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 1915

Marriages: 1882* to 1940

Deaths: 1891* to 1965

The General Register Office are currently working on updating further records of Marriages dating back to 1845 and 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:

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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.

What are the Civil Records

The Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths are the official State records of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Ireland. The registers of births, marriages and deaths and the related indexes are maintained by the Registrar General in the General Register Office. The Index books can be viewed at the General Register Office, Werburgh Street, Dublin 2.

The General Register Office (Oifig An Ard-Chláraitheora) is the central civil repository for records relating to births, stillbirths, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships and adoptions in Ireland.

The General Register Office (GRO) operates under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection and has responsibility for the administration of the Civil Registration Service in Ireland. The General Register Office is located at Government Offices, Convent Road, Roscommon.

The Registrar General is responsible for managing and controlling the system of registration in Ireland, however, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is responsible for the day to day delivery of the Civil Registration Service through a network of local civil registration service offices across the State. (www.civilregistrationservice.ie)

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 1915

Marriages: 1845* to 1940

Deaths: 1864 to 1965

*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 1915

Marriages: 1882** to 1940

Deaths: 1891** to 1965

**The General Register Office are currently working on updating further records of Marriages dating back to 1845 and Deaths dating back to 1864.These will be included in future updates to the records available on the website.