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Irish Genealogy
Newspaper Sites
DNA Tools
Scottish Genealogy
Irish Genealogy
Irish Genealogy
Biggest platform and collection of records. Occasionally you can get a 3 month subscription for $1 when bundling with a DNA test
Ancestry | Family Tree, Genealogy & Family History Records
Subscription site. The only place currently holding the 1921 England & Wales census. Has records for US, UK, Ireland, Australia
Findmypast.com
The best free site for genealogical record collections. Also has a tree builder so you can save your tree here
FamilySearch - FREE SITE
Subscription based site & family tree maker
MyHeritage
Can also be bundled with Ancestry.com memberships
Fold3 - Military Records
Newspaper Sites
Newspapers are a great resource to flesh out your family stories. Some of these are subscription models, some are free sites
The most useful site for British newspapers - subscription model
British Newspaper Archive
Best site for Irish newspapers. Subscription model - best sales around St Patrick’s day (March). Normally have a decent Black Friday sale too
Irish Newspaper Archives
Best for US newspapers - subscription model with varying tiers. You can also bundle with ancestry.com subscription
Newspapers.com
Full disclosure - I’ve never used this one but I know many who have. Useful for US genealogy, less so for Scottish and Irish genealogy (where all my ancestors lie…)
NewspaperArchive 1700s - 2025 | NewspaperArchive
Free site with many historical US newspapers - always worth a browse
Fulton History - FREE SITE
Many local US newspapers
Chronicling America | Library of Congress - FREE SITE
DNA Tools
Sites or products related to DNA genealogy
DNA kits are a great tool for building out your family tree - or even just for learning more about your ancestral roots. DNA matches help solve mysteries in your family tree, and grow branches even further out! Save this until a public holiday is co...
AncestryDNA | DNA Tests for Ethnicity & Genealogy ...
The best site for DNA research - you can upload your raw DNA data directly from many sites (ancestry, 23&me, myheritage). Subscription based or free version available, many tools included to analyze your data
GEDmatch
Another DNA test option - my recommendation if you only want one DNA test is to use ancestry.com (they have a larger database of matches). But if you’re serious about DNA genealogy then having tests across multiple sites is a great option to broaden ...
DNA Test Kit - Uncover Your Ethnic Origins & Ancestry
Scottish Genealogy
Websites specific for Scottish ancestry
The MOST important and useful site for Scottish genealogy. Pay-per-view, credits based system. Has birth, marriage, death, census, prison, probate records. Also various church and civil records
Scotland's People
An incredibly helpful site with various Scottish records. Search results are free and their records are pay per view. Contains a variety of sources including prison registers, mental health facility admissions, court records
Scottish Indexes
Irish Genealogy
Websites specifically for Irish ancestry
The most useful site for Irish genealogy - and it’s free! Birth, marriage and death records mostly
Irish Genealogy - FREE SITE
Another great free site - 1901 and 1911 census, plus some other useful records and partial census/indexes from other years.
Census | National Archives of Ireland - FREE SITE
Subscription based site - useful for church records. Has shorter term and longer term subscription options
RootsIreland – Irish Family History Online
Northern Irish records - pay per view and has a large collection of records
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)