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For a discussion of probate documents and their availability, see Rosemary Ffolliott and Eileen O'Byrne, "Wills and Administrations" in ''Irish Genealogy: A Record Finder'', edited by Donal F. Begley. (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 D27i|disp=book 941.5 D27i.)}}  
For a discussion of probate documents and their availability, see Rosemary Ffolliott and Eileen O'Byrne, "Wills and Administrations" in ''Irish Genealogy: A Record Finder'', edited by Donal F. Begley. (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 D27i|disp=book 941.5 D27i.)}}  
=== Post-1857 Probate Jurisdictions  ===
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="400"
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| '''County''' 
| '''District in which contained'''
|-
| Antrim 
| Belfast
|-
| Armagh 
| Armagh
|-
| Carlow 
| Kilkenny
|-
| Cavan 
| Cavan
|-
| Clare 
| Limerick
|-
| Cork 
| Cork
|-
| Donegal 
| Londonderry
|-
| Down 
| Belfast
|-
| Dublin 
| Principal Registry
|-
| Fermanagh 
| Armagh
|-
| Galway 
| Tuam
|-
| Kerry 
| Cork and Limerick
|-
| Kildare 
| Principal Registry
|-
| Kilkenny 
| Kilkenny
|-
| Leitrim 
| Ballina and Cavan
|-
| Leix (Queen's/Laois) 
| Kilkenny
|-
| Limerick 
| Limerick
|-
| Londonderry (Derry) 
| Londonderry
|-
| Longford 
| Cavan
|-
| Louth 
| Armagh
|-
| Mayo 
| Ballina
|-
| Meath 
| Principal Registry
|-
| Monaghan 
| Armagh
|-
| Offaly (King's) 
| Mullingar & Principal Registry
|-
| Roscommon 
| Tuam
|-
| Sligo 
| Ballina
|-
| Tipperary 
| Waterford & Limerick
|-
| Tyrone 
| Armagh & Londonderry
|-
| Waterford 
| Waterford
|-
| Westmeath 
| Mullingar
|-
| Wexford 
| Waterford
|-
| Wicklow 
| Principal Registry
|}
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=== Post-1857 Probate Courts  ===
In 1858, civil, government, courts took on the work of proving wills and administrations. Eleven district will registries and a Principal Probate Registry in Dublin replaced the church probate courts. 
Each registry made copies of wills and administrations that it proved in 'will and admon books' and after 20 years sent the originals to the Public Record Office in Dublin. The originals and copies, of almost all&nbsp;records of the Principal Probate Registry (which also had jurisdiction as a district court over the counties of Dublin and Kildare) were destroyed in the fire that consumed the Public Record Office in 1922. 
Copies of wills and administrations kept by other district registries have been gathered into the National Archives and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, where they remain grouped by district. To determine the district registry that served your county of interest, see the Irish Probates Register or Anthony Camp, Wills and Their Whereabouts. 
From 1858 there is a calendar or index of the grants of probate and letters of administration for the Principal Probate Registry and in the several district registries. Produced by the Principal Probate Registry, Dublin, this calendar is arranged alphabetically by the name of the testator. The Family History Library has a copy on {{FHL|217698|title-id|disp=46 rolls of film}}. For each entry the calendar tells the testator's name; the executor's name; the court where the will was registered; and the deceased person's name, occupation, date &amp; place of death. The calendars held at the National Archives, Dublin, only include the district registries of Armagh, Belfast &amp; Londonderry to 1918. 
For the years 1858-1877 there is a consolidated index to the calendars. Arranged by surname, the index gives the name of the deceased, the district registry where the probate was proved, and whether the probate involved a will or an admon. To find the film numbers for the Irish calendar and master index, select the calendar by Ireland, Principal Probate Registry (Dublin) in the&nbsp;Place Search of the catalog under IRELAND - PROBATE RECORDS - INDEXES. There existed a&nbsp;further consolidated index to the calendars for the period 1878 to 1900, but this was destroyed in 1922. 
If you are searching for a will proved between 1858 and 1877, look first at the consolidated index. If you are looking for a will proved after 1877, go directly to the calendar(s). These sources will tell you the district registry where the will was proved. Once you identify the district registry, you can easily establish if a relavant will or admon books survives. District records, including indexes, that are available at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under IRELAND - PROBATE RECORDS. 


