Irish Genealogy |
This Irish Government supported, official web site, dedicated to helping you in your search for records of family history for past generations. |
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National Archives Of Ireland |
The National Archives holds a wide variety of records, many of which are relevant to Irish genealogy and local history. |
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Interment.net: Cemeteries Of Ireland |
A database of cemetery transcriptions indexed by county.
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World War I: Irish National Volunteers |
A list of men from Carlow and Laois involved in the Irish National Volunteers in 1914, discovered by a local historian. |
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Gravestone Records |
From Ireland.net has currently amassed 50,000 gravestone entries and continues to collect and add entries to the database on a daily basis. |
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Irish Graveyard Place |
An Irish Graveyard blog by Jane Lyons of gravestone transcriptions and thousands of photographs, too. |
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Slater's Commercial Directory Of Ireland, 1846 |
Lists detailed descriptions of the town or city, post office information and shows the names of nobility and gentry living in or close to the town. The traders of each town are arranged according to their trade. |
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Abbeyleix's Heritage House Museum |
Housed in the Old North National School, Abbeyleix's Heritage Centre interprets the Planned Estate Town of the de Vesci Landlords, once home to the Abbeyleix Carpet Factory, where a number of hand-tufted carpets were made for the state rooms of the Titanic. |
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The National Library Of Ireland |
For the period before 1864, parish records provide the only record of most baptisms, marriages and burials. Catholic parish registers are normally still held by the parish priest, but there are microfilms of many of them for the period up to 1880 in the National Library of Ireland. |
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Roman Catholic Officers, 1693 |
A list of such Roman Catholic Officers as have been taken up by virtue of the late General Order, dated the 17th day of December, 1692. |
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Landowners In Ireland, 1876 |
Name of every land owner in Ireland 1876 who had at least one acre of land. |
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Surname Registry |
Entries archives by county name. |
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Eircom Telephone Directory |
Ireland's telephone directory. |
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Ancestry.co.uk Ireland Message Board |
Read and post messages with other genealogy researchers |
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Griffith's Valuation Search At My Irish Ancestry.com |
Free membership and search over 1,000,000 million records. |
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Flaxgrowers Of Ireland, 1796 |
The Irish Linen Board published a list of nearly 60,000 individuals in 1796. Spinning wheels were awarded based on the number of acres planted. People who planted one acre were awarded 4 spinning wheels and those growing 5 acres were awarded a loom. Broken down by county. |
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Richard Griffith's Primary Valuation Of Ireland 1848-64 |
Records online for all counties. |
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Richard Griffith's Primary Valuation Of Ireland 1848-64 |
Searchable database. Griffith's Primary Valuation of Ireland was the first full-scale valuation of property in Ireland. It was overseen by Richard Griffith and published between 1847 and 1864 |
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Births In Ireland, 1864 |
Birth registration in Ireland (including Northern Ireland) began in 1864. The indexes you find on this site are the first step of a two step process in finding a birth record registered in Ireland. |
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IreAtlas Townlad Database, 1851 |
Based on the 1851 Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland. |
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From Ireland |
Free resource for Irish ancestry, genealogy and family history information. Tens of thousands of free available records online. |
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Birth Records, Co. Laois, 1867 & 1870 |
Some Irish birth records from Ballyroan and Abbeyleix, Co. Laois. |
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Castles Of Ireland |
Early stone fortifications, castles, towers, and strong-houses, separated and arranged by county name. |
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Megalithic Ireland |
This web site features many megalithic, early christian and fortified sites we have visited around Ireland. |
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Irish Midlands Ancestry |
Irish Midlands Ancestry provides an ancestral research service covering the Midland counties of Laois and Offaly. |
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Historic Graves |
A community focused grass roots heritage project which digitally records and publishes historic graveyard surveys and related multimedia stories. |
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Irish Midlands Ancestry |
Irish Midlands Ancestry provides an ancestral research service covering the Midland counties of Laois and Offaly. |
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Penal Laws Of Ireland |
Laws in Ireland for the suppression of popery. |
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Online Census Records For Ireland |
Categorised by county. |
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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)] |
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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. |
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Ireland Roots |
General resource. |
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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. |
