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=== Catholic Church Records  ===
=== Catholic Church Records  ===


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.  '''[[Ireland Catholic Church Records|Read more...]]'''  
Catholic parish registers for most rural areas were not kept until the 1820s or later. Records for urban areas started earlier. Each parish (a church unit with geographical boundaries) 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.  '''[[Ireland Catholic Church Records|Read more...]]'''


=== Presbyterian Records  ===
=== Presbyterian Records  ===
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