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Post date: May 10, 2015 9:05:29 PM
The National Library of Ireland will make its collection of Catholic parish register microfilms freely available online on a dedicated website on 8 July 2015.
These records are considered the single most important source of information on Irish family history prior to the 1901 Census. Dating from the 1740s to the 1880s, they cover 1,091 parishes throughout Ireland, and consist primarily of baptismal and marriage records.
This is very big news for anyone researching their Irish roots! I'm very much looking forward to working with these records when they become available.
Read the full press releases here:
Major Digitisation Project for Irish Genealogy Announced
Launch date for Catholic Parish Register Digitisation Project announced
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