Link: IFHF Online Genealogy Database

[sarenid]

I thought it might be of interest to those using the IFHF as I received an email which states that advanced search is now available on all ireland searches as opposed to just the county searches. 

Only problem is you then have to pay to view the result! although they do give you a reduced cost.   I have tried it on families that I have previously located and it does work.  Whether a mixture of standard and advanced can give you names without paying too much I do not know.

regards sarenid

[shanew147]

The advanced search doesn't work for counties Limerick and Sligo, and also bear in mind that the search by mothers maiden name will not work for most Church of Ireland baptisms - since the maiden name is not recorded on most of these.

see : Roots Ireland Advanced Search



Shane

[Munch]

Found this site to be a money spinner!
Got charged for 3 records for the same person but each with minor discrepancies.

[agho]

Munch
this happened to me once and I emailed IFHF to point this out and they promptly refunded me for the duplicate so I suggest you email them.

[Munch]

Tried to email them but kept saying something wrong with email address. What email address did you use?

[jc33a]

I have spent and embarassing amount of money on the IFHF site but have found ways to extract information without paying. For example, you can search the main database with surname, county and father's name. That gives you a list of christian names and years, which can then be searched by parish on the County advanced database to get parish. Then, you can add in  mothers' names. That then narrows it right down before buying a record.

Remember also that a lot of parish registers are on LDS microfilm and can be ordered for just $9 through their excellent service and viewed anywhere around the world.

John

[jc26red]

I too have spent more than my fair share on the IFHF site but I thought I would share what I found out today whilst browsing around to see if I could find any more of my MILs family and low and behold I discovered something new.

I was looking for the name Payne in Duleek, not common in the area so put in the surname only, Co Meath Baptisms 1881 +/-10years with parents names.  It came back with 10 results! which was one more than I thought... but the good news is they said I could view all 10 for 20€ instead of the usual 5€ per view. 

I haven't taken them up on the offer yet as I already had 9  and with a bit of tweaking of years and a guess at the name found the missing son who died in infancy, the civil birth registers confirmed my find.
Jenny

[Ringrose]

Am just trying to start research in Ireland on my husbands side but when I click on the first link I am told that the site is not safe to use.
C an anyone give me a good link for Irush research pre 1800 in Count Down,I am at the moment going through the useful resources page on roots chat.
Thanks
Ringrose

[shanew147]

Am just trying to start research in Ireland on my husbands side but when I click on the first link I am told that the site is not safe to use.
C an anyone give me a good link for Irush research pre 1800 in Count Down,I am at the moment going through the useful resources page on roots chat.
Thanks
Ringrose

To search for records this early you would need to know which denomination your ancestors were, and also which parish, town or townland they lived, so you can check if there are any records available pre-1800.


Shane