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Limerick City Council Webpage for Limerick City council. View
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Limerick Directory, 1769 Ferrar's Limerick Directory of 1769. View
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Richard Lucus' Directory Of Limerick, 1788 "Alexander, Samuel; grocer; Broad-street". View
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Rathkeale Graveyard, Co. Limerick Inscriptions from Rathkeale Graveyard, Co. Limerick. View
Munster Volunteer Registry, 1782 Published in the Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 1894, Vol. II View
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Mount St. Lawrence Burial Ground Registers, 1855-2008 The records of Mount St Lawrence Cemetery provide a unique insight on the history of Limerick and its citizens for the period 1855-2008. View
Devon Estate Rentals, 1774-1893 The Devon Estate in Newcastle West was granted to Sir William Courtenay, Knight of Powerham in Devonshire, on 23 September 1591. The family held the title Earls of Devon and the land in Limerick eventually comprised 85,000 acres. View
Placename Search The single most important item of information for Irish family history research is a precise place of origin, and the most important tool in identifying Irish placenames is the 1851 General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, parishes and Baronies of Ireland. View
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Limerick Diocese The archive constitutes a small but important collection, the bulk of which, in common with most other Irish dioceses, relates to the 19th and 20th centuries: though not exclusively as there is some material from the 17th and 18th centuries. View
Bassett's Directory, 1880-81 Bassett's Directory of Limerick City and County and Principal Towns of Clare, Tipperary and Kerry, 1880-1 was compiled and published by William Bassett. This edition contains expanded sections on the main towns in counties Clare, Tipperary and Kerry. The directory contains the names of county and public officials, clergy, professional and business people, tradesmen and craftworkers. The County Clare section of the directory is reproduced here. View
Irish Genealogy Blog Irish genealogy news from Dr. Jane Lyons, the creator of From-Ireland.net. View
County Limerick Genealogy Gravestone records, Gravestone photographs, 1901 Census records, 1911 Census records, 1931 Trade Directory records, Birth records, Marriage records, Death records, Lewis' Topographical records, Griffith's Valuation records, and much more. View
1901 Census, From-Ireland.net The household returns and ancillary records for the censuses of Ireland of 1901 and 1911, which are in the custody of the National Archives of Ireland, represent an extremely valuable part of the Irish national heritage. View
1931 Trade Directory Directories set out to record the 'principal inhabitants' of a community, particularly those in trade or the professions. View
Gravestone Photographs Photographs from selected graveyards within Ireland, including those in counties Carlow, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Offaly, and Tipperary. View
Griffiths Primary Valuation Of Ireland The Primary Valuation was the first full-scale valuation of property in Ireland. It was overseen by Richard Griffith and published between 1847 and 1864. View
Lewis' Topographical Dictionary This topographical dictionary comprises of several counties, cities, boroughs, parish and villages - with historical and statistical descriptions - of Ireland. View
Rathkeale, Limerick, Pigot & Co., 1824 In the county of Limerick, is a market, post and fair town, agreeably situated on the river Deel, 108 miles south west of Dublin, 14 south west of Limerick, and 42 north north west of Cork. View
Slater's 1846 Directory, Rathkeale, Limerick A Market and parish, in the barony of Lower Connello, county of Limerick, is 120 miles s.w. from Dublin, 53 n.n.w. from Cork, and 17 s.w. by w. from Limerick; situated between the last named town and Newcastle, on the banks of the river Deel. View
Using The IreAtlas Townland Data Base The book was transcribed by a large number of volunteers under a man who we knew as Sean Ruad. View
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Irish Alliance & The Tenant Right League A good deal of prominence was given in 'The Nation' to the report of an "Aggregate Meeting" held in the Music Hall, Lower Abbey Street, on the 20th November 1849, and called on the requisition of "80 dignitaries and 110 curates of the Catholic Church; 22 members of the regular clergy; 120 magistrates; landed proprietors, corporators, and poor law guardians; 200 members of the learned professions; 700 land-owners,and farmers, and 900 merchants, traders and artizans. View
