Free Irish genealogy research sources (part 2 of 4)
Search Sources (additions) 2014, Enhanced GRO Indexes and Records are going live July 3, 2014 (…but, seven days later., this was removed from the Irish Genealogy site, due to a complaint by the Data Commissioner and was taken down – no info. on when it will be resolved):
http://irish-genealogy-news.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/major-news-enhanced-gro-indexes-launch.html
http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/
CHURCH RECORDS (Limited)
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
NLibrary Ireland
http://registers.nli.ie/RC Church Registershttp://registers.nli.ie/
FIRST OFF, A FEW KEY WORDS ABOUT IRISH ANCESTRY RESEARCH STEPS THE “PROS” USE: The Surname and Townland is critical as everything in Ireland research is essentially “local” (records wise) especially older ones as they were collected locally over time — that, and the County of Residence or Birth or Marriage or Death = BMD, are the “keys to the kingdom” (without which you will NOT get very far) — KNOW what County, and what Townland in the County they, or “your people” were from (or resided at during the period your searching). You must get this right — get as close to a single plot of land as possible where your Ancestors lived/worked/Farmed. AGAIN, SURNAME, TOWNLAND, COUNTY. You must know these (generally) to do meaningful research into YOUR Ancestry.
Knowing Irish History (Generally, no need to be a scholar in it) is important as well – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland
Knowing the 4 traditional Provinces in Ireland is important as well (and how they were named): Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster
Then you can start using the below lists of free sources. Anyone can use it anyway, but without these three (3) pieces of information, it is hard to zero in on your Ancestors — anyone can Browse as an alternative:
The Phone Book works sometimes too ! http://www.eircomphonebook.ie/
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If you start, you would want to build a preliminary list of both SURNAMES and FIRST/FORENAMES and TOWNLANDS ( LOCATIONS/property addresses) for each Ancestor your researching, where they lived. Keep refining these two lists as you do research over time. Keep them linked and meticulous records of where you searched, when you did this research, and the sources checked.
A Better option is a Program that Helps and can keep track of your Internet Browsing “History” (every page you visit is listed) is built into most modern browsers that you can copy into your records.
It really is a matter of working the list from top to bottom below, but the first 10 are the most critical (and getting finished with the first three, the Census, Griffiths, and Tithe Defaulters should take you time some time as We use them constantly in research and refer to the often – they are the most complete available and until the 1926 Irish Census is made public, (e.g they are the best We have currently)!
These below records are the exact same sources any hired or paid Genealogy researcher would use to do research of any Irish Ancestry research (subject). There is no “secret” places or records that are not available to the public (with the exception of private records) – now this does NOT mean they are all online, just that they are publically available in Ireland, at the Noted Libraries. More and More are coming online as of Jan. 2015, but many are not yet online, or searchable — remember again, “available to the public” is NOT the same as being online and searchable.
The bottom line is the records are “the records” but doing one cursory search is not enough, one has to very the search terms, the spelling, and sometimes even punctuation, as computers are VERY specific – if you spell “Ireland” it will find that term, not “Irland ” (missing e). Computers are only as smart as those punching in the search terms- so sometimes it is good to “browse” meaning looking through the records by not searching — like turning the pages of a book – you might discover something.
Ireland’s records are a mish-mash, so very terms, dates, spelling – click on “fuzzy” search after your main search terms have been searched as this does very things – but certainly not enough to be through. One has to think in how terms of how would someone write down the words spoken by an IrishMan or IrishWomen, who appeared at their desk at the immigration place? If spelling is odd in Ireland, how others heard it anb wrote it down is even odder (otter?)….keep changing things up.
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The main ones are listed first working down to more and more limited records. We have spent a decade working from the 1901/1911 Census (and still have many things to do and questions to answer) !!
You should also be aware that many years of Irish Census records were destroyed in the Fire at the Four Courts 14 April 1922 during the War. Also, Many years of irreplaceable records were lost to reuse the paper (amazingly short sighted) — some of these were reconstructed from copies elsewhere but they mostly lack the personal/family information We all seek (statistical data about total people are available but no family records). What was lost in the fire at the Four Courts was a disaster in any sense of the Word ! See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Archives_of_Ireland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Archives_of_Ireland
FINALLY WE urge everyone to tell the Irish Government or Officials/ Representative’s to get all the People’s records online… completely, and as soon as possible.
