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=== Catholic Church Records === | === Catholic Church Records === | ||
{{Tip|Images of more than 1,000 Catholic parish registers are now available for free online at the [http://www.nli.ie/en/parish-register.aspx|National Library of Ireland website].}} | |||
Roman Catholic parish registers for most rural areas were not kept until the 1820s or much later. However, records for urban areas often start earlier; sometimes much earlier and as far back as the mid-eighteenth century or occasionally before. Registers in the City of Limerick for example begin in 1745, those for Cork Cathedral in 1766. '''[[Ireland Catholic Church Records|Read more...]]''' | Roman Catholic parish registers for most rural areas were not kept until the 1820s or much later. However, records for urban areas often start earlier; sometimes much earlier and as far back as the mid-eighteenth century or occasionally before. Registers in the City of Limerick for example begin in 1745, those for Cork Cathedral in 1766. '''[[Ireland Catholic Church Records|Read more...]]''' | ||
Most parishes (a church unit with geographical boundaries) kept their own records. Some parish buildings were erected and used merely for baptising and worshiping chapels and kept no parish registers and the registers of same were kept at the main parish. | Most parishes (a church unit with geographical boundaries) kept their own records. Some parish buildings were erected and used merely for baptising and worshiping chapels and kept no parish registers and the registers of same were kept at the main parish. | ||
Catholic parish registers mainly include christening and marriage records. Few registers contain death or burial records. Occasionally a register will contain a parish census. Read more... | Catholic parish registers mainly include christening and marriage records. Few registers contain death or burial records. Occasionally a register will contain a parish census. Read more... | ||
==== Availability of Catholic Parish Registers ==== | ==== Availability of Catholic Parish Registers ==== | ||