Irish Genealogical Collections by County
Irish Genealogical Collections by County David E. Rencher, AGCM (Ireland), CGSM, FIGRS, FUGA © 2010 All rights reserved.
| County | Collection(s) | Repository* | FHL | Diocese(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim | Tenison Groves Stewart-Kennedy Notebooks R.H. Blackwood Rev. David Stewart Henry A. S. Upton |
NAI; NLI; GO; PRONI TCL; PRONI; NLI LHL PRONI RIA |
Yes Yes No No Yes/Part |
Down & Connor Down & Connor Down & Connor Down & Connor, Derry, Dromore Sheriff’s Listing |
| Armagh | Tenison Groves Rev. James B. Leslie R.H. Blackwood Philip Crosslé Henry A. S. Upton |
NAI; NLI; GO; PRONI PRONI; NLI; GO LHL GO; NA; PRONI; NLI; ILSL RIA |
Yes Yes No Yes/Part Yes |
Armagh Armagh; Down & Connor; Dromore Armagh Armagh West Family; Sheriff’s Listing |
| Carlow | Very Rev. William C. Carrigan Henry A. S. Upton | NLI; NAI RIA |
Yes |
Leighlin Sheriff’s Listing |
| Cavan | Rev. James B. Leslie Rev. H. B. Swanzy Henry A. S. Upton R.H. Blackwood |
PRONI; NLI; GO NAI; PRONI; GO; RCBL RIA; NLI LHL |
Yes Yes Yes No |
Ardagh, Kilmore, Meath Kilmore Kilmore; Sheriff’s Listing Kilmore |
| Clare | Alfred Molony O’Loghlen Wills Westropp Mss. Inchiquin Collection Philip Crosslé John Joseph Greene |
GO NLI RIA CCA GO GO; NLI |
Yes No Yes |
Killaloe & Kilfenora Killaloe & Kilfenora Killaloe & Kilfenora O’Brien Family Finucane Family Killaloe |
| Cork | Albert E. Casey Caulfield Transcripts Rosemary ffolliot Newspaper Coll. Grove-White Mss. MacSwiney Papers Welply Abstracts R.H. Blackwood Philip Crosslé |
Samford University RCBL; JCHAS NLI (P.8154) LA NAI RIA RCBL; Samford University (Casey) LHL NA |
Yes Yes No Yes |
Cork; Ardfert & Aghadoe Cork & Ross Cork & Ross; Cloyne, Ardfert & Aghadoe Cork Cork & Ross Cloyne Cork & Ross Cork & Ross |
| Derry | Tenison Groves Rev. James B. Leslie R.H. Blackwood Rev. David Stewart |
NAI; NLI; GO; PRONI; RCBL NLI PRONI; NLI; GO LHL PRONI |
Yes Yes No No |
Derry, Clogher Derry, Clogher Derry, Clogher Derry, Clogher |
| Donegal | Tenison Groves Rev. H. B. Swanzy R.H. Blackwood Philip Crosslé Rev. David Stewart Henry A. S. Upton Rev. James B. Leslie | NAI; NLI; GO; PRONI NAI; PRONI; GO; RCBL LHL PRONI PRONI RIA PRONI; NLI; GO | Yes Yes No Yes No Yes/Part Yes | Raphoe, Derry, Clogher Clogher Clogher Clogher Raphoe, Derry, Clogher Sheriff’s Listing Raphoe, Derry, Clogher |
| Down | Stewart-Kennedy Notebooks Tenison Groves Rev. James B. Leslie Rev. H. B. Swanzy R.H. Blackwood Philip Crosslé Rev. David Stewart Henry A. S. Upton | TCL; PRONI; NLI NAI; NLI; GO; PRONI PRONI; GO; NLI; NLI; RCBL LHL GO; NA; NLI; PRONI; ILSL PRONI RIA | Yes Yes No Yes/Part No Yes | Down & Connor Down & Connor Connor Down & Connor; Dromore Down & Connor; Dromore Down & Connor; Dromore Down & Connor; Dromore, Newry, Mourne Sheriff’s Listing |
| Dublin | Louise Howard Lane-Poole Papers Rev. James B. Leslie Tenison Groves Stewart-Kennedy R. H. Blackwood Philip Crosslé John Joseph Greene Rev. David Stewart | NAI NLI PRONI; GO; NLI NAI; NLI; GO; PRONI TCL; PRONI; NLI LHL GO; NA; NLI GO; NLI PRONI | Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes/Part Yes Yes | Dublin Dublin Dublin Dublin Dublin Dublin Dublin Dublin Dublin |
| Fermanagh | Tenison Groves Rev. James B. Leslie Rev. H. B. Swanzy R.H. Blackwood Philip Crosslé | NAI; NLI; GO; PRONI NLI; NAI; PRONI; GO; RCBL NAI; GO; RCBL LHL PRONI; GO | Yes Yes Yes No Yes/Part | Clogher; Kilmore Clogher Clogher; Kilmore Clogher, Kilmore Clogher |
| Galway | Alfred Molony Philip Crosslé | GO GO | Yes Yes | Killaloe & Kilfenora Tuam |
| Kerry | Albert E. Casey Rosemary ffolliot Newspaper collection Welply Abstracts | Samford Univ. NLI (P.8154) LA RCBL; Samford University (Casey) | Yes Yes Part | Ardfert & Aghadoe Ardfert & Aghadoe Ardfert & Aghadoe |
| Kildare | Betham Collection Louise Howard Very Rev. William C. Carrigan Rev. James B. Leslie R.H. Blackwood John Joseph Greene | NAI; NLI NAI NLI; NAI NLI LHL GO; NLI | Yes Yes No Yes | Kildare Kildare, Dublin Leighlin Kildare Kildare Kildare |