Waiting Centuries to see what records YOUR ancestors left behind is not efficient use of these records and they must do better ! Only when We force them will everything be made available online as it is usually the public clamour that gets things done — complain if you cannot find what you need.
Also, there is a push to release the 1926 Ireland Census records early (and most people support this) and it appears this might be successful soon, however, they are not yet online and until they are online, and freely available, We need to keep pestering them, even on a daily basis as these records could hold the answers many are seeking — so, urge everyone involved in family research to do the same, and force the Irish Gov. to get these records online as soon as possible. Please Look to for more information:
http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/1926-census.html
The “next step” one does after HAVING A CERTAIN SURNAME, AND TOWNLAND is to smartly order BMD Certs (B,M, or D Certificates are: B=Birth, M=Marriage, an D=Death) that you feel is important enough to invest money into your research. We usually reserve this for the most important Ancestors, (GrandParents of both Sides, and perhaps Siblings) — it is up to each person to determine what to spend on finding the small parts of information the BMD’s might bring – sometimes it is the Parents names.
Ordering your (“Parents, GP, GrtGP”) BMDs can often lead you to finding more Ancestors as you become aware of more surnames.
Then the GRANDPARENTS are ordered, and when you have the above process down, it is as simple as Repeating it over and over for each “new” person or surname that is discovered ! This cost for certs is the only real limitation these days as most everything else is free online — and a push to re-cycle BMDs is ongoing as the INFORMATION they contain should be posted online for others to use, support the freeBMD and other such sites please.
This is a marathon — NOT a sprint — take your time, and do it right (verify everything ) !
DNA is also a promising, tool *(See ftdna.com). We will be writing about our experiences with this as We have used it for the past 10 years but more people need to submit DNA and share it for this to be a useful tool as they are still under a Million records (as few million would be better) and obviously no records of past people who cannot submit DNA (Spit usually) is not there — but it can look back hundreds, indeed thousands of of Years).
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++ ON TO THE RECORDS +++
THE IRISH RESEARCH SOURCES :
Irish Census 1901 and 1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/Griffiths Valuation
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Leitrim-Roscommon
http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/index.shtml
Tithes Applotments from the National Archives of Ireland
http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/
GRO (General Register Office)
http://www.groireland.ie/ ———— ========================================== OK THE REMAINING PART OF THE “FREE” LIST : http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/records/church/catholic/#Church Information you need to start: SURNAME, COUNTY, and TOWNLAND.
Roman Catholic Parishes
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/sligorc.htmhttp://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/
Links by County
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/links/counties/sligo.htm#links/http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Autosomal_DNA
DNA Testing and Family Ancestry Research – the FUTURE and ability to break “brick Walls”
http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Autosomal_DNA ————————————- —————————————————— —————————————————————–
Ireland History In Maps
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/moremaps.htm top – Census (1901/1911), Griffiths Val., and Tithe records http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/
Ordinance Survey Drill Down to Farm Level (Highlight) when you know the townland
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,588882,739883,0,10 Ireland Google Earth Maphttp://maps.google.co.uk/ http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_ireland.htmhttp://www.trigtools.co.uk/irish.cgi?gr=Q%2082655%2012849&c=25 http://mardevino.com/an-road-map-of-ireland/
Find Townlands at SeanRaud
http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/
1901 and 1911 Irish Census Free online for every County
http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/nai/puboffs.htm#Tithe Tithe Applotment Search http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1270 http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/records/land/tiap.htm http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/records/state/research.htm#vol#GRO Ask about Ireland http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch Ancestry Sligo Message Board (post requests, see if someone responds) http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.britisles.ireland.sli.general/2109.2113.1.1.1/mb.ashx Ask About Ireland main page
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/ Leitrim Rosscommon (Many more than those 2 Counties)
http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/index.shtml
UK BMD Free http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/
Start With 1. The 1901 Census, The 1911 Census, 2) Griffith’s Valuation, 3) Tithe Defaulters:
(this takes time if done throughly – so these are the “BASE RECORDS” for your research. Search each Surname, and/or Townland for the surnames of your Ancestors and finish these 90% before moving on):
http://www.findmypast.com/ http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/
http://www.censusfinder.com/ireland.htm
http://www.youririsheyes.com/index.html
Irish Census Lists 1821-
http://www.youririsheyes.com/census.html
Tithes Applotments from the National Archives of Ireland.
http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/
Property Ireland
https://www.mypropertytitle.ie/praMap.aspx#
http://www.landdirect.ie/eng/landdirect_ie/About_landdirect_…
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlsli/censussligo1749open…
CERTS: FREE–check Here first, dig it is there (and information you can use to help order the correct paid cert)!!
