Judaism

"The Jews have never done any injury to Ireland. Like our own race, they have endured a persecution, the records of which will for ever remain a reproach to the 'Christian' nations of Europe. Ireland has no share in this black record. Our country has this proud distinction - freely acknowledged by Jewish writers - of never having resorted to this un-Christian and barbarous treatment of an unfortunate people." - Michael Davitt.

A short history of the Irish Jewish Community. "The first reference to Jews in Ireland comes from the Annals of Inishfallen in 1077, which records that in a visit to the High King at Limerick "five Jews came over the sea ... and they were sent back again". It is believed that they were merchants from Rouen in France. "

The largest collection of Irish Jewish family records, maintained by Stuart Rosenblatt,

A small but unique Jewish community with a rich past, a vibrant present and an exciting future.

A list of Jewish communities and congregations in Ireland.

Information and photographs relating to the cemetery.

An island west of Great Britain, forming part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The earliest mention of Jews in Ireland appears toward the end of the eleventh century, although, curiously enough, quite a number of books have been written to identify the Irish with the Lost Ten Tribes.

The Irish Jewish Genealogical Society & Family History Centre (established in 1999) is a division of the Irish Jewish Museum, 3 Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin 8 Ireland. The Centre maintains a database of 39,500 entries that may be viewed at the National Library of Ireland, the National Museum of Ireland and the Irish Jewish Museum.

Twenty minutes' walk south of the Liffey River, the Museum was once the synagogue in the center of Jewish life in Dublin.

Information as given in official Museum pamphlet.

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain (JGSGB) promotes and encourages the study of Jewish genealogy.