| Kilkenny | Very Rev. William C. Carrigan Bewley J. D. White John Joseph Greene T. U. Sadlier | NLI; NAI NLI; GO; St. Kieran’s College NLI GO; NLI NAI; GO | Yes Yes No Yes | Leighlin; Ossory Ossory Cashel & Emly Ossory; Leighlin Ossory |
| Laois/Leix (Queens) | Very Rev. William C. Carrigan Louise Howard T. U. Sadlier Henry A. S. Upton | NLI; NAI NAI NAI; GO RIA | Yes Yes Yes | Leighlin; Ossory Kildare Ossory Dunn Family |
| Leitrim | Rev. H. B. Swanzy R.H. Blackwood | NAI; GO; RCBL LHL | Yes No | Kilmore Kilmore |
| Limerick | John Joseph Greene Alfred Molony Westropp Mss. J.D. White Welply Inchiquin Collection R.H. Blackwood Rosemary ffolliott | GO; NLI GO RIA KSIASJ RCBL CCL LHL UCD | Yes Yes Yes No No No No | Cashel & Emly Limerick; Killaloe & Kilfenora Limerick; Cashel & Emly Cashel & Emly Limerick O’Brien Family Cashel & Emly Limerick, Cashel & Emly, Killaloe |
| Longford | Henry A. S. Upton | RIA; NLI | Yes | Ardagh; Meath Bond and Molyneux Families |
| Louth | Tenison Groves Rev. James B. Leslie R.H. Blackwood Philip Crosslé | NAI; NLI; GO; PRONI PRONI; GO; NLI LHL PRONI; NA | Yes Yes No Yes/Part | Drogheda, Armagh, Clogher Drogheda, Armagh, Clogher Drogheda, Armagh, Clogher Drogheda, Armagh, Clogher |
| Mayo | Thrift Abstracts | NAI | Yes | Killala, Achonry, Tuam |
| Meath | Tenison Groves Rev. James B. Leslie Henry B. Swanzy Henry A. S. Upton R.H. Blackwood John Joseph Greene | NAI; NLI; GO; PRONI PRONI; GO; NLI NLI RIA; NLI LHL GO; NLI | Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes | Armagh; Dromore Kilmore Meath Meath Meath Meath |
| Monaghan | Henry B. Swanzy Thrift Abstracts R.H. Blackwood Philip Crosslé Rosemary ffolliott | NLI NAI LHL PRONI UCD | Yes Yes No No No | Clogher Clogher Clogher Clogher Clogher |
| Offaly (Kings) | Very Rev. William C. Carrigan Louise Howard Alfred Molony T. U. Sadlier R.H. Blackwood Henry A. S. Upton | NLI; NAI NAI GO NAI; GO LHL RIA | Yes Yes Yes No Yes | Ossory Kildare, Meath, Killaloe, Ossory, Clonfert Killaloe & Kilfenora Ossory Kildare; Ossory Kildare; Meath Kildare; Meath; Killaloe; Ossory; Clonfert |
| Roscommon | Gertrude Thrift Henry A. S. Upton | NAI RIA | Yes Yes | Elphin Elphin; Tuam; Clonfert; Ardagh |
| Sligo | Rev. James B. Leslie Henry A. S. Upton | PRONI; NLI RIA; NLI | Yes Yes | Ardagh Ardagh/Gray Family |
| Tipperary | John Joseph Greene Alfred Molony T. U. Sadlier Inchiquin Collection Rosemary ffolliott | GO; NLI GO NAI; NLI CCL UCD | Yes Yes Yes No No | Cashel & Emly; Killaloe & Kilfenora, Waterford & Lismore Killaloe & Kilfenora Killaloe O’Brien Family Cashel, Killaloe |
| Tyrone | Tension Groves R.H. Blackwood Philip Crosslé David Stewart Rev. James B. Leslie | NAI; NLI; GO; PRONI LHL PRONI PRONI PRONI; GO; NLI | Yes No Yes No Yes | Armagh, Derry, Clogher Armagh, Derry, Clogher Armagh, Derry, Clogher Armagh, Derry, Clogher Armagh, Derry, Clogher |
| Waterford | John Joseph Greene R.H. Blackwood Rosemary ffolliott Rev. James B. Leslie | GO; NLI LHL UCD PRONI; GO; NLI | Yes No No Yes | Waterford & Lismore Waterford & Lismore Waterford & Lismore Waterford & Lismore |
| Westmeath | Henry A. S. Upton | RIA; NLI | Yes | Ardagh; Meath |
| Wexford | Louise Howard | NAI | Yes | Dublin; Ferns |
| Wicklow | Very Rev. William C. Carrigan Louise Howard R.H. Blackwood | NLI; NAI NAI LHL | Yes No | Leighlin Dublin; Leighlin, Ferns Dublin |
| General | Cope Collection (Quakers) Pieces Originales (French) Lorton Wilson H. A. Richey Philip Crosslé Louise Howard Henry A. S. Upton | NLI NLI PRONI NLI; PRONI; NA; GO; ILSL PRONI Unknown RIA; NLI | Yes Yes Yes Yes/Part Yes No Yes | Ireland & Pennsylvania Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland Church of Ireland Clergy Quakers (women) Leinster Province |
- CCA = Clare County Archives
- GO = Genealogical Office
- ILSL = The Irish and Local Studies Library, Armagh
- KSIASJ = Kilkenny & South of Ireland Archaeological Society Journal
- LA = Limerick Archives
- LHL = Linen Hall Library
- NAI = National Archives, Dublin
- NLI = National Library of Ireland
- P. = Positive microfilm (plus number).
- PRONI = Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- RCBL = Representative Church Body Library
- RIA = Royal Irish Academy