Ireland, Thom's Irish Almanac & Official Directory 1868

Thom's Almanac & Directory is considered the premier directory and almanac for Ireland. The Directory provides statistics for the country as a whole and county-by-county information on landowners, state functionaries, and the civil, religious, financial and military officers in Ireland. This collection includes the 1868 directory and has been provided in cooperation with FindMyPast. For more information regarding this collection, please visit https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/thoms-irish-almanac-and-official-directory-of-ireland-1868

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Ireland, Thom's Directory of Ireland

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What is in This Collection?

Thom's Directory was published by Alexander Thom from 1844 to 1849 with the title, Thom's Directory of Ireland. It was succeeded by the following publications:

Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory AKA Thom's Irish Almanac, (1850-1900)
Thom's official directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland AKA Thom's Official Directory (1901-1922)
Thom's official directory of Ireland (1923-1930)
Thom's directory of Ireland (1931-1959)
Thom's Dublin Street Directory (1960-2013)
Thom's Commercial Directory (1960-2013)

The almanac consists of astronomical tables; government statutes; information on British colonies; biographies of peers, baronets, knights, bishops, and judges; military officers; government statistics; college faculty; lists of attorneys and solicitors; lists of diocese and clergy; elected officials; Dublin city street directory; Dublin county street directory; merchants and tradesmen; and advertisments.

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:

Person's Name
Almanac year
Almanac Section
County of residence
Town of residence

Collection Content

Sample Images

Title page, 1868 edition
Title page, 1901 edition
Title page, 1927 edition
Contents page, 1927 edition

Collection Details

Record Type: Directory

103,352 Personas

103,352 Images

Location of Original Records

Thom's Irish Almanac

Cite This Collection

"Ireland, Thom's Irish Almanac & Official Directory 1868." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 22 February 2025. Records extracted and images digitized by FindMyPast. Citing Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory of Ireland, 1868. Ireland: Alexander Thom, n.d.