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Richard Griffith's Primary Valuation Of Ireland 1848-64 Records online for all counties. View
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Waterford County Library Online resources include death registers (1864-1901), war and gravestone memorial databases, plus details from Griffith's Valuation (1848-1864) for County Waterford, searchable by townland or surname, Waterford trade directories (1824-1910) and more. View
Digital Newspaper Archive, County Waterford Waterford County Library hosts a Digital Newspaper Archive of 140,000+ local newspaper pages. This ongoing project is not complete for all years. Select a newspaper, then the year and browse the chronological files. Currently the database includes pages from the: Dungarvan Leader 1958-1997, Waterford Chronicle 1804-1872, Waterford Mirror 1803-1869, Waterford Mail 1824-1895, and Munster Express 1894-1920. View
1821 Census, Co. Waterford Microfilm copy of typewritten extracts in the Genealogical Office, Dublin. Genealogical Office no.: MS 684 [Description for FHL Catalog] #0100158. This page is the index. Just click on the words to go to the pages of census described in the table below. View
Irish Genealogy Projects: Co. Waterford A general resource place for all things Waterford genealogy, including censuses, gravestone transcriptions, land records, military records, church records, and newspaper extracts. View
Waterford Genealogy Archives General resource page including cemetery records, church records, censuses, military records, and photographs. View
Historic Graves A community focused grass roots heritage project which digitally records and publishes historic graveyard surveys and related multimedia stories. View
Dungarvan Museum The idea for a permanent Museum in Dungarvan was first put forward by Dungarvan I.C.A. who organised a public meeting in 1982. From this meeting an ad-hoc committee was appointed to set up and plan for the establishment of a new Museum and to acquire a suitable premises. R.A Merry's Wine Stores at Main street was put on the market and purchased by the then County Manager for conversion into a Library, Museum and Tourist Office. View
Údarás Na Gaeltachta The Gaeltacht (areas where Irish is the community language) includes large parts of counties Galway, Mayo, Donegal and Kerry, and smaller areas in counties Cork, Waterford and Meath. Údarás na Gaeltachta is the government agency responsible for promoting the economic and social development of these areas, working to preserve and maintain the daily and widespread use of the Irish language. They are a valuable resource for any issues pertaining to the Gaeltacht, or to the Irish language. View
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Genuki: Ireland "Ireland, a large island of Europe, W of Great Britain, between lon. 6 and 10, 40 W, and lat. 51, 15 and 55, 13 N, 280m. long and 160 broad, and containing 19,436,000 acres divided up into 4 provinces; Ulster N, Leinster E, Munster S, and Connaught to the W, and subdivided into 32 counties." [From The New London Gazetteer (1826)] View
Cobh: The Queenstown Story From 1848 - 1950 over 6 million adults and children emigrated from Ireland - over 2.5 million departed from Cobh. Our genealogical record finder has been designed for people interested in tracing their ancestors but have no knowledge of genealogical records. View
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The Landed Estates Database Welcome to the Landed Estates Web site, a searchable, online database of all Landed Estates in Connacht and Munster, maintained by the Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway. The Landed Estates Database provides a comprehensive and integrated resource guide to landed estates and historic houses in Connacht and Munster, c. 1700-1914. The aim of this guide is to assist and support researchers working on the social, economic, political and cultural history of Connacht and Munster from c.1700 to 1914. View
The 1848 Tricolour Celebration The 1848 Tricolour Celebration marks the conception and unveiling of the Irish Tricolour Flag by Thomas Francis Meagher in 1848 at 33 The Mall, Waterford City. View
Ireland Roots General resource. View
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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
John Atherton, 1598-1640 In 1640, John Atherton, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, was hanged in Ireland for sodomy under a law that he had helped to institute. The sensational Atherton case was frequently cited in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as warning of the fate of men who engaged in same-sex sexual relations. View
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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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Thomas Francis Meagher With his fierce Irish nationalism, Thomas F. Meagher managed to get himself into difficulties on both sides of the Atlantic. Born in County Waterford, Ireland, he opposed British rule and was exiled to Tasmania in 1849. View
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Waterford Spraoi Festival Spraoi International Street Art Festival is an event in Waterford Ireland. Most events are free at this family friendly festival, located in a medieval city. View
Connaught Rangers Association The New Connaught Rangers Association was set up in King House in Boyle, Co Roscommon by a number of individuals with a strong interest and family links to the old regiment. View
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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
Waterford Death Registers, 1864-1901 Many of the primary sources listed are available online or searchable in database form online. Others, including Catholic Parish Registers and Tithe Applotment Books are only available on microfilm and Marriage Registers are only avilable in hardcopy. 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
