We are delighted to announce the addition of 21,939 records to research and view on Sligo’s database at  http://sligo.rootsireland.ie/  These records include 6,380 miscellaneous baptisms, births, marriages and deaths, occurring in many of the county’s parishes, across various dates and time frames.

The Quays in Sligo

Also included in this release are 15,559 Gravestone & Memorial Inscriptions from Graveyards and Cemeteries in the following parishes:

 

Aghanagh (RC)
Ahamlish (RC)
Drumcliffe (RC)
Keelogues (RC)
Skreen & Dromard (RC)
Templeboy (RC)
Aghanagh (Civil)
Sligo Town (Civil)
Templeboy (Civil)

For an up to date list of sources for County Sligo and to search these view these records, go to http://sligo.rootsireland.ie/  and login or subscribe as required.

 Colonial Ulster: The Settlement of East Ulster 1600–1641

 

Ulster Historical Foundation is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of a new edition of Raymond Gillespie’s Colonial Ulster: The Settlement of East Ulster 1600–1641 and would like to invite you to subscribe to this groundbreaking publication.

First published in 1985 by Cork University Press this landmark volume by Raymond Gillespie reconstructs the society of 17^th century east Ulster – particularly the counties of Antrim and Down – and explores in remarkable detail the economic, social, political and cultural developments of the region during a period of rapid change.

This new edition will reproduce the original work in facsimile, case-bound with dustjacket, and with a new Preface by the author. It will be a companion volume to The Londonderry Plantation 1609–41 by T. W. Moody, republished by the Foundation in 2019.

Subscription Offer – Ends 31 October 2020

Support this new edition of a modern classic Irish historical title, have your name included in a special list in the book; and be the first to have their copies dispatched on day of publication by becoming a Patron, Donor or Subscriber.

Click here to support this project (www.ancestryireland.com/colonial-ulster/)

Place names in Ulster by Jonathan Bardon

Originally published as Investigating Place Names in Ulster (1991) this excellent small guide is a practical research tool and a superb introduction and essential reading for anyone making a foray into the origins of the place names of Ulster.

This book provides a guide to the interpretation of place names in Ulster, gives historical background and explains the origins of many of our place names. Place Names in Ulster is a doorway into a hugely interesting subject exploring the richness of our heritage of place names and how these reveal so much about our landscape, people, flora and fauna, and so much else.

Subscription Offer – Ends 31 October 2020

Support this project and help Ulster Historical Foundation realise the objective of ensuring Dr Jonathan Bardon’s work can continue to educate and benefit future generations of researchers.

Have your name included in a special list in the book and be the first to have your copy dispatched on day of publication by becoming a Patron, Donor or Subscriber.

To support this project and to pre-order a copy of Place Names in Ulster click here (www.ancestryireland.com/placenames-subscriptions)

About the author

Dr Jonathan Bardon passed away in April 2020. This was a sad loss for everyone on the island of Ireland and much further afield with an interest in Irish history. Jonathan was one of the most respected, admired and capable of Irish historians. 

 

 

 

A new book by Dr John Flood has been written about Kilcash Castle, County Tipperary and the Butler family. Published by Geography Publications, it will be released later this year. Click the link below for more details.

Kilcash Promotional Letter A4 (V1) (00000002)

Ulster Historical Foundation is pleased to announce that Researching Presbyterian Ancestors in Ireland has been delivered to the Foundation’s offices and pre-orders have been despatched.

Written by Dr William Roulston, author of the best-selling Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors and Research Director of Ulster Historical Foundation, Researching Presbyterian Ancestors in Ireland is a new genealogical guide to help you find your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors.

Millions of people around the world have Presbyterian ancestors from Ireland. The aim of this book is to help those with Irish Presbyterian roots find out more about their forebears. It considers the different strands of Presbyterianism in Ireland and explores the range of records generated by these religious denominations and where this material can be accessed by researchers. Much attention is focused on the documentation created by individual congregations, though consideration is also given to the records created by the higher courts of Presbyterianism and other bodies, as well as the personal papers of Presbyterian ministers.

