Search Ireland, Newspaper Death Notices

Each record includes a thin index and the original newspaper announcement. The index is meant as a finding aid and you should always click through to the image of the announcement to see fuller details. The amount of information listed varies greatly according to newspaper and date, but the records usually include a combination of the following information:

• Name
• Age
• Death date
• Residence
• Name of relative
• Publication title
• Publication date

Explore this collection of newspaper death reports and obituaries to unearth interesting or undiscovered stories about your ancestors. Discover how deaths were originally announced in the press. These records also include “in memoriam” notices published at significant anniversaries of the death. All notices were paid announcements usually written by a family member and sent to the newspaper; the fact that they had to be paid for will have influenced the phrasing and length of announcements.

The three periodicals included in this collection as follows:

• Belfast Morning News
• Champion or Sligo News
• Cork Examiner