Instructions for using the records

We want to make it as easy as possible for you to research your Irish family history and get the most from our records. To help you with this we’ve created some instructional images of the records which will show you some interesting features you may not have noticed before along with basic guidelines to understanding the records.


There’s one for each section of Irish records and most rules in the images apply to other record sets you will come across. You can find them all on our Using the records page. As always if you’re having any trouble at all contact support@findmypast.ie.

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