Whether your ancestors were Covenanters, Seceders or Non-Subscribers, whether they were devout or merely nominal, whether they lived and died in Ireland or departed from these shores, this publication will assist you in understanding more about Presbyterians and Presbyterianism in Ireland.

Click here to order your copy now! (LINK – https://www.booksireland.org.uk/store/all-departments/presbyterian-ancestors)

The first-ever Cavan Day – Saturday, 26^th September – is fast approaching and already messages are flooding in from all over the globe, with Cavan people and friends of the county from all corners of the globe sending well wishes to the worldwide Cavan family.

‘Cavan Day’ is an online celebration of Cavan, its people, its heritage, its friends and its global cultural imprint. Taking place in lieu of the planned ‘Cavan Calling’ festival, which will now take place in 2021, Cavan Day will see Cavan people, their descendants, and those with a fondness for the county, celebrate their connection to Cavan, maybe you can wear the Cavan colours of blue and white, fly the flag, make a short video and take to the world wide web to share messages, photos or treasured memories of what Cavan means to you.

A highlight of the day will be a special ‘Cavan Day’ live show which will broadcast live on Cavan TV and on YouTube (See bit.ly/cavanday) at 5pm Irish time; 1pm, New York; 3am on 27^th in Sydney) with interviews with some of the Breffni County’s best-known figures across the world of sport, arts, food, and business, along with messages from Cavan people around the globe. 

Stars such as actor Chris Noth (‘Mr Big’, Sex and the City), chef Neven Maguire, comedian and TV presenter Kevin McGahern, footballer Leanne Kiernan, handball world champion Paul Brady, writer Michael Harding, and actors Aaron Monaghan and Derbhle Crotty will all feature in this magazine-style show, presented by Louise O’Reilly (IrishTV) and directed by renowned filmmaker Alan Bradley, the man behind RTÉ’s Virginia Show and Seán Boylan documentaries.

The many Cavan associations and societies and friends of Cavan around the world have also been sending messages of support, with greetings from New York, London, Philadelphia, Toronto, Auckland, Sydney, Kürnach in Germany, Jaunay-Marigny in France, and Cavan-Monaghan in Canada emphasising the truly global spread of the Cavan family.

We hope that this event can give friends of Cavan at home and abroad a lift following what has been an incredibly difficult year, and help set the scene for a brighter future, where we can all meet in person at Cavan Calling 2021!

Get Involved in #CavanDay!

There are many ways to get involved:

• Watch the Cavan Day Live broadcast at ly/cavanday, or on Cavan TV. (5pm Irish time; 1pm New York, Philadelphia, Toronto; 3am Sunday 27^th in Sydney)
• Post a picture of a favourite Cavan place, memory, or connection to the #CavanDay hashtag on your preferred social network
• If you are overseas, put on the Cavan colours (blue and white) or fly the flag and post a picture of yourself at home or at a local landmark, to Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, using the #CavanDay hashtag
• Post a video greeting to family, friends, or the Cavan diaspora, and post to social media, using the #CavanDay hashtag
• Share a treasured memory of visits home, your connection to Cavan or Cavan ancestry, using the #CavanDay hashtag

To stay informed about Cavan Day, follow @cavancalling and the #CavanDay hashtag on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We are delighted to announce the publication of our latest issue of ‘Irish Genealogy Matters’, in which we keep our readers abreast of all of the latest developments in the Irish Family History Foundation and new records online! Click on the image above to read the newsletter in full. We hope you enjoy!

Get a 12-month subscription to Roots Ireland at 20% off from 1st-14th July!

To obtain this offer just go to the following link and login using your existing RootsIreland login details: http://www.rootsireland.ie. If you currently have a subscription, click My Account, My Subscription and Start a New Subscription. The special deal subscription will then begin once your current subscription runs out.

Why take out a subscription with RootsIreland?

