Ship Snow George (Belfast to Philadelphia)
1803 - Ship Mohawk (Londonderry to Philadelphia)
1803 - Ship Strafford (Londonderry to Philadelphia)
1803 - Ship Active (Newry to Philadelphia)
1803 - Ship Ardent (Londonderry to Baltimore)
1803 - Ship Serpent (Londonderry to Baltimore)
1803 - Ship Jefferson (Sligo to New York)
1803 - Ship Patty (From Newry)
1804 - Ship Mechanic (Dublin to Baltimore)
1804 - Ship Atlantic (Dublin to Boston)
1804 - Ship Catherine (Killybegs to New Castle & Philadelphia)
1804 - Ship President (Newry to New Castle)
1804 - Ship George (Belfast to New York)
1804 - Ship Eagle (Belfast to New York)
1804 - Ship Susan (Dublin to New York)
1804 - Ship Jane (Dublin to New York)
1804 - Ship Diligence (Dublin to New York)
1804 - Ship American (Londonderry to New York)
1804 - Ship Duncan (Londonderry to New York)
1804 - Ship Ceres (Newry to New York)
1804 - Ship Charles and Harriot (Sligo to New York)
1804 - Ship Prudence (Dublin to Philadelphia)
1804 - Ship Mary (Dublin to Philadelphia)
1804 - Ship Commerce (Ireland to Philadelphia)
1804 - Ship Marie of Wilmington (Londonderry to Philadelphia)
1804 - Ship Brothers (Londonderry to Philadelphia)
1804 - Ship Alexis (Greenock to Wilmington, North Carolina)