WILLS
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Testamentary Authority before 1857.

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Prerogative Wills: Betham Abstracts.

Testamentary Authority after 1857.

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Will Abstracts: Inland Revenue Records.

Will Abstracts: Land Commission Records.

Wills in the Registry of Deeds.

Will Abstracts in the Genealogical Office.

Will Abstracts and Transcripts: Other Sources.

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Wills

Wills have always been an extremely important source of genealogical information on the property-owning classes, in Ireland as elsewhere. They provide a clear picture of a family at a particular point in time, and can often supply enough details of a much larger network of relationships - cousins. nephews, in-laws and others - to produce quite a substantial family tree.

Apart from their genealogical significance, wills can also evoke vividly the long-vanished way of life of those whose final wishes they record.