Handy Guide: Pre-1858 Irish Probate Wills and Administrations in Ireland

Media: BOOKLET - 4 pages
Author: M. Loughran & P. Blake
Year: 2018
ISBN: 9781925781281
Other: b&w & coloured photos, websites, further reading
Publisher: Unlock the Past

Wills have a very special importance, no least because of the detail they frequently contain about family, relationships, property and place of burial. 

They are also one of a handful of documents of a personal nature, apart from diaries, which might give some insight into the innermost feelings of an ancestor. 

However, their use in Ireland is greatly hampered by the massive loss of records in 1922 during the Irish Civil War. Nevertheless, there are now many finding aids and indexes that can help greatly with research in this difficult area. 

This Handy Guide gives you useful background information together with information on sources for research, as well as a number of websites and a list for further reading.

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