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Church Records

Parish registers of all denominations are an excellent source of genealogical information and probably the best starting point for research as they include Baptisms, Marriages and sometimes Deaths for all classes of the population. They also pre-date civil registration which began in Ireland in 1864.

At County Sligo Heritage & Genealogy Centre, we have indexed and computerised all pre-1900 church baptisms, marriage, and death records available for County Sligo including the following denominations:

 

  • Roman Catholic
  • Church of Ireland
  • Presbyterian
  • Methodist 

In addition to the above record sources, we also have the following available to us for use in research:

  • Census of Diocese of Elphin 1749
  • Gravestone Inscriptions 

Roman Catholic Registers

Roman Catholic registers are kept in individual parishes and, in most cases, were not deposited in national repositories. This ensured their survival from the Public Record Office fire in 1922 and makes them one of the most comprehensive records available. The commencement dates for the various parishes in County Sligo are outlined in the following tables.

Parish Baptisms Marriages Deaths
Achonry 1878 – 1899 1865 – 1905
Aghanagh* 1803 – 1899 1841 – 1899
*(Gaps in Aghangh
Marriages from 1842-1864)
Ahamlish 1796 – 1900 1796 – 1845
Ballysadare* & Kilvarnet 1842 – 1899 1858 -1899
* (No Baptismal Records for Ballysadare from 1853 -1858)
Castleconnor 1835 – 1905 1835 – 1899 1847 – 1896
Castlemore & Kilcolman (Partly Co. Roscommon) 1851 – 1900
Cloonacool 1859 – 1899 1859 – 1914
Curry 1867 – 1906 1867 – 1899
Drumcliffe 1841 – 1899 1865 – 1899
Drumrat 1843 – 1900 1833 – 1900
Easkey 1864 – 1899 1898 – 1939
Emlefad & Kilmorgan 1856 – 1899 1824 – 1899
Geevagh 1851 – 1899 1851 – 1899
Glenade & Ballaghnatrillick ( Partly Co. Leitrim) 1867 – 1899 1867 – 1899
Kilfree & Killaraght 1873 – 1899 1844 – 1899
Kilglass 1825 – 1900 1825 – 1900 1825 – 1867
Killery & Killanummery (Partly Co. Leitrim) 1827 -1899
Killoran 1878 – 1881 1846 – 1912
Kilmacshalgan 1868 – 1903 1868 – 1891
Kilmacteigue 1845 – 1899 1848 – 1899
Kilshalvey*, Kilturra & Cloonoghill 1842 – 1899 1840 – 1892
* (Gaps in Kilshalvey Baptisms from 1873 – 1885)
Riverstown* 1803 – 1900 1803 – 1899 1836 – 1843
*(Gap in Riverstown Marriages from 1829 – 1836)
Skreen* & Dromard 1823 – 1892 1817 – 1910 1825 – 1843
* (No Marriage Records for Skreen from 1860-1867)
Sligo* 1831 – 1899 1831 – 1899 1831 – 1848
* (No Marriage Records for Sligo from 1855-1858)
Templeboy* 1815 – 1899 1815 – 1899 1815 – 1833
* ( No Baptismal Records from 1838 – 1868) * (No Marriage Records for Templeboy from 1837-1875)

The Church of Ireland Register

The Church of Ireland, as the Established Church, had a more regular system of recording entries, using formatted books long before its Catholic counterpart, making their registers easier to research.

The commencement dates for the various parishes are outlined in the following tables.

Parish Baptisms Marriages Deaths
Achonry 1845 – 1899
Aghanagh 1856 – 1990 1857 – 1987 1856 – 1989
Ahamlish 1882 – 1898 1847 – 1897 1887 – 1893
Ballisodare 1875 -1899 1877 – 1899
Ballysumaghan & Killery 1844 -1974 1846 – 1956 1850 – 1956
Calry
Castlemore
Dromard (Beltra) 1895 – 1901 1845 -1899 1895 – 1987
Drumcliff 1805 -1890 1845 -1899 1805 – 1902
Easkey 1822 – 1900 1822 – 1898 1822 – 1988
Emlefad & Kilmorgan 1762 – 1921 1762 – 1895 1762 – 1893
Glenade
Killoran (Rathbarron) 1877 – 1899 1845 – 1900 1896 – 1986
St. John’s Union 1802 – 1900 1802 – 1899 1802 – 1899
Skreen 1877 – 1902 1846 – 1901 1877 – 1981
Tawnagh (Riverstown) 1877 – 1900 1845 – 1901 1877 – 1988
Tubbercurry (St. George’s) 1877 – 1900 1846 – 1899 1877 – 1889
Kilglass 1886 -1900 1845 -1898 1886 – 1908
Killanley (Castleconnor) 1835 -1900 1835 – 1896 1834 – 1988
Kilfree & Killaraght 1878 – 1898
Kilmactranny 1817 – 1919 1817 – 1954 1817 -1983
Kilmacshalgan 1880 – 1900 1840 – 1899 1883 – 1988
Kilmacteigue 1877 -1900 1851 – 1953 1884 – 1898
St. Anne’s (Knocknarea) 1842 -1899 1843 – 1898 1842 – 1899

 

 

 

 

Presbyterian Register

Baptisms Marriages Deaths
Sligo Circuit 1806 – 1899 1845 – 1899
Dromore West 1849 -1934 1854 – 1945

 

Methodist Register

Baptisms Marriages Deaths
Sligo Circuit 1819 – 1899 1846 – 1899

 

 

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