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Folio Search
Folio Search Ireland
Quick Answer
A folio search retrieves the registered record for an Irish property: the folio, showing the owner, property description and registered burdens, with the title map available as a bundle. You can search with a folio number, or with just an address or Eircode - finding the folio is part of the service.
The folio is the single most useful document in Irish property: one record that names the owner, maps the boundaries and lists everything registered against the land. A folio search puts that record in your hands. Have a folio number? Order directly. Have only an address? That is enough – identifying the folio is what the search is for.
Send an address, Eircode or folio number. The register entry - registered owner, class of title and every burden - is delivered electronically within 24 hours.
Order a Folio SearchKey Facts
Coverage
All of Ireland
Delivery
Electronically within 24 hours
Needed to order
An address or Eircode is normally enough
Registered land
Recorded on a folio, identified by number and county
Unregistered land
Evidenced through the Registry of Deeds instead
Boundaries
General boundaries - mapped approximately, not conclusively
If no record exists
We tell you before you are charged
What Is This Document
Every registered property in Ireland has a folio in the Land Register maintained as the official national record, identified by a number and county – CK12345F, DN67890L. A folio search locates the folio for your target property and retrieves the current record; the title map is added with the Folio + Map bundle. The result is the authoritative statement of registered ownership for that land, current to the day of the search.
Which Document Do I Need
Order the standard folio search for ownership and burdens, or the Folio + Title Map bundle where boundaries matter – the most popular option for purchases and disputes. Add the certified copy where a sealed document is required for legal use. If your property spans farmland, expect multiple folios – common where parcels were bought at different times – and we will identify all of them. If no folio exists, the property is unregistered and we route the search through the deeds records instead.
| Need | Product | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Find out who owns a property | Folio Search | €32.99 |
| See the burdens registered against the land | Folio Search | €32.99 |
| See the registered extent as well | Folio + Map Bundle | €57.99 |
| Prove the entry to a lender or court | Certified Folio | €149.99 |
| Read the wording of a burden | Instrument Copy | €349.99 |
| No folio exists for the address | The title is unregistered; search the deeds record | — |
What Information Is Included
The folio: registered owner’s name and address, class of title, property description with its map reference, and the burdens register – charges, rights of way, wayleaves, covenants, conditions. Add the title map – the registered extent drawn on the national mapping – with the Folio + Map bundle. Delivered by email as the record stands on the day of the search.
What Is Not Included
The folio will not tell you the property’s value, planning history or condition, and it does not record tenancies or family arrangements that were never registered. It is the ownership record – pair it with planning and physical checks for the full picture, and put it in front of your solicitor when the stakes are legal.
Why People Order
Because nearly every serious property question in Ireland resolves to “what does the folio say?” Buying, selling, lending, fencing, inheriting, subdividing – the folio is where the answer is recorded. People order folio searches to confirm what they believe, and a meaningful share discover something they did not know: an unreleased charge, an unexpected right of way, a boundary that does not run where the hedge does.
No folio number? An address is enough - finding the folio is what the search does.
Order NowReal World Use Cases
Home Buyers
The folio tells you what the listing will not - the registered owner, the charges, and the rights of way that come with the land whether or not anyone mentioned them
Auctioneers and Agents
Confirming the folio before listing keeps the brochure consistent with the register and avoids the awkward correction mid-campaign
Farmers
Multi-parcel holdings are the norm rather than the exception. A proper search identifies every folio in the holding, which matters for sales, leases, entitlements and succession alike
Site and Self-Build Buyers
Wayleaves, services and access rights appear on the burdens register, and finding them before an architect starts drawing saves redesign
Solicitors
Ordered daily, returned within 24 hours, with unusual findings flagged rather than left in the attachment for you to notice
Land Registry Context
Folio numbering is by county, which is why the same number can exist in Cork and Donegal – the county prefix distinguishes them. Rural Ireland is essentially fully registered, so land searches almost always resolve to folios; the exceptions cluster in the cities. Townland names, used in most rural addresses, have spelling variants that trip up literal searches – resolving them is part of what you are paying a search service to do.
Common Mistakes
Searching with a house name that is not the registered description. Assuming one property equals one folio. Reading the ownership line and skipping the burdens. Using a years-old folio copy for a live transaction. Confusing the title map’s general boundary with a surveyed boundary – the map shows extent, not centimetres.
Need it proved to a lender or a court? The Certified Folio is the sealed version, posted within 15 working days.
Order NowHow To Order
Enter a folio number, address or Eircode, and choose folio only or the Folio + Map bundle. We locate the folio – resolving spelling variants and multi-parcel holdings as needed – retrieve the documents, check them, and email the result. Unusual findings come with a note, not just an attachment.
Turnaround & Delivery
Standard delivery is within 24 hours for straightforward searches, anddered in the morning. Multi-folio holdings and unregistered outcomes are flagged before we proceed. Certified copies are posted within 15 working days and add production and postage time.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find a folio number for a property?
Order a folio search with the address or Eircode. Locating the folio number is the first step of the search - you do not need to know it in advance.
What does an Irish folio contain?
The registered owner, class of title, property description with map reference, and all registered burdens - mortgages, rights of way, covenants and conditions. The title map showing the registered extent is ordered alongside it as a bundle.
Can one property have more than one folio?
Yes, frequently - especially farms and holdings assembled over time. A thorough search identifies every folio making up the property, and we flag multi-folio holdings before completing the order.
What does the letter in a folio number mean?
F indicates a freehold title and L a leasehold title; older folios can carry no letter at all. Combined with the county code - DN for Dublin, CK for Cork - the reference identifies one register entry exactly.
Is the title map a precise boundary survey?
No. It shows the general boundary - the registered extent, not a centimetre-accurate line. For disputes over exact lines on the ground, a surveyor works alongside the registered map.
What if my property has no folio?
Then it is unregistered and its records are in the Registry of Deeds. We tell you and reroute the search rather than returning an empty result.
How fast is a folio search?
Most are delivered within 24 hours, with fast track common for morning orders. The confirmation email states the expected time for your search.
Do I need the folio number to run a Irish search?
No. An address or Eircode is normally enough - finding the folio is part of what the search does. If you already have the folio number and its county, supplying it saves a step.
Search the Register
Registered owner, class of title and burdens, delivered electronically within 24 hours. If no folio exists for the address, we tell you before you are charged.
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