Links


	Below are links to websites you may find useful. Most are general genealogical sites but I have also included county/parish-specific sites that I have found particularly helpful in my own research. Note that charges apply for certain information provided by some of the websites listed.

Ancestry.com	Online access to US census data (1790 to 1930), Social Security Death Index and more. Message Board facility.
Ancestry.co.uk	UK version of ancestry.com with access to British census data (1841 to 1901) and more. Message Board.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission	Online access to register of members of Commonwealth forces killed in the two world wars.
Ellis Island Foundation	Online access to Ellis Island passenger records (1892 to 1924).
ENVision	Interactive map search facility from Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency. Select by townland to see GIS picture of that townland, and zoom out to see ordnance survey map.
FamilySearch	Searchable genealogical collections of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
FreeBMD	Online access to transcribed civil registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales. Period covered is 1837-1983.
General Register Office of Ireland	Information on how to apply for copies of civil birth, marriage and death certificates in Ireland (records relating to Catholics date from 1864). No online access to records. Apply to local county GRO offices which respond much more quickly than head office in Dublin (click on Fees for details). However some local offices don’t accept credit card payments.
Hanrahan Family Tree	Information on descendants of Michael Hanrahan and Margaret Cunningham (born around 1830s) from Kilbaha, Newtownsandes (Moyvane), Co. Kerry.
IreAtlas Townland Database	Access to database of all Irish townlands, towns and parishes as used for the 1851 census of Ireland. Very useful for deciphering placenames on birth, marriage and death certificates.
Irish Family History Foundation	Instructions on how to commission family history searches from county-based heritage centres which have access to census returns, parish records, etc. Online access to church records for some counties (but very expensive).
Irish Origins	Online access to Irish genealogical information. Very useful for Griffiths Valuation data (1848 to 1864).
Irish Times Genealogy Service	Information on surnames, placenames, parishes, where to find genealogy records, etc. Commission service.
Leitrim-Roscommon.com	Wide-ranging information on Leitrim and Roscommon genealogy. Online access to voluntarily-transcribed 1901 census data, Griffiths Valuation information and much more. Bulletin Board. Some census data for other counties too.
Moyvane.com	History, photos, up-to-date news and other information relating to parish of Moyvane (formerly Newtownsandes), Co. Kerry. Guestbook useful for making enquiries.
National Archives of Ireland	Information on Ireland’s national archive repository which holds census data (1901 and 1911), Tithe Applotment Books (1823 to 1838) and Griffiths Valuation records (1848 to 1864). Online access to 1911 census records now available for Dublin, with other counties to follow.
National Library of Ireland	Information on Ireland’s national research library which holds copies of registers of most Catholic parishes up to about 1880. No online access to records. Helpful section on getting stared on your Irish genealogical research (click on Family Tree Research).
Newtownsandes Online	Information on people and history of Newtownsandes (Moyvane) and surrounding parishes in Co. Kerry.


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