Ireland Project Reliable Sources

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Reliable Sources

For a full list see Historical_Sources_of_Ireland

For some pre-1700 sources specific to Kerry

For some pre-1700 sources specific for County Cork and other Irish counties

Other Ireland sources

• Published articles and books with sources cited. Publications through genealogical associations are often peer reviewed as well.

Reliable Sources with Conditions

• Find A Grave, Billiongraves and other cemetery sites would be deemed reliable only when a picture of the headstone is provided. Remember that even grave markers can have errors in name spelling and dates.

Unreliable Sources

• User generated online trees like Geni, MyHeritage, Ancestry, FamilySearch, Rootsweb, Geneanet, etc. These kinds of sites can be used to find details that can lead to reliable sources. Some trees cite sources that can be used for your profiles when you have checked them out. Never use a user generated tree as source.
• Published books, articles and blogs that do not have sources listed.
• Some other sources may be considered Unreliable. For a current list see Category:Frauds_and_Fabrications, EuroAristo_Project_Reliable_Sources, England_Project_Reliable_Sources, and Category:Reliable_Sources_for_Pre-1700_Profiles