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Major Record Offices
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Belfast Central Library,
Royal Avenue, Belfast BT1 1EA, Northern Ireland, Tel: (028 90) 243233, Fax:
(028 90) 332819
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Federation for Ulster Local
Studies, 8 Fitzwilliam Street, Belfast BT9 6AW, Northern Ireland
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Genealogical Office, 2
Kildare Street, Dublin.
Genealogical pedigrees and family history manuscripts are housed here. This
museum focuses on the uses of heraldry. Exhibits include shields, banners,
coins, paintings, porcelain, and stamps depicting coats of arms. More info -
http://www.nli.ie/en/intro/how-to-find-us.aspx . Tel: (01) 6030200; Fax: (01) 6621062
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PRONI
Reading Room, Belfast
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Public Record Office of
Northern Ireland Belfast, 66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast BT9 6NY, Northern
Ireland, Tel: (028 90) 251318, Fax: (028 90) 255999. Most manuscript records relating to Northern
Ireland genealogy, including church registers, wills, estate papers. This site includes a search engine allowing the
entire site to be searched by key word, such as a county name,
estate owner's name or record type. There are detailed
descriptions now on-line of some of the large manuscript
collections. Many of the
descriptions of estate paper collections provide lists of the townlands
which are covered in the records. You can also view an alphabetical list of
the collections describes on the web site. There are documents
with extensive descriptions of various genealogy sources with
historical background such as "Census Substitutes: 18th- and
19th-Century" and "Valuation Records." Some, like
the "Voters, Poll, and Freeholders Records" and
"Militia, Yeomanry Lists, and Muster Rolls" documents
provide a county-by-county inventory of PRONI holdings. More
info -
http://www.proni.gov.uk/
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General Register Office,
Dublin [Oifig an Árd Chláraitheora]
Civil registration (birth, marriage, death) beginning in 1864. More info -
http://www.groireland.ie/. Joyce House, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin
2, Ireland; Tel: 353 1 6711000; Fax: 353 1 6711243
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General Register Office,
Northern Ireland, Belfast, Oxford House, 49-55 Chichester Street, Belfast BT1
4HL, Northern Ireland, Tel: (028 90) 252021/2/3/4/5, Fax: (028 90) 252120.
Post-1922 civil registration for Northern Ireland. More info -
http://www.groni.gov.uk/index.htm
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Linen Hall Library, Belfast
Northern Ireland, 17 Donegall Square, Belfast BT1 5GD, Northern Ireland,
Tel: (028 90) 321707, Fax: (028 90) 438586. Genealogies, books, newspapers, newspaper indexes.
Library was founded in 1788 and is the oldest library in Belfast. More info
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http://www.linenhall.com/
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National Archives of
Ireland, Dublin, [An Chartlann Náisiúnta], Bishop Street, Dublin
4, Ireland; Tel: (01) 4783711; Fax: (01) 4783650.
Many manuscript materials relating to Irish history and genealogy including
surviving censuses, freeholders lists, wills, estate papers and
administrations. More info -
http://www.nationalarchives.ie
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National Library of Ireland,
Dublin [Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann], Kildare Street, Dublin 2,
Ireland; Tel: (01) 6618811; Fax: (01) 6766690. Roman Catholic parish
registers, published works on Irish history and genealogy, and manuscripts
such as estate papers and freeholders lists, are housed here. More info -
http://www.nli.ie/
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Ordnance Survey of Northern
Ireland, Belfast, Colby House, Stranmillis Court, Belfast BT9 5BJ,
Northern Ireland, Tel: (028 90) 255755, Fax: (028 90) 255700, E-mail:
osni@nics.gov.uk. Maps useful in going "on site" to find homesites in the
countryside. More Info -
http://www.osni.gov.uk/
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Presbyterian Historical
Society, Belfast Northern Ireland, Church House, Fisherwick Place,
Belfast BT1 6DW, Northern Ireland, Tel: (028 90) 322284, Fax: (028 90)
236609. The oldest Presbyterian records of
Northern Ireland are kept here.
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Registry of Deeds, Dublin
[Chárlann na Talún & Chárlann na nGíomhas], Henrietta Street, Dublin
1, Ireland; Tel: (01) 6707500; Fax: (01) 8048408. Memorials of deeds relating
to property in Ireland beginning in 1708. More info -
http://www.irlgov.ie/landreg/default.htm
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Religious Society of
Friends, Ulster Quarterly Meeting, Friends Meeting House, Railway
Street, Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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Representative Church Body
Library, Dublin, Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14, Ireland; Tel: (01)
4923979; Fax: (01) 4924770; e-mail:
library@ireland.anglican.org. The RCBL holds Church of Ireland parish registers
and other records for tracing Church of Ireland ancestors. The
site includes information about the functions of the library, its
holdings and hours of operation, address/telephone/fax, and
details of books offered for purchase. More info -
http://www.ireland.anglican.org/library/
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Trinity College Library,
Dublin, College Street, Dublin 2, Ireland; Tel: (01) 608 1189; Fax: (01)
608 2690; e-mail (Keeper of Manuscripts):
mscripts@tcd.ie. This is the largest research library in Ireland and it contains
many manuscripts, including landed estate papers of Irish landlords. More
info -
http://www2.tcd.ie/Library
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University College Dublin
Archives Department, Dublin [Roinn na gCartlann], Archives Department,
Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; Tel: (01) 7067547; Fax: (01) 7061146. Additional estate
papers, Irish Folklore Commission collections, documents pertaining to
history and culture. More info -
http://www.ucd.ie/~archives/
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U.K. Public Record Office,
Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU, England; Tel: (0181) 392
5200; Fax: (0181) 878 8905.
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Ulster-American Folk Park,
2 Mellon Road, Castletown, Omagh, County Tyrone BT78 5QY, Northern Ireland,
Tel: (028 82) 243292, Fax: (028 82) 242241 E-mail:
uafp@iol.ie
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Ulster Historical
Foundation, Balmoral Buildings, 12 College Square East, Belfast BT1 6DD,
Northern Ireland, Tel: (028 90) 332288, Fax: (028 90) 239885, E-mail:
enquiry@uhf.org.uk
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University College Cork
Library, Special Collections, Pouladuff, Togher,
Cork, Ireland. Tel: (021) 425-0001, Email:
Specialcollections@ucc.ie This site provides general information, hours, and
contact information. There is additional data regarding
manuscripts, book, published primary sources and other material.
Sources for historical studies (17th-19th centuries) are described
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Valuation Office of Ireland,
Dublin, Irish Life Center, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, Ireland; Tel:
(01) 8171000; Fax: (01) 8171180. Manuscript valuation materials and maps, circa 1830-present. More
info -
http://www.valoff.ie/
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Wesley Historical Society
- Irish Branch, Aldersgate House, 9-11 University Road, Belfast BT7 1NA,
Northern Ireland, Tel: (028 91) 81559.
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