PAID
http://www.bmd-certificates.co.uk/
COMPARE KNOWN EMIGRANTS TO US CENSUS RECORDS (deep research):
LAND
Tithes Applotments from the National Archives of Ireland.
GRO Ireland
Land
http://www.valoff.ie/en/Check_Property_Valuation_Online/GRO (General Register Office)
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Registered Building Registry
http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/Surveys/Buildings/
Co. Sligo Library DIGITAL Ordnance Survey (Use Internet Explorer ONLY):
http://www.sligolibrary.ie/sligolibrarynew/LocalStudies/GeneralGuidetoCollection/DigitalCollections/
http://www.sligococo.ie/library/maps/1837/index/index.htm
OTHER Data Source Locations (rarely updated, use google if broken links, please report them to Us at: [email protected]) : 798 Spinning wheel Premium List SLC 1659 Penders Census of Ireland SLC 925648 1665 Hearth Money Rolls Irish Manuscripts Commission 1967 1749 Religious Census of Elphin Dioceses SLC 101781 1796 Voters List for Co. sligo Sligo County Library 1813 Petition by Sligo Protestants NLI 1824 J. Pigot’s City of Dublin and Hibernian Provincial Directory Sligo County Library 1839 List of Persons who obtained Game Certificates in sligo Parl. Papers 1837 1839 Sligo Independent’s SLC 100179 1843 Voters Lists Nai 1846 Slater’s National Commercial Directory of Ireland Sligo County Library 1852 Names of Electors for Co. Sligo NLI 1853 Rental of the Crofton Estate – Dromard and Templeboy Parishes NAI 1856 Slater’s National Commercial Directory of Ireland Sligo County Library 1858 Griffiths Valuation SLC 1870 Slater’s Directory of Ireland Sligo County Library 1876 Owners of Land in Co. sligo Sligo County Library 1881 Slater’s Royal National Directory of Ireland Sligo County Library 1889 Sligo Independent directory of Ballymote, Cliffoney, Easkey, Coolaney, Drumcliff, Collooney, Carney, Dromore West, Rioverstown and Bunnermadden, Rosses Point and Enniscrone, Sligo, and Tubbercurry. Sligo County Library 1894 Slater’s Royal National Directory of Ireland Sligo County Library 1901 Census SLC 851582-851605 1911 Census NAI “1856 Sligo Independent Almanac Sligo County Library . Further Notes on the High Sheriffs of Co. Sligo Sligo County Library . History of Blalymote and the Parish of Emlaghfad Sligo County Library . From Plain to Hill – A Shrot History of the Parish of Achonry Sligo County Library . Killoran and Coolaney, a local History Sligo County Library . Statistcial Survey of co. Sligo Sligo County Library . A Bibliographical Introduction to the Antiquities and History of Co. Sligo Sligo County Library . History of Sligo, Town and Country Sligo County Library . History of Sligo Sligo County Library 1691-1845 Kilmore and Ardagh SLC 100869 1698-1838 Killala and Achonry Wills SLC 824242 1698-1838 Index to Killala and Achonry Wills SLC 941.5 A1 1705-0732 Sligo county wills NLI 1734-1825 Estate records of Owen Wynne’s Estate Sligo County Library 1740-1900 Estate records of the Lord Lorron Estate Sligo County Library 1760-86 Major Tenants of the Stafford Estate NLI 1760-87 Rental of the Boswell Estate – Ahamlish and Drumrat Parishes NLI 1760-88 Rental of the O’hara Estate Parishes of Achonry, Ballysadare, Killoran and Killvarent NLI 1775-1872 Estate records of the cooper Family Sligo County Library 1792-1804 Rental Records of Sir Thomas Dundas Estate NLI 1795-96 Alphabetical List of Sligo Freeholders NLI 1823-37 Tithe Applotment Survey NLI 1832-37 List of Voters Registered in the Borough of Sligo SLC 1865-1899 Ballina District Will Books SLC 100 1868 Family History Pedigrees of Co. Sligo Families, McDonagh Sligo County Library Family History A History of the Protestant Downeys of Cos. Sligo, Leitrim, Fermanagh and Donegal Sligo County Library Family History Hillas of Co. Sligo Sligo County Library Family History Irinw (see Co. Roscommon) Sligo County Library Family History The McDermots of Moylurg Sligo County Library Family History Pedigrees of the McDonagh Clan of Corann and Tirerill and other Families of Co. Sligo Sligo County Library Family History The O’connor Families, Families of Daniel and Matthias O’Connor of Corsallagh Hosue, Achonry, Co. Sligo, Ireland Sligo County Library Family History The Family of Wood, Co. Sligo Sligo County Library Family History The Wynnes of Sligo and Leitrim Sligo County Library Gravestone Inscriptions Indexed by Sligo Heritage Center Sligo Heritage Center Library Sligo County Library The Courthouse Sligo, Ireland . Library Co. Sligo Heritage and Genalogy Society Aras Reddan Temple St Sligo, Ireland . Library Ballymote Heritage society . Library Sligo Field Club .Census and Tithe records (plus Soldiers Wills, And Administration) http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/
