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New Irish roots website hosts centuries of records online

Offers genealogy data from as far back as the 15th century

ANTOINETTE KELLY,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Friday, May 6, 2011, 7:30 AM

Updated Friday, May 6, 2011, 9:33 AM

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Irish Family arrives to Ellis Island - new Irish website has information dating back to the 15th century.

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A new Irish family history website has been launched which will offer the 80 million people who claim Irish heritage around the globe, unrivaled access to information on their ancestors.

The new website, findmypast.ie will include a comprehensive database of Irish records, dating back to the 1400s up until the 1920s.

Irish family history records on the website include land and estate records; Griffith’s Valuation of Ireland; directories; military and rebellion records; migration records and wills dating back as far as the 13 th century.

Launched on Thursday, people can now search over four million records made available on www.findmypast.ie.

Speaking about the launch of the new website, Cliona Weldon, General Manager at findmypast.ie, said: "Our new site offers a crucial entry point to family history researchers trying to locate Irish ancestors, from novice family historians to seasoned genealogists who have hit a 'wall' in their research.

“As well as helping people trace their ancestors, these records shed more light on our ancestors' day-to-day lifestyles," Weldon added.
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MaryHLagasse | Sep 29, 2011, 01:53 PM EDT

Hi. I am an award-winning novelist researching the construction of the New Basin Canal in New Orleans, LA in the mid 1800s during which thousands of Irish Immigrant Workers died. I have researched unsucessfully for the document ( a circular) distributed throughout Ireland, asking for immigrant workers to come to the New Orleans, Louisiana, USA to construct this canal for decent wages and whiskey money. I believe this circular was issued by the Canal Banking Company created to build this canal. Would you be able to direct me to a source where I might find a printed copy online of this ciruclar? I will check this site for your response. Your time and assitance are deeply appreciated. Mary Helen Lagasse

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krissangel | May 09, 2011, 09:43 AM EDT

I've been trying to find my Irish roots for some time, so this option is welcome.

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sravrannies | May 07, 2011, 03:40 PM EDT

From my experience, none of these sites has everything you need. Irish Family Ancestry can be very complicated and fustracting. If you are serious about persuing an ancestry search better to commission a professional genealogist, ideally Ireland based - when you factor in additional costs of document copies, your time etc it works out more cost effective. Plus, it's cited and certified.

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Dompedro | May 07, 2011, 02:23 PM EDT

sounds impressive, 4 million records --- but then, there were 4 million Irish survivors at the end of the Famine and there are 4 million today; ie, if someone has two records, some one else has none ..... not clear what they can do for "spot', "fill-in-the-blanks" checking and not sure if Eneclann can either .. and not good if one can't open some of the tabs (Lainie)

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Ernesider | May 07, 2011, 02:20 PM EDT

... far too much money for me to afford. But glad it's there as a resource.

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AMDG1970 | May 07, 2011, 10:52 AM EDT

I Like this. $45= 7.5 pints - just a night or two at the Dublin Housefor me!

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corkgirl | May 06, 2011, 11:31 PM EDT

Great Idea - should be a better price - advertising should pay for cost of running business..

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jsupplesnap | May 06, 2011, 06:15 PM EDT

$45 for six months is very reasonable. The problem with the internet these days is that everybody expects everything to be free. People do not understand how much it costs to make that info available to the public in a user friendly format. Programmers, designers, hosting, payment processing and customer service can run tens of thousands per month. I subscribed and was very impressed with the vast amount of information available all in one place.

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LainieMcEl | May 06, 2011, 05:54 PM EDT

I'm hoping this will be a help. Quite steep though...especially in today's economical climate. Couldn't open some of the tabs.

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cillowen | May 06, 2011, 01:06 PM EDT

why is it italians and jews seem to give vent to their spleen towards you know who. Over 50 I've had to put up with their inadequate expressions manifested in stupid painting of the irish. More recently it came again from onofrio whom I thought had some level of sense.

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LillianL | May 06, 2011, 12:47 PM EDT

I'm sure I will take advantage of the find my past website in the not too distant future. However, for now I wanted to read the three articles listed under "READ MORE," but was unable to open any of them. HELP!!

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macausheen | May 06, 2011, 11:28 AM EDT

Sure, more is better, but in my case it is still not enough. I did the priliminary search for my 2xg-grandfather in Antrim and no results. Even if there had been a result the subscription fee is prohibitive. $45 for six months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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mcdolan | May 06, 2011, 10:56 AM EDT

In this case, more IS better! The more resources available for searching, the easier and more accurate the results. Good work!

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