Fair Towns Of Ireland, 1834 The Fair towns were very important towns and people walked for miles on a fair day to go to sell their produce. Until the Fair Day people would have no money and so once the produce or the animals were sold then the bills would be paid. View
Local Government, Co. Limerick, 1931 Before the passing of the Local Government Act, 1898, the county was divided for fiscal purposes into 14 Baronies, namely :- Clanwilliam; Conello, Upper ; Connello, Lower ; Coonagh ; Coshlea ; Coshma ; Glenquin ; Kenry ; Kilmallock ; Limerick (North Liberties) ; Owneybeg ; Pubblebrien ; Shanid ; Small County. View
Munster Volunteer Registry, 1782, Co. Limerick Kilfinnan Light Dragoons 1777. Captain Charles Coote. Lieutenant - ??. Cornet George Chapman. One Troop: Unirform, scarlet jackets, faced Pomona green, laced silver and epaulets; furniture, goatskin. View
Emigration & Education Statistics, 1931, Co. Limerick Limerick a county in the province of Munster, is bounded on the north by the Shannon, on the east by Tipperary, on the south by Cork and on the west by Kerry. Its greatest length from near Abbeyfeale to the boundary at Galtmore is 50 miles, and its greatest breadth from a point on the Shannon on the north to the Ballyhourna mountains on the south is 33 miles: average breadth about 23 miles. View
Tithe Applotment Book, Dunmoylan, Co. Limerick Shanid Barony, Glin, Newcastle & Rathkeale Unions, Co. Limerick 7. Griffiths Valuation 1852. Tithe Applotments 1833. View
1901 Census, St. Joseph’s School, Clare St., Limerick City No guarantee is given that the following are accurate, as names can sometimes be difficult to read due to poor handwriting and condition of the films. Every person in St. joseph's on that night was a Roman Catholic, and all could read and write. Bridget Sheehan was the only married person on this list. View
Free Gravestone Records, Co. Limerick This page features free gravestone records for Co. Limerick. View
Baptism Records, Monegea, Co. Limerick, 1860-70 Also see Newcastle West registers. Monagay or Monegea/Monagea is mentioned on the parish record film for Newcastle West:" June 15th 1845. The Right Rev. Dr. Ryan ordered the townlands of Ardnacrohy and Tierneen (or meen) in the parish of Monegea to be annexed to the parish of Newcastle." View
Baptism Records, Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick, 1852-74 August 17th 1833. The eight following townlands - Rathina, Kinskea (han) Cullinagh, Shanagarry, Ballinavallig, Ballynacasy, Gurteenaveen and Killane were taken from the parish of Monigea and annexed to the Parish of Newcastle by the Right Rev Doctor Ryan RC Bishop of Limerick. View
Baptism Records, St. Michaels’ Parish, Co. Limerick, 1820-23 Listed below is an index to the names of some children and their parents baptised in the Roman Catholic Parish of St. Michael 1820-23. View
Marriage Records, St. Michael’s Parish, Co. Limerick, 1824-25 Listed below is an index to the names of the people who got married in the Roman Catholic Parish of St. Michael 1824-25. Between 1824 and 1825 a total of 100 marriages were performed in this parish. I do seem to have missed one entry as I have 99 sets of names. View
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Terms Used: “Graveyard”, “Cemetery” or “Memorial Park”? A little at a time: The two words which tend to get mis-used are those of Cemetery and Graveyard so here are a few definitions for you: View
Limerick Amateur, Athletic and Bicycle Club, 1887 The annual general meeting was held on Monday evening, March 28th, at the Fire Station. The meeting was very large and influential. The annual report read showed the club to be in a sound position, and their sports justly popular. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. View
Irish National League: City and Cappamore Branches, 1887 Mr. Henry O’Shea, V.P., presided at the City Branch on Thursday night. The Chairman condemned the Coercion Bill proposed by the Government. Mr. Keating proposed and Mr. Anglim T.C., seconded – that Mr. T. Mason Stewart be elected member. View
The Great Rush of Birds on the Night of March 29th-30th, 1911 THE GREAT RUSH OF BIRDS ON THE NIGHT OF MARCH 29TH-30TH, AS OBSERVED IN IRELAND. By R. M. Barrington, M.A. Published in the Irish Naturalist Vol. XX, June 1911 On the night of March 29th, a great rush of birds was observed in several towns of S. E. Ireland, and also at some light-stations long the coast from Balbriggan to the Old Head of Kinsale. View
Limerick Records General resource for all things Co. Limerick. View
County Limerick Genealogy The Ireland Genealogy Project County Limerick Web Site. View
Limerick Land Records Includes deeds of assignments. View
Insurrection Act, June 1822 Most Humbly and respectfully shew that your Excellency's petitioners is not guilty of any Depradations committed in the County as will appear to your Excellency by their Committals and also by an enquiry of the County Magistrates. View