Ordinance Survey Drill Down to Farm Level (Highlight) http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,588882,739883,0,10
Ireland Google Earth Map
http://maps.google.co.uk/ http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_ireland.htm http://www.trigtools.co.uk/irish.cgi?gr=Q%2082655%2012849&c=25 http://mardevino.com/an-road-map-of-ireland/ Find Townlands at SeanRaud http://www.seanruad.com/
BACKUP:
Ireland National Archives Simple/Advanced/Expert Searches
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search-the-archives/ Explaination of Public Offices pre-Free State http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/nai/puboffs.htm#Tithe
Tithe Applotment Search
http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1270 http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/records/land/tiap.htm http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/records/state/research.htm#vol#GRO
Ask about Ireland
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch
Ancestry Sligo Message Board (post requests, see if someone responds)
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.britisles.ireland.sli.general/2109.2113.1.1.1/mb.ashx Ask About Ireland main page http://www.askaboutireland.ie/ Leitrim Rosscommon (Many more resources than those counties – one of the Best!) http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/index.shtml
UK BMD Free
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/
Marquis of Sligo (George John Browne, the 3rd Marquis of Sligo)
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlmayo2/marquisofsligo_mayolandlords.html http://www.findmypast.com/ http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ http://www.censusfinder.com/ireland.htm http://www.youririsheyes.com/index.html
Irish Census Lists 1821-
http://www.youririsheyes.com/census.html
Property Ireland
https://www.mypropertytitle.ie/praMap.aspx# http://www.landdirect.ie/eng/landdirect_ie/About_landdirect_… http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlsli/censussligo1749open… CERTS: FREE–check Here first, dig it is there (and information you can use to help order the correct paid cert)!! http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
PAID
http://www.bmd-certificates.co.uk/
US CENSUS
http://research.archives.gov/description/5832399 http://article.wn.com/view/2013/02/17/1940_census_Massachuse… http://www.origins.net/help/aboutio-irishdirs.aspx?utm_source=SendBlaster&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Irish%20Directories&utm_content=Irish%20Directories&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20-%20Irish%20Directories%20%5BMay%202013%5D
Land
http://www.valoff.ie/search/search.asp
LDS Family Search
https://familysearch.org/
Registered Building Registry http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/Surveys/Buildings/
Co. Sligo Library DIGITAL Ordnance Survey (Use IE for best results) http://www.sligolibrary.ie/sligolibrarynew/LocalStudies/GeneralGuidetoCollection/DigitalCollections/
http://www.origins.net/help/aboutio-irishdirs-coll.aspx SHIPS
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fianna/migrate/index.html http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Data Source Locations:
