Researching your ancestors from Great Britain and Ireland
A guide to researching your ancestors in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, using resources at State Library Victoria.
You can find a large number of Irish directories in the Family History & Newspaper room. Search the library catalogue for country, county or city directories using such keywords as Ireland directories or Dublin directories.
Includes the following collections of directories:
Ireland, City and Regional Directories, 1836-1947
UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946. A collection of directories for various areas of the United Kingdom. Directories include - street, commercial, trade, court and post office.
British Phone Books, 1880-1984. Contains 1780 British phone books published between 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced to the UK, and 1984, from the historic phone book collection held by BT Archives. Provides full coverage for England as well as containing substantial records for Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
Contains the most comprehensive online collection of historical Irish directories in the world. Dating from 1636 it includes national, regional and local directories.
