Correct citation for irish genealogy ie

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Is there anyone that specialises in Irish ancestry only I can not find any sources for this line at all
WikiTree profile: Peter Obrien
in The Tree House by Steph Meredith G2G6 Mach 8 (87.2k points)
edited by Maggie N.
Name Peter O'Brien
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place San Rafael, Marin, California, United States
Gender Male
Age 73
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1857
Birthplace Irish Free State
Immigration Year 1888
Father's Birthplace Irish Free State
Mother's Birthplace Irish Free State
 
Peter O'Brien
Head M 73 Irish Free State
Catherine O'Brien Wife F 61 Irish Free State
Edward O'Brien Son M 29 California
Opps sorry I thought Catherine was his wife
I think findmypast has the best Catholic records. I don't have an account there yet.

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Stephanie; Problem with Ireland,Almost all records from 1841 too 1891

have been destroyed by Irish Gov"t or by fire,There are some Church records

that have survived.Give me names ,dates, and where they lived.and what

Church they belonged too.
by Wayne Morgan G2G Astronaut (1.0m points)
selected by Maggie N.
that is definately the problem with the fire Wayne I am hope they are all like me father being Roman Catholic I have my grandfather Michael Obrien which would be the easiest one I think to start with as I have no citings for him going back he was born in 1895 in Dungarvan, Watererford
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Did find Michael  Brien,under Civil registration births,He born 1st Quarter

1895,Dungarvan,Waterford,Ireland.You would need to buy his birth record

from Ireland.Too find his parents.
by Wayne Morgan G2G Astronaut (1.0m points)
His parents were John Obrien and Bridget Keene. His father died on board S.S Formby which I have links to
Civil Registration births free at www.irishgenealogy.ie Govt website
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Is this his death record?

Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N471-M3J : 10 December 2014), Peter O'Brien, 15 Nov 1913; citing Boston,,Massachusetts, 650, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,400,760.

by Paula J G2G6 Pilot (277k points)
Not sure where Michael died Paula joys of the surname so difficult to separate
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Here is an interesting video from rootstech about findmypast new records 2018 https://www.rootstech.org/video/unlocking-roman-catholic-records
by Richard Devlin G2G6 Pilot (503k points)
Thank you Richard I shall certainly have a look to see whats it says

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