Another year of birth, marriage and death records available

An additional year of historic births, marriages and deaths are now available to view on the website www.irishgenealogy.ie

The records being launched are the Birth Register entries for 1920, Marriage Register entries for 1945 and Death Register entries for 1970.

The records now available online include:

· Birth register records – 1864 to 1920

· Marriage register records – 1845 to 1945

· Death register records – 1864 to 1970

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, has welcomed this latest release:

"This release of register data by the Civil Registration Service is part of the ongoing partnership between my Department and the Department of Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands. I know that this annual update is eagerly anticipated and will be of great benefit to anyone carrying out research on their Irish Ancestry," she remarked.

Minister for Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands, Heather Humphreys, who also has responsibility for the Civil Registration Service, emphasised: “I trust that this information will be of great use to anyone with an interest in genealogy and may act as a spur to those who would now like to start their own family history research.”