How do I find my ancestors in Ireland?

www.irishgenealogy.ie is a website that allows users the opportunity to search a wide range of record sources in their search of their Irish Ancestry.

Can I search census records for free?

How can I search the Census Records? View digitized Census Records online through one of our partners, ancestry.com or familysearch.org. (Familysearch.org is free-of-charge. Ancestry.com is available free-of-charge at the National Archives facilities nationwide and through many libraries, otherwise by subscription.)

Where can I find the 1901 census of Ireland?

Census of Ireland 1901/1911 and Census fragments and substitutes, 1821-51 The household returns and ancillary records for the censuses of Ireland of 1901 and 1911, which are in the custody of the National Archives of Ireland, represent an extremely valuable part of the Irish national heritage. Read more about their digitisation.

How are the fields arranged in the Irish census?

The census is arranged by townland, civil parish, barony and county and contains: name, age, occupation, relationship to the head of household, and other fields. This collection was originally captured at the National Archives of Ireland and the index was created by FindMyPast.com. “Ireland Census, 1821.” Database with images.

What was the population of Ireland in 1821?

Census returns from Ireland in 1821. The majority of the census returns were destroyed in 1922 but there are a few returns that remain for some of the counties in Ireland. The census is arranged by townland, civil parish, barony and county and contains: name, age, occupation, relationship to the head of household, and other fields.

Are there any Irish census papers that survive?

Even so, these events in Ireland’s census history still cause many a genealogist to weep, because none of the original papers survive for 1861-1871. Not a scrap. Surprisingly, earlier censuses (for 1821 to 1851) have a marginally higher survival rate (and I do mean marginal!).