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Helpful Addresses
[Note: the following are ALL links, down to the pharase "National Addresses"]
When writing to any of the following, it is useful to enclose international postage vouchers. When making enquiries, give as much detail as possible. See Sending Funds Overseas
You address your letter more or less like this:
Name SurnameThere aren't any postal codes in the Republic of Ireland, so don't worry about using them. The postcodes for those who wish to write to addresses in Northern Ireland can be found at the UK Postcode Search. If you know the townland name for rural addresses please use it along with the remainder of the address. It is an important part of our heritage which is in danger of disappearing.
Some Street
Townland
Kilmore, County Roscommon
Ireland
By the way, you can probably save yourself some money if you send your letter first class instead of air mail -- from most of the civilized world, international mail all goes on an airplane, not on a ship; no sense paying extra for what you get anyway.
Republic National Addresses
Northern Ireland (Ulster)
Provinces
ConnauchtLeinster
Munster
Ulster
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North Western Health Board (Death Certificates) Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim Western Health Board (Death Certificates) Galway, Mayo, Roscommon Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway |
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Eastern Health Board (Death Certificates) Dublin City and County Kildare and Wicklow Dr. Stevens Hospital, John's Road, Dublin 8 Midland Health Board (Death Certificates) Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath Arden Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly South Eastern Health Board (Death Certificates) Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary S., Waterford Lacken, Dublin Road, Kilkenny North Eastern Health Board (Death Certificates) Cavan, Louth, Meath, Monaghan Navan Road, Kells, Co. Meath |
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. Midwestern Health Board (Death Certificates) Clare, Limerick City and County, Tipperary 31/33 Catherine Street Limerick Southern Health Board (Death Certificates) Cork City and County and Kerry St. Columbanus Home, Killarney Cork Farm Centre, Dennehy's Cross, Cork South Eastern Health Board (Death Certificates), Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary S., Waterford Lacken, Dublin Road, Kilkenny |
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. . General Register Office(Northern Ireland) North Western Health Board (Death Certificates), Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim North Eastern Health Board (Death Certificates), Cavan, Louth, Meath, Monaghan Navan Road, Kells, Co. Meath Public Record Office of Northern Ireland New Ulster, Journal of the Ulster Society NI Researching - Ulster Province Home of the "Scotch-Irish-L" History of the Early American Presbyterian Ch. Ulster Genealogical Database Ulster Historical Publications Ulster Genealogical Database GenWeb for Northern Ireland with GOOD links :) The Ulster Cyber Community Ulster Society |
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BT UK Phonebook includes Northern Ireland General Register Office of Northern Ireland Oxford House 49-55 Chichester Street, Belfast BT1 4H6 Northern Ireland. Tel: 01232 252000 Fax: 01232 252120 (For birth, marriage and death certificates ) �6.50 sterling. Registers of births and deaths since 1864 are held. Marriage records are available here from 1922 Public Record Office of Northern Ireland - PRONI, 66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast BT9 6NY Northern Ireland. Records held include: Census returns, private papers, minutes of various bodies, and copies of church and school registers. telnet://143.117.22.163 The Linen Hall Library, Belfast North of Ireland Family History Society c/o Queen's University, School of Education 69 University Street, Belfast BT7 1HL email: [email protected] The Society, formed in 1979, is a voluntary non-profit making organisation depending on the support of those who are interested in family history. The object of the Society is to foster interest in the study of family history, with special reference to families who have had roots in this part of Ireland and to their descendants elsewhere. Ulster Historical Foundation 12 College Square East Belfast BT1 6DD Telephone: 01232 332288 FAX 01232 239885 email: [email protected] URL: http://www.uhf.org.uk Eastern Health and Social Services Board Linenhall Street, Belfast Northern Health and Social Services Board County Hall, Ballymena, Co. Antrim Southern Health and Social Services Board 20 Seagoe Industrial Area, Portadown, Co. Armagh Western Health and Social Services Board 17 Gransha Park, Campsie, Co. Derry East Belfast Historical Society, Mr.William Smith, 35 Belmont Avemue, Belfast, N.I. The Queen's University of Belfast, Main Library Belfast Northern Ireland BT7 1LS Telephone: (01232) 273639 FAX: (01232) 323340 E-MAIL: [email protected] . |
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Obtaining Overseas Funds
[To get the Irish Punt "�" do Alt 156 - i.e., hold down the Alt key and type 156 on the numeric keypad, then release the Alt key.]
The recipient doesn't have to go to the PO to exchange coupons for stamps. Go to one of your local stamp and coin shops. They usually have current stamps for many countries to sell for not much more than face value.
You CAN buy Irish stamps from the U.S. Postal Service. Just call 1-800 STAMP24 and place your order. That is the phone number of the Philatelic Fulfillment Service Center. You have to buy them in blocks of 4. A block of four 52p stamps costs $3.35. There is also a $1.00 shipping and handling fee. It takes a couple of weeks to receive them.
There's a US Postal Service web page with Domestic and
International Rate Calculators to
determine how much it costs to mail the average (1oz) letter
from the US to other countries:
http://www.usps.gov/navbar.htm
Ruesch International Bank
700 Eleventh Street NW
Washington DC USA 20001-1507
or
608 5th Ave.
N.Y, N.Y. 10020
Phone # 1 800 292-4685
also
Also a branch in Los Angeles, California,
telephone 800-696-7990.
Or just call FREEPHONE 1-800-124-2923
or order by telephone 800-424-2923 and credit card.
For a small fee (about $US 3.00) they will snail mail you a sterling cheque made payable to the party of your choice. Useful for paying for copy birth certificates in UK, etc.
United States Postal Service
International reply coupons provide a convenient method for you to prepay replies from foreign countries. You can send your correspondent one or more coupons, which may be purchased for $1.10 each at local post offices. Your correspondent exchanges the coupon for postage in his or her country. Include the IRC in your correspondence and mention that the IRC can be redeemed for return postage to the States. One coupon should be enough to ship a standard 1 oz. letter. Many folks normally include 2 IRC's just to be on the safe side.
Some agencies accept MasterCard or VISA, which automatically converts the currency at the rate in effect at the time of the transaction.
For completeness, one should mention that most large banks maintain an international currency service. They will mail you a bank check (or you can pick the check up at a branch) payable in another country's currency. They charge a fee which is usually $25. American Express will do the same thing.
Foreign Exchange Resources
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Based on material from M.M.Brandl
Additional Bibliography:
Baxter, Angus. In search of your British and Irish roots: A complete guide to tracing your English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish ancestors; Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1991.
Falley, Margaret. Irish and Scotch-Irish ancestral research: A guide to the genealogical records, methods, and sources in Ireland; Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1981.
Grenham, John. Tracing your Irish ancestors: The complete guide; Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1992.
Ryan, James G. Irish Records: Sources for family and local history Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 1997.
Irish America Magazine
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