Irish civil registration records run from 1864, and non-Catholic marriages from 1845. Online on the Irish Genealogy website you can search birth records from 1864 to 1925, marriage records from 1845 to 1950 and death records from 1871 to 1975.
Last checked: November 2026. Every fact below links to the official page it came from. This page gives no fees or waiting times; follow the links for those.
Which civil records can I search online?
The Irish Genealogy website covers the indexes and the register images for three kinds of record. Births: 1864 to 1925. Marriages: 1845 to 1950. Deaths: 1871 to 1975. Non-Roman Catholic marriages are recorded from 1845, and Roman Catholic marriages from 1864. The General Register Office is working on adding deaths back to 1864. Source: Irish Genealogy: civil records help.
Why can I not see recent records?
The site only gives access to birth records over 100 years old, marriage records over 75 years old and death records over 50 years old, because of data protection rules. The records are refreshed once a year, with one more year added.
What does an index entry tell me?
For births before 1900 you get the child’s name, the registration district and the year of birth. From 1900 to 1925 you also get the sex, the date of birth and the mother’s maiden surname. Marriage entries give both parties’ names, the date and the district. Death entries give the name, age at death and district.
Where are the originals?
The General Register Office is the central repository for births, stillbirths, adoptions, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths in Ireland. The index books can be viewed at the General Register Office, Werburgh Street, Dublin, and its offices are at Convent Road, Roscommon. Source: Irish Genealogy: civil records help and Irish Genealogy: record sources.
Northern Ireland records for areas now in Northern Ireland are held by the General Register Office Northern Ireland (GRONI), whose database the Irish Genealogy page describes as pay per view.
Where should I start?
The Irish Genealogy website suggests starting with General Register Office records to verify what the family already knows, then the 1901 and 1911 census, then the General Register Office records again for earlier generations. Marriage records are particularly useful. Source: Irish Genealogy: how to approach family research.
Common questions
What years do Irish civil birth records cover online? Births from 1864 to 1925, according to the Irish Genealogy civil records help page.
When do Irish civil marriage records start? Non-Roman Catholic marriages are recorded from 1845 and Roman Catholic marriages from 1864, according to the Irish Genealogy website.
More from us on this
- Irish civil registration records: our guide
- Step-by-step guide to tracing your Irish roots
- Irish Catholic parish records: our guide
This page is part of Irish family records by county.