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Ireland
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Irish people have emigrated across the world and many are proud of the Irish ancestry. Findmypast are proud to have the largest collection of Irish records online. We have millions of records from across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Discover your Irish ancestors by searching Ireland’s earliest surviving census records, Ireland Census 1821-1851. Search for the black sheep of the family in the Irish Petty Sessions. We have a variety of unique records to help you find your family and break through those brick walls like the Ireland Dog Licence Registers which have over 6 million recorded names (and sometimes dogs). For those with ancestors from Ireland’s Western Seaboard, explore the Poverty Relief Loans 1821-1874. We also have a number of smaller parish records for example the Fermanagh Parish Registers Baptisms.
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