..... if you look to those web sites whose URL's you will see passing through the mail-lists - then they are where you will find your treasures, the little nuggets. County Home Pages created by individuals who have an interest in a county, people who transcribe records and put that information on line. There may be mistakes on some of those pages, but you will not find any similar information being given to you by any of the large organisations.
You will find a list of sites relating specifically to each county on the county contents pages. On this page, are some sites which stand out amongst those relating to Irish research and some links which are not listed on other 'Links' pages, but which are well worth a visit if you are looking for information from Ireland.
Irish Historical Articles ~ County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
I don't like 'pure' genealogy per se, that is, the putting of names on a family tree, instead I like to know about the people, how they lived and the places they lived in. There are lots of people who are not like me, who do like to know just the names and where they came from. The pages linked to below are pretty much to do with pure genealogy (but a little bit of the other thrown in!).