798 Spinning wheel Premium List SLC 1659 Penders Census of Ireland SLC 925648 1665 Hearth Money Rolls Irish Manuscripts Commission 1967 1749 Religious Census of Elphin Dioceses SLC 101781 1796 Voters List for Co. sligo Sligo County Library 1813 Petition by Sligo Protestants NLI 1824 J. Pigot’s City of Dublin and Hibernian Provincial Directory Sligo County Library 1839 List of Persons who obtained Game Certificates in sligo Parl. Papers 1837 1839 Sligo Independent’s SLC 100179 1843 Voters Lists Nai 1846 Slater’s National Commercial Directory of Ireland Sligo County Library 1852 Names of Electors for Co. Sligo NLI 1853 Rental of the Crofton Estate – Dromard and Templeboy Parishes NAI 1856 Slater’s National Commercial Directory of Ireland Sligo County Library 1858 Griffiths Valuation SLC 1870 Slater’s Directory of Ireland Sligo County Library 1876 Owners of Land in Co. sligo Sligo County Library 1881 Slater’s Royal National Directory of Ireland Sligo County Library 1889 Sligo Independent directory of Ballymote, Cliffoney, Easkey, Coolaney, Drumcliff, Collooney, Carney, Dromore West, Rioverstown and Bunnermadden, Rosses Point and Enniscrone, Sligo, and Tubbercurry. Sligo County Library 1894 Slater’s Royal National Directory of Ireland Sligo County Library 1901 Census SLC 851582-851605 1911 Census NAI “1856 Sligo Independent Almanac Sligo County Library . Further Notes on the High Sheriffs of Co. Sligo Sligo County Library . History of Blalymote and the Parish of Emlaghfad Sligo County Library . From Plain to Hill – A Shrot History of the Parish of Achonry Sligo County Library . Killoran and Coolaney, a local History Sligo County Library . Statistcial Survey of co. Sligo Sligo County Library . A Bibliographical Introduction to the Antiquities and History of Co. Sligo Sligo County Library . History of Sligo, Town and Country Sligo County Library . History of Sligo Sligo County Library 1691-1845 Kilmore and Ardagh SLC 100869 1698-1838 Killala and Achonry Wills SLC 824242 1698-1838 Index to Killala and Achonry Wills SLC 941.5 A1 1705-0732 Sligo county wills NLI 1734-1825 Estate records of Owen Wynne’s Estate Sligo County Library 1740-1900 Estate records of the Lord Lorron Estate Sligo County Library 1760-86 Major Tenants of the Stafford Estate NLI 1760-87 Rental of the Boswell Estate – Ahamlish and Drumrat Parishes NLI 1760-88 Rental of the O’hara Estate Parishes of Achonry, Ballysadare, Killoran and Killvarent NLI 1775-1872 Estate records of the cooper Family Sligo County Library 1792-1804 Rental Records of Sir Thomas Dundas Estate NLI 1795-96 Alphabetical List of Sligo Freeholders NLI 1823-37 Tithe Applotment Survey NLI 1832-37 List of Voters Registered in the Borough of Sligo SLC 1865-1899 Ballina District Will Books SLC 100868 Family History Pedigrees of Co. Sligo Families, McDonagh Sligo County Library Family History A History of the Protestant Downeys of Cos. Sligo, Leitrim, Fermanagh and Donegal Sligo County Library Family History Hillas of Co. Sligo Sligo County Library Family History Irinw (see Co. Roscommon) Sligo County Library Family History The McDermots of Moylurg Sligo County Library Family History Pedigrees of the McDonagh Clan of Corann and Tirerill and other Families of Co. Sligo Sligo County Library Family History The O’connor Families, Families of Daniel and Matthias O’Connor of Corsallagh Hosue, Achonry, Co. Sligo, Ireland Sligo County Library Family History The Family of Wood, Co. Sligo Sligo County Library Family History The Wynnes of Sligo and Leitrim Sligo County Library Gravestone Inscriptions Indexed by Sligo Heritage Center Sligo Heritage Center Library Sligo County Library The Courthouse Sligo, Ireland . Library Co. Sligo Heritage and Genalogy Society Aras Reddan Temple St Sligo, Ireland . Library Ballymote Heritage society . Library Sligo Field Club . Roman Catholic Records Parish Earliest Dates Location FHLC # Achonry (1) 1869-1942 LC, NLI, SHGS, 1279231 0926001 Achonry (2) Cloonacool pt. Tubbercury Curry pt 1865-1881 1867-1900 LC, NLI, SHGC 096006 1279230-31 1279231 0926007 Aghanagh 1800-1881 LC, NLI, SHGS 0989739 0989739 Ahamlish 1796 LC, NLI, SHGS Ballynakill Rivertown 1803-1881 0989737 Ballysadare 1842; 1803-1880 LC, NLI, SHGS 0926019 Ballysumaghan Sowey, See Kilmacallan not available Calry Sligo, See St. John’s not available Castleconor 1855-1880 LC, NLI, SHGS 1279204 Cloonoghil 1842-1877 1279233 Dromard 1817-1892 1279204 Drumcliff 