Northern Ireland
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Although there are county pages for the 6 counties of the province of Ulster that became Northern Ireland after 1921 i.e. Armagh, Antrim, (London)Derry, Down, Monaghan & Tyrone, here are some useful shortcuts to online resources available today for this part of Ireland too.
The General Register Office of Northern Ireland (GRONI)
This pay-per-view site is where you can search for Births (more than 100 years ago), Marriages (over 75 years ago) and Deaths (over 50 years ago) for the 6 northern counties. It is the only place you can see images of the post-1922 records.
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
This is the equivalent of the National Archives of Ireland and you will find lots of great genealogical treasure in their iconic and, by all accounts, well resourced and wonderfully staffed building in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast. There are a number of valuable record sets that have been published online from this archive, including Will Calendars and Griffiths Valuation Revision Books. Their "A Guide to Church Records" contains a comprehensive catalogue of not only the majority of the Church of Ireland record holdings for their counties, but also extensive holdings for the dissenting churches (Methodist, Presbyterian etc.) However, note that these holdings are not just limited to modern day Northern Ireland - they have Church of Ireland records for many parishes in neighbouring counties of the Republic and the Methodist records in particular extend much further afield.
Townland Maps for Northern Ireland. (Please note this is now an archived web page - not sure why they dropped it from the new PRONI site in 2016?)
Placenames Northern Ireland - this is quite an academic website focusing on how language and history have particularly shaped the landscape of Northern Ireland's land units. There is a nice simple search facility and active map to zoom in on that also shows baronies within counties, parishes within baronies and townlands within parishes. There are also lists of different historical forms of place names in chronological order, many of which are in the Irish language. This should prove particularly useful on trying to resolve various different spellings of the same place that you might come across and have to account for when searching.
Another good resource for researching in of all the 9 counties of the ancient province of Ulster, is the North of Ireland Family History Society. They run an extensive branch network and have a research centre in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim. Check out their website for the projects and resources that their members have got involved with and created to share. They also offer a look-up service for members who cannot visit in person which could be worth the membership alone. The society often exhibits at genealogy fairs and with Northern Irish ancestors myself, I've had several informative chats with some of their members over the years that have helped me with new ideas for research.
The General Register Office of Northern Ireland (GRONI)
This pay-per-view site is where you can search for Births (more than 100 years ago), Marriages (over 75 years ago) and Deaths (over 50 years ago) for the 6 northern counties. It is the only place you can see images of the post-1922 records.
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
This is the equivalent of the National Archives of Ireland and you will find lots of great genealogical treasure in their iconic and, by all accounts, well resourced and wonderfully staffed building in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast. There are a number of valuable record sets that have been published online from this archive, including Will Calendars and Griffiths Valuation Revision Books. Their "A Guide to Church Records" contains a comprehensive catalogue of not only the majority of the Church of Ireland record holdings for their counties, but also extensive holdings for the dissenting churches (Methodist, Presbyterian etc.) However, note that these holdings are not just limited to modern day Northern Ireland - they have Church of Ireland records for many parishes in neighbouring counties of the Republic and the Methodist records in particular extend much further afield.
Townland Maps for Northern Ireland. (Please note this is now an archived web page - not sure why they dropped it from the new PRONI site in 2016?)
Placenames Northern Ireland - this is quite an academic website focusing on how language and history have particularly shaped the landscape of Northern Ireland's land units. There is a nice simple search facility and active map to zoom in on that also shows baronies within counties, parishes within baronies and townlands within parishes. There are also lists of different historical forms of place names in chronological order, many of which are in the Irish language. This should prove particularly useful on trying to resolve various different spellings of the same place that you might come across and have to account for when searching.
Another good resource for researching in of all the 9 counties of the ancient province of Ulster, is the North of Ireland Family History Society. They run an extensive branch network and have a research centre in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim. Check out their website for the projects and resources that their members have got involved with and created to share. They also offer a look-up service for members who cannot visit in person which could be worth the membership alone. The society often exhibits at genealogy fairs and with Northern Irish ancestors myself, I've had several informative chats with some of their members over the years that have helped me with new ideas for research.
(c) Irish Geneaography - 2020
