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Finding the Catholic Parish[edit | edit source]

The Roman Catholic Church divided Ireland into Catholic parishes that did not usually align with Ireland's civil parishes. Searching by civil parish will not locate the Catholic record. In order to find a record or narrow results, search by the Catholic parish.

Knowing the civil parish or townland is necessary to find the Catholic parish. Go to Finding the Ireland County or Parish of Origin.

If civil parish or townland is known:[edit | edit source]

Catholic Parishes and Civil Parish Links - enter the name of the civil parish and it will list which Catholic parish it is in
- If only the townland is known, enter the townland into The IreAtlas Townland DataBase and it will list the civil parish
Compare Catholic Parish Maps (map of Catholic parishes by county) and Civil Parish Maps (map of civil parishes by county)

Many Catholic parishes have multiple names. Go to Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI and enter the name of the parish to learn all of the names it may be known as.

If only the county is known:[edit | edit source]

Learn all of the Catholic parishes in the county of origin to help narrow down results. See Catholic Parish Maps.

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 The Roman Catholic Church divided Ireland into Catholic parishes that did not usually align with Ireland's civil parishes. Searching by civil parish will not locate the Catholic record. In order to find a record or narrow results, search by the Catholic parish.
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-====If civil parish or townland is KNOWN: ====
+:<div style="font-size:16px;>''Knowing the '''civil parish''' or '''townland''' is necessary to find the Catholic parish. Go to [[GuidedResearch:Ireland_County_of_Origin|'''Finding the Ireland County or Parish of Origin''']].''</div>
-*[https://www.swilson.info/rcparishlink.php Catholic Parishes and Civil Parish Links] - search the civil parish to find which Catholic parish it is in.
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-::If '''only''' townland known, enter it into [https://thecore.com/seanruad/ The IreAtlas Townland DataBase] to find which civil parish it is in. '''Then''' search for the civil parish above.
+====If civil parish or townland is known:====
-*Compare [https://www.johngrenham.com/places/rcmap_index.php Catholic Parish Maps] and [https://www.johngrenham.com/places/civil_index.php#maps/ Civil Parish Maps].
+*[https://www.swilson.info/rcparishlink.php Catholic Parishes and Civil Parish Links] - enter the name of the civil parish and it will list which Catholic parish it is in
+**If only the townland is known, enter the townland into [https://thecore.com/seanruad/ The IreAtlas Townland DataBase] and it will list the civil parish
+*Compare [https://www.johngrenham.com/places/rcmap_index.php Catholic Parish Maps] (map of Catholic parishes by county) and [https://www.johngrenham.com/places/civil_index.php#maps/ Civil Parish Maps] (map of civil parishes by county)
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+Many Catholic parishes have '''multiple names'''. Go to [https://registers.nli.ie/ Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI] and enter the name of the parish to learn all of the names it may be known as.
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-====If civil parish and townland are NOT KNOWN:====
-*Go to [[GuidedResearch:Ireland County of Origin|Finding the Ireland County or Parish of Origin]] to learn how to find the civil parish or townland.
+====If only the county is known:====
+Learn all of the Catholic parishes in the county of origin to help narrow down results. See [https://www.johngrenham.com/places/rcmap_index.php Catholic Parish Maps].
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-====If only county is KNOWN:====
-*Learn all of the Catholic parishes in the county to help narrow down results. See [https://www.johngrenham.com/places/rcmap_index.php Catholic Parish Maps].
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-'''Take note:''' many Catholic parishes have '''multiple names'''. Go to [https://registers.nli.ie/ National Library of Ireland] and enter the name of the parish or click on the parish on the map to learn its variant names.
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