=== Pre-1858 Probate Jurisdictions  ===
=== Pre-1858 Probate Jurisdictions  ===
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The diocesan courts regulated property within the jurisdiction of the Bishop of each diocese. Fees paid to the Bishop covered the cost of executing the will or administration. The establishment of the Prerogative courts resolved potential disputes between the Bishops of individual dioceses.<br>  
The diocesan courts regulated property within the jurisdiction of the Bishop of each diocese. Fees paid to the Bishop covered the cost of executing the will or administration. The establishment of the Prerogative courts resolved potential disputes between the Bishops of individual dioceses.<br>  


=== Post-1857 Probate Jurisdictions  ===
=== Collections of Transcripts and Abstracts of Destroyed Records  ===
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="400"
|-
| '''County'''
| '''District in which contained'''
|-
| Antrim
| Belfast
|-
| Armagh
| Armagh
|-
| Carlow
| Kilkenny
|-
| Cavan
| Cavan
|-
| Clare
| Limerick
|-
| Cork
| Cork
|-
| Donegal
| Londonderry
|-
| Down
| Belfast
|-
| Dublin
| Principal Registry
|-
| Fermanagh
| Armagh
|-
| Galway
| Tuam
|-
| Kerry
| Cork and Limerick
|-
| Kildare
| Principal Registry
|-
| Kilkenny
| Kilkenny
|-
| Leitrim
| Ballina and Cavan
|-
| Leix (Queen's/Laois)
| Kilkenny
|-
| Limerick
| Limerick
|-
| Londonderry (Derry)
| Londonderry
|-
| Longford
| Cavan
|-
| Louth
| Armagh
|-
| Mayo
| Ballina
|-
| Meath
| Principal Registry
|-
| Monaghan
| Armagh
|-
| Offaly (King's)
| Mullingar &amp; Principal Registry
|-
| Roscommon
| Tuam
|-
| Sligo
| Ballina
|-
| Tipperary
| Waterford &amp; Limerick
|-
| Tyrone
| Armagh &amp; Londonderry
|-
| Waterford
| Waterford
|-
| Westmeath
| Mullingar
|-
| Wexford
| Waterford
|-
| Wicklow
| Principal Registry
|}
 
<br>
 
=== Post-1857 Probate Courts  ===
 
In 1858, civil, government, courts took on the work of proving wills and administrations. Eleven district will registries and a Principal Probate Registry in Dublin replaced the church probate courts.
 
Each registry made copies of wills and administrations that it proved in 'will and admon books' and after 20 years sent the originals to the Public Record Office in Dublin. The originals and copies, of almost all&nbsp;records of the Principal Probate Registry (which also had jurisdiction as a district court over the counties of Dublin and Kildare) were destroyed in the fire that consumed the Public Record Office in 1922.
 
Copies of wills and administrations kept by other district registries have been gathered into the National Archives and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, where they remain grouped by district. To determine the district registry that served your county of interest, see the Irish Probates Register or Anthony Camp, Wills and Their Whereabouts.
 
From 1858 there is a calendar or index of the grants of probate and letters of administration for the Principal Probate Registry and in the several district registries. Produced by the Principal Probate Registry, Dublin, this calendar is arranged alphabetically by the name of the testator. The Family History Library has a copy on {{FHL|217698|title-id|disp=46 rolls of film}}. For each entry the calendar tells the testator's name; the executor's name; the court where the will was registered; and the deceased person's name, occupation, date &amp; place of death. The calendars held at the National Archives, Dublin, only include the district registries of Armagh, Belfast &amp; Londonderry to 1918.
 
For the years 1858-1877 there is a consolidated index to the calendars. Arranged by surname, the index gives the name of the deceased, the district registry where the probate was proved, and whether the probate involved a will or an admon. To find the film numbers for the Irish calendar and master index, select the calendar by Ireland, Principal Probate Registry (Dublin) in the&nbsp;Place Search of the catalog under IRELAND - PROBATE RECORDS - INDEXES. There existed a&nbsp;further consolidated index to the calendars for the period 1878 to 1900, but this was destroyed in 1922.
 
If you are searching for a will proved between 1858 and 1877, look first at the consolidated index. If you are looking for a will proved after 1877, go directly to the calendar(s). These sources will tell you the district registry where the will was proved. Once you identify the district registry, you can easily establish if a relavant will or admon books survives. District records, including indexes, that are available at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under IRELAND - PROBATE RECORDS.
 
=== Collections of Transcripts and Abstracts of Destroyed Probate Records  ===


With the destruction of the original Prerogative Wills and most of the Will Books into which they were transcribed, the importance of transcripts made by various researchers cannot be over emphasized. By nature, interest in the wealthier classes and their lineages led to numerous will abstracts and transcripts. The more notable collections are here described, certainly there are many others.  
With the destruction of the original Prerogative Wills and most of the Will Books into which they were transcribed, the importance of transcripts made by various researchers cannot be over emphasized. By nature, interest in the wealthier classes and their lineages led to numerous will abstracts and transcripts. The more notable collections are here described, certainly there are many others.  
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"The Episcopal wills from the transcripts were published in full by Canon Carrigan in Archivium Hibernicum, vols. I to IV. Further wills and abstracts from the same source appear in “History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory,” in Borris in Ossory An Irish Parish and Its People, by Hilary D. Walsh, F.S.C., and in various diocesan histories."  
"The Episcopal wills from the transcripts were published in full by Canon Carrigan in Archivium Hibernicum, vols. I to IV. Further wills and abstracts from the same source appear in “History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory,” in Borris in Ossory An Irish Parish and Its People, by Hilary D. Walsh, F.S.C., and in various diocesan histories."  


