Marriage Register in Ireland
The State registration of marriages in Ireland began in 1845. Poor Law
Union - or PLU's were districts created under the Poor Law Relief Act of 1838
(aka the Poor Law). PLU's became 'General Registrar's Districts', areas within
which births, deaths and marriages were compiled. Some districts covered areas
that are outside of county boundaries.
The marriage registration reference details for Tracey and variants
spellings from 1845 to 1899 are available on the website.
The numbers after the name refer to the Volume and Page of the
registration book stored at the Oifig An Ard-Chláraitheora (General Register
Office). Photocopies of entries in the
registers are available at a current cost (2011) of €4 in person (plus a search
fee of €2) and €6 by post. These contain exactly the same information as a
Certificate but are only of use for research purposes. Details are available
from:
http://www.groireland.ie/about_us.htm
The postal application form for marriages is
available at:
http://www.groireland.ie/docs/MarriageEnglishApp.doc
Marriage certificates may contain the following information: Date of marriage, name, surname, age, condition (marital status), rank or profession, residence, father’s name and rank or profession of both bride and groom. Also place of marriage, practitioner and witnesses.
If you have a copy of a certificate, please send us a copy or the details stated. We will use this information to add to the website.
It is also possible to search in person the hard copies (volumes) of the
Births, Marriages and Death at the Genealogy Section of the Civil Registration
service located at the 3rd Floor of the Abbey Mall, Abbey Street,
Dublin 1. You will need to ask for directions at the main reception, as the
offices are difficult to find and not sign-posted (as far as I could see). To
search the records you have to pay a fee of
€2 and fill out a form. You can also request them to do a search for a
fee of €20. To order a record, there is
a fee of €4 and a form requiring the
name, district, year, quarter (if applicable), volume and page number. You can
only order 5 records per visit and it takes approximately 30 minutes for a
record to be printed. Although the staff are friendly, I did not find the
bureaucracy to be user friendly.
These records indexes have also been put on microfiche by the LDS, and
most are available on-line https://www.familysearch.org/
You can search for the PLU’s (and the
townlands, parish etc) at:
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District/PLU |
County |
County |
County |
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Abbeyleix |
Leix |
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Antrim |
Antrim |
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Ardee |
Louth |
Meath |
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Armagh |
Armagh |
Tyrone |
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Athlone |
Roscommon |
Westmeath |
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Athy |
Kildare |
Leix |
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Bailieborough |
Cavan |
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Ballina |
Mayo |
Sligo |
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Ballinasloe |
Galway |
Roscommon |
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Ballinrobe |
Galway |
Mayo |
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BallyCastle |
Antrim |
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Ballymahon |
Longford |
Westmeath |
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Ballymena |
Antrim |
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Ballymoney |
Antrim |
Derry |
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Ballyshannon |
Donegal |
Fermanagh |
Leitrim |
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Ballyvaghan |
Clare |
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Balrothery |
Dublin |
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Baltinglass |
Carlow |
Kildare |
Wicklow |
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Banbridge |
Armagh |
Down |
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Bandon |
Cork |
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Bantry |
Cork |
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Bawnboy |
Cavan |
Leitrim |
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Belfast |
Antrim |
Down |
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Belmullet |
Mayo |
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Borrisokane |
Tipperary |
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Boyle |
Roscommon |
Sligo |
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Cahersiveen |
Kerry |
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Callan |
Kilkenny |
Tipperary |
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Carlow |
Carlow |
Kildare |
Leix |
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Carrick
on Shannon |
Leitrim |
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Carrick
on Suir |
Kilkenny |
Waterford |
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Carrickmacross |
Monaghan |
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Cashel |
Tipperary |
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Castlebar |
Mayo |
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Castleblayney |
Armagh |
Monaghan |
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Castlecomer |
Kilkenny |
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Castlederg |
Tyrone |
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Castlereagh |
Roscommon |
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Castletown |
Cork |
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Castletowndelvin |
Meath |
Westmeath |
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Cavan |
Cavan |
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Celbridge |
Dublin |
Kildare |
Meath |
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Claremorris |
Mayo |
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Clifden |
Galway |
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Clogheen |
Tipperary |
Waterford |
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Clogher |
Monaghan |
Tyrone |
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Clonakilty |
Cork |
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Clones |
Fermanagh |
Monaghan |
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Clonmel |
Tipperary |
Waterford |
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Coleraine |
Antrim |
Derry |
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Cookstown |
Tyrone |
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Cootehill |
Cavan |
Monaghan |
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Cork |
Cork |
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Corrofin |
Clare |
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Croom |
Limerick |
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Dingle |
Kerry |
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Donaghmore |
Leix |
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Donegal |
Donegal |
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Downpatrick |
Down |
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Drogheda |
Louth |
Meath |
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Dromore
West |
Sligo |
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Dublin,
North |
Dublin |
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Dublin,
South |
Dublin |
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Dundalk |
Armagh |
Louth |
Monaghan |
