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Parish Abbreviations

The following is a list of Parish Abbreviations which appear on counties throughout the rootsireland.ie site:

 

Abbreviation Religious Denomination/Administrative Unit
RC Roman Catholic
CI Church of Ireland
COI Church of Ireland
IC Irish Church
CE Church of England
EC English Church
CS Church of Scotland
PR Presbyterian
PRE Presbyterian
RM Remonstrant Presbyterian
ME Methodist
M Methodist
BA Baptist
CO Congregational
EP Episcopalian
JE Jewish
J Jewish
SF Society of Friends
LU Lutheran
MO Moravian
RP Reformed Presbyterian
UN Unitarian
UP United Presbyterian
PA Papist
PB Plymouth Brethren
FR Freethinker
FS United Free Church
AR Arian Meeting House
CL Calvinist Meeting House
CV Convenanter Meeting House
CY Crotty’s Meeting House
DA Carbtite Meeting House
EB Ebenezer Chapel
BE Bethesda Chapel
BL Bethel Chapel
UP Union Prayer Meeting House
Z Zion Chapel
CB Christian Brethren
CG Church of God
CH Christian
ID Idolator
IN Independent Meeting

 

Civil Divisions

Abbreviation Religious Denomination/Administrative Unit
CR Civil Record
CP Civil Parish
RD Registrar’s District
RO Registry Office
DT District
DED District Electoral Division
PLU Poor Law Union
T Townland
Co. County
NR Not Recorded
NA Not Available
NG Not Given
BA Bachelor
SP Spinster
DI Divorced
WD Widow
WW Widow
WR Widower
F Female
M Male
X Unknown
MA Married
NM Not Married
IN Infant

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