What's For Dinner? Irish Genealogical Questions
You know how it is, you're genealogically peckish and a Snack from my snack drawers is not going to do it for you i.e. just wandering on to another website with only a vague understanding of what can be found on it and how to interrogate it wisely. This website is my accumulated wisdom on various Irish genealogical "dishes" but perhaps some of them are a bit too buried in the "menu"?
So, this page poses the questions I have sought to answer elsewhere. Just click on any question to go straight to the page that will hopefully answer it for you. You might have to scroll down to find the specific information though as I can only reference the whole page with this web site builder.
What are the different land divisions called in Ireland and how do they relate to each other?
How can I take into account different spellings and altered names for place names when I am searching for somewhere?
How can I use wildcards to search smarter for place names and people?
Where can I find old maps of Ireland online?
Where can I find out more about Irish townlands and how to find them on a map?
What were the Poor Law Unions and how do I find records for them?
Which Registration Districts might my ancestors have registered births, marriages and deaths within?
What do the other geographical terms listed on Form A of the census mean?
How can I find out what Church of Ireland records have survived for a county and where to find them?
How can I find out what Roman Catholic records have survived and where to find them?
How can I find Roman Catholic churches on a map?
Where can I find out more about wills proved in ecclesiastical courts before 1858 and what records survive?
Where can I find out about wills proved after 1858 and whether any original wills survive?
What is the Registry of Deeds and what can I find there?
What can I find online for the Registry of Deeds?
How do I find a deed?
How do you read a Deed?
How can I search for deeds relating to a specific townland in a county forward through time?
How can I find out more about land that has been passed down through generations of my family?
What can I find if I am planning a visit to the National Library of Ireland?
What resources from the National Archives of Ireland are available online?
I think my ancestor was buried in Dublin - how can I find out where the graveyards and their records might be located?
I'm looking for transcripts of some old gravestones which I fear may not exist any more - where can I look?
How can I follow my Irish ancestors who emigrated to America?
... to Canada?
... to Australia or New Zealand?
... to Scotland?
Where can I find out more about ancestors who practised in the medical profession?
... or were clergymen?
I have Methodists in my family tree - where can I find out more about the records I should consult?
I think my Irish ancestor was a soldier in India - how can I find out more?
... fought in the British Army in WW1 or WW2?
... fought in the American Civil War?
Where can I find free websites to help me with my Irish family history research?
Which books can you recommend to help with my Irish family history research?
So, this page poses the questions I have sought to answer elsewhere. Just click on any question to go straight to the page that will hopefully answer it for you. You might have to scroll down to find the specific information though as I can only reference the whole page with this web site builder.
What are the different land divisions called in Ireland and how do they relate to each other?
How can I take into account different spellings and altered names for place names when I am searching for somewhere?
How can I use wildcards to search smarter for place names and people?
Where can I find old maps of Ireland online?
Where can I find out more about Irish townlands and how to find them on a map?
What were the Poor Law Unions and how do I find records for them?
Which Registration Districts might my ancestors have registered births, marriages and deaths within?
What do the other geographical terms listed on Form A of the census mean?
How can I find out what Church of Ireland records have survived for a county and where to find them?
How can I find out what Roman Catholic records have survived and where to find them?
How can I find Roman Catholic churches on a map?
Where can I find out more about wills proved in ecclesiastical courts before 1858 and what records survive?
Where can I find out about wills proved after 1858 and whether any original wills survive?
What is the Registry of Deeds and what can I find there?
What can I find online for the Registry of Deeds?
How do I find a deed?
How do you read a Deed?
How can I search for deeds relating to a specific townland in a county forward through time?
How can I find out more about land that has been passed down through generations of my family?
What can I find if I am planning a visit to the National Library of Ireland?
What resources from the National Archives of Ireland are available online?
I think my ancestor was buried in Dublin - how can I find out where the graveyards and their records might be located?
I'm looking for transcripts of some old gravestones which I fear may not exist any more - where can I look?
How can I follow my Irish ancestors who emigrated to America?
... to Canada?
... to Australia or New Zealand?
... to Scotland?
Where can I find out more about ancestors who practised in the medical profession?
... or were clergymen?
I have Methodists in my family tree - where can I find out more about the records I should consult?
I think my Irish ancestor was a soldier in India - how can I find out more?
... fought in the British Army in WW1 or WW2?
... fought in the American Civil War?
Where can I find free websites to help me with my Irish family history research?
Which books can you recommend to help with my Irish family history research?
(c) Irish Geneaography - 2020