09 July 2015

National Library of Ireland releases Roman Catholic parish registers



I have had today circled on my calendar since I first heard about this project!

The National Library of Ireland has released its entire collection of Roman Catholic parish registers as images organized by parish.

There is a great article on Irish Genealogy News which walks you through key features of the new website.

Example of a Parish for which digitized microfilm images are available

Do note that there are not parish registers available for all parishes on this website.  For those not included, you are provided information as to where those records might be find such as via ...
Makes me wish I had Irish ancestry! 

If you do and make a great find, please let us know!

Like the warmth of the sun 
And the light of the day, 
May the luck of the Irish 
shine bright on your way.








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