• RootsIreland have the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online. Our index is easily searchable and has features such as standardised surname and forename searches which make your searches even more user-friendly.
• We hold over 23 million records which is being added to continually. In 2019, we added over 200,000 new records from Laois, Offaly, East Galway, Wexford, Armagh, Cork, Kilkenny, Clare and Waterford. 
• So far in 2020, we have added almost 500,000 records from Kerry, Cork, Armagh, Kilkenny, North Mayo, North Dublin, Westmeath and Wicklow. Further records will be uploaded as the year goes on. 
• Together, our 34 genealogy centres have an unparalleled amount of local knowledge which can be invaluable to those tracing their ancestors, a service which no other website or company can provide to such a high standard.  By taking out a subscription with RootsIreland, you are helping these centres to continue to provide a world-class service and securing many Irish jobs, particularly in these difficult times.

If you have any questions please check our Help section and if this does not provide an answer, then you may contact us or one of the county centres.

*Offer applies from 1st July to 12 midnight Irish time on 14th July 2020 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

We are delighted to announce the addition of over 67,000 Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland, Presbyterian and Methodist burial registers and gravestone inscriptions, along with tithe applotment records to our database at www.rootsireland.ie/mayo. Please Login and Subscribe if required.

Gravestone Inscriptions

Parish Name	Graveyard Name
Achill	ACHILL RC
Achill	BUNACURRY NEW GRAVEYARD RC
Achill	BUNACURRY OLD GRAVEYARD RC
Achill	KILDOWNET NEW GRAVEYARD RC
Achill	KILDOWNET OLD GRAVEYARD RC
Achill	POLRANNY GRAVEYARD RC
Achill	SLIEVEMORE NEW GRAVEYARD RC
Achill	SLIEVEMORE OLD GRAVEYARD RC
Achill	DUGORT ST THOM GRAVEYARD CI
Achill	HOLY TRINITY CI
Addergoole	ADDERGOOLE RC
Addergoole	ADDERGOOLE GRAVEYARD RC
Addergoole	BOFEENAUN GRAVEYARD RC
Addergoole	GLENHEST GRAVEYARD RC
Ardagh	ARDAGH GRAVEYARD RC
Attymass	ATTYMASS GRAVEYARD RC
Attymass	BONNIFINGLASS GRAVEYARD RC
Attymass	KILLEEN GRAVEYARD RC
Backs/Knockmore	BALLINAHAGLISH GRAVEYARD RC
Backs/Knockmore	RATHDUFF NEW GRAVEYARD RC
Backs/Knockmore	RATHDUFF OLD GRAVEYARD RC
Ballina	Ballina Methodist ME
Ballina	ST MICHAELS GRAVEYARD CI
Ballycastle	BALLYCASTLEGRAVEYARD RC
Ballycastle	BALLINGLEN GRAVEYARD PR
Ballycastle	Ballycastle COI CI
Ballycastle	BALLYCASTLE COI GRAVEYARD CI
Ballycroy	BALLYCROY GRAVEYARD RC
Ballycroy	CLAGGAN GRAVEYARD RC
Ballycroy	FAHY GRAVEYARD RC
Ballysakeery	MULLAFARRY GRAVEYARD PR
Ballysakeery	BALLYSAKEERY COI GRAVEYARD CI
Ballysakeery/Cooneal	BALLYSAKEERY GRAVEYARD RC
Ballysakeery/Cooneal	BALLYSAKERRY/COONEAL RC
Belmullet	BELMULLET GRAVEYARD CI
Binghamstown	BINGHAMSTOWN GRAVEYARD CI
