1. Diploma in Family History The Registry of Deeds

2. Registry of Deeds, Dublin

3. Registry of Deeds: memorial books

5. Registry of Deeds: memorial

6. 1708: why was it set up? Who used it? Why did they use it? When did they use it? Registry of Deeds

7. The registration system Local deed, signed and witnessed Local copy (“memorial”) with 1 joint witness Sworn before JP Sent to Registry Transcribed into Memorial book Registry of Deeds

8. Numbers? 1708-1703: 35,000 total 1760s: 135,000 + 1790: 250,000 + 1820s: 500,000 + Seán Murphy, History Ireland, Jan/Feb 2009 Registry of Deeds

9. Indexes Grantor's name Lands Index Registry of Deeds

10. Grantors Index

11. Lands Index

12. Transactions: Leases Marriage Settlements Mortgages Bills of Discovery Wills Rent Charges Registry of Deeds

13. But... tontines lands of Glangoole + part of Garryclough in TIP + town an lands of Curragh + Kilnawaragos the farm of Ardnaphahane in LIM + dwelling house in city Limerick wherein C lives A's estate + income in Ireland A is entitled to for a tontine in the name of D to B in trust, £6000 in marriage settlement charge of the estate of E payable of E's death sworn 20 Nov 1790

14. Microfilm copies Indexes NLI Full sets PRONI & LDS Registry of Deeds

15. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~registryofdeeds/ Registry of Deeds Index Project