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Internment |
Search and browse cemetery burial records from thousands of cemeteries across the world. |
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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. |
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Donaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum |
Donaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum is a unique attraction in Co. Laois, Ireland and aims to tell the story of the families who lived and died within the Famine Workhouse walls before, during and after the Great Famine. |
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Kennedy's Art |
Pencil drawings. |
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Portlaoise Pictures |
On this site you'll find places and faces, music, documents and stories from in and around Portlaoise in the middle of Ireland. To be exact, Portlaoise, 53N 7W. |
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Laois County Council |
Gives details of the services provided, its elected representatives and the county in general. |
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Laois Heritage Society |
Laois Heritage Society was founded in the early 1970s. It replaced an organisation, Old Laois Society, which operated from the 1950s. It serves as the umbrella body for heritage interests in County Laois and draws its membership from all parts of the county. |
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St. Fergal's College, Rathdowney, Co. Laois |
St. Fergal's College, is a modern co-educational school with 340 pupils and 34 teachers maintained by County Laois Vocational Education Committee. |
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Archiseek |
Archiseek is an online magazine dedicated to, but not exclusively, Irish architecture. Featuring news from Irish architecture, encouraging discussion between architects and those interested in our build environment, Archiseek is the leading Irish architecture publication. |
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Descendants Of George Morton, Queen's County |
George Morton may have died circa 1743 at Tinahely, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. |
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Coolrain Bog |
Coolrain Bog is a small midland-type raised bog situated to the south of the Slieve Bloom mountains in Co. Laois. The SAC area contains approximately 60ha of open, high bog surface (Derwin et al., 2002) and half of this area lies within the project area. It has a rather flat topography with little evidence of a former hummock/pool system. |
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Slieve Blooms, Co. Laois |
The Slieve Blooms is an isolated, inland mountain range, which straddles the border between counties Offaly and Laois. |
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Irish Fly Craft |
I tie flies professionally and run a fly tying business where I tie flies from my shop in Abbeyleix, County Laois, Ireland. |
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Family History Library Catalogue, County Laois |
This screen lists the topics (types of records) that are available for the place you selected. |
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IGI Batch Numbers For Laois |
Some towns are listed in the IGI under more than one county. Where batch numbers for a town with the same name have been found in a different county as well as this one, that county appears in the "Other Counties" column as a clickable link (or more than one if appropriate). Clicking this link will take you to the relevant entry on that county's page (which may be either for the same town or for another town elsewhere in the country with the same name). |
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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). |
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Irish Life & Lore |
Now at Irish Life and Lore, over 3,000 voices have been captured as they discuss their own lives and histories, along with personal and family experiences of events in Irish national and social history. |
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A Brummie Family Tree |
I have recently found transcripts of the 1911 census for Ireland which are located in the online National Archives of Ireland. The first of these (see original image above) records a family named Lawlor living at house number 20 in Rutland Cottages off Summerhill Place (Mountjoy, Dublin). |
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John Quigley's Genealogy & Family History |
John Quigley's genealogy and family history webpage. |
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Genealogy Of The Lalor Family, Tenakill, Co. Laois |
Peter Lalor (1827-1889) is a significant figure in the history of Ballarat and the establishment of democracy in Australia. |
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Roberts Family Dossier, Stradbally |
First found at Stradbally, Queens County, Ireland. |
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James Pearson |
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipient. |
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Abbeyleix Lore |
This site is intended to provide periodic updates on the life and times of the heritage town of Abbeyleix. |
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Irish Family History Foundation |
To view an individual detail genealogy record you will need to purchase credit vouchers at a cost of €5.00 per record. |
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Irish Genealogy And History Books |
Irish Genealogy Books on each and every county in Ireland, and Classic Histories from the Four Masters, to Keatings History, and Conquest of Ireland. Includes rare works like the Irish Book of Arms and the 'Missouri Irish'. 60 titles published by the Irish Genealogical Foundation. |
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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. |
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Buggy Name History |
The origins and history of the Buggy name along with instances of the name in genealogical records. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. The actual obituaries are not necessarily available online. |