Bohola	BOHOLAGRAVEYARD RC
Burrishoole	BURRISHOOLECI
Burrishoole/Newport	BURRISHOOLE GRAVEYARD RC
Burrishoole/Newport	KILBRIDE GRAVEYARD RC
Carracastle	CARRACASTLEGRAVEYARD RC
Crossmolina	CROSSMOLINA RC
Crossmolina	CROSSMOLINA GRAVEYARD RC
Crossmolina	CROSSMOLINA BURIALS COI CI
Crossmolina	GREENWOOD GRAVEYARD CI
Crossmolina	RAPPA GRAVEYARD CI
Erris	ERRIS ME
Foxford	FOXFORD COI GRAVEYARD CI
Foxford	TOOMORE CI
Keelogues	KEELOGUES GRAVEYARD RC
Kilbeagh/Charlestown	BUSHFIELD GRAVEYARD RC
Kilbeagh/Charlestown	CHARLESTOWN GRAVEYARD RC
Kilbeagh/Charlestown	TEAMPAILL GRAVEYARD RC
Kilcommon Erris	CORNBOY GRAVEYARD RC
Kilcommon Erris	GLENAMOY GRAVEYARD, RC
Kilcommon Erris	GLENCASTLE NEW GRAVEYARD RC
Kilcommon Erris	GLENCASTLE OLD GRAVEYARD RC
Kilcommon Erris	GLENCOE GRAVEYARD RC
Kilcommon Erris	INVER GRAVEYARD RC
Kilcommon Erris	KILGALLIGAN GRAVEYARD, RC
Kilcommon Erris	POLLATHOMAS NEW GRAVEYARD RC
Kilcommon Erris	POLLATHOMAS OLD GRAVEYARD RC
Kilconduff/Swinford	KILCONDUFF/SWINFORD RC
Kilconduff/Swinford	MEELICK GRAVEYARD RC
Kilconduff/Swinford	MIDFIELD GRAVEYARD RC
Kilfian	KILFIANGRAVEYARD RC
Kilgarvin/Bonniconlon	BONNICONLON BURIALS RC
Kilgarvin/Bonniconlon	KILGARVAN GRAVEYARD RC
Killala	KILLALA GRAVEYARD RC
Killala	RATHFRAN ABBEY GRAVEYARD RC
Killala	RATHFRAN GRAVEYARD RC
Killala	KILLALA COI GRAVEYARD CI
Killasser	KILLASSER GRAVEYARD RC
Kilmore Erris	CARNE GRAVEYARD RC
Kilmore Erris	CROSS NEW GRAVEYARD RC
Kilmore Erris	CROSS OLD GRAVEYARD RC
Kilmore Erris	CROSS RUINS OLD GRAVEYARD RC
Kilmore Erris	EMLYBEG GRAVEYARD RC
Kilmore Erris	FALLMORE NEW GRAVEYARD RC
Kilmore Erris	FALLMORE OLD GRAVEYARD RC
Kilmore Erris	TERMONCARRAGH GRAVEYARD RC
Kilmoremoy/Ballina	LEIGUE GRAVEYARD RC
Kiltane	BANGOR/SHRAGRADDY GRAVEYARD RC
Kiltane	GEESALA RC
Kiltane	KILTANE RC
Kiltane	DOOHOOMA GRAVEYARD RC
Lacken	LACKEN GRAVEYARD RC
Lacken	LACKEN COI GRAVEYARD
Moygownagh	MOYGOWNAGH NEW GRAVEYARD RC
Moygownagh	MOYGOWNAGH OLD GRAVEYARD RC
Mullafarry	MULLAFARRY COI GRAVEYARD CI
Newport	NEWPORT CI
Templemore/Straide	STRAIDE GRAVEYARDS RC
Toomore/Foxford	FOXFORDGRAVEYARDS RC
Turlough	TURLOUGH PR
Turlough	TURLOUGH CI
Turlough/Parke	BALLYNEW GRAVEYARD RC
Turlough/Parke	TURLOUGH GRAVEYARD RC

Roman Catholic Burial Registers

• Ardagh: 1919-1970
• Ballycastle: 1918-31
• Crossmolina: 1918-70
• Kilcommon Erris: 1922-32
• Kilfian: 1918-70
• Kilmoremoy/Ballina: 1907-21

Church of Ireland Burial Registers

• Binghamstown: 1802-23
• Ballysakeary: 1882-92
• Crossmolina: 1769-1900
• Killala: 1758-1920
• Kilmoremoy: 1770-1920
• Mullafarry: 1849-53

Tithe Applotment Books: 1810-38

• Achill
• Addergoole
• Ardagh
• Attymas
• Ballynahaglish
• Ballysakerry
• Bohola
• Burrishoole
• Crossmolina
• Doonfeeny
• Kilbelfad
• Kilbride
• Kilcommon
• Kilconduff
• Kilfian
• Kilgarvan
• Killala
• Killasser
• Kilmore erris
• Lackem
• Meelick
• Moygownagh
• Rathreagh
• Templemore
• Templemurry
• Toomore