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Hi Beverly,

 

Thanks for you message.

 

Prior to the census records, the main source of family history information in Ireland are church records. Have you tried looking at these? Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which may be of help to you is the irishtimes. Here they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Donaghmore parish follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Down&parish=Donoughmore&churchid=444

 

For Church of Ireland records check :

http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/

 

http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history/family_history_key_sources.htm

 

Also check www.irishgenealogy.ie/index.html Both Catholic and Church of Ireland records are currently being uploaded here free of charge. However, this is an ongoing project so not all records are available yet.

 

You could also try the two land rcords pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. Although these do not offer any real genealogical information, it may help you tie a family to a specific place within their timeframes. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

 

and Griffith's Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/  

 

Some other websites which may be useful to you are:

 

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

 

I hope that this helps.

 

Kind regards,

 

Genealogy Support