As we research our families with Irish ancestry, there are
resources available to assist us. At the start of their Civil
War in June 1922, almost all of their archives were destroyed by
fire. Therefore, most of the records now held at the National
Archives of Ireland are mainly from 19th and 20th century. There
are a few that date back to the 13th century. Ireland is a
beautiful country. It has green rolling hills and rivers that
are stunning. When the Irish had their potato crops rot and
drought became too hard to live with, the Irish began to
immigrate in the mid-1800’s. I can just imagine how hard it was
for some of them to leave this country of their heritage. Here
are some resources that the National Archives of Ireland has you
can check out to aid you in your Genealogy (some are only
available in the Reading Room of the National Archives): -
“Indexes of Surnames” in the Primary Valuation and Tithe
Applotment Books - Table showing Surnames with five or more
entries in the Birth Indexes of 1890 (Irish Gen