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Offaly (King's) County - Roman Catholic Parish records

Ireland

Parish record index

NLI = National Library of Ireland.

LDS = Latter Day Saints Library

Parish records do not all contain the same information - some list only the names of those directly involved in the event - some list the townlands or addresses of these people - some marriage records will list the names of the parents of those being married and the towland that they came from - while, then there are parish records that list only the names of the people inivolved in the event giving no indcation as to where they lived.

Where anything is known as to the state of the film - i.e. whether the script is esay to read, the ink faded, the entries clearly defined, then this information is listd on these pages - it will be added to as time goes by. Some indication is also give as to the information contained on the film, however, this can only be taken to refer to the time frame that the extracts cover as different Priests changed the format of their entries.

Please note, that while it may be very exciting to discovre that records exist for the parish you are interested in, continuously from the mid-1700's to 1880 - do not place too much emphasis on that fact, records that are so old tend to be in bad condition, sometimes so faded as to be illegible. Unfortunately, the same, unfortunately can also be said for some records that were created in the mid-1800's.

DIOCESE OF ARDAGH & CLONMACNOISE
Banagher (Gallen & St. Reynagh) – Clonmacnoise – Lemanaghan & Balnahown – Ferbane (Tisaran)

DIOCESE OF CLONFERT
Lusmagh

DIOCESE OF KILDARE & LEIGHLIN
Clonbulloge – Daingean – Edenderry – Killeigh – Portarlington – Rhode

DIOCESE OF KILLALOE
Birr – Bournea (Courageneen) – Dunkerrin – Kilcolman – Kinnitty – Roscrea - Shinrone

DIOCESE OF MEATH
Ballinabrackey – Clara & Horseleap – Eglish – Kilcormac – Rahan – Tubber – Tullamore

DIOCESE OF OSSORY
Seirkeiran (St. Keyran)

DIOCESE OF ARDAGH & CLONMACNOISE

Banagher (Gallen & Reynagh or Cloghan & Banagher (St. Reynagh’s)
Baptisms: Nov 16th, 1811 – Sept 4th, 1812
Sept 28th, 1816 – July 6th, 1817
Oct 2nd, 1816 – March 29th, 1822
July 13th, 1818 – Sept 12th, 1827
Aug 25th, 1822 – June 15th, 1825
March 6th, 1829 – Oct 2nd, 1837
Feb 18th, 1838 – Dec 31st, 1880
Marriages: Oct 16th, 1797 – July 23rd, 1837
Oct 13th, 1816 – April 20th, 1822
Aug 25th, 1822 – June 15th, 1825
Feb 18th, 1838 – Dec 31st, 1880
Burials: Nov 15th, 1803 – Nov 28th, 1804
Nov 13th, 1819 – April 30th, 1820
Aug 25th, 1822 – June 15th, 1825
Jan 2nd, 1827 – Sept 7th, 1827
April 24th, 1829 – Sept 27th, 1831
Some deaths for 1807; 1809 & 1811
NLI Pos. 4242
LDS BFA 1279226 items 10-18

Note from Valerie re this film:
Film #1279226 Diocese of Ardagh & Clonmacnois
Parish of Cloghan & Banagher (St. Reynagh's), King's Co.

This film was much more readable. It contained Baptisms, marriages beginning in 1838 (I think) until at least 1904, and Confirmations right up until sometime in the 1950s.

The births had clearly defined columns for Baptismal date, given name(s), date of birth, parents' names, sponsors and the priest's signature. The years 1900 - 1904 were recorded in Latin and easy to read.
Marriages showed bride and groom, names of fathers, sponsors and priest.
Also in Latin, Addresses (at least the name of town) in some of the earlier years.

