FindMyPast has announced free access to their ENTIRE record collection for this coming weekend, starting at 12 noon on Friday 22nd January and finishing at 12 noon on Monday 25th January (GMT, i.e British & Irish time).
This is great news for everyone, particularly those researching their Irish ancestors as FindMyPast has a great collection of Irish records, many of which are not available from other pay-per-view sites (see below for a complete listing of Irish records held at FindMyPast).
Additional records of Irish interest include the following:
- Passenger lists for ships sailing to and from Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the USA
- Birth, Marriage and Death records dating back to the 18th century
- Historical newspapers from across the world, including nearly 13 million British newspapers dating all the way back to 1710
- The most comprehensive collection of UK military records anywhere online
So be sure visit FindMyPast this weekend and mine their database for your ancestors, Irish or otherwise! It's free to set up an account if you don't have one already.
A big thank you goes out to Claire Santry who has written a blog post about it on her IrishGenealogyNews website. Incidentally, Claire's blog is a great resource for all the latest news in Irish Genealogy and is one of the Top 100 Most Popular Genealogy websites. In addition, her free Irish Genealogy Toolkit is invaluable for beginners and experts alike. It is written in a clear easy-to-follow style with excellent links to practically every Irish genealogy resource you might ever want to consult. Thank you Claire!
The following is an extract from Claire's blog post about the free access to FindMyPast:
To access the records you'll need to be registered and signed in, so if you don't already have an account, you can set that up before the free weekend starts (it doesn't cost anything and you don't have to provide any financial details).
Existing 'local' subscribers ie those with an active Ireland, UK, USA/Canada or Australia/NZ subscription will find they have access to the entire world collection over the weekend.
Those researchers with an existing World subscription will find their sub extended by three days at no extra charge.
Please note that while nearly all World records are included in the free access, just a few collections are excluded due to licencing agreements. These excluded collections are the 1939 National Register, the UK Electoral Registers (2002-2013) and the UK Companies House Directors (2002-2013).
Choose the most appropriate 'territory' for your research, and enjoy the weekend!
Here is a complete alphabetical listing of the Irish Family History Records at FindMyPast.
Just click on any of the links to be taken directly to that record collection.
| Title | Category | Sub-category |
|---|---|---|
| Farrar's Index To Irish Marriages 1771-1812 - Baptisms | Life events (BMDs) | Births & baptisms |
| Farrar's Index To Irish Marriages 1771-1812 - Deaths | Life events (BMDs) | Deaths & burials |
| Fermanagh Cemetery Records | Life events (BMDs) | Deaths & burials |
| Fermanagh Parish Registers Baptisms | Life events (BMDs) | Births & baptisms |
| Fermanagh Parish Registers Burials | Life events (BMDs) | Deaths & burials |
| Fermanagh Parish Registers Marriages | Life events (BMDs) | Marriages & divorces |
| Freemen Of Dublin City 1774-1824 | Education & work | Guild & Trade Associations |
| George Bassett, County Down Guide and Directory (1886) | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| George Bassett, Kilkenny City and County Guide and Directory (1884) | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| George Bassett, Limerick City and County and Principal Towns In The Counties Of Clare, Tipperary, and Kerry (1881) | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| George Bassett, Louth County Guide and Directory (1886) | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| George Bassett, The Book Of Antrim (1888) | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| George Bassett, The Book Of County Armagh (1888) | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| George Bassett, Wexford County Guide and Directory (1885) | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Griffith's Survey Maps & Plans, 1847-1864 | Census, Land & Surveys | Land & estates |
| Griffith's Valuation 1847-1864 | Census, Land & Surveys | Land & estates |
| Guy's Directory Of Munster 1893 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Guy's Limerick Directory, 1912 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Harvey's Waterford Almanac and Directory For 1866 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Henderson's Belfast Directory 1850 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Title | Category | Sub-category |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland Down Ballyroney Presbyterian Communicants 1861-1913 | Churches & religion | Religious ceremonies |
| Ireland Down Ballyroney Presbyterian Marriages 1831-1906 | Life events (BMDs) | Marriages & divorces |
| Ireland Down St Colmans Annaclone (RC) Baptisms 1834-1913 | Life events (BMDs) | Births & baptisms |
| Ireland Down St Colmans Annaclone (RC) Burials 1851-1913 | Life events (BMDs) | Deaths & burials |
| Ireland Down St Colmans Annaclone (RC) Marriages 1851-1913 | Life events (BMDs) | Marriages & divorces |
| Ireland Marriages 1619-1898 | Life events (BMDs) | Marriages & divorces |
| Ireland Medical Directory 1852 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Ireland Memorial and Burial Register, 1618-2005 | Life events (BMDs) | Deaths & burials |
