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Special Offer - 25% Discount on Annual Subscriptions until midnight Irish time on 31st March,
New Limerick Records Added : RC Baptisms and marriages 1901-1915; 1766 heads of households; CI Gravestone inscriptions; Wills; Evicted Tenants, national school teachers; WW1 Casualties; Vehicle Owners and more
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New records for Kerry: Dromtariffe marriages, 1832-1899 (1,806 records)

New Armagh Records Added!

9th August 2022 By Brendan Scott

We are delighted to announce the addition to the Roots Ireland database of 26,210 Armagh records from the 17th to the 20th centuries of the following types:

 

Years Source Number of records
1615-1746 Archbishops of Armagh Rentals 2195
1696 Lurgan Quaker Subscribers 131
1714 Manor Court Rolls 1818
1752 Rent Rolls 573
1817-1827 Middletown Church of Ireland Poor Lists 225
1824 Eglish Church of Ireland Church Subscribers 30
1839 Armagh City Government Valuations 838
1845 Armagh City Rates & Assessments 878
1849-1924 Vinecash Presbyterian Church Notes 394
1855-1870 Land Court Records 244
     
    TOTAL: 7326

 

Church Records

Years Source Number
1821-1865 Seagoe Church of Ireland Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths 8300 approx
1824-1860 St Aidans Kilmore Church of Ireland Deaths 3344
1804-1827 Mountnorris Presbyterian Baptisms & Marriages 1921
1845-1882 Killylea Church of Ireland Burials 170
    TOTAL: 13735

 

   
Headstone Inscriptions  
Parish Graveyard Name Denomination Earliest Date Latest Date Number
Derrynoose St John’s COI Madden Church of Ireland 1731 1986 111
Derrynoose St Joseph’s RC Madden Roman Catholic 1826 1987 305
Derrynoose St Mochuas RC Roman Catholic 1839 1992 347
Keady Ballymacnab Old RC Roman Catholic 1795 1957 135
Killevy Killevy Old RC Roman Catholic 1762 1986 469
Killevy Lissummon RC Roman Catholic 1833 1990 239
Killevy St Peter’s & St Paul’s RC Bessbrook Roman Catholic 1980 1990 87
Kilmore St Aidan’s Kilmore Interdenominational 1707 1990 1867
Lisnadill Redbarns Presbyterian Presbyterian 1877 1989 852
Lisnadill St Johns Lisnadill Church of Ireland 1788 1989 234
Mullaghbrack St James RC Mullabrack Roman Catholic 1852 1993 331
Mullaghbrack St John’s COI Markethill Church of Ireland 1807 1990 172

TOTAL:  5149

TOTAL NUMBER OF RECORDS ADDED: 26,210.

For an up to date list of sources for Armagh and to search these records, go to armagh.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required.

 

Filed Under: Blog and News

New Kerry Records Added

30th July 2022 By Brendan Scott

We are delighted to announce the addition of 9003 new Kerry Roman Catholic baptismal and marriage records to our database at Roots Ireland. They are as follows:

  • Firies RC baptisms, 1827-1894 (7963 records);
  • Firies RC marriages, 1830-1893 (1310 records).

For an up to date list of sources for Kerry and to search these records, go to kerry.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required.

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New Monaghan Records Added

26th July 2022 By Brendan Scott

We are delighted to announce the addition of 8388 new Monaghan/Clogher census substitute records dating from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries to our database at Roots Ireland! They are as follows:

  • 361 Inquisitions for County Monaghan dating from 1591. These list the properties held by people in Monaghan upon their death.
  • 1435 records from Book of Survey and Distribution for County Monaghan dating from 1641. These records list the landowners of Monaghan at the time of the outbreak of the 1641 rising.
  • 833 records from Book of Survey and Distribution for County Monaghan dating from circa 1650s. These records list the landowners of Monaghan from the mid-1650s.
  • 5128 records from index of wills for diocese of Clogher, dating between 1659-1857.
  • 631 records from index of those who died intestate in diocese of Clogher, 1793-1821. These list people who died without leaving a will in Clogher diocese.

 

For an up to date list of sources for Monaghan and to search these records, go to https://rootsireland.ie/monaghan and login or subscribe if required.

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Kilkenny Book Fair July 2022

25th July 2022 By Brendan Scott

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Special Offer Running Now!

1st July 2022 By Brendan Scott

Discover your Irish roots and celebrate Independence Day by taking out a 12-month subscription for Roots Ireland with a 20% discount from 1st July to 14th July!*

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WHY TAKE OUT AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION WITH ROOTS IRELAND?

