We are delighted to announce the addition of 9003 new Kerry Roman Catholic baptismal and marriage records to our database at Roots Ireland. They are as follows:

• Firies RC baptisms, 1827-1894 (7963 records);
• Firies RC marriages, 1830-1893 (1310 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 8388 new Monaghan/Clogher census substitute records dating from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries to our database at Roots Ireland! They are as follows:

• 361 Inquisitions for County Monaghan dating from 1591. These list the properties held by people in Monaghan upon their death.
• 1435 records from Book of Survey and Distribution for County Monaghan dating from 1641. These records list the landowners of Monaghan at the time of the outbreak of the 1641 rising.
• 833 records from Book of Survey and Distribution for County Monaghan dating from circa 1650s. These records list the landowners of Monaghan from the mid-1650s.
• 5128 records from index of wills for diocese of Clogher, dating between 1659-1857.
• 631 records from index of those who died intestate in diocese of Clogher, 1793-1821. These list people who died without leaving a will in Clogher diocese.

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

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WHY TAKE OUT AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION WITH ROOTS IRELAND?

• RootsIreland holds the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online, as well as numerous 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. In 2022, we added over 57,000 records to our database from Monaghan, Tipperary, Westmeath, Galway and Kerry. More records will be coming soon, including further Monaghan and Kerry records.
• 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 1st July 2022 to 12 midnight Irish time on 14th July 2022 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

We are delighted to announce the addition of 12,846 new Monaghan census substitute records to our database at Roots Ireland! They are as follows:

These poor lists note those in receipt of charity at various dates in County Monaghan, including during the Great Famine.

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

We are delighted to announce the publication of our latest issue of ‘Irish Genealogy Matters’, in which we keep our readers abreast of all of the latest developments in the Irish Family History Foundation and new records online! Click on the image above to read the newsletter in full. We hope you enjoy!

 

 

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We are delighted to announce the addition of 3,600 new Westmeath burial and marriage records to our database at Roots Ireland. They are as follows:

Burials

• Clonfad & Fransciscan Abbey – 483 records
• Portshanaghan Churchyard – 23 records
• Ballyloughloe Churchyard – 40 records
• Bunowen – 7 records
• Killua – 19 records
• St Johns Churchyard Clonmellon – 32 records
• Castletown Geoghegan – 40 records
• Clonarney – 105 records
• Lacken – 97 records
• Knockmant – 12 records
• Scarden – 25 records
• Kilcolumb – 139 records
• Clonlost – 26 records
• Griffinstown – 18 records
• Miscellaneous – 1913 records

Marriages

• Mountnugent RC Marriages – 227 additional records

For the full list of burials, go to rootsireland.ie/westmeath 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 2022!

• RootsIreland have the most complete and most accurate set of Roman Catholic church records online, as well as numerous 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 added close to 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 2022 to 12 midnight Irish time on 31 March 2022 only. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

We are delighted to announce the uploading of 9504 new Kilkenny records to our database at Roots Ireland. They are as follows:

• Thomastown RC baptisms, 1900-1910 – 567 records;
• Slater’s Directory, 1856 – 982 records;
• Bassett’s Directory, 1884 – 7955 records.

The Slater’s and Bassett’s directories contain the names of county and public officials, clergy, professional and business people, tradesmen and craftworkers.

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