Of the many sites devoted to the topic of tracing ancestors and/or exploring Irish history, I have found those listed below to be most useful. It is by no means an exhaustive list, but will hopefully serve as a reference point.
Ancestry.com has digitised a vast number of old census records, trade directories, newspaper notices, immigration records, and much more.
PRONI continue to add more items to their online eCatalogue and Name Search indexes. Thanks PRONI!
- GlenavyHistory.com
- National Archives of Ireland
- Public Records Office of Northern Ireland
- Belfast Newsletter Index
- Irish Old News
- County Antrim – Ireland Genealogy Projects
- Ireland Census Records
- Lisburn.com
- From Ireland
- Ulster Ancestry
- Connors Genealogy
- Lennon Wylie’s website
- Visit Lisburn
- Environment & Heritage Service
- Genealogy Today
- Internet Archive
- Ancestry.com
- LDS Family Search
- Rootsweb
- Multimap
- Genealogical Society of Victoria
- National Archives (UK)
- Access to Archives (A2A)
- Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- Rootsweb’s WorldConnect
- Genealogy.com GenForum
- Fáilte Romhat
- General Registry Office – Ireland
- Irish Pension Search
- Historical Directories
- Australian Newspapers 1803 to 1954
- NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages