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County Kilkenny Down Survey, 1659 The Down Survey of Ireland was carried out by Sir William Petty on behalf of the Commonwealth government. This so called '1659 census' was in reality a poll tax, levied on every head of household counted. Despite its imperfection the poll tax provides us with an interesting view of Kilkenny's population, representing the first 'census' of population ever conducted. View
Anglo-Irish Families In Kilkenny County, 1300 It was not until the reign of Edward I, or about the year 1300, that surnames began to be fixed. From that period, Fitzgerald, Butler, Fitzmaurice, Grace, etc., begin to be accepted as surnames, replacing such designations as John Fitz Thomas, Theobald Fitz Walter, Oliver Fitz William, etc. Somewhere along in that period also, these names begin to appear in their Irish equivalent. View
Saint Kieran's Cemetery, County Kilkenny Take a right turn at the traffic lights at St. John the Evangelist Church Turn into Hebron Rd and pass Nolan Park on the right side. You can see the gate of the graveyard at a T junction further along this road on the right hand side. St. Kieran's was opened in 1933. Total of 103 records. View
Clontubrid Cemetery, Freshford, County Kilkenny This cemetery is in the townland of Clontubbrid in Freshford, Co Kilkenny Ireland. This is not a complete listing of burials! The records below were provided by contributors to Cemetery Records Online. Total of 11 records. View
Clara Churchyard Cemetery, County Kilkenny This cemetery is on the Dublin, Kilkenny Road about 4 miles from Kilkenny City. It is signposted from the main road. Clara Church was build in 1870. The cemetery developed shortily after that. These are all of the readable stones in Clara Cemetery. There are many without information buried here. View
Bennettsbridge Cemetery, County Kilkenny Take the R 700 road from Kilkenny to Thomastown. The cemetery is beside the Catholic Church in the village of Bennettsbridge. This is not a complete listing of burials! The records below were provided by contributors to Cemetery Records Online. Total of 135 records. View
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Richard Griffith's Primary Valuation Of Ireland 1848-64 Records online for all counties. View
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Maps, Co. Kilkenny Poor Law Union maps of Co. Kilkenny. View
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Beautiful Ballyragget On The Nore The site hosts information on a wide range of businesses, clubs, activities as well as providing essential community service information. View
James Hoban: The House That Hoban Built 2008 marked the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Irish architect who designed the original White House. James Hoban was an Irishman, born in Kilkenny. George Washington chose the Irishman in 1792 when it came time to build the White House. View
Kilkenny Genealogy Archives Cemetery records, church records, censuses, directories, headstones, military records, newspaper extracts, and photography. View
Stepping Into Kilkenny's History 2009 marks the 400th Anniversary of Kilkenny being granted city status in 1609. Kilkenny Education Centre, to commemorate this historic event, has developed a resource pack for teachers to facilitate the delivery of the "Local Studies" strand of the history curriculum. View
The Archives Of St Kieran’s College, Kilkenny Currently, the Archives of the College are divided into two fully catalogued collections notably: the Papers of the President’s Office and the College Archives. View
Kilkenny Archaeological Society KAS as it is familiarly known is the historical society for the County of Kilkenny, Ireland. Its name was taken when it was refounded, in 1946, from the nineteenth-century society to which it was the successor. Whilst the interests of members do include archaeology, it is by no means the only or main focus of the Society. View
A Public Execution, Kilkenny Journal, 1848 "On Easter Saturday, in accordance with their sentence, the above named convicts expiated their crime, of which they were found guilty at our last Assizes, by meeting an ignominious death in front of our county gaol." View
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County Kilkenny Ireland Genealogy & History General resource page. View
