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== Introduction == | === Introduction === | ||
Catholic parish registers for most rural areas were not kept until the 1820s or later. Records for urban areas started earlier. Each parish kept its own records. Catholic parish registers mainly include christening and marriage records. Few registers contain death or burial records. Occasionally a register will contain a parish census. Some Catholic registers are written in Latin [[Latin in Irish Roman Catholic parish registers|(click here for some Latin terms and their meanings)]]. The registers contain the following information. | Catholic parish registers for most rural areas were not kept until the 1820s or later. Records for urban areas started earlier. Each parish kept its own records. Catholic parish registers mainly include christening and marriage records. Few registers contain death or burial records. Occasionally a register will contain a parish census. Some Catholic registers are written in Latin [[Latin in Irish Roman Catholic parish registers|(click here for some Latin terms and their meanings)]]. The registers contain the following information. | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||