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.

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 9.30-4.

The main records held are the statutory registers of births, deaths, marriages, still-births and adoptions. The office does not engage in genealogical research although the records can contain valuable information for anyone compiling a family tree. Registers of births and deaths (from 1864) and registers of marriages (from 1845).

General Register Office (Dublin)
Joyce House,
8-11 Lombard Street East,
Dublin 2
phone: 01 6354000
fax: 01 6354440
website: http://www.groireland.ie/

Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri 9.30-12.30 & 2.15-4.30.

The Public Office and Research Room are open from Monday to Friday, (excluding public holidays) from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2.15 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. for the purpose of searching the indexes to birth, death and marriage records and obtaining certificates.

LDS Family History Centres

Belfast
401 Holywood Road,
Belfast BT4
phone: 01232 768250

Dublin
The Willows, Finglas Road,
Glasnevin, Dublin 11
phone: 01 8309960

Cork
Sarsfield Road,
Wilton, Cork
021 897050

National Archives
Bishop Street,
Dublin 8
phone: 01 4072300
fax: 01 4072333
email: mail@nationalarchives.ie
website: www.nationalarchives.ie

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 10- 5.00.

National Library of Ireland
Kildare Street,
Dublin 2.
phone: 01 6030200
fax: 01 6766690
website http://www.nli.ie/

Opening Hours:
Mon-Wed: 10-9; Thur & Fri: 10-5;
Sat 10- 1.

Public Record Office Of Northern Ireland
(PRONI)
66 Balmoral Avenue,
Belfast, BT9 6NY,
Northern Ireland
phone: 01232 255905
fax: 01232 255999
e-mail: proni@nics.gov.uk
Website: http://www.proni.gov.uk/

Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri 9.15-4.45; Thur 9.15- 8.45.
Annual closure: two weeks in late November/early December.

Registry of Deeds
King’s Inns, Henrietta Street,
Dublin 1
phone: 01 6707500
fax: 01 8048406
Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri: 10-4.30.

Representative Church Body Library
Braemor Park,
Churchtown, Dublin 14
phone: 01 4923979
fax: 01 4924770
email: library@ireland.anglican
website: http://www.ireland.anglican.org/

Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9.30-1.00 & 1.45-5.00.

Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
63 Merrion Square, Dublin 2
phone/fax 01 6761749

Opening Hours:
Office: Mon-Thur: 10-1 & 2-5
Library: Mon-Fri: 2-5.

Valuation Office
Irish Life Centre,
Abbey Street Lower,
Dublin 1
Phone/fax: 01 8171000
email: info@valoff.ie
website: www.valoff.ie
locall: 1890 304444
Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9.30-12.30 & 2-4.30

The archive in the Valuation Office holds a list of occupiers of property for the 26 Counties in the Republic of Ireland. The records go back to 1846.The following details are held in relation to each property: Occupier Name, Townland, Address, Description of Property, Acreage of Holding, Rateable value and Reference to it's position on a Valuation Map The archive is unique in that it can relate people to a particular property. In addition, the property location is outlined on a valuation map. The Valuation maps are also archived so it may be possible to locate the exact position of a house or property of a particular family back to C.1850