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Kilkenny In The 19th Century Kilkenny Workhouse was built to house 1,200 people. It was responsible for the relief of the destitute poor of a large part of County Kilkenny. The whole family must come in to the workhouse. There were separate quarters for men, women, boys and girls. View
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Maps Of County Kilkenny County Kilkenny is located in southern Leinster Province of the Republic of Ireland. View
The Townlands Of Kilkenny County County Kilkenny was divided into 1,683 townlands (circa 1851). A townland represents one of the smallest geographic units in Ireland, and vary in size anywhere from a few acres to over 3,000 acres. The average size of a townland in Kilkenny is probably between 300 and 350 acres, and their boundaries often follow landownership patterns. Because townland names were often duplicated in different areas of Kilkenny county, the list below is only meant to represent the unique names of the 1851 Kilkenny townlands. Variations in townland names were common in historical reference. For example, Kilcraggan was referred to as Kilcreggan and Killcroghan. There are townland names and boundaries that have also changed in the course of history. For example, Castlehale was a townland which existed for over 300 years, but was replaced and reduced shortly after the Cromwellian confiscations of the 16th century, becoming Rossenarra Demesne and parts of neighboring townlands. View
Landowners In 1876, County Kilkenny The land survey was actually completed in 1876 and first published in a London book that same year. It only represents those who owned one acre or more. Some owned property in Co. Kilkenny but lived elsewhere. View
Castlecomer Famine Emigrants The most controversial relief of the Castlecomer Lordship was that of emigration assistance which was carried out immediately before the building of Castlecomer Workhouse. The Guardians of the Union were empowered to grant assistance for emigration and a small number got assistance from that source before and after the setting up the Workhouse - 4,854 individuals have been assisted to migrate - however, to get the assistance they had to give up their leases, many held from the 1700s and the lease could not be given to their heirs/relatives which proved most controversial. View
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Ireland Roots General resource. View
Kilkenny Arts Festival The dates for the 2012 festival are 10-19 August. We bring you 10 days of the very best in Irish and international visual art, classical music, theatre and dance, jazz, world & traditional Irish music, literature, film, indie music, craft, and street events. View
Kilkenny: Open Your Heart To It Information on Kilkenny, including local government services. View
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Connors Genealogy: County Kilkenny Windgap, County Kilkenny. Remains of an old home at a crossroads in the area of Windgap. The County Kilkenny is noteworthy for its shale deposits and coalmines. Perhaps, this is the reason for the use of the slatey tiles for the roof of this dwelling. A typical house of its period (c. mid-19th C. and later), with an interior wall almost dividing the building. This stone wall extended to within a couple of feet of the far side wall thus allowing the inhabitants to move freely from one side to the other. View
Kilkenny Castle Welcome to the website of Kilkenny Castle. We hope you find your visit here informative and interesting. Should you have any queries on any aspect of this site or Kilkenny Castle please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to welcoming you on your next visit to the Castle. View
Trades Directory, 1931, Co. Kilkenny Detailed archive of names and trades. View
Kilkenny Genealogy Group This group is dedicated to helping people with researching their ancestors in County Kilkenny. Can you help by offering tips, suggestions or lookups? Do you have the time and or expertise to help by moderating this group? View
Carroll Family History This is a genealogy blog for all that are interested in the Carroll family name. Inside, I will present you our Carroll family members, and some anecdotes and photos of them. I'm open to all feedback from other Carrolls and anyone interested in our family name. View
Aide Family Genealogy The patrilineal starting point of this project is Edward Aide, who was born in Co. Kilkenny Ireland and died in Highland, WI on 11 Oct 1883. His headstone reads that he was 70 years old at the time of his time of death, putting his birth year at 1813. View
