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IrishOrigins.com Review
IrishOrigins.com has a range of different membership
options, which differ in price and inclusive benefits.
The different membership options differ in cost as
follows:
- Irish Origins
- 72 Hours - £4.50
- Monthly - £8.95
- The OriginsNetwork is one of the
largest networks of online genealogy sites in the
world.
- Search the richest source of Irish
genealogy online
- View comprehensive record
collections dating back to the 13th Century
- Many resources are not available
elsewhere, anywhere else on the web.
- Browse rare and vintage photos, maps
and books online
- Over 3000 books and cd's available
in the Origin Store
- Constantly updating set of research
records
- Search by name or by geographical
location
- Origins Network discussion group
lets you chat with other users about various genealogy
topics
- Vast index of help and support
materials and resources.
IrishOrigins is part of the fantastic,
UK based Origins Network - an award winning network of
genealogy sites. The OriginsNetwork is a premier
collection of genealogical sites focusing on providing
source material for users from the UK and Ireland. The
OriginsNetwork is in a unique position, with links with a
number of genealogical organisations, such as the Society
of Genealogists, the National Library of Ireland, and the
Borthwick Institute for Archives allowing exclusive
online access to important primary sources, abstracts and
index databases. IrishOrigins, as the name suggests, is
focussed on providing a premier collection of
genealogical materials for users wishing to research
their Irish heritage and genealogical history.
Many of the collections are materials that, outside of
the OriginsNetwork, would only be available by travelling
to the national archives in the UK and Ireland. There are
a number of major collections - pre 1837 marriage
records, one of the premier collections of will extracts,
court hearing listings, poor law records and
apprenticeship listings. All of this is available on top
of a vast collection of more traditional records, such as
birth, marriage and death listings, census records and
the electoral roll. We were extremely pleased to see that
IrishOrigins has taken the unique cultural heritage of
Ireland into account, and including passenger records for
transatlantic migration in the range of materials that
are offered. Users have a unique opportunity to interact
with materials directly, being able to save, print and
zoom in on copies of the original documents (or their
transcribed counterparts). The innovative search
function, which seems a little unprepossessing at the
outset, is actually an 'intelligent' search function
which searches additional records which could be useful
in your search. There's even a free Irish surname search,
where you can discover the heritage and origin of your
surname!
Considering this site only provides information for
Ireland, we think this site could be a little cheaper,
especially when compared to what Ancestry.com (our
highest rated site in this category) has to offer. At
almost £9 a month it is a little pricey, compared
to other similar sites. Even so, we would still recommend
using the OriginsNetwork, and specifically IrishOrigins
if your search is restricted to Ireland, as the quality
of its resources is well worth the membership fee. If it
seems like the sort of thing you'd like to try out, hit
the link below to see what IrishOrigins has to offer!
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