We are delighted to announce the addition of 3,332 new Kerry Roman Catholic marriage records to our database at Roots Ireland. They are as follows:

• Annascaul marriages, 1809-1911 (960 records);
• Lixnaw marriages, 1810-1901 (2372 records).

For an up to date list of sources for Kerry and to search these records, go to kerry.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required.

We are delighted to announce the addition of 36,313 records for County Limerick to the Roots Ireland database. These include Roman Catholic baptisms and marriages in the early twentieth century, Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic gravestone inscriptions, eighteenth century lists of Catholic and Protestant heads of household, indexes to wills, lists of freeholders, electoral registers and much more! See the full list below.

 

• Heads of Catholic and Protestant households in various County Limerick parishes (Tuogh, Clonkeen, Nantinan, Clonagh, Rathkeale, Kilscannell, Croagh and Doondonnell) in 1766 (352 records)
• Abbeyfeale RC baptisms 1901-1915 (1719 records)
• Abbeyfeale RC marriages 1901-1915 (340 records)
• Adare RC marriages 1901-June 1902 (7 records)
• Ardagh RC baptisms 1901-1915 (609 records)
• Ardagh RC marriages 1901-1915 (175 records)
• Ballybricken RC baptisms 1901-1911 (199 records)
• Ballybricken RC marriages 1901-1911 (50 records)
• Bruff RC baptisms 1901-1915 (786 records)
• Bruff RC marriages 1901-1915 (155 records)
• Croom RC baptisms 1901-1915 (545 records)
• Croom RC marriages 1901-1915 (200 records)
• Donaghmore RC baptisms 1901-1915 (408 records)
• Donaghmore RC marriages 1901-1915 (84 records)
• Kilcolman & Coolcappa RC baptisms 1901-1915 (522 records)
• Kilcolman & Coolcappa RC marriages 1901-1915 (109 records)
• Shanagolden RC baptisms 1900-1915 (716 records)
• Shanagolden RC marriages 1900-1915 (199 records)
• Gravestone inscriptions St. John’s Church of Ireland (288 records)
• Gravestone inscriptions St. Munchin’s Church of Ireland I (1378 records)
• Gravestone inscriptions St. Molua’s, Ardagh (898 records)
• Gravestone inscriptions Ardkilmartin, Kilmallock (190 records)
• Index to wills of those with addresses in Limerick from Sir Arthur Vicars, Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810 (Dublin, 1897) (1117 records)
• “List of Freeholders who voted in the 1760 Election in Limerick” by Noel Murphy in North Munster Antiquarian Journal, Vol. 52, (2012) taken from ‘The Freeholders of Limerick who voted in the 1760 Election with Place of Abode and Freehold Address. Monday 27th April. Thomas Vokes and Eaton Maunsell, Sheriffs’ (National Library of Ireland, MS 16092) (773 records)
• Index to Limerick people referenced in “Information Wanted” Ads in the Irish-American, 1850-1871 from DeGrazia, Laura Murphy & Haberstroh, Diane Fitzpatrick, Irish Relatives and Friends (909 records)
• The Burgess Roll of Burgesses of the City of Limerick of Persons Entitled to Vote at municipal elections between the 25th November 1896 and 24th November 1897 (556 records)
• Return of National School teachers referencing Limerick as where educated or where teaching in 1905 (625 records)
• Limerick’s evicted tenants from A List of Persons who have lodged applications with the Estates Commissioners as Evicted Tenants or as the Representatives of Evicted Tenants, and who have been noted as suitable for Holdings published by the Estates Commissioners Office in 1907 (181 records)
• Owners of vehicles registered in county Limerick from The Irish Motor Directory and Motor Annual 1911-12 (107 records)
• Owners of vehicles registered in county Limerick from The Irish Motor Directory and Motor Annual 1912-13 (112 records)
• Owners of vehicles registered in county Limerick from The Irish Motor Directory and Motor Annual 1913-14 (310 records)
• Owners of vehicles registered in county Limerick from The Irish Motor Directory and Motor Annual 1914-15 (263 records)
• Index to Limerick’s World War I casualties (1070 records)
• Index to Limerick’s casualties of the Irish Revolution 1916-21 (177 records)
• 1925-1926 Register of Electors for Limerick (19,729 records)

Total record amount : 36,313 records

For an up to date list of sources for Limerick and to search these records, go to limerick.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required.