Marriage Records, St. John's, Maldin Street, Kilkenny This index extracted from microfilm no. 031-003B 0100158, filmed by the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. View
Emigration & Education Statistics, 1931, Co. Kilkenny Kilkenny an inland county in the province of Leinster is bounded on the north by the Queen\'s county (Laois), on the east by counties Carlow and Wexford, on the south by county Waterford, and on the west by county Tipperary. Its greatest length, north and south from the bend of the river Suir, west of Waterford city to the north of the county at the village of Clogh (Clough) is 45 miles ; and its greatest breadth from near Graiguenamanagh on the east to the western boundary is 23 miles. View
Carrigeen & Mooncoin Marriages, 1789-91 Mooncoin is listed as being the name of a Roman Catholic Union of a number of Civil Parishes. This means that the parish records, baptisms and marriages of people from townlands in those civil parishes should be found in the Mooncoin registers. View
St. Patrick's, County Kilkenny, 1800's Marriages "John Kelly & Kate Sloan, 15/10/1855." View
St. Mary's, County Kilkenny, Baptisms 1772-1887 "Peter Martin & Mary Kelly, 21/06/1808." View
Search The Irish Genealogy Databases For Co. Kilkenny You can search these record indexes online at no charge subject to our terms and conditions.You need to register with us and login to use the index and view the records.Why Register? To view an individual detail genealogy record you will need to purchase credit vouchers at a cost of €5.00 per record. View
Ireland IGI Batch Numbers The LDS Church has organized the records in the IGI into 'batches'. These batches relate to how and when the information was extracted from source material. For each batch Hugh Wallis extracted the church or chapel (if specified), town, county and country names of the first record that appears when it is called up in a browser. View
Aglish Parishoners, 1851 Extensive list. View
From-Ireland.net, County Kilkenny A wondergul general resource, including censuses, trade directory, church records, and much, much more. View
Rothe House Trust Ltd The Irish Family History Foundation (I.F.H.F.), an all Ireland not-for-profit organization, runs the rootsireland.ie site. It oversees the creation of a database of Irish genealogical sources which enables those who wish to trace their Irish ancestry to have access to all the relevant data in one place. View
Griffiths Valuation Index, County Kilkenny Griffiths Primary Valuation of Rateable Property in Ireland is commonly known as Griffith's Valuation. The valuable sidekick to this edition is The Householder's Index to Griffith's Valuation. Between 1849 and 1850 the land in County Kilkenny was surveyed, under the direction of Richard Griffith, for the purpose of establishing the level of rates (local tax) payable by each landholder or leaseholder. View
Flax Growers Of County Kilkenny, 1796 List of six names. View
County Kilkenny Surname Roster Alphabetically developed list. View
County Kilkenny Surnames A study of 1890 Irish birth registrations for the county of Kilkenny indicate Brennan as the most common surname with 2195 individuals of this name, followed by Walsh with 2016, Murphy with 1568, Ryan with 1523, Carroll with 1120, Byrne and Butler with 986 each, Maher with 941, Dunne with 896, Phelan with 805; Kelly, Neill, Power and Purcell each with 762, and Delaney and Dowling with 727 each. View
County Kilkenny Landowners, 1640 Prior to the Cromellian plantations of the latter 17th century, the landowners in County Kilkenny largely consisted of the Old English families who arrived in the wake of the Cambro-Norman invasion in the late 12th and 13th centuries. A third of the lands were in the hands of the Butler dynasty which included the Earl of Ormond. View
Grave Location For Holders Of The Victoria Cross In Ireland Grave location for holders of the Victoria Cross in Co. Kilkenny View
Kilmacow Parish Birth Index, County Kilkenny, 1858-80 Kilmacow records transcribed by Kay Lorenzato. View
Kilkenny Sons And Daughters Links to Co. Kilkenny family histories, web pages or contributed biographies. View
Paulstown New Cemetery, County Kilkenny This cemetery is outside the village of Paulstown on the main Carlow to Kilkenny Rd. This is not a complete listing of burials! The records below were provided by contributors to Cemetery Records Online. 30 records in total. View