  • RootsIreland holds the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online, as well as numerous Protestant records, civil records, census records, headstone inscriptions and census substitutes. 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, and our database is being added to continually. In 2022, we added over 57,000 records to our database from Monaghan, Tipperary, Westmeath, Galway and Kerry. More records will be coming soon, including further Monaghan and Kerry records.
  • 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.

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. You can check what is available on our site for each county here.

*Offer applies from 1st July 2022 to 12 midnight Irish time on 14th July 2022 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

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New Monaghan Records Added

23rd May 2022 By Brendan Scott

We are delighted to announce the addition of 12,846 new Monaghan census substitute records to our database at Roots Ireland! They are as follows:

Poor List Ellis Bequest (1803) 100 records
Poor List Currin (1811-52) 2208 records
Poor List Mrs Leslie’s (1822-36) 2269 records
Poor List Ematris (1830-50) 2828 records
Poor List Trough Relief Fund (1846) 343 records
Poor List Trough Relief Fund (1847) 3576 records
Poor List Clontibret (1847-64) 1522 records

These poor lists note those in receipt of charity at various dates in County Monaghan, including during the Great Famine.

For an up to date list of sources for Monaghan and to search these records, go to https://rootsireland.ie/monaghan  and login or subscribe if required.

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New Westmeath Records added!

5th May 2022 By Brendan Scott

We are delighted to announce the addition of 3,600 new Westmeath burial and marriage records to our database at Roots Ireland. They are as follows:

Burials

  • Clonfad & Fransciscan Abbey – 483 records
  • Portshanaghan Churchyard – 23 records
  • Ballyloughloe Churchyard – 40 records
  • Bunowen – 7 records
  • Killua – 19 records
  • St Johns Churchyard Clonmellon – 32 records
  • Castletown Geoghegan – 40 records
  • Clonarney – 105 records
  • Lacken – 97 records
  • Knockmant – 12 records
  • Scarden – 25 records
  • Kilcolumb – 139 records
  • Clonlost – 26 records
  • Griffinstown – 18 records
  • Miscellaneous – 1913 records

Marriages

  • Mountnugent RC Marriages – 227 additional records

For the full list of burials, go to rootsireland.ie/westmeath and login or subscribe as required.

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New Galway Records online now!

25th April 2022 By Brendan Scott

We are delighted to announce the uploading of 4524 new Galway census substitutes to our database at Roots Ireland. They are as follows:

GALWAY EMIGRANT INDEX 1829-1866 (2746 records)

This list, compiled by Peter Madden of Newcastle, Australia, documents the immigration of people from Galway to New South Wales and Queensland between 1829 and 1866.

PRODUCTIVE LOAN INDEX (1778 records)

The Irish Reproductive Loan Fund was scheme set up in 1824 to provide small loans to people who were termed the ‘industrious poor’. The records generally run from 1836-48 and are available for the following associations in County Galway: Ahascragh, Ballygar, Castle Hackett, Clifden, Kilconickny, Outerard and Galway Town.

GALWAY

Near the Spanish Arch, Galway

For an up to date list of sources for East Galway and to search these records, go to https://galwayeast.rootsireland.ie/ and login or subscribe if required.

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Special 25% Discount on Annual Subscriptions

6th March 2022 By Brendan Scott

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day by taking out a 12-month subscription for RootsIreland with 25% off from 6th March to 31st March 2022!

 

  • RootsIreland have the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online, as well as numerous Protestant records, civil records, census records, headstone inscriptions and census substitutes. 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, and our database is being added to continually. Since 2020, we added close to 1 million records to our database from Limerick, Clare, Sligo, Kerry, Wicklow, Westmeath, Kilkenny, South Dublin, South Tipperary, Monaghan, Armagh, North Mayo, Cork, Laois, Offaly and East Galway. New records are continually being added to our database throughout the year, which will be announced in due course.
  • 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.

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. You can check what is available on our site for each county here.

*Offer applies from 6 March 2022 to 12 midnight Irish time on 31 March 2022 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

Filed Under: Blog and News

New Kilkenny Records added

2nd March 2022 By Brendan Scott

We are delighted to announce the uploading of 9504 new Kilkenny records to our database at Roots Ireland. They are as follows:

  • Thomastown RC baptisms, 1900-1910 – 567 records;
  • Slater’s Directory, 1856 – 982 records;
  • Bassett’s Directory, 1884 – 7955 records.

The Slater’s and Bassett’s directories contain the names of county and public officials, clergy, professional and business people, tradesmen and craftworkers.

For an up to date list of sources for Kilkenny and to search these records, go to kilkenny.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required.

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