 

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day by taking out a 12-month subscription for RootsIreland with 25% off from 6th March to 31st March 2023!

Why take out a subscription to Roots Ireland?

• RootsIreland have the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online, as well as millions of Protestant records, civil records, census records, headstone inscriptions and census substitutes. Our index is easily searchable and has features such as standardised surname and forename searches which make your searches even more user-friendly.
• We hold over 23 million records, and our database is being added to continually. Since 2020, we have added over 1 million records to our database from Limerick, Clare, Sligo, Kerry, Wicklow, Westmeath, Kilkenny, South Dublin, South Tipperary, Monaghan, Armagh, North Mayo, Cork, Laois, Offaly and East Galway. New records are continually being added to our database throughout the year, which will be announced in due course.
• Together, our 34 genealogy centres have an unparalleled amount of local knowledge which can be invaluable to those tracing their ancestors, a service which no other website or company can provide to such a high standard. By taking out a subscription with RootsIreland, you are helping these centres to continue to provide a world-class service and securing many Irish jobs.

If you have any questions please check our Help section and if this does not provide an answer, then you may contact us or one of the county centres. You can check what is available on our site for each county here.

*Offer applies from 6 March 2023 to 12 midnight Irish time on 31 March 2023 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

We are delighted to announce the addition of almost 27,000 names from the Tithe Applotment Books covering all of County Clare dating from 1824-43.

The Tithe Applotment Books are a vital source for genealogical research for the pre-Famine period, given the loss of most of the nineteenth-century census records. They were compiled in order to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings over one acre should pay in tithes to the Church of Ireland.

For an up to date list of sources for Clare and to search these records, go to https://rootsireland.ie/clare/ and login or subscribe as required.

Discover your Irish roots by taking out a 12-month subscription for Roots Ireland with a 25% discount from 23rd November to 10th December 2022!*

 

To avail of this offer just go to the following link and login using your existing RootsIreland login details: http://www.rootsireland.ie. If you currently have a subscription, click My Account, My Subscription and Start a New Subscription. The special deal subscription will then begin once your current subscription runs out.

Why take out a subscription with RootsIreland?

• RootsIreland have the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online. Our index is easily searchable and has features such as standardised surname and forename searches which make your searches even more user-friendly.
• We hold over 23 million records which is being added to continually. In 2022 so far, we have added almost 136,000 records to our database from Kerry, Monaghan, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Westmeath, Armagh, Antrim, Down and East Galway. New records are continually being added to our database throughout the year, with over 27,000 Clare records coming soon.
• Together, our 34 genealogy centres have an unparalleled amount of local knowledge which can be invaluable to those tracing their ancestors, a service which no other website or company can provide to such a high standard. By taking out a subscription with RootsIreland, you are helping these centres to continue to provide a world-class service and securing many Irish jobs.

If you have any questions please check our Help section and if this does not provide an answer, then you may contact us or one of the county centres. You can check what is available on our site for each county here.

*Offer applies from 23 November 2022 to 12 midnight Irish time on 10 December 2022 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

We are delighted to announce the addition of 16,531 new Kerry Roman Catholic baptismal records for Dingle (1823-1899) to our database at Roots Ireland.

For an up to date list of sources for Kerry and to search these records, go to kerry.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required.