Saint John Churchyard, Kilkenny City This is not a complete listing of burials! The records below were provided by contributors to Cemetery Records Online. 84 records in total. View
Thomastown Old Graveyard, County Kilkenny This graveyard is situated on Chapel Lane across the road from Church of the Assumption, and not affiliated. Very old cemetery and no longer in use. View
Saint Mary New Cemetery, Thomastown This is not a complete listing of burials! The records below were provided by contributors to Cemetery Records Online. 124 records in total. View
Tullaherin Cemetery, County Kilkenny Tullaherin Cemetery is situated beside the ruined Church on the Monastic Site of Tullaherin in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. 98 records in total. View
County Kilkenny Genealogical Record Finder Listing historical and genealogical records related to County Kilkenny. View
Windgap Parish, Kilkenny Baptisms 1822-1852 Sheehan/Boyle Baptisms (1822 to 1852). Transcription contributed by Nancy Boyle Bennett. View
The New English Families, 1650-90, Co. Kilkenny The arrival of Oliver Cromwell's army in Kilkenny by 1650, dealt a devastating blow to the Old English (Anglo-Norman Catholic) landed gentry. Following defeat, many families remained on as the tenantry of the county, while others transplanted themselves into Connacht. View
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St Mary's Church Baptisms, Kilkenny, 1772-1887 This index extracted from microfilm no. 031-003B 0100158, filmed by the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. View
St. John's Church Baptisms, Kilkenny, 1789-1841 This index extracted from microfilm no. 031-003B 0100158, filmed by the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. View
Kilmacow, Slieverue, Danesfort, Gowran, Templeorum, Ballyhale Miscellaneous records taken from microfilm no. 0100158 filmed by the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. October 1949. 'County of Eire' filmed at Genealogical Department of Dublin Castle by courtesy of the National Library of Ireland. View
Griffiths Valuation 1848-64 Irelands Valuation office conducted its first survey of property ownership in Ireland from 1848 to 1864. This survey became known as "Griffiths Valuation" after Richard Griffith who was the director of the office at that time. View
Griffiths Valuation Index, Letters A-B, Kilkenny Circa 1849-1850. View
Official Authorities, 1834, Co. Kilkenny Honorable Pierce Butler, brother of the Earl of Kilkenny, 95 Strand street, London, England and Ballyconra, County Kilkenny. William Francis Finn, Esq. Barrister at Law, brother-in-law of Daniel O’Donnell, Esq. Member for the City of Dublin, 3, Little Smith street, London, England and Kingstown, county Dublin. View
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Tithe Applotments, County Kilkenny Tithe Applotments for (circa 1830s): Clonmore, Coolcraheen, Coolaghmore, Danesfort, Shanbogh, Shankill, Stonecarthy, Tullaherin, Tullamaine ,Tullahought, and Tullaroan. View
County Kilkenny Cemeteries Includes the cemeteries/graveyards of Bennettsbridge, Clara, Clontubrid, Paulstown, Saint John, Saint Kieran, Saint Mary, Thomastown Old, and Tullaherin. View
St. Patrick's Marriages, Kilkenny, 1800's Including "Patrick Byrne of Gowran & Kate Kelly" and "John Kelly & Mary Quigley, both of this parish". View
Marriages 1755-1858, St. Mary's, Kilkenny Includes "Walter Sinnott & Margaret Fitzpatrick" and "John Kelly & Kate Tobin" on the 6th of February, 1793. View
St. John's, Kilkenny, Parish Records Marriages 1790-1875. View
Genuki: County Kilkenny Kilkenny, a county of Ireland, province of Leinster, 40 m. long and 20 broad; bounded E by Catherlough and Wexford; W by Tipperary, N by Queen's county, and S by Waterford, containing 510,000 acres, divided into 127 parishes. The soil is generally of a good quality, with little bog land. View
Log Ainm Placenames Database of Ireland, developed by Fiontar (DCU) and The Placenames Branch (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht). View
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Kilmacow Parish Birth Index, Kilkenny, 1858-80) Kilmacow records transcribed by Kay Lorenzato. View
St. John's Church (Maldin Street), Kilkenny, Baptisms 1789-1841 Baptismal index. View
