Whether your ancestors were Catholic or Protestant, church records are an essential resource for Irish family history research. Many records useful to family historians were destroyed during the Four Courts fire during the Irish Civil War, and available church records may help to fill in the gaps—providing details of your ancestors births, marriages, deaths, and more. In this online lecture, Senior Genealogist Rhonda R. McClure will provide an overview of the church records available for Irish family history research, covering both Catholic and Protestant records. She will also discuss the historical context of these records, and the role that the church played in your ancestors’ lives.