We are delighted to announce the addition of over 12,000 new records from Counties Antrim and Down to our database. They are as follows:

 

Records	Religion	Number of Records
Downpatrick Baptisms 1909-22	Roman Catholic	982
Downpatrick Marriages 1909-30	Roman Catholic	304
St Brigid’s Belfast Baptisms 1884-1909	Roman Catholic	3447
St Brigid’s Belfast Marriages 1891-1930	Roman Catholic	814
St Patrick’s Lisburn Baptisms 1918-30	Roman Catholic	1134
St Patrick’s Lisburn Marriages 1918-30	Roman Catholic	305
St Peter’s Marriages 1899-1930	Roman Catholic	4914
Westbourne Marriages 1917-1930	Presbyterian	149
Total		12049

For an up to date list of sources for Antrim and Down and to search these records, go to Co. Antrim sources, Co. Down sources. login or subscribe as required.

Discover your Irish roots by taking out a 12-month subscription for Roots Ireland with a 25% discount from 2nd September to 17th September 2022!*

 

To avail of this offer just go to the following link and login using your existing RootsIreland login details: http://www.rootsireland.ie. If you currently have a subscription, click My Account, My Subscription and Start a New Subscription. The special deal subscription will then begin once your current subscription runs out.

Why take out a subscription with RootsIreland?

• RootsIreland have the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online. Our index is easily searchable and has features such as standardised surname and forename searches which make your searches even more user-friendly.
• We hold over 23 million records which is being added to continually. In 2022 so far, we have added over 100,000 records to our database from Kerry, Armagh, Monaghan, South Tipperary, Westmeath, East Galway and Kilkenny. New records are continually being added to our database throughout the year.
• Together, our 34 genealogy centres have an unparalleled amount of local knowledge which can be invaluable to those tracing their ancestors, a service which no other website or company can provide to such a high standard. By taking out a subscription with RootsIreland, you are helping these centres to continue to provide a world-class service and securing many Irish jobs.

If you have any questions please check our Help section and if this does not provide an answer, then you may contact us or one of the county centres. You can check what is available on our site for each county here.

*Offer applies from 2 September 2021 to 12 midnight Irish time on 17 September 2022 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

We are delighted to announce the addition to the Roots Ireland database of 26,210 Armagh records from the 17th to the 20th centuries of the following types:

 

Years	Source	Number of records
1615-1746	Archbishops of Armagh Rentals	2195
1696	Lurgan Quaker Subscribers	131
1714	Manor Court Rolls	1818
1752	Rent Rolls	573
1817-1827	Middletown Church of Ireland Poor Lists	225
1824	Eglish Church of Ireland Church Subscribers	30
1839	Armagh City Government Valuations	838
1845	Armagh City Rates & Assessments	878
1849-1924	Vinecash Presbyterian Church Notes	394
1855-1870	Land Court Records	244
		TOTAL: 7326

 

Church Records

Years	Source	Number
1821-1865	Seagoe Church of Ireland Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths	8300 approx
1824-1860	St Aidans Kilmore Church of Ireland Deaths	3344
1804-1827	Mountnorris Presbyterian Baptisms & Marriages	1921
1845-1882	Killylea Church of Ireland Burials	170
		TOTAL: 13735

 

Headstone Inscriptions
Parish	Graveyard Name	Denomination	Earliest Date	Latest Date	Number
Derrynoose	St John’s COI Madden	Church of Ireland	1731	1986	111
Derrynoose	St Joseph’s RC Madden	Roman Catholic	1826	1987	305
Derrynoose	St Mochuas RC	Roman Catholic	1839	1992	347
Keady	Ballymacnab Old RC	Roman Catholic	1795	1957	135
Killevy	Killevy Old RC	Roman Catholic	1762	1986	469
Killevy	Lissummon RC	Roman Catholic	1833	1990	239
Killevy	St Peter’s & St Paul’s RC Bessbrook	Roman Catholic	1980	1990	87
Kilmore	St Aidan’s Kilmore	Interdenominational	1707	1990	1867
Lisnadill	Redbarns Presbyterian	Presbyterian	1877	1989	852
Lisnadill	St Johns Lisnadill	Church of Ireland	1788	1989	234
Mullaghbrack	St James RC Mullabrack	Roman Catholic	1852	1993	331
Mullaghbrack	St John’s COI Markethill	Church of Ireland	1807	1990	172

TOTAL:  5149