St. John's Church (Maldin Street), Kilkenny, Marriages, 1790-1875 Marriages index for St. John's Church, County Kilkenny. View
Castlecomer, County Kilkenny Browse through these pages to see what's going on, what to do and see or where to stay in Castlecomer. View
Workhouses In Ireland A list of all of the Workhouses in existance in Ireland during the 19th and early part of the 20th Century, together with details of who you should contact for further information as to the whereabouts of Original Workhouse Registers. View
The Ryan-Brennan-Mealy-Tierney Clans Of County Kilkenny "I have spent countless hours in among dusty shelves seaching pages of old records, viewing obits on micro fische, searching the Net, writing letters, sending photographs and iquiries, xeroxing, cataloging, reviewing and concluding I may need to look again in my quest to find family. I have been lucky enough to visit Ireland twice." View
Castlecomer Workhouse, County Kilkenny Castlecomer was one of the new Poor Law Unions created in Ireland between 1848 and 1850. View
County Kilkenny, Genealogy & History General resource page for County Kilkenny. View
Rothe House & Garden Rothe House is the Family History Centre for Kilkenny city and county. In addition to possessing a detailed computerised genealogical database at Rothe House, we also employ a genealogist who will assist you in researching your family tree, tracing your ancestors from Kilkenny city and county. View
Old Paulstown Stories The history and genealogy of the village of Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny, and the surrounding area. View
Buggy Name History The origins and history of the Buggy name along with instances of the name in genealogical records. View
Funding For Old Kilkenny Graveyards A number of old graveyards in Kilkenny have been reccommended for funding by Kilkenny County Council. View
Irish Country Women's Association ICA members meet in local groups across the country, almost 700 Guilds each of which offers a varied programmes of activity including trips and visits, crafts and art, interesting speakers, competitions and a whole lot more. View
Irish Graveyards The homepage of Irish Graveyard Surveyors. This site provides the facility to search a number of Irish graveyards to locate a specific grave or simply to browse through a graveyard or number of graveyards. You can use our search engine or our graveyard locator to find what you are looking for. View
Ireland Genealogy Projects This site offers access to a valuable collection of material that is not readily available elsewhere including monumental inscriptions, photographs of headstones, parish registers and civil registration records. View
Irish Death Notice Index This page is an index of 54,622 obituaries of people who were born and/or died in Ireland, or whose deaths were mentioned in Irish newspapers. The actual obituaries are not necessarily available online. View
Roman Catholic Parish Maps Online Just click on the county of interest and a map displaying all the parishes is displayed. Click on the parish of interest to see what records, date ranges and indexes are available, and where the records are held. View
Address To King James II At Kilkenny, March 22, 1689 If our affection to your Majesty could digest an abuse that proved so fatal to the prerogative, we should rejoice at the defection of England that lent us the opportunity of kissing your hand in this loyal kingdom of Ireland. View
County Kilkenny History General resource for County Kilkenny history. View
Memorials Of The Dead, Thomastown Sacred to the memory of Eleanor Alcock wife of Benjamin Alcock of Thomastown who departed this life in the faith of Christ the 24th day of April 1841 in the 5-[?] of her age. View
LibraryIreland.com's Topographical Dictionary Compromising several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate markets and post towns, parishes and villages. View
Ancestors On Board Passenger lists with over 24 million records from ships sailing to destinations worldwide. View
The Irish Times Digital Archive 1859-2009 A newspaper exists to reflect the society which it serves. The Irish Times is no different. It has changed and reinvented itself over and over again down through the years, evolving, writing the first draft of history about the political, social, economic and cultural landmarks on the island of Ireland. View
Ireland Mailing Lists Extensive list of mailing list links. View