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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. |
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Baptisms, Rathdowney, 1790 |
Baptismal records for new born children in Rathdowney, County Laois. |
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Durrow Village |
Durrow is a small town located in South Laois County, Ireland. Durrow Development Forum (DDF) is a voluntary community group dedicated to the physical, environmental, economic, social and cultural enhancement of the town and this website is one project of many undertaken by the Forum. |
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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. |
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Genealogy Laois |
Genealogy Laois is dedicated to helping anyone researching their Irish roots to obtain tangible evidence of their ancestors from Co Laois from headstone records, that surpass written records that were destroyed in the great fire in Dublin in 1922. |
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Laois Nationalist |
Official webpage of the Laois Nationalist. |
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St. Paul's Church, Portarlington |
One of Ireland's most historic churches celebrated its 300th anniversary in 1996. |
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LibraryIreland.com's Topographical Dictionary |
Compromising several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate markets and post towns, parishes and villages. |
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Ancestors On Board |
Passenger lists with over 24 million records from ships sailing to destinations worldwide. |
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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. |
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Ireland Mailing Lists |
Extensive list of mailing list links. |
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Raheen Parish, 1845-72 |
Raheen Parish registers were transcribed at the National Library of Ireland in Dublin from film #4205 by Pat Connors. The film was in fair condition but the handwriting was very old and extremely hard to read at times. |
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My Irish Ancestry |
Post your Irish genealogy family research query on Irish county forums. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Lucas General Directory, 1788 |
Lucas' general directory of Laois, Kilkenny and Limerick, 1788. |
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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. |
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Irish Genealogy Blog |
Irish genealogy news from Dr. Jane Lyons, the creator of From-Ireland.net. |
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County Laois 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. |
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1931 Trade Directory |
Directories set out to record the 'principal inhabitants' of a community, particularly those in trade or the professions. |
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County Laois Gravestone Records |
Photographs from selected graveyards within County Laois, including those in Abbeyleix, Acragar, Anatrim, Arles, Aughmacart, Ballinakill, Ballyboodin, Ballybuggy, Ballyfin, Bealady, Bordwell, Camross, Castlefleming COI, Clonaslee, Clonenagh, Clonkeen, Coolbanagher, Coolkerry, Cullohill, Curraghclone, Demesne, Donaghmore, Durrow, Dysert, Emo, Errill, Ironmills Bridge, Killanure, Killasmeestia, Killenard, Killermogh, Kilmanman, Knockaroo, Kyle, Lugacurren, Moyacomb, Ockanaroe, Portarlington, Portlaoise, Rahanavannagh, Raheen, Rahsaran, Rathdowney, Rathmiles, Rosenallis, Roskelton, Shanahoe, St. Lazerian's, Stradbally, Timahoe and Vicarstown. |
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Gravestone Photographs |
Photographs from selected graveyards within Ireland, including those in counties Carlow, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Offaly, and Tipperary. |
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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. |
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Lewis' Topographical Dictionary |
This topographical dictionary comprises of several counties, cities, boroughs, parish and villages - with historical and statistical descriptions - of Ireland. |
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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. |
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Facebook's Irish Genealogy |
Facebook page for Irish Genealogy |
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Freeholders Of County Laois, 1758-75 |
Freeholders in the Queen's County, from 1 Jan 1758 to 1 Dec 1775, with date of registration from a manuscript supplied by Col. Cosby of Queens County.Microreproduction of original published: Kildare, Ireland: The Journal of the County Kildare Archaelogical Society, v. 8, no. 4, (July, 1916). I_n_ Manuscripts in the Genealogical Office of Ireland. Ms. no. 443. [Description from FHL Catalog] FHL # 0100181. |
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Aghaboe Baptisms, 1797-1880 |
Aghaboe Parish registers were transcribed from the LDS Family History Library film #0979700. |
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Pigot's Directory Of Maryborough, 1824 |
The town was formerly called Protector, and the county of Leix. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Tithe Applotment Books, Multiple Villages, Co. Laois |
Tithe Applotment records for multiple villages within Co. Laois. |
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Mountmellick 1788, Lucas Directory |
Directory of occupations for those of Mountmellick, Laois in 1788. |
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Children Attending Mountmellick Quaker School, 1786-94 |
List of children attending Mountmellick Quaker School in late 1700s. |
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Clonaslee, County Laois, by Rev M Comerford |
The entire Barony of Tinnahinch, which is co-extensive with Hy Regan, (now called Dooregan,) one of the seven cantreds of the kingdom of Ophaley*, was at one time united under the spiritual care of one pastor. |