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Dunfanaghy |
Donegal |
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Dungannon |
Tyrone |
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Dungarvan |
Waterford |
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Dunmanway |
Cork |
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Dunshaughlin |
Dublin |
Meath |
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Edenderry |
Kildare |
Meath |
Offaly |
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Ennis |
Clare |
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Enniscorthy |
Carlow |
Wexford |
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Enniskillen |
Cavan |
Fermanagh |
Tyrone |
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Ennistimon |
Clare |
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Fermoy |
Cork |
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Galway |
Galway |
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Glennamaddy |
Galway |
Roscommon |
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Glenties |
Donegal |
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Glin |
Kerry |
Limerick |
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Gorey |
Wexford |
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Gort |
Clare |
Galway |
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Gortin |
Tyrone |
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Granard |
Cavan |
Longford |
Westmeath |
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Inishowen |
Donegal |
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Kanturk |
Cork |
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Kells |
Cavan |
Meath |
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Kenmare |
Kerry |
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Kilkeel |
Down |
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Kilkenny |
Kilkenny |
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Killadysert |
Clare |
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Killala |
Mayo |
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Killarney |
Kerry |
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Kilmacthomas |
Waterford |
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Kilmallock |
Cork |
Limerick |
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Kilrush |
Clare |
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Kinsale |
Cork |
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Larne |
Antrim |
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Letterkenny |
Donegal |
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Limerick |
Clare |
Limerick |
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Lisburn |
Antrim |
Down |
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Lismore |
Cork |
Waterford |
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Lisnaskea |
Fermanagh |
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Listowel |
Kerry |
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Londonderry |
Donegal |
Derry |
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Longford |
Longford |
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Loughrea |
Galway |
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Lowtherstown |
Fermanagh |
Tyrone |
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Lurgan |
Antrim |
Armagh |
Down |
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Macroom |
Cork |
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Magherafelt |
Derry |
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Mallow |
Cork |
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Manorhamilton |
Leitrim |
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Middleton |
Cork |
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Millford |
Donegal |
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Millstreet |
Cork |
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Mitchelstown |
Cork |
Limerick |
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Mohill |
Leitrim |
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Monaghan |
Monaghan |
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Mountbellew |
Galway |
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Mountmellick |
Leix |
Offaly |
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Mullingar |
Westmeath |
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Naas |
Dublin |
Kildare |
Wicklow |
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Navan |
Meath |
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Nenagh |
Tipperary |
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New
Ross |
Carlow |
Kilkenny |
Wexford |
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Newcastle |
Limerick |
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Newport |
Mayo |
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Newry |
Armagh |
Down |
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Newtownards |
Down |
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Newtown-Limavady |
Derry |
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Oldcastle |
Cavan |
Meath |
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Omagh |
Tyrone |
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Oughterard |
Galway |
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Parsonstown |
Offaly |
Tipperary |
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Portumna |
Galway |
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Rathdown |
Dublin |
Wicklow |
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Rathdrum |
Wicklow |
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Rathkeale |
Limerick |
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Roscommon |
Galway |
Roscommon |
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Roscrea |
Leix |
Offaly |
Tipperary |
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Scarriff |
Clare |
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Shillelagh |
Carlow |
Wexford |
Wicklow |
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Skibbereen |
Cork |
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Skull |
Cork |
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Sligo |
Sligo |
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Strabane |
Donegal |
Tyrone |
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Stranolar |
Donegal |
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Strokestown |
Roscommon |
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Swineford |
Mayo |
Roscommon |
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Thomastown |
Kilkenny |
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Thurles |
Tipperary |
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Tipperary |
Limerick |
Tipperary |
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Tobercurry |
Sligo |
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Tralee |
Kerry |
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Trim |
Meath |
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Tuam |
Galway |
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Tulla |
Clare |
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Tullamore |
Offaly |
Westmeath |
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Urlingford |
Kilkenny |
Tipperary |
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Waterford |
Kilkenny |
Waterford |
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Westport |
Mayo |
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Wexford |
Wexford |
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Youghal |
Cork |
Waterford |
Last update: 31
August 2011