Ireland Compiled Genealogies: Difference between revisions

With the destruction of many precious original documents in the Public Record Office in 1922, (now known as the National Archives) the genealogical collections accumulated prior to that date became vitally important. Collecting them into the Public Record Offices in Dublin and Belfast and the Genealogical Office, Dublin became a major area of focus for the archival staff. The administrators of these facilities pleaded with the public at large and with noted antiquarians, historians and genealogists to bequeath their transcripts, notes, correspondence and official copies of documents to their various facilities. Many of these collections resemble our notes today. They are often handwritten on scraps of paper and have little or no organization - others are well-organized typed transcripts with indexes. Thus, the researcher who investigates the various collections will find the complete spectrum of organization, material and content.

Smith, Frank D. ''Smith's Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Ireland.'' (FHL book Ref 941.5 D23s.) This manuscript indexes many periodicals and journals available at the Family History Library that contain family pedigrees.  

Covers counties Cork and Kerry. It contains extracts from parish registers, wills, marriages, emigrants and other miscellaneous source material. Mr. Casey was conducting epidemiology studies in these two counties and used this source material to compile genetic studies. There are fifteen volumes in the collection (FHL microfilms 823,801 – 823,809) with a one-volume index titled ''Index of O'Kief, Coshe Mang, Slieve Lougher, and Upper Blackwater ''in Ireland by Albert E. Casey, Eleanor L. Downey-Prince and Ursula Dietrich. There is also an annotated bibliography by Georgia V. Fleming-Haigh titled ''Ireland, The Abert E. Casey Collection and other Irish Materials in the Samford University Library'', Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama.

Vol. 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A - Burrow&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 538,138<br>Vol. 2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Burser - Deen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 538,139<br>Vol. 3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Deering - Gedges 538,140<br>Vol. 4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gee - Hutson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 538,141<br>Vol. 5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hutton - Maloy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 538,142<br>Vol. 6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Malpas - Neynoe&nbsp; 538,143<br>Vol. 7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nial - Row&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 538,144<br>Vol. 8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rowan - Tippen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;538,145<br>Vol. 9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tipper - Zurhorst&nbsp;&nbsp; 538,146<br>Vol. 10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Supplements&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 538,147

This collection consists of items of genealogical interest taken from newspapers in counties Cork and Kerry. These biographical notices are for the years 1756-1827 and include a large number of obituaries. The collection of 4 volumes (1732pp.) is on FHL microfilm 537,921 Vol. 1-3 A-Po, and 537,922 Vol. 4 Pocock-Z with supplement. Rosemary ffolliott has transcribed a large collection of parish registers from the Cork area, but refuses to have them microfilmed. Some of the abstracts are published in the periodical she produced The Irish Ancestor, the complete run is now available on CD from Eneclann. For more information about The Irish Ancestor 1969-1986 or to order it online, go to http://www.eneclann.ie/publications-11.asp  

This is a massive collection of over fifty rolls of microfilm and is both hand and typewritten. It covers various counties and holds numerous complete transcripts of muster rolls, householder’s lists, extracts of wills, deeds, parish registers, and miscellaneous documents. One portion also contains an alphabetical list of families and a breakdown by county. (FHL microfilms 258,471–258,524).  

This collection also covers various counties. It contains collections of other authors, for example: Smith papers which in turn includes lists of inhabitants for the city of Armagh for the year 1770; extracts from parish registers, chancery, wills, lists of gentry, etc. Indexes to the exchequer and chancery bills. Numerous extracts from the Registry of Deeds and an enormous amount of miscellaneous material. The microfilm numbers are not consecutive since this collection is spread over several record offices and was filmed at different times. (FHL microfilms 597,132 – 597,142; 597,099 – 597,102; 597,114 – 597,126; 596,881 – 596,886).  

The documents in this collection are in French. The collection is without page numbers, but is alphabetically arranged. It contains original documents relating to Irish families, 13th-18th centuries. Obviously relates to mainly Irish families with ties to France. (FHL microfilms 100,803 – 100,813).  

Alphabetically arranged by surname, this collection encompasses seventy-five rolls of microfilm (FHL microfilms 517,003 – 517,078). Numerous entries relate to Irish families and their connections to Ireland. This collection has heavy Quaker content, but it is not exclusively Quaker. The time period seems to relate to 17th – 19th centuries. The collection was compiled in Pennsylvania and contains predominantly U.S. families with foreign places of origin sometimes stated.  

This collection covers various counties. It is mostly a collection of wills representing all of the probate courts. Additional miscellaneous extracts and printed works cover a variety of subjects. (FHL microfilms 101,011 – 101,015).<br>

Johnson, Keith A., and Malcolm R. Sainty.''Genealogical Research Directory: National and International.'' Sydney, Australia: (The Editors of the) ''Genealogical Research Directory,'' 1997. (FHL book Ref 929.1025 G286grd.)  

Park, Keith, and Tracey Park.''Family History Knowledge - UK 1992''. 2d ed. Melksham, England: Family History Club, 1992. (FHL book Ref 942 D27pk.)