Ireland's Largest Family Records Database
Over 19 million records online
This website contains a unique set of Irish family history records including Birth, Death, Marriage and Gravestone records the majority of which are only available online on this website and cannot be found online elsewhere.
This website was created by the Irish Family History Foundation (I.F.H.F.), an all Ireland not-for-profit organization, that is co-ordinating the creation of a database of Irish genealogical sources to assist those who wish to trace their Irish ancestry.
Its county genealogy centre members are based in local communities and work with local volunteers, historical societies, clergy, local authorities, county libraries and government agencies to develop and preserve a database of genealogical records for their county. By using this website you are supporting that work and the communities from which your ancestors originated.
This website provides access to an index of Irish records and digitised versions of the original source material; it does not contain images of original documents.
Records Available
List of databases |
|
| Baptismal/Birth Records | 8,912,869 |
| Marriage Records | 4,131,815 |
| Burial/Death Records | 1,638,169 |
| Census Records | 2,731,620 |
| Gravestone Inscriptions | 176,974 |
| Griffith's Valuation | 1,140,619 |
| Passenger Lists | 227,589 |
Over 19 Million Irish records |
|
 |
Getting Started?
- Register now to avail of 10 free searches of the index.
- Fill in your ancestors' details in the search box above.
- Find out how many records match your search criteria.
- To view a page of 10 results or any record’s details you will need to purchase credit vouchers
- For help on how to progress your research (click here)?
|
The Irish Family History Foundation has been the coordinating body for a network of county genealogy centres on the island of Ireland for over twenty five years. The genealogy centres’ databases include parish church records of baptisms, marriages and deaths, census returns and gravestone inscriptions. Millions of these records are searchable online, providing a unique resource for family historians not available on any other website. New records will be added as the computerization of sources continues in the local genealogy centres.
What our users think?
'First of all let me say that what you've done with this website is phenomenal! Being able to have all of these locations to search on one website is great for those of us across the pond. Thank you.'
Hi there, just wanted to say thanks for a valuable Irish ancestry source of information. I now have info that I have been waiting a good 25 years to get.
I just wanted to write and state what a wonderful site the Online Record Search is! It has helped me tremendously in my research! Thanks for the wonderful site ... and congratulations on making it so useful!
'I was using the Online Record Search System on the Irish Family History Foundation website and was so excited to find birth records of the children of my great-great-grandparents and of my great-grandparents of Pintown, Roscrea.'