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The History Ballyroan |
This parish is situated in the north-west border of the barony of Cullenagh, and it contains 9,682 a. 0 r. 1p of land, about 800 of which is under bog, and the rest arable or pasture. A town or village, bearing the same name, appears to have been of some antiquity. |
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Donaghmore Workhouse & Village |
Features photographs of both workhouse and village. |
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Baptisms & Marriages, Rathdowney, 1840-50 |
Birth and marriage records for Rathdowney, Co. Laois. |
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Marriage Records, Rathdowney, Laois, 1840-43 |
Marriage records for the early 1840s in Rathdowney, Laois. |
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Baptisms, Rathdowney, 1790 |
Baptism records for Rathdowney, Laois in the year 1790. |
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Rathdowney Baptisms, 1844-45 |
Multiple baptismal records for Rathdowney for the years 1844 and 1845. |
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Bordwell Civil Parish, 1826 |
he Bordwell CP Tithe Applotments were transcribed from the LDS film #0256575 by Pat Connors. The film was in fairly good condition but the handwriting was very old, plus the recorder couldn't spell some of the surnames. |
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Fuck Yeah, Ireland |
A photography blog featuring beautiful photographs taken by different people of various locations in Ireland. |
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Killermogh Graveyard Records, Co. Laois |
This page features hundreds of free records for Killermogh Graveyard, Co. Laois, compiled and transcribed by Dr. Jane Lyons and exclusive to From-Ireland.net. Follow this link to browse through photographs of Killermogh’s graveyard. |
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Baptism Records, Aghaboe, Co. Laois, 1825 |
Spellings are given as transcribed or 'best possible reading at the time'. No guarantee is given as to 100% accuracy of reading considering condition of register and script. Transcribed by Jane Lyons, PhD. |
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Baptism Records, Durrow, Co. Laois, 1789 |
The names of the children baptised in the Roman Catholic parish of Durrow for the year 1789 are listed below as well as the names of their parents. It was not possible to read some pages of this section of the register, the number of question marks which I have are indicative of how hard it was to read. |
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Baptism Records, Stradbally, Co. Laois, 1820 |
The names of the children baptised in Raheen Roman Catholic Parish, Co. Laois are listed alphabetically below, with the name of the father and mother. No townlands are given in this section of the register. Sponsors (Godparents) are named, but their names are not given here |
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Clough, Ballacolla, Co. Laois (Queen’s Co.) |
Here in Clough, we have a problem, those that spell our road signs are very confused about what our name is, some call us 'Clogh' others call us 'Clough'. I did get photographs of both sets of spellings on official signposts but somehow between the jigs and the reel I have lost the 'Clough' sign and all I have is the Clogh one. As soon as I find the other I will add it. |
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1538 Grave Slab, Eirke, Ossory Diocese |
A friend of mine told me that one of the oldest gravestones in the Diocese of Ossory was in this graveyard one day – I said to him, “Eirke? You mean that Protestant church I can see as I trip from Rathdowney to Johnstown, out there near Galmoy?” His reply was that it had once been a Protestant church but had been consecrated and that he had gone to mass there as a child. |
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Baptism Records, Doonane, Co. Laois, 1843 |
Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin, Doonane & Mayo Roman Catholic parish, Index to ALL Baptisms recorded in the six months of 1843. |
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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: |
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Marriage Records, Graigue, Co. Laois, 1870s |
10th Nov. Groom : James ? Kennedy from Ardenteggle son of Thos & Mary Doolan from Ardenteggle. / Bride Margaret Malone, Rossmore. Dau of Michl & Sarah Condren, Rossmore. / Witnesses:. Thos Malone, Rossmore & Sarah Kennedy, Ardenteggle / Note: This couple “ran away” and in punishment for doing it were brought to the altar in front of the congregation |
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Marriage Records, Maryborough, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, 1850-55 |
I have two notes about this set of parish records. The register is in English. My first notes on the actual condition of the filmed register is that it is in *terrible* condition. I have written “VERY bad nick. |
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Accidents and Loss of Life, Co. Laois and Co. Kildare, 1845 |
We regret to say that a young man accidentally lost his life on the Railway works at Sallins, Co. Kildare on Wednesday evening last. |
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Baptism Records, Mountrath, Co. Laois, 1823-24 |
I have indexed the names of children and parents for the years 1823 & 1824. The film was reasonably easy to read and in English. Placenames are given for the most part. Spellings in the index below are as I read them in the register. The following list is sorted alphabetically by the surname of the child. |
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Dreadful Faction Fight, Co. Laois |
On Sunday last, a faction fight on an extensive scale took place in Clonbrock, Queen’s Co., which happily did not terminate in any serious result owing to the timely interference of the Newtown constabulary. |
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Baptism Records, Emo, Co. Laois, 1875-76 |
