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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. | 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> | '' (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: | ||
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=== Catholic Church Records === | === Catholic Church Records === | ||
Catholic parish registers for most rural areas were not kept until the 1820s or later. Records for urban areas started earlier. Each parish (a church unit with geographical boundaries) kept its own records. Catholic parish registers mainly include christening and marriage records. Few registers contain death or burial records. Occasionally a register will contain a parish census. '''[[Ireland Catholic Church Records|Read more...]]''' | Catholic parish registers for most rural areas were not kept until the 1820s or later. Records for urban areas started earlier. Each parish (a church unit with geographical boundaries) kept its own records. Catholic parish registers mainly include christening and marriage records. Few registers contain death or burial records. Occasionally a register will contain a parish census. '''[[Ireland Catholic Church Records|Read more...]]''' | ||
=== Presbyterian Records === | === Presbyterian Records === | ||
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Punch, Terrence M. Some Irish Immigrant Weddings in Nova Scotia 1841-1845. List of one or both Irish Immigrants that were married in St. Peter's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1841-1845, Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol. IX.no.2.1977, pages 133-146, Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i v9. | Punch, Terrence M. Some Irish Immigrant Weddings in Nova Scotia 1841-1845. List of one or both Irish Immigrants that were married in St. Peter's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1841-1845, Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol. IX.no.2.1977, pages 133-146, Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i v9. | ||
== Search Strategies and Indexes == | == Search Strategies and Indexes == | ||
As you search church records, use the following strategies: | As you search church records, use the following strategies: | ||
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**[http://www.rootsireland.ie RootsIreland] -- this fee-based website has indexes online for several Irish counties, though coverage varies. The website includes a coverage list. (Click on 'Online Sources' then 'List of Sources' then select a county.) | **[http://www.rootsireland.ie RootsIreland] -- this fee-based website has indexes online for several Irish counties, though coverage varies. The website includes a coverage list. (Click on 'Online Sources' then 'List of Sources' then select a county.) | ||
**[http://www.irishgenealogy,ie Irish Genealogy] -- this free website has indexes online for Dublin and the counties of Carlow, Cork, and Kerry. | **[http://www.irishgenealogy,ie Irish Genealogy] -- this free website has indexes online for Dublin and the counties of Carlow, Cork, and Kerry. | ||
**[http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] -- has indexes to some Irish church records in the collection of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. | **[http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] -- has indexes to some Irish church records in the collection of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. | ||
*Search all parish registers and other available church records of the appropriate locality for the time period you are researching. | *Search all parish registers and other available church records of the appropriate locality for the time period you are researching. | ||
*Search available Church of Ireland records even if your family was not Church of Ireland. | *Search available Church of Ireland records even if your family was not Church of Ireland. | ||