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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 and the eastern part of the county generally 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)]] | Catholic parish registers for most rural areas were not kept until the 1820s or later. Records for urban areas and the eastern part of the county generally 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)]]. | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
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=== Marriages === | === Marriages === | ||
Catholic marriage records normally provide the date of the marriage, the names of the bride and groom, and the names of the witnesses. Occasionally, places of residence are listed. If the bride and groom are related, the degree of relationship is often given as well. Original parish registers are in local custody. Later marriage records, e.g. 1870s, especially in cities and larger towns, may include additional details not included in civil records such as names of both parents, their current address and addresses for witnesses | Catholic marriage records normally provide the date of the marriage, the names of the bride and groom, and the names of the witnesses. Occasionally, places of residence are listed. If the bride and groom are related, the degree of relationship is often given as well. Original parish registers are in local custody. Later marriage records, e.g. 1870s, especially in cities and larger towns, may include additional details not included in civil records such as names of both parents, their current address and addresses for witnesses. | ||
=== Burials === | === Burials === | ||
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Records relating to the lives of priests and/or nuns in the Catholic church are to be found primarily in two sources. The Irish Catholic Directory (published annually since 1836) and the published list Maynooth Students & Ordinations Index 1795-1982 by Patrick J. Hamell (Maynooth: no date) covering the first 100 years of those who entered the seminary at Maynooth. | Records relating to the lives of priests and/or nuns in the Catholic church are to be found primarily in two sources. The Irish Catholic Directory (published annually since 1836) and the published list Maynooth Students & Ordinations Index 1795-1982 by Patrick J. Hamell (Maynooth: no date) covering the first 100 years of those who entered the seminary at Maynooth. | ||
== | == Accessing Catholic Records == | ||
Since 2015 the National Library of Ireland's collection of Catholic records has been online. In most cases this will be sufficient. However the microfilm quality of these copies is often poor, and these were some records (around 2%) that were missed. Records after 1880 were not microfilmed. C<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">opies of pre-1880 parish registers for Northern Ireland are also kept by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. </span> | |||
Original parish registers are in local custody. Sometimes a priest will search parish records for you. Names, addresses, and parishes of priests are listed in the Irish Catholic Directory and Diary. | |||
=== Online Sources: === | |||
* [https://registers.nli.ie/ National Libary of Ireland], with indexes at at [http://search.ancestry.com/Places/Europe/Ireland/Default.aspx?category=34 Ancestry] ($) and [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-roman-catholic-parish-baptisms FindMyPast] ($). See comments above. | |||
*[http://www.rootsireland.ie/ RootsIreland] (Ireland Family History Foundation) ($) | |||
*[http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/index.html Irish Genealogy] (for most parishes in Dublin City plus some in south county Dublin, parishes in county Kerry and parts of South-West county Cork, and Co. Carlow). | |||
=== Heritage Centers === | |||
Heritage Centers are part of a country-wide system, the Ireland Family History Foundation, which has indexed millions of records. All Heritage Centers except Cork City, Dublin City, Kerry and south Cork have placed their records on RootsIreland (see above). However there may still be value in visiting the centers and seeking help from staff. | |||
=== Family History Library === | === Family History Library === | ||
The Family History Library has microfilm copies of | The Family History Library has microfilm copies of some Catholic parish registers. | ||
#Go to the '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog]'''. | #Go to the '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog]'''. | ||
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=== Parish Maps === | === Parish Maps === | ||
Maps showing Catholic parish boundaries for every county in Ireland can be found | Maps showing Catholic parish boundaries for every county in Ireland can be found on the [https://www.johngrenham.com/places/rcmap_index.php website of John Grenham], or on the website of the [https://registers.nli.ie/ National Library of Ireland]. | ||
[https://www.johngrenham.com/ | |||
== Selected Bibliography == | == Selected Bibliography == | ||