I have no extra comments as such made on this section of this film of parish records. The records are in English and the placename is given. All names have been transcribed as I read them. According to my notes, the LDS do not have a copy of this film but you should check this as it may have changed. National Library of Ireland (Dublin) film ref. Pos. 4203 |
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Baptism Records, Arles, Co. Laois, 1843-55 |
This page features free baptism records for those born in Arles in Co. Laois between 1843 and 1855. |
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Aghnacross Graveyard Records, Co. Laois |
This page features free records for Aghnacross Graveyard, Co. Laois, transcribed by Dr. Jane Lyons and exclusive to From-Ireland.net. |
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Aughmacart Graveyard Records, Co. Laois |
This page features free records for Aughmacart Graveyard, Co. Laois, compiled and transcribed by Dr. Jane Lyons and exclusive to From-Ireland.net. |
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Baptism Records, Portarlington, Co. Laois, 1820 |
Baptisms are indexed at the beginning of each section of the film. names are not listed alphabetically, but boys and girls are listed in two separate groupings. The index does not include the mother’s name or that of the witnesses, just the childs name and the fathers name. That format is followed on this page. |
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Baptism Records COI, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, 1780s |
This page features 93 Church of Ireland baptism records for the Laois village of Abbeyleix during the 1780s. The records are sorted alphabetically by surname. |
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County Leix/Laois |
The County Leix/Laois home page of the Ireland Genealogical Projects. |
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Abbeyleix Heritage House |
Housed in the Old North National School, our Heritage Centre interprets the Planned Estate Town of the de Vesci Landlords, once home to the Abbeyleix Carpet Factory. Here hand-tufted carpets were made for state rooms on the Titanic and her sister ships. |
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Durrow, Co. Laois |
Webpage for Laois' Durrow village. |
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Tithe Applotment Books, Offerlane, Co. Laois |
This page features 450 free records relating to Tithe Applotment Books in Offerlane, Co. Laois. The names are listed below in alphabetical order, once only regardless of how many times any name appears in the books, spellings as they are on the original (as best they can be read). |
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Durrow Parish, Co. Laois (Queen’s Co.), Carrigan, 1905 |
This parish is a union of the two civil parishes of Durrow (except the townland Rath, and portions of the townlands of Castlewood, Grenan and Fermoyle, which belong to Ballyragget,) and Aghamacart. Its area is 15,210 statute acres. In 1901, the population was 2,195, of whom 1,889 were Catholics. |
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Baptism Records, Borris, Co. Laois, 1855-56 |
The names of all children baptised during 1855 and 1856 have been taken. All spellings are as on original record, nothing changed. The place name was given in these records. |
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Marriage Records, Mountmellick, Co. Laois, 1814-19 |
The names of all people married have been transcribed. All spellings remain as on original document, question marks show where I was unsure of a name. I have not in this case made an index to the shortened versions of first names but there is an index on this website. 1818 was read up to the end of November where the pages became almost illegible. |
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Attanagh Village, Co. Laois Photographs |
Collection of photographs of Attanagh village in Co. Laois. |
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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. |
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Marriage Records, Durrow, Co. Laois, 1861-62 |
This is an index to all marriages in the Roman Catholic Parish of Durrow, Laois, Ireland, in the 1861-1862 period. |
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Marriage Records, Durrow, Co. Laois, 1863-67 |
This in an index of all marriages which took place in the Roman Catholic Church of Durrow, Co. Laois (Queen’s Co.), Ireland between 1863 and 1867. Some of these records were listed in the lists of different years and I have noted this in the final column. |
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Marriage Records, Durrow, Co. Laois, 1861-62 |
Reasonably speaking, this is a nice ‘modern’ section of a parish register. It’s in a parish register book so the priest only had to fill in the columns. He has the majority of parents names filled in and the townland they lived in and in lots of cases this is different to where the children were living – it’s amusing really in some ways, I say where the ‘children’ were living – these children were full grown adults, but, the thing is and most of you who have children will agree with me. Our children remain our children no matter what their age. |
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Griffiths Valuation Records, Co. Laois, 1851-52 |
This page contains extracts from Griffiths Valuation of Ireland Index for civil parishes in Laois. |
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Anatrim Old Graveyard Records, Co. Laois |
This page features free records for Anatrim Old Graveyard, Co. Laois, compiled and transcribed by Dr. Jane Lyons and exclusive to From-Ireland.net. |
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Baptism Records, Ballyfin, Co. Laois, 1824-25 |
Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin, Ballyfin or Cappinrush Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms, Laois or Queen’s County, IRELAND |
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1901 Census, Heads of Household, Aghaboe, Co. Laois |
This page features the heads of household of those living in Aghaboe, Co. Laois during the recording of the 1901 Census of Ireland. |
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Aghaboe or Aughavoe Parish, Co. Laois |