| Ireland National School Registers | Education & work | Schools & education |
| Ireland Roscommon Kiltullagh Cemeteries | Life events (BMDs) | Deaths & burials |
| Ireland, Clare County Government Proceedings 1732-1882 | Institutions & organisations | Government |
| Ireland, Clare Electoral Registers | Census, Land & Surveys | Electoral Rolls |
| Ireland, Electoral Registers 1885-1886 | Census, Land & Surveys | Electoral Rolls |
| Ireland, National Roll Of Honour 1914-1921 | Armed forces & conflict | First World War |
| Ireland, Poverty Relief Loans 1821-1874 | Institutions & organisations | Government |
| Ireland, Poverty Relief Loans 1821-1874 Browse | Institutions & organisations | Government |
| Ireland, Thom's Directory, 1844-1900 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Ireland's Memorial Record: World War 1: 1914-1918 | Armed forces & conflict | First World War |
| Irish Army Census 1922 | Armed forces & conflict | Regimental & service records |
| Irish Births 1864-1958 | Life events (BMDs) | Births & baptisms |
| Title | Category | Sub-category |
|---|---|---|
| Irish Catholic Church Directories 1836-37 | Churches & religion | Directories & almanacs |
| Irish Death Notices In American Newspapers | Life events (BMDs) | Deaths & burials |
| Irish Deaths 1864 - 1958 | Life events (BMDs) | Deaths & burials |
| Irish Marriage Notices In American Newspapers | Life events (BMDs) | Marriages & divorces |
| Irish Marriages 1845-1958 | Life events (BMDs) | Marriages & divorces |
| Irish Petty Sessions Court Registers 1828-1912 | Institutions & organisations | Courts & legal |
| Irish Prison Registers 1790-1924 | Institutions & organisations | Courts & legal |
| James Alexander Henderson, The Belfast and Province Of Ulster Directory For 1856 (1856) | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| John Watson Stewart, The Gentleman's and Citizen's Almamack For The Year 1814, 1814 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Kiltullagh Parish (RC) Baptisms | Life events (BMDs) | Births & baptisms |
| Kiltullagh Parish (RC) Marriages | Life events (BMDs) | Marriages & divorces |
| Landed Estates Court Rentals 1850-1885 | Census, Land & Surveys | Land & estates |
| Leet's Directory (2nd Ed., 1814) | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Leighlin Administrations 1700 - 1857 | Life events (BMDs) | Wills & probate |
| Macloskie's Directory Of Fermanagh 1848 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Matier's Belfast Directory For 1835-6 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Memorials Of The Dead: Galway & Mayo | Life events (BMDs) | Deaths & burials |
| Parliamentary Papers, Emigration (Canada)Canadian Emigration: 1826 Parliamentary Papers | Travel & migration | Migration |
| Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 | Travel & migration | Passenger lists |
| Pettigrew & Oulton, Dublin Almanac & General Register Of Ireland (1845) | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Title | Category | Sub-category |
|---|---|---|
| The King's County Directory, 1890 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| The Parish Register Society Of Dublin, The Registers Of St. Patrick, Dublin, 1677-1800, 1907 | Life events (BMDs) | Births & baptisms |
| The Post Office Annual Directory and Calendar For 1843, Dublin. | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| The Post Office Dublin Directory and Calendar For 1858. 1858 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| The Register Of Derry Cathedral 1642-1703 | Life events (BMDs) | Births & baptisms |
| The Sligo Chronicle Almanac and Directory For 1878 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| The Treble Almanac 1812 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| The Treble Almanac 1818 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| The Treble Almanac 1822 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| The Treble Almanac 1829 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| The Weekly Irish Times, Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook, Easter 1916. 1917 | Armed forces & conflict | Civil war & rebellion |
| The William Smith O'Brien Petition 1848-49 | Armed forces & conflict | Civil war & rebellion |
| Thomas Philip Le Fanu, Registers Of The French Church Of Portarlington, Ireland, 1908 | Life events (BMDs) | Births & baptisms |
| Thom's Irish Almanac & Official Directory 1884 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Thom's Irish Almanac 1880 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory Of Ireland, 1868 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Thom's Irish Who's Who, 1923 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Thom's Official Directory Of Ireland, 1910 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Thom's Official Directory Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britian and Ireland, 1894. Irish Section | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Tipperary Clans Archive | Life events (BMDs) | Deaths & burials |
| Title | Category | Sub-category |
|---|---|---|
| Treble Almanack & Dublin Directory 1783 | Newspapers, directories & social history | Directories & almanacs |
| Tyrone Cemetery Records | Life events (BMDs) | Deaths & burials |
| W.P.W. Phillimore & Gertrude Thrift, Indexes To Irish Wills 1536-1858, 5 Vols (1909-1920) | Life events (BMDs) | Wills & probate |
| Wicklow Cemetery Records | Life events (BMDs) | Deaths & burials |
| WW1 Irish Soldiers Wills | Life events (BMDs) | Wills & probate |
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