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  • 16-05-2016 11:47am
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    sunnyday1234
    Registered Users Posts: 540 ✭✭✭


    Guys

    I am just beginning to look at creating a family tree - i presume im not lucky enough that there is a one stop shop for this in Ireland ?

    To be honest i have no issue in paying fees for information to make it easier

    any recommendations where to start?


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    me_irl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭me_irl


    Well, your parents are a good place. :pac:

    You could try the two Stickied threads at the top of the forum.

    Tracing your Irish ancestors sticky: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056388162

    and

    Genealogy Links: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056388670


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    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,314 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    me_irl wrote: »
    Well, your parents are a good place. :pac:

    A very good place to start indeed!:)
    But before that, write down what you know.

    Then also have a think about what you want to find out.
    Is there a particular ancestor you are interested in?
    Are you trying to find where your family originated?
    Or are you just interested in simply compiling the family history?

    So write down all you know of your family and then talk to your parents and other older relatives and this will help you identify what documents - births, marriages, deaths, census returns, wills - to look for at the next stage.

    Don't worry - pretty soon you'll be utterly hooked like the rest of us.:o

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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