Family History Introduction

Every year thousands of people visit the National Library to carry out family history research. Library material used by family history researchers includes the microfilms of Catholic parish registers, copies of the important nineteenth century land valuations (the Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith's Valuation), trade and social directories, estate records and newspapers.

If you are just starting out on the ancestral trail we recommend that you read our Family History information leaflet entitled Getting Started which can be downloaded below, or visit our Genealogy Advisory Service which offers free advice - to personal callers only - on resources which are available  for tracing your family history.