Limerick Local History Includes the Cromwellian Settlement of the County of Limerick. View
Limerick Emigration Records General resource for Co. Limerick emigration records. View
Limerick County Ireland Archives Court Example Source: From Wayne County, Michigan Probate Files / Written: 1889. View
Limerick Church Records General resource for all things Co. Limerick. View
St. John's Gravestone Records, Co. Limerick 'On a brass under a lancet-window in the south transept of St. John's Cathedral, Limerick. This was the first window filled with stained glass after the erection of this church ':- View
Askeaton Church Gravestone Records, Co. Limerick A slab with the creed, commandments and Lord's prayer. lies near the vault of the WESTROPPS of Ballysteen' below the inscriptions appear the line View
Research Help: Where Do Your Family Come From in Ireland? People ask me all the time where in Ireland their surname may be found. A lot of these people, their ancestor/s left Ireland pre the ‘main’ famine time so they never think to look in records that we have which are for a time later than that famine period, and they should, they should particularly look at the distribution in the Griffiths Primary Valuation as per the examples I give below. View
Video Presentation at Beyond the Grave Conference Dr. Jane Lyons speaks on Surveys and Transcriptions of the Graveyards of the Dioceses of Ossory. Published by Limerick Museum Archives. View
Eighteenth-Century Funerals in Ireland There are, possibly, few of us who, making an early and painful acquaintance with Poetry, did not have to memorise these lines by the Rev. Charles Wolfe, descriptive of the burial of Sir John Moore after the battle of Corunna on 13th January, 1809 : View
Eighteenth-Century Midwifery in Dublin, Ireland How did the Dublin citizen of the 18th century made his or her debut in this city of ours? View
Volunteers North and South of Ireland 100 Years Ago Mrs Blake, nee Foley Captain. Maggie Relihan sec, Asdee Ballylongford. Mrs W Finucane, nee Coughlin, treasurer, Larha, Asdee. Mrs Moran nee Deenihan, Mary A Russel. Mrs J Walsh. Annie O Connor. View
Ireland and The Olympics Dan Ahearne won world Championship in Hop Step and Jump July 4th 1909 at Celtic Park. Edward Barrett of Rahela, Ballyduff Edward Barrett was born in Rahela, Ballyduff in 1882. father Thomas and mother Bridget Whelan. View
Irish Death Notices Webpage containing death notices within Ireland. View
Some Irish Superstitions Superstition is generally regarded as the offspring of the religious instinct in man misled by ignorance. Few other human weakness’ have been so unsparingly and so unanimously denounced, and yet, it survives: the savage carries his charm, and the modern motorist or the regiment on the battlefield has its mascot. Above or behind probably a million doors in England the horseshoe will be found nailed up, and there is a general desire to avoid association with the unlucky number thirteen. Neither of these were Irish superstitions, but we are borrowing them, for to the anglicised Irish mind even superstition is respectable when it happens to be English. Irish superstitions on the other hand are rapidly dying out, not because they are superstitious, but because they are only Irish, and have no place in English social life. View
The Townland: How To Use In Genealogy How do we deal with finding out that there are four townlands of the same name? How do we find out exactly which townland our family came from? How do we work out which records are of importance to us, actually refer to our family and not another family of the same surname? They are really the questions that have to be asked and dealt with. View
Megalithic Monuments of Ireland.com This website is the result of on-going love and passion for Archaeology as well as our devotion to the wonderment of the many Megalithic monuments throughout Ireland. All counties of Ireland are covered, some more extensively than others, and include photos, information & co-ordinates of sites. Continuously being up-dated with some fantastic photos of these extraordinary monuments, which have stood proudly today as a durable testament to their ingenious builders. View
The Townland: How To Use In Genealogy How do we deal with finding out that there are four townlands of the same name? How do we find out exactly which townland our family came from? How do we work out which records are of importance to us, actually refer to our family and not another family of the same surname? They are really the questions that have to be asked and dealt with. View
Women at War: Ireland's Forgotten Heroines of the Era Tens of thousands of women across the island of Ireland threw themselves enthusiastically into the war effort, yet very little has been written about them. View