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Irish Index A unique source for over 15,000 birth, marriage and death announcements appearing in a leading Irish newspaper during the years 1817-23. View
Irish Death Notice Index This page is an index of 54,622 obituaries of people who were born and/or died in Ireland, or whose deaths were mentioned in Irish newspapers. 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
Ellis Island In 1982, President Ronald Reagan asked Lee Iacocca, then Chairman of Chrysler Corporation, to head a private sector effort to raise funds for the restoration and preservation of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation (SOLEIF) was founded. View
Lucas General Directory, 1788 Lucas' general directory of Laois, Kilkenny and Limerick, 1788. View
Piltown Parish, 1874 Published in the Transactions of the Ossory Archaeological Society, 1874. View
About New York Emigrant Savings Bank, 1850-83 The Emigrant Savings Bank was established in 1850 by members of the Irish Emigrant Society. The bank ended up serving thousands of Irish immigrants who fled to America following the infamous Potato Famine. View
Irish Genealogy Blog Irish genealogy news from Dr. Jane Lyons, the creator of From-Ireland.net. View
County Kilkenny 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
County Kilkenny Gravestone Photographs Photographs from selected graveyards within County Kilkenny, including those in Ballycallan, Ballyfoyle, Ballyhale, Ballylarkin, Bennetsbridge, Castlecomer, Castlecomer COI, Castleinch, Clomantagh, Clontubbrid, Coon, Cuffesgrange, Donaghmore, Dunmore, Freshford, Galmoy, Glenmore, Graine, Grangefertagh, Grove, Hugginstown, Jerpoint Abbey, Kilballykeeffe, Kilkenny City, Kilmanagh, Knocktopher, Moneynamuck, Mullinarrigle, Paulstown, Rosconnell, Slieveroe, Smithstown, Stoneyford, Thomastown, Thornback, Tulla, Tullaherin and Urlingford. 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
Estate Records, Co. Kilkenny Estate records for County Kilkenny. 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
The Wran, Kilkenny: Photographs Sure enough, in the door go the lads and everyone is delighted. They were called back to where two musicians were playing and set themselves up there. These men are good. As you look at these photos you’ll see that the two men who had been playing joined in with the Wran. 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
Dr. John Thomas Campion John Thomas Campion, a young medical man, who was born in Kilkenny, contributed to the first number of 'The Nation', and continued to publish poetry in it for many years. View
Dr. Robert Cane Dr. Robert Cane, who was born in Kilkenny in 1807, was a prominent member of the Repeal Association and of the Irish Confederation. He was educated in Dublin, qualified as M.D. in 1836, and spent the rest of his life in Kilkenny, where he practised his profession and took an active part in national affairs. View
Irish Estate Records, Kilkenny The following are lists of estate records that exist for Co. Kilkenny. There are a few 'categories' of records, rent rolls or leases are probably the most useful for any family history researcher or maps that include tenants names. View
Official Authorities, 1834, Co. Kilkenny Honourable Pierce Butler, brother of the Earl of Kilkenny, 95 Strand street, London, England and Ballyconra, County Kilkenny. William Francis Finn, Esq. Barrister at Law, brother-in-law of Daniel O’Donnell, Esq. Member for the City of Dublin, 3, Little Smith street, London, England and Kingstown, county Dublin. View
Emigration & Education Statistics, 1931, Co. Kilkenny Kilkenny an inland county in the province of Leinster is bounded on the north by the Queen\'s county (Laois), on the east by counties Carlow and Wexford, on the south by county Waterford, and on the west by county Tipperary. Its greatest length, north and south from the bend of the river Suir, west of Waterford city to the north of the county at the village of Clogh (Clough) is 45 miles; and its greatest breadth from near Graiguenamanagh on the east to the western boundary is 23 miles. View
Johnstown Baptismal, 1819-22 The following is indexed according to the surname of the Child. All spellings are as on the parish register. The townlands as named would seem to be part of a number of different civil parishes: Erke & Fertagh. This register also covers the townlands in County Laois (Queen's county). View
