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Irish Electoral Registers

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  • 19-01-2021 10:43pm
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    lawgrad15
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    Hi everyone,

    Happy new year to you all.

    I'm not sure if this question has been asked before and apologies if it has been - but is there any way to view old Irish Electoral Registers - be it in person or online?

    Many thanks for your assistance in advance.


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    L1011
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    They're held by the specific local authority archives (if preserved at all), and are rarely online. And the DPC has stopped anything newer than 100 years being put online; irritatingly as Dublin had much newer - up to 1964 - online which are now only accessible in the archive itself

    This is Dublins 1899-1915 with gaps one.


    Generally its quite easy to get them for inspection in person at the central library/archive in each LA but not since March 2020 for COVID reasons. That'll resume some time in the future.


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    lawgrad15
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭lawgrad15


    L1011 wrote: »
    They're held by the specific local authority archives (if preserved at all), and are rarely online. And the DPC has stopped anything newer than 100 years being put online; irritatingly as Dublin had much newer - up to 1964 - online which are now only accessible in the archive itself

    This is Dublins 1899-1915 with gaps one.


    Generally its quite easy to get them for inspection in person at the central library/archive in each LA but not since March 2020 for COVID reasons. That'll resume some time in the future.

    Thanks so much for your helpful reply. It is most appreciated!


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    pinkypinky
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    I've looked at the ones for county (as opposed to city) Dublin, which are held in the Fingal Archive. They're just a couple of thick printed books...shockingly small numbers for the 20th century.

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    Hermy
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    pinkypinky wrote: »
    I've looked at the ones for county (as opposed to city) Dublin, which are held in the Fingal Archive. They're just a couple of thick printed books...shockingly small numbers for the 20th century.

    That's a new one on me - must give them a look when normal service resumes.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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