The name is generally to be found spelled as Aghaboe or Aughavoe in literature Saint Canice is the patron saint of this parish because of his connection to the Abbey in Aghaboe. During the 18th century, the festival of St. Canice was still celebrated in the area, on the V. of the Ides – corresponding with the 11th of October, believed to have been the date of the death of St. Canice. |
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Baptism Records, St. Michael’s, Portarlington, Co. Laois, 1800s, Dempsey |
This page features 248 free baptism records for the “Demsey” surname at St. Michael’s church, Portarlington, Co. Laois throughout the 1800s. |
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Tithe Applotment Books, Bordwell, Co. Laois |
This page features 129 free records relating to Tithe Applotment Books in Bordwell, Co. Laois. There is no townland of Barnaboye or Whitepark listed in the 1851 General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland in the Civil parish of Bordwell, whilst there is a townland called Barnaboy in the parish of Kyle. |
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Tithe Applotment Books, Rearymore, Co. Laois |
This page features 394 free records relating to Tithe Applotment Books in Rearymore, Co. Laois. The names are listed below in alphabetical order, once only regardless of how many times any name appears in the books, spellings as they are on the original (as best they can be read). |
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County Laois Cemetery Records |
General cemetery records relating to Co. Laois. |
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County Laois Church Recordsb |
Various marriage records, death records, and baptism records for County Laois. |
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County Laois Census Records |
General census records relating to Co. Laois. |
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County Laois Census Substitutes |
Census substitutes records for County Laois. |
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Oaths of Allegiance, 1775, County Laois |
Oaths of Allegiance 1775.
QUEEN'S COUNTY.
Samuel B. Anderson, Cullenaugh, Gent.
John Keefe, Ballyadams, Gent.
Joseph Purcell, Timogue, Gent.
Bernard Anderson, Moate, Gent.
Edmond Brennan, Iron Mills, Gent.
William Cullen, Timahoe, Gent.
James McDaniel, of Esker, Gent.
William Dunn, Killine, Gent.
John Anderson, Moate. Gent.
Con. McDaniel, Rahinduff, gent.
Wm. Kelly, Stradbally, Gent.
John Lalor, Stradbally, Gent.
Thomas Brennan, Drumnabeha, farmer.
Pat Wallace, Stradbally. Merchant.
All in Queens County. |
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County Laois Emigration Records |
Key Timoth, Declaration of Intention, 1915. |
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County Laois Land Records |
To be Let for three lives - the lands of Clonagown. 1801. |
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County Laois Newspaper Records |
Miscellaneous newspaper records for County Laois. |
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Photographs of County Laoise |
Including the Rock of Dunamaise Cemetery and Thomas Cregan, 1915. |
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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. |
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Marriage Records, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, 1873-80 |
The Roman Catholic parish records for Rathdowney in Co. Laois (Queen’s Co.) begin in July 1763. This is an index to the names of those who got married in the Rathdowney parish church from Feb 1873 to Nov 1880. This set of records extends from the end of May 1840-Nov 9th 1880. The National Library of Ireland film ref for this set of records is 5014. The LDS do not have a copy of this film according to my records. |
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Marriage Records, Maryboro Parish, Co. Laois, 1850s |
This page features 70 marriage records from Maryboro Parish of Co. Laois in the 1850s. Maryboro Roman Catholic Parish takes in other civil parishes as listed below. The original registers have been transcribed and are indexed alphabetically in order of surname by year for marriages. |
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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. |
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Tithe Applotment Books, Killabban, Co. Laois |
This page features 527 free records relating to Tithe Applotment Books in Killabban, Co. Laois. The names are listed below in alphabetical order, once only regardless of how many times any name appears in the books and all variations are given. Some which were not possible to read fully are listed as questionable, while there are others listed on the tables that are also questionable. |
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Marriage Records, Clonaslee, Co. Laois, 1860-65 |
Name Abbreviations found in registers:
Wm = William Jas. Js. = James Michl, Mick. = Michael, Margt. = Margaret, Jno. = John or Jonathan, Ally = Anastasia (sometimes), Lau. = Laurence, Pat = 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. |
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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 : |
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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? |
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Marriage Records, Portarlington, Co. Laois, 1845-46 |
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. An attempt was made to read all records, there may have been some at the end of pages which were blocked out on the film. Over the years transcribed there were a total of 100 marriages recorded in the Roman Catholic parish of Portarlington |
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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. |
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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. |
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Irish Death Notices |
Webpage containing death notices within Ireland. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Mountmellick Town, Co. Laois (Queen's Co.) Photographs |
Photographs of Mountmellick town. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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