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The National Library of Ireland (NLI) has announced that it will be digitizing its parish records and as of July 8 will provide free online access.
This is a big moment for Irish genealogy.
The parish register records are the most important source of information on Irish family history prior to the Census of 1901. They date from the 1740s to the 1880s, cover 1,091 parishes throughout Ireland, and consist primarily of baptismal and marriage records.
They are especially important for finding ancestors pre-1864, when Ireland began civil registration of births, marriages and deaths.
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This is a big moment for Irish genealogy.
The parish register records are the most important source of information on Irish family history prior to the Census of 1901. They date from the 1740s to the 1880s, cover 1,091 parishes throughout Ireland, and consist primarily of baptismal and marriage records.
They are especially important for finding ancestors pre-1864, when Ireland began civil registration of births, marriages and deaths.
MORE.......
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