Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958

What is in This Collection?

Civil registration indexes were created for most of Ireland as a common-name repository for records of births, marriages, and deaths between the years of 1864 and 1958. These indexes provide the easiest access to civil registration records. Rather than searching district by district (where names are not in alphabetical order), you can look at a name index.

• From 1922 onward, this index excludes all records for Northern Ireland after the formation of that territory.
• Between the years of 1845 and 1877, the indexes are annual, arranged alphabetically by family names.
• Between the years of 1878 and 1921, the indexes are quarterly (4 per year).
• For 1897, there are many marriage records missing.

Records for Northern Ireland are kept by the General Register Office in Dublin. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Birth Record

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  Marriage Record

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  Death Record

Coverage Table

For a coverage table showing the number of records available for each locality in this collection see Ireland Civil Registration Indexes Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records.