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o Passport Applications<br />

• www.ances<strong>to</strong>rsonboard.<strong>com</strong> Passenger lists <strong>of</strong> those leaving <strong>the</strong> British Isles (1890-1960)<br />

• www.rootsireland.ie ($) Ireland Passenger Lists (1791-1897)<br />

• www.Irishorigins.<strong>com</strong> ($) (1890 & 1891); Transatlantic migration (1858-1870)<br />

• www.nationalarchives.ie Index <strong>to</strong> Ireland-Australia transportation records (1791-1853)<br />

• www.Immigrantships.net 12 volumes <strong>of</strong> passenger lists arranged by year <strong>of</strong> travel, ship,<br />

country, etc. from all over <strong>the</strong> world<br />

• www.ellisisland.org (1892-1956) New York passenger lists<br />

• www.castlegarden.org (1820-1913) New York passenger lists pre Ellis Island<br />

WILLS (May name spouse, children, or o<strong>the</strong>r family members)<br />

• www.proni.gov.uk (Free) Index <strong>to</strong> online Irish Wills, 1858-1919; part <strong>of</strong> 1921, 1922-1943;<br />

Online images from 1858-1900<br />

• www.Irishorigins.<strong>com</strong> ($) Includes Index <strong>of</strong> Irish Wills, 1484-1858; Dublin Will and Grant<br />

books index; Phillimore & Thrift, Indexes <strong>to</strong> Irish Wills; Sir Arthur Vicars, Index <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Prerogative Wills <strong>of</strong> Ireland<br />

MILITARY (Finding information/records if an ances<strong>to</strong>r served in <strong>the</strong> military)<br />

• www.familysearch.org<br />

o Library Catalog > Keyword Search > Irish Militia records<br />

• www.Irishorigins.<strong>com</strong> ($) Militia Attestation Index 1872-1915; Ireland Memorial records;<br />

1798 Rebellion: Claimants and Surrenders<br />

• www.findmypast.ie ($) Those who ei<strong>the</strong>r fought in Irish rebellions or World War I.<br />

DIRECTORIES (Locate ances<strong>to</strong>rs at a specific location and time)<br />

• www.census-online.<strong>com</strong>/links/Ireland County links <strong>to</strong> various Irish direc<strong>to</strong>ries<br />

• www.proni.gov.uk (Belfast & Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Ireland)<br />

• www.Irishorigins.<strong>com</strong> ($)<br />

MAPS, GAZETTEERS, AND PLACENAMES (Helps understand where ances<strong>to</strong>r came from)<br />

• maps.osi.ie/publicviewer Ordnance Survey <strong>of</strong> Ireland<br />

• www.libraryireland.<strong>com</strong>/<strong>to</strong>pog Topographical Dictionary <strong>of</strong> Ireland<br />

• www.seanruad.<strong>com</strong> General Alphabetical Index <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Townlands and Towns <strong>of</strong> Ireland<br />

• www.vision<strong>of</strong>britain.org/uk/descriptions<br />

• www.genuki.org.uk Links <strong>to</strong> maps, gazetteers, etc.<br />

• Google books: Parliamentary Gazetteer <strong>of</strong> Ireland<br />

• Google: “County _____ parish map.” E.g. “County Mayo parish map”

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