This Irish Genealogy site offers the Irish descendant (from New York, Canada, UK, Australia...) the chance to trace their Irish family tree and search for their surname origins and the records of their Irish ancestor's birth, marriage or death.

Kyle J. Betit is a professional genealogist, lecturer and author residing in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kyle specializes in Irish and immigration research. Kyle Betit is Research Director of ProGenealogists, Inc., in Salt Lake City and the author of the Irish Genealogy Pages at http://ireland.progenealogists.com

Irish Internet Resources – General Web Sites

By Kyle J. Betit, © 2004 
roots@irishabroad.com

The ever-expanding Internet now offers many excellent web sites for Irish genealogy research, whether you are doing research in Ireland records, or searching for the Irish origins of your immigrant ancestor. There are on-line records, indexes, reference material, addresses, repository descriptions, special-interest mailing lists and other material to help you with your Irish research. It’s important to realize that many important sources are still only available in good old manuscript or printed book form.

This article is meant to give you a taste of some of the sites you can use for your Irish research, in particular some general sites with regularly updated links that will help you keep current on “what’s out there”. The following are some important Internet sites for accessing Irish genealogical material and for keeping current about information available on the Internet. These sites are excellent starting places for Irish and Irish immigrant research.


Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet: Ireland and Northern Ireland
http://ww.CyndisList.com/ireland.htm

"Ireland and Northern Ireland" page is an extensive catalog of Irish genealogy and related sites, some including brief descriptions. Categories are: General Resource Sites, History & Culture, How To, Heritage Centres, Libraries & Archives, Mailing Lists & Newsgroups, Maps & Gazetteers, Newspapers, People & Families, Research Services, Publications, Queries & Surname Lists, Records, and Societies & Groups.


Ireland.ProGenealogists.com
http://ireland.progenealogists.com

Includes articles on Irish genealogy written by professionals, descriptions of major sources and archives, databases of Church of Ireland records at the RCBL and of Freeholders, Freemen, and Voting Records available at various archives.


The Irish Ancestral Research Association
http://www.tiara.ie/

Links to Irish Library Catalogs, Book Stores and Publishers, Online Newspapers, Periodicals and Journals, Emigration and Passenger Lists, Family and Clan Associations, Databases and Search Engines, Professional Researchers and Commercial Services.


Irish Genealogical Society, International
http://www.rootsweb.com/~irish/

Site contains links to specific Irish surnames, townlands and counties, and resources. There are pages about getting started in Irish genealogy, researching in Ireland and other countries. Articles from The Septs journal have been uploaded. Also includes index to genealogical articles in Irish periodicals.


GENUKI: Ireland
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/

Resources and links for various Irish record types are described, in addition to resources and links specific to each of the 32 counties on the island of Ireland.


WorldGenWeb Project:
IrelandGenWeb Project
Northern IrelandGenWeb Project
http://www.irelandgenweb.com/
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enirwgw/

For each Irish county, extensive resources and links are provided. Information about repositories, heritage centres, mailing lists, bulletin boards, place names.


Irish Ancestors on the Irish Times Web Site
http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/

Extensive reference material for Irish genealogy. Place names searchable countrywide or by city or county. "Browse" section gives general overview of some Irish records, and you can browse through listings and descriptions of the records. You may map the distribution of one or two surnames in Griffith’s Primary Valuation. Subscription site, but some material free.


British Isles Family History Society - USA
http://www.rootsweb.com/~bifhsusa/

Detailed description of the BIFHS research collection housed at the Los Angeles LDS Family History Center. Irish record sources and research guides are discussed. FHL microfilm numbers are given for many sources. The site explains how to use an LDS Family History Center to do Irish research. There are links to other British Isles resources.

Kyle J. Betit is Research Director of the professional genealogy research firm ProGenealogists, Inc., in Salt Lake City. He is a widely recognized speaker, author, and educator in the field of Irish Genealogy. He is co-author with Dwight A. Radford of A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors (Betterway Books, 2001). He makes frequent trips to Ireland to conduct research for clients. You may contact Kyle by e-mail at roots@irishancestor.com or visit his Irish Web Pages at http://ireland.progenealogists.com .