Ireland's History in Maps, 1100 From 1086 to 1114 the most powerful king in Ireland was Muirchertach O'Brien. He had dealings with the Anglo-Normans and the Norwegian king, and dominated most of the country. View
LibraryIreland.com's Topographical Dictionary Compromising several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate markets and post towns, parishes and villages. View
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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
Waterford Civil War Veterans Blog relating to Waterford Civil War veterans. View
Waterford Family History Many of the primary sources listed are available online or searchable in database form online. View
The Great War: Waterford Dead This database was established to create a commemorative record of Waterford people who died in all wars, listing biographical data and linking to other primary sources of information such as photographs, letters, official documents and memorabilia. View
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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
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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
Waterford: Ireland Genealogy Projects General resource page for Co. Waterford. View
Mocollop, Co. Waterford Mocollop is located just near the border between Co Cork and Co Waterford, on the Waterford side, and close to the Blackwater River. The area contains some farms, the ruins of a church, an ancient burial ground, and a ruined castle. View
Co. Waterford. Tithe Applotment Records The Tithe Applotment Books are one of the records frequently referred to as "census substitutes". View
Killea Church Graveyard, Co. Waterford Graveyard inscriptions for Killea Church, Co. Waterford. View
Kilmacow Graveyard, Co. Waterford Gravestone entries fro Kilmacow Graveyard, Co. Waterford. View
Waterford Graveyards Including Tallow, Whitechurch, and Drumcannon Churchyards. View
Mayors Of Waterford City A list of mayors of Waterford City from the Year 1377 To 1891 inclusive. 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
Co. Waterford, Dungarvan Marriage Register Indices Marriage records from Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. View
Baptisms & Marriages Of Newfoundlanders, Co. Waterford Originally recorded in Latin except for one entry on a marriage, which was recorded in English. View
Irish Genealogy Blog Irish genealogy news from Dr. Jane Lyons, the creator of From-Ireland.net. View
County Waterford 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
1931 Trade Directory Directories set out to record the 'principal inhabitants' of a community, particularly those in trade or the professions. View
Lewis' Topographical Dictionary This topographical dictionary comprises of several counties, cities, boroughs, parish and villages - with historical and statistical descriptions - of Ireland. View
Will Abstracts, Co. Waterford Will Abstracts for County Waterford. 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
Facebook's Irish Genealogy Facebook page for Irish Genealogy View
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
Funeral Entries Of Waterford Families, 17th Century In a large folio MS. in the British Museum, press marked, “Additional 4820” are contained copies of several hundred Irish funeral entries. This MS, was apparently transcribed sometime early in the last (18th) century. View
Waterford Lazar or Leper House, 1661 An inquisition taken before the Sheriff of the Co. of Waterford, the Mayor of the City of Waterford, Richard Power and James Bryver, Esqs, the 25th of Sept., 1661, at Waterford aforesaid, upon the oaths of honest and good men. View
Baltimore Raid, 1631 On Sunday the 19th of June 1631, two boats were taken from Dungarvan, in Co. Waterford, each about 12 tons burden and went to the old head of Kinsale, Co. Cork 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
Echoes From The Comeragh Mountains As I sat by my tent fire this evening, the spirit moved me to address a letter to a local journal, giving expression to the feelings of pleasure and gratitude which I experience at the great kindness shown to me by all those with whom I have come in contact. View
Fuck Yeah, Ireland A photography blog featuring beautiful photographs taken by different people of various locations in Ireland. View
Association Of Baptist Churches Baptists have been in Ireland since around 1650, in Dublin, Waterford and Cork and they exist to this day. 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
Diocese of Waterford & Lismore As is the case of most Irish dioceses, the origins of the Church in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore are mainly monastic.In the early twelfth century, when the diocesan system was coming into being, there were three ecclesiastical centres that laid claim to diocesan status : Ardmore, Lismore and Waterford. Ardmore and Lismore had monastic ancestry; Waterford had not. 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
Kilmacthomas District Marriage Records, Co. Waterford This page features civil Marriage Records for the district of Kilmacthomas in Co. Waterford and includes full names (where possible), the year of marriage, and the quarter in which the marriage occurred. View
Waterford During the Civil War, 1641-53 Traits and Stories from the T.C.D. Depositions (Continued) Edited by THOMAS FITZPATRICK, LL.D. LI John Crockford, of Killgraney, in the County of Waterford (f. 125) (Losses, 521(li) 13 shillings 9d (pence) View
St. Mary's Collegiate, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) tells us “DUNGARVAN, a sea-port, borough, market and post-town, and a parish, in the barony of DECIES-WITHOUT-DRUM, county of WATERFORD, and province of MUNSTER, 22 miles (S. W. by W.) from Waterford". 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