Lisdowney Baptismal Index, 1817-18 Civil Parishes covered by this set of parish records are as follows: Balleen; Ballylarkin (Ballyphilip townland is mentioned); Coolcashin; Lisdowney; Rathbeagh and Sheffin. View
Windgap Baptismal Index, 1822 The following is indexed according to the surname of the Child. All spellings are as on the parish register. Where a name was difficult to read, there are question marks. View
Grean & Urlingford Baptisms, 1805-06 The names of the children baptised in this Roman Catholic parish for the years 1805 & 1806are given below with the name of their father and mother. This section of this parish register also contains the names of sponsors (Godparents) and a townland. View
Clough Baptisms, 1858 Clough Roman Catholic parish baptismal index, 1858. View
Fuck Yeah, Ireland A photography blog featuring beautiful photographs taken by different people of various locations in Ireland. View
Baptism Records, Slieverue, Co. Kilkenny, 1855 Slieverue a parish in Co. Kilkenny bordering onto Co. Wexford. You’ll see from all my question marks that the writing was difficult to work with, sorry. Question marks indicate that I had trouble with a letter or name and that the name I give you is my best guess at what it should be or how it was spelled. View
Marriage Records, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, 1847-55 The following is indexed according to the surname of the Groom. All spellings are as on the parish register. No guarantee is made as to accuracy, it is possible that some records were missed. View
Marriage Records, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny, 1851-56 The following is indexed according to the surname of the Groom. All spellings are as on the parish register. This register also covers the townlands in County Laois (Queen’s county). View
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
Baptism Records, St. Mary’s, Kilkenny City, 1754 The following is a list of the names of children baptised and their parents names from the Roman Catholic baptismal register of St. Mary in Kilkenny city. View
Late Major P. M. Connellan, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny At the Thomastown Petty Sessions on Tuesday last, the Chairman (Mr. P. C. Creaghe, R.M.) said, "Before beginning the business of the court I desire to say that my three brother magistrates and I regret that we are the only representatives of a generally large bench of magistrates here, but such as we are we would like to express in the most public way possible our deep sympathy with Major J. H. Connellan and his family, and young Mrs. Connellan, widow of Major Peter Conellan ..." View
Baptism Records, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny, 1773-75 According to my notes Roman Catholic Parish records for Freshford begin on Jan 12th, 1773 and it just so happens that when I went looking at these records on the first day this week I had forgotten to move a copy of the records that I had from my old computer to my laptop. View
Baptism Records, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny, 1800-01 "These records are in English and a placename is given. I have transcribed all of the names for 1800 and then I was looking for surnames Blanchfield, Shee/Shea, Trihy/Treahy and Maher or Meagher." View
Graine Graveyard Records, Co. Kilkenny This page features free records for Graine Graveyard, Co. Kilkenny, compiled and transcribed by Dr. Jane Lyons and exclusive to From-Ireland.net. View
Marriage Records, Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny, 1828-32 Bride & Groom Names, plus dates are given here. This index was transcribed and created by Jane Lyons. No guarantee is given as to 100% accuracy. Witness names are also given in the register, these were not transcribed. View
Baptism Records, Graignamanagh, Co. Kilkenny, 1838 Name Abbreviations found in registers: Wm = William Jas/Js. = James ; Mich/Mick. = Michael ; Margt. = Margaret ; Jn/Jno. = John or Jonathan; Ally = Anastasia (sometimes) ; Anty = Anastasia/Anastatia ; Lau. = Laurence ; pat/patt = patrick ; May = Mary ; Jos. = Joseph ; Matt. = Matthew ; Onny = Winifred ; Cath. = Catherine ; Danl., Dan = Daniel; Hanna = Hanora or Anne ; Jer. = Jeremiah ; Sally = Sarah ; Bess = Elizabeth, Eliza ; Biddy/bridgt. = bridget ; Fanton = Finton. Nics./Nich = Nicholas ; Thos. = Thomas ; Nelly = Eleanor or Ellen ; Fanny = Frances View
Census Strays, Co. Kilkenny Published in : Irish Family History. Journal of the Irish Family History Society Vol. 9, 1993, pp. 20-24 ISSN: 0790-7060 View
