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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Church records are an excellent source of names, dates, relationships, and places. In fact, church records are the primary source for pre-civil registration (pre-1864) Irish research. Church records include records of christenings, marriages, and burials, sometimes giving birth and death dates. These records were kept in bound registers, usually called parish registers. Church records may include other types of records such as religious census returns, emigration lists, and session or vestry minutes. The major religions of Ireland are the Catholic Church | Church records are an excellent source of names, dates, relationships, and places. In fact, church records are the primary source for pre-civil registration (pre-1864) Irish research. Church records include records of christenings, marriages, and burials, sometimes giving birth and death dates. These records were kept in bound registers, usually called parish registers. Church records may include other types of records such as religious census returns, emigration lists, and session or vestry minutes. The major religions of Ireland are the Catholic Church and Church of Ireland (Anglican)<sup></sup>. The Presbyterian Church is also prominent, especially in Northern Ireland. | ||
| '' (78% of the population were Catholic in 1861, and c12% Church of Ireland, based on statistics extracted from the census of that year'')<br> | ||
The following book contains information about the history and records of many Irish religious denominations: | The following book contains information about the history and records of many Irish religious denominations: | ||