Irish Ship Passenger Lists

This is a database of transcriptions of 4,500 ship passenger lists. The earliest is dated 1791 and the latest 1897 (the date refers to date of arrival). The large majority are from the period 1800-1860.

The lists are records mostly of passengers on ships from Irish and British ports to ports in North America (United States and Canada) and the passengers named on the lists are mostly of Irish origin.