Ballyragget Castle Ballyragget Castle, also known as Butler Castle, is a ruined square tower house. It has defensive wall with corner towers. It is named after the Norman, Richard Le Ragget, who owned the land in the 13th century. 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
Baptism Records, Galmoy, Co. Kilkenny, 1863 I’d recommend that you look to the registers of Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny and Rathdowney, Co. Laois for other possible events relating to people from this parish. I did not transcribe the actual dates for these baptisms. In some instances the townland I read as Coolnacritta/Coolnacritha may actually have been Coulaultha! View
Baptism Records, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, 1847 I have indexed the names of the baptised children and their parents from the Roman Catholic parish registers of Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny for the year 1847. View
Baptism Records, Galmoy, Co. Kilkenny, 1863 I’d recommend that you look to the registers of Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny and Rathdowney, Co. Laois for other possible events relating to people from this parish. I did not transcribe the actual dates for these baptisms. In some instances the townland I read as Coolnacritta/Coolnacritha may actually have been Coulaultha! View
Baptism Records, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, 1847 From-Ireland.net have indexed the names of the baptised children and their parents from the Roman Catholic parish registers of Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny for the year 1847. The records are in English. View
Baptism Records, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny, 1825 Diocese of Ossory, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny. Roman Catholic Baptisms 1825. National Library of Ireland (NLI) microfilm ref 5015. Latter Day Saints microfilm 0926192 items 1-7. View
Baptism Records, Muckalee, Co. Kilkenny, 1871-72 Diocese of Ossory. Muckalee, Kilkenny. Roman Catholic Parish Records. Baptismal Index 1871-72. National Library of Ireland (NLI) film ref: 5026. Latter Day Saints film ref 0926200 items 1-5. View
Muster List, Kilkenny City, 1685 The following names have been extracted from a paper published in the “Proceedings and Transactions of the Kilkenny and the South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society” Vol 3. 1855. pp. 231-274 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
Muster List, Kilkenny City, 1690 The following names have been extracted from a paper published in the “Proceedings and Transactions of the Kilkenny and the South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society” Vol 3. 1855. pp. 231-274. 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
Rosconnell Graveyard Records, Co. Kilkenny This page features free records for Rosconnell Graveyard, Co. Kilkenny, compiled and transcribed by Dr. Jane Lyons and exclusive to From-Ireland.net. View
St. Mary’s, Castlecomer Graveyard Records, Co. Kilkenny This page features free records for St. Mary’s, Castlecomer Graveyard, Co. Kilkenny, compiled and transcribed by Dr. Jane Lyons and exclusive to From-Ireland.net. View
Marriage Records, Carrigeen and Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny, 1799 Notes on with some extracts from the section of this register which covers marriages 1799. Marriage register is titled “Carrigeen and Mooncoin”. People are listed as being from Polrone and other parishes. All that could be read easily for Jan & Feb 1799 transcribed completely. 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
Baptism Records, Clara and Gowran, Co. Kilkenny, 1809 Gowran & Clara, Ossory. Baptisms Jan 1st. 1809 – July 20th 1828. Rev. Robert Grace C.C. Placename only given in some instances in first page. Possible that the name I’ve read as Henerey surname is Henesy really! 2 s’s run together in old form in 1809 – first looking like an f then an s. Went to 1817/1818 placename is given at this stage. Very few records for 1821 and no actual dates!! Actual years can be difficult to make out – 1822 seems to go on a long time with a Jan 1st and an Oct 5th entry on top and bottom of one page!! It could be that 1821 & 1822 are confused with years and this might account for missing 1821 entries! 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