1841-1880 LC, NLI, SHGS 0989735 Drumcolumb Riverstown 1803-1881 0989737 Drumrat (Keashe) 1843-1880 LC, NLI, SHGS 096008 1279231 Easky 1864-1880 LC, NLI, SHGS 1279204 Emlaghfad 1826-1880 LC, NLI, SHGS 0926016 Kilcolman See Castlemore, Co. Roscommon Carra Castle: 1847-1880 0926004 Kilfree see Killaraght not available Kilglass 1825-1880 LC, NLI, SHGS 1279204 Killadoon – Geevahg 1851-1880 0989742 Killaraght (Gurteen) 1840-1880 1844-1908 LC, NLI, SHGS 092610 1279230 Killaspugbrone See St. John’s St. Mary,Coolera 1858-1880 0989736 Killerry see Killanummery, Co. Leitrim 1828-1883 1279223 Killoran 1846; Riverstown 1803-1881 LC, NLI, SHGS 0989737 Kilmacallan 1803-1880 LC, NLI, SHGS 0989737 Kilmacowen Sligo, See St. John’s St. Mary,Coolera 1858-1880 not available 0989736 Kilmacshalgan 1868; Dromore-West 1868-1979 LC, NLI, SHGS 1279204 Kilmacteige also (Tourlestrane) 1845-1880 1845-1910 LC, NLI, SHGS 0926015 1279231 Kilmactranny 1851-1880 LC, NLI, SHGS 0989742 Kilmoremoy see Kilmoremoy, Co. Mayo 1823-1879 1279204 Kilmorgan see Emlaghfad not available Kilross see Kilmacallan not available Kilshalvy see Kilturara, Co. Mayo 1842-1933 0926018 Kilturra See Co. Mayo not available Kilvarnet see Ballysadare not available Rossinver see Rossinver Co. Leitrim not available St. John’s 1858; Sligo,St. Mary,Coolera 1858-1880 LC, NLI, SHGS0989736 Shancough Geevahgh, see Kilmactranny not available Skreen 1848-1892 LC, NLI, SHGS 0989742 Tawnagh Riverstown, see Kilmacallan not available Templeboy 1815-1880 LC, NLI, SHGS 1279204 Toomour part Drumrat, part Toomore, Co. Mayo Toomore(Foxford) 1833-1880 1870-1900 926022 1279231
Foklore Comission-Kilmactigue
http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=SVBSLzE5MzYvMDIvMjcjQXIwMDYyMQ%3D%3D&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom ——————————————————————— FHS Library Catalog – Only lists books available (use FHL Family Search for that see below link for Family Search Link)
https://familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=6717&subject_disp=Ireland%2C+Sligo&columns=*,0,0
http://maps.thefullwiki.org/Gaelic_Ireland http://www.genealogy-quest.com/pensions/———————
Information about “Irish Roots” or Sligo Genealogical Society : It is NOT recommended anyone use their PAID services, ever ! They miss very simple records, regularly ! As is noted above, they will use the exact same resources listed here that you can use for free, but they will try, or will, charge you. Why someone would pay for something that is available for free?
I do not know.
The reason seems to be they think they have something they do not, OR they see the Officer when visiting and think they are concerned for their research, which some may be, but generally they are there to raise revenue for the County ! Post after post on message baords (Ancestry.com, Sligo County Message Board) report they missed a persons Ancestors records, — they are not through, and the issue of being set up primarily to capitalize on “tourist dollars” is the main problem (as opposed to doing a good job and offering value for money)! Stop by the local Post Office in the community your Ancestors come from will get better results, and it is free ! Come here and do research free — do not use the Sligo Genealogical Society
If this changes and they get things together We will be the first to recommend them, but given our Ten (10)+ years experience researching Ancestors in South Sligo area — which includes many Cousins living there today — We cannot recommend them !
The great
Michael Davitt
and the
LAND LEAGUE
One of the Swineford workhouse’s most notable inmates was Michael Davitt, from Straide, County Mayo. At the age of four-and-a half, in 1859, Davitt entered the workhouse for a short time with his destitute Mother, because of arrears in their rent. years later, in the 1880s, Davitt was a founder and also chairman of the Land League – an agrarian protest organization in Ireland. He later entered Parliament, and was an eminent socialist campaigner, writer, and lecturer, his views undoubtedly owing much to his childhood penury, including his time as an inmate at Swinford Workhouse.
