What Civil Records are on-line

Indexes to the Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages

The Indexes to the Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages date from 1864 with non-Roman Catholic Marriages recorded from 1845.

The years covered by the release of the historic Indexes to the Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths are:

Births:1864 to 1923

Marriages: 1845* to 1948

Deaths: 1871** to 1973

*non-Roman Catholic Marriages are recorded from 1845, Roman Catholic Marriages are recorded from 1864

Register images of the Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages

The years covered by the release of the historic records of Births, Marriages and Deaths are:

Births: 1864 to 1923

Marriages: 1845* to 1948

Deaths: 1871** to 1973

**The General Register Office are currently working on updating further records of Deaths dating back to 1864.These will be included in future updates to the records available on the website.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What years are covered by the Historic records of Births, Marriages and Deaths

The years covered by the release of the historic records of Births, Marriages and Deaths are:

Births: 1864 to 1923

Marriages: 1845* to 1948

Deaths: 1871** to 1973

*The General Register Office are currently working on updating further records of Deaths dating back to 1864. These will be included in future updates to the records available on the website.

Notice concerning possible redaction of Historic Birth Records

Historic images of births over 100 years been made available on www.irishgenealogy.ie.

If you are over 100 years old and you do not wish the image and details of your birth record to be made available on-line, please make a request in writing for the Department to redact the records from www.irishgenealogy.ie.

The request in writing setting out the name, date of birth, registration district and contact details should be submitted to:

or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The request may be made by the individual concerned or a person authorised on their behalf. Please note that the Department may seek additional information to verify the request.

Notice concerning possible redaction of Historic images of marriages over 75 years old

Historic images of marriages over 75 years old have been made available on www.irishgenealogy.ie.

If you do not wish the image and details of your marriage record over 75 years old to be made available on-line, please make a request in writing for the Department to redact the records from www.irishgenealogy.ie.

The request in writing setting out the name, date of marriage, registration district and contact details should be submitted to:

or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The request may be made by the individual concerned or a person authorised on their behalf. Please note that the Department may seek additional information to verify the request.

Notice concerning cancelled records

Historic images of births, deaths and marriages have been made available on www.irishgenealogy.ie.
In certain cases, cancelled images may also be visible.

If your details are in a cancelled entry and you do not wish the cancelled image to be made available on-line, please make a request in writing for the Department to redact the records from www.irishgenealogy.ie.

The request in writing setting out the details of the cancelled entry should be submitted to:

or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The request may be made by the individual concerned or a person authorised on their behalf. Please note that the Department may seek additional information to verify the request.