==== <br>W. O. Cavenagh  ====
==== W. O. Cavenagh  ====


Lt. Col. W. O. Cavenagh made numerous transcripts of many Cavengah and related families wills. These are typescript and contained in the Genealogical Office Mss. 471. This was microfilmed by the Family History Library on Family History Library {{FHL|495747|title-id|disp=microfilm 100178}}.  
Lt. Col. W. O. Cavenagh made numerous transcripts of many Cavengah and related families wills. These are typescript and contained in the Genealogical Office Mss. 471. This was microfilmed by the Family History Library on Family History Library {{FHL|495747|title-id|disp=microfilm 100178}}.  
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Abstracts of wills made by J. N. C. Atkins Davis are indexed in Analecta Hibernica Vol. 17. Several of these wills are for the Prerogative Court. As with many of the collections, these relate to specific families with which the researcher was directly interested. The Davis collection is deposited in the Genealogical Office (G.O. Mss. 380 400) and is contained on two reels of microfilm Family History Library {{FHL|494972|title-id|disp=film 100143}} and Family History Library film{{FHL|466294|title-id|disp=100144}}. Much of the material is mixed with pedigrees and miscellaneous notes.<br>  
Abstracts of wills made by J. N. C. Atkins Davis are indexed in Analecta Hibernica Vol. 17. Several of these wills are for the Prerogative Court. As with many of the collections, these relate to specific families with which the researcher was directly interested. The Davis collection is deposited in the Genealogical Office (G.O. Mss. 380 400) and is contained on two reels of microfilm Family History Library {{FHL|494972|title-id|disp=film 100143}} and Family History Library film{{FHL|466294|title-id|disp=100144}}. Much of the material is mixed with pedigrees and miscellaneous notes.<br>  


==== <br>Estate Duty Office  ====
==== Estate Duty Office  ====


A collection of wills proved in English Courts listing executors with Irish residences was compiled from wills deposited in the Estate Duty Office in London. This collection has since been transferred to the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast. Most of these wills are for the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and are copies of English wills sent to the Stamp Office. The collection of wills with Irish residences listed for the executors includes an index for the years 1812 1857 and copies of the actual wills for the time period 1821 1857. The will copies for the time period 1812 1821 were previously destroyed. However, the original will may still be found in the court in which the will was proved. The Estate Duty Office collection has been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.  
A collection of wills proved in English Courts listing executors with Irish residences was compiled from wills deposited in the Estate Duty Office in London. This collection has since been transferred to the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast. Most of these wills are for the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and are copies of English wills sent to the Stamp Office. The collection of wills with Irish residences listed for the executors includes an index for the years 1812 1857 and copies of the actual wills for the time period 1821 1857. The will copies for the time period 1812 1821 were previously destroyed. However, the original will may still be found in the court in which the will was proved. The Estate Duty Office collection has been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.  
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A sizeable collection of will abstracts amounting to approximately 4,000 was compiled by Miss Gertrude Thrift. This collection is deposited at the Public Record Office of Ireland, Dublin and was microfilmed by the Family History Library&nbsp; {{FHL|592949|film|disp=microfilm 592949 956}} and{{FHL|234649|title-id|disp=microfilm 596408 419}}. This material is indexed in the Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records and Keeper of State Records in Ireland, 55th Report pp. 69 90 and 57th Report pp. 325 420. Not all of the will abstracts are for the Prerogative Court.<br>  
A sizeable collection of will abstracts amounting to approximately 4,000 was compiled by Miss Gertrude Thrift. This collection is deposited at the Public Record Office of Ireland, Dublin and was microfilmed by the Family History Library&nbsp; {{FHL|592949|film|disp=microfilm 592949 956}} and{{FHL|234649|title-id|disp=microfilm 596408 419}}. This material is indexed in the Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records and Keeper of State Records in Ireland, 55th Report pp. 69 90 and 57th Report pp. 325 420. Not all of the will abstracts are for the Prerogative Court.<br>  


==== <br>William H. Whelply (1866-1960)  ====
==== William H. Whelply (1866-1960)  ====


William Henry Welply lived to be over ninety years of age and compiled an extensive collection of will abstracts. Copies of his work appear in various record offices. The Representative Church Body Library, Dublin has a collection of many of these will abstracts which cover much of Ireland. The Whelply will abstracts are indexed in Analecta Hibernica Vol. 17.  
William Henry Welply lived to be over ninety years of age and compiled an extensive collection of will abstracts. Copies of his work appear in various record offices. The Representative Church Body Library, Dublin has a collection of many of these will abstracts which cover much of Ireland. The Whelply will abstracts are indexed in Analecta Hibernica Vol. 17.  
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