Need help? Try these links

• Rootsweb Guide to Irish Genealogy.  This lesson from a superb on-line genealogy course is the place to start if Irish research is new to you.  Check out the other lessons and Rootsweb databases as well. 

• National Archives of Ireland.  Guide to the Archive's records with family history content.

• National Library of Ireland.  Family History page at the National Library in Dublin.

• Irish Family History Foundation.  Basic information about engaging commissioned research in Ireland, with addresses and links to Heritage Centers for each county.

• Clare County Library, Ennis  The premier site for research on County Clare with an awesome and ever-growing list of on-line resources.

• Clare Heritage and Genealogical Center, Corofin  Specifics about research in County Clare.  Includes historical background of emigration and an order form for commissioned research.

• ProGenealogists: Irish Research by Kyle J. Betit. Includes a Learning Center (basic instruction), latest Irish Genealogy News, links to Internet resources, and an order form for commissioning the help of a professional genealogist.

• Irish Origins Fee-based on-line databases, including Griffith's Primary Valuation of Ireland records and maps, Irish Wills Index (1484-1858), and the 1851 Dublin City Census.

• Cyndi's List to Ireland. The Irish page of this comprehensive directory to genealogy sites on the internet. The Main Index has links to more than 236,000 sources of all kinds.

• Fianna Guide to Irish Genealogy.Well managed site with over 500 pages of information and links.

• GENUKI.  First-rate guide to research anywhere in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with guidance for researching from abroad.

• Ireatlas Townland Database.  Index to Irish townlands and parishes, all counties.

• Irish Ancestors. An Irish Times site, based on John Grenham's book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors.

• Irish Genealogical Society, International. Includes an on-line catalog to its research library in Minneapolis.

• TIARA (The Irish Ancestral Research Association).  Another extraordinary guide to Irish resources from a Boston-based group.

• What's What in Irish Genealogy.  Calendar, links, and research service maintained by Gorry Research.

• County Tipperary GenWeb.  Good county site with query section and much more. Similar sites for other counties at Ireland GenWeb.

• From Irish-American to Irish Genealogy.  A genealogical primer by the Clan Genealogist for those researching Irish-American families.

Other useful links may be found on the "Other Things Irish" page.