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The means to effect social change was also created in Ireland and one Charles Boycott was the first well known means to ostracizze a community member, was established in Ireland, when the local community refused to help Boycott who was an Agent for Lord Erne (John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne), a landowner in the Lough Mask area of County Mayo work the Farm and harvest crops estimated the harvest (by 1000 troops and other Protestant members from the North of Ireland) cost the British government and others at least £10,000 to harvest about £500 worth of crops, because of Boycott’s treatment of tenants of the Land (often the poorest of the poor) such as he had laid down many petty restrictions, such as not allowing gates to be left open and not allowing hens to trespass on his property, and that he fined anyone who transgressed these restrictions. Boycott also withdrew tenant’s privileges (such as collecting wood from the estate). In August 1880, his labourers went on strike in a dispute over a wage increase. This was the start of Boycott’s problems, well deserved due to abuse of the local community laborers that were employed — which caused almost the entire Community to refuse to deal with, talk to, or otherwise provide Labor to Boycott to the point He could not function in his Employment by Lord Erne, and was unable to run the land as the above note about harvesting crops at a cost 100 x the value of those crops (which presumably Boycott did not pay for as the Military eventually supplied the labor by troops and members of Northern Ireland).
Charles Stewart Parnell (and the start of the “Boycott”):
Parnell stated in a speech on the issue of a person purchasing a Farm that the former laborer/owner was evicted, He stated that : you must shun him on the roadside when you meet him – you must shun him in the streets of the town – you must shun him in the shop – you must shun him on the fair green and in the market place, and even in the place of worship, by leaving him alone, by putting him in moral Coventry, by isolating him from the rest of the country, as if he were the leper of old – you must show him your detestation of the crime he committed. This was the Start of “The Boycott” now known world-wide for the community or others response to a wrong or percived wrong. Shunning was known in the US within the Amish community when one of their members does some serious violation of the Church rules, and from this, it was applied in this small Irish Community eventually helping the Land League obtain reform of Land Ownership in Ireland and a local communities ability to deal with a person whom the community does not have wide-spread approval for actions.
LORE and other family stories heard while a child or growing up:
Many time the “lore” or stories We were told or heard as Children are wrong so questioning everything is the cornerstone of all research. We have seen many people spend months – indeed years, chasing a certain line of “Ancestors” by name only, and then they discover (when consulting someone who follows basics of Irish Record research) that they have no family relation to the person they thought was Family (or an Ancestor) and spent countless time and money doing worthless research !! DON’T MAKE THAT MISTAKE. BE CAREFUL IN ANY CONCLUSION AS BUILDING A TREE IS LIKE BUILDING A HOUSE — BUILD IT ON A STRONG FOUNDATION. Some Irish Traditions — like naming traditions, were followed, and sometimes they were not. My Father was named after Kevin Barry so His Parents did not follow “tradition” – Traditions are not certain enough to rely upon when doing research (they are a trick of the trade to follow up on “hunches” but never rely on them to confirm/deny a suspicion. With computerization, it is much easier to confirm (or deny) a relationship in regard to Baptism, Marriage, or Death records. Digging is they key so there is no reason to follow “guesses” or “hunches” any more – verify everything, as many times as you can — make sure your tracking the right people. Relax and ponder your research. Often, it is the small things that brings everything together. As this is (usually a long process, do not get discouraged, do not get frustrated — often someone just needs advice and going to Ancestry (Free) MESSAGE BOARDS for each COUNTY does the trick — as many people have been doing this for years, indeed, decades, and your problem or “Brick Wall” has been reached before, as a Researcher We get into past Generations and often time our perspective does not think of what it was like in the 1900s, or the 1920s. It is simple to search the 1901/1911 Census, and this is the basis of most research We do – this is the starting point for everyone as ignore it at your peril – it is searchable and browseable so it is THE best, free, and online source today. USE IT. Also the Mormon (LDS) free search is useful but their search faccility is still “buggy” (We only use it for confirmations — IF it’s search function and records are loaded, hopefully they will fix this in the future)!
currently costs around 10 euro per certificate total (as One has to consider all the costs, not just the cost of ordering the Certificate itself). I doubt this charge will change and will probably increase over time .
You can go online to GRO Ireland (see below for link) to to order them online — it is often times cheaper to do so at local Records offices IF you know the Cert. Number — do not depend on them to search as many have reported (particularly for the Sligo records office) that they say “NO records” when asked to find known records (and many a family think nothing exists when in fact records do exist) The worst thing one can do is take one persons word, be tenacious — confirming (or at times, denying) what you know is the most important use of “Certs”–
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