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New R.I.C. Records Added by the Irish World Heritage Centre to the County Tyrone data

R.I.C. group with County Inspector Hetreed 1917 (National Library of Ireland)

Over 58,000 Royal Irish Constabulary records have just been added to the County Tyrone database by the Irish World Heritage Centre. These records cover R.I.C. members from all Irish counties.

To search these records please go to the County Tyrone search page and search under Census Substitutes, or login and click here.

You can choose R.I.C. from the Sources drop down list to search R.I.C. records only.

We have added transcripts of over 30,000 baptismal records to the database of the Galway East Family History Society on our website. These include the following parishes:

Abbey Duniry 1870-1909
Aughrim 1828-1917
Ballinakill 1838-1915
Ballymacward 1841-1900
Carrabane 1831-1902
Craughwell 1847-1895
Fohenagh 1827-1917
Kiltullagh 1884-1901
Kilchreest 1855-1917
Caltra 1840-1917
Clontuskert 1827-1910

Transcripts of 24,838 records have just been added to the database of Kildare Genealogy at www.kildare.rootsireland.ie. These include:

Narraghmore RC Parish 1827-1899 Baptismal and Marriage Transcripts (Including Crookstown and Kilmead)

Various Graveyard Inscriptions – Full list available here.

We have added transcripts of over 32,000 records to the database of the Galway East Family History Society on our website. These include:

Non Catholic Marriages 1845-1955 – Parishes of Ardrahan, Athenry, Eyrecourt, Gort, Kilcolgan, Killinane, Kilconickney, Kinvara, Loughrea, Portumna, Tynagh, Woodford.

Census Records – 1889 – Woodford Parish Census

Graveyard Inscriptions – Ahascragh, Aughrim, Beagh, Clontuskert, Craughwell, Kilbeacanty, Kilclooney, Killascobe, Killimordaly, Kilmacduagh, Mountbellew, Moylough, Mullagh and Woodford.

The ruins of Clontuskert Abbey are located 8km from Ballinasloe in Co Galway. The west doorway of the church (1471) is notable for its carvings.

The following Census Substitutes have been added:

Christmas Donations – Beagh and Gort parishes, 1856

Registry of Freeholds 1829, County of Galway.

Slater’s and Pigot’s Directories, County of Galway, 1824, 1846, 1856, 1870, 1881 and 1894.

Tithe Applotment Books 1823-1850 – Parishes of Abbeygormican, Ahascragh, Augheart, Aughrim, Ballinakill, Ballymacward, Beagh, Boyounagh, Bullaun, Clonbern, Clonfert, Clonrush, Clontuskert, Donamon, Donanaghta, Duniry, Fahy, Fohanagh, Grange, Inishcaltra, Isertkelly, Kilbeacanty, Kilbegnet, Kilchreest, Kilcloony, Kilconnell, Kilconickny, Kilcroan, Kileeneen, Kilgerrill,Kilkerrin, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Killeenadeema, Killeroran, Killian, Killimorbologue, Killimordaly, Killinan, , Killogilleen, Killoscobe, Killosolan, Killora, Kilmacduagh, Kilmalinogue, Kilquain, Kilreekill, Kiltartan, Kilteskil, Kilthomas, Kiltormer, Kiltullagh, Leitrim, Lickerrig, Lickmolassy, Loughrea, Meelick, Moylough, Templetogher.

For a full list of the genealogical sources now online for Galway East please click here.