Clonmacnois
Baptisms: April 19th, 1826 – Feb 28th, 1846
Jan 6th, 1841 – July 31st, 1842
Feb 1st, 1848 -Dec 21st, 1880
Jan 16th, 1876 – Nov 14th, 1880
Marriages: April 24th, 1826 – Dec 14th, 1840
Feb 2nd, 1841 – Feb 8th, 1842
Feb 21st, 1848 – Nov 25th, 1880
Feb 17th, 1876 – Sept 12th, 1880
Burials: Jan 2nd 1841 – Feb 18th, 1842
Feb 3rd, 1848 – Sept 29th, 1880
NLI Pos. 4243
LDS BFA 1279277 items 7 & 8

Lemanahan & Ballinahown
Baptisms: Aug 12th, 1821 – Dec 21st, 1824
Feb 12th, 1826 – Feb 25th, 1839
Feb 6th, 1841 – Sept 21st, 1845
July 23rd, 1854 – Dec 24th, 1880
Marriages: Jan 7th, 1830 – Aug 29th, 1845
Oct 15th, 1854 – Dec 26th, 1880
Burials: Nov 21st, 1829 – Sept 9th, 1845
Sept 2nd, 1854 – Dec 26th, 1880
NLI Pos. 4235
LDS BFA 1279227 items 1-6

Ferbane (Tisaron & Gallen)
Baptisms: Oct 17th, 1819 – July 24th, 1865
June 21st, 1876 – April 28th, 1877
Marriages: Nov 26th, 1819 – Nov 26th, 1833
Burials : Dec 19th, 1821 – Aug 9th, 1835
March 6th, 1855 – Jan 24th, 1876
NLI Pos. 4243
LDS BFA 1279226 items 4-9

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DIOCESE OF CLONFERT

Lusmagh
Baptisms: Dec 5th, 1827 – May 3rd, 1829
April 22nd, 1833 – Dec 29th, 1880
Marriages: July 8th, 1832 – Nov 25th, 1880
Burials : Jan 5th, 1837 – Dec 15th, 1880
NLI 2433
LDS BFA 1279215 items 28-30

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DIOCESE OF KILDARE & LEIGHLIN

Clonbulloge
Baptisms: Nov 7th, 1819 – June 14th, 1869
June 20th, 1869 – Dec 26th, 1880
Marriages: Jan 2nd, 1808 – June 14th, 1869
July 1st, 1869 – Oct 30th, 1880
NLI Pos. 4202

Daingean (Philipstown)
Baptisms: Aug 12th, 1795 – Sept 23rd, 1798
Jan 6th, 1820 – Feb 18th, 1855
Nov 4th, 1850 – Dec 30th, 1866
Jan 1st, 1867 – Dec 26th, 1880
Marriages: Jan 7th, 1820 – May 3rd, 1855
Jan 27th, 1851 – Dec 2nd, 1866
Feb 1st, 1867 – Nov 24th, 1880
NLI Pos. 4202

Edenderry
Baptisms: Jan 2nd, 1820 – Dec 29th, 1820
1820 - Nov 20th, 1838
Jan 6th, 1839 – Jan 2nd, 1880
Marriages: Jan 9th, 1820 – Nov 20th, 1837
Sept 17th, 1838 – Jan 7th, 1880
NLI Pos. 4207

Killeigh
Baptisms: April 23rd, 1844 – Dec 11th, 1875
Jan 1st, 1876 – Nov 19th, 1880
Marriages: 1859 – July 30th, 1875
Feb 17th, 1876 – Nov 19th, 1880
NLI Pos. 4203

Portarlington
Baptisms: Jan 1st, 1820 – Nov 22nd, 1846 (indexed)
Nov 25th, 1846 – Feb 27th, 1876 (indexed)
March 5th, 1876 – Dec 26th, 1880 (indexed)
Marriages: Nov 24th, 1822 – July 16th, 1845
July 21st, 1845 – June 21st, 1876
Jan 14th, 1876 – Nov 27th, 1880
NLI Pos 4205

Rhode
Baptisms: Jan 29th, 1829 – June 16th, 1879
June 22nd, 1879 – Dec 14th, 1880
Jan 3rd, 1866 – Dec 14th, 1880
Marriages : Aug 4th, 1829 – Feb 23rd, 1878 (with gaps)
NLI Pos. 4205

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DIOCESE OF KILLALOE

Birr & Loughkeen
Baptisms: May 5th, 1838 – Jan 6th, 1847
Jan 3rd, 1847 – Dec 30th, 1880
Marriages: May 5th, 1838 – Nov 28th, 1846
Jan 7th, 1847 – Nov 27th, 1880
NLI Pos 2478
LDS BFA 926091

Note from Valerie re this film:
Film #926,091 - Registrations of Baptisms - Parish of Birr, King's Co.
Quite illegible, due to the quality of the writing years: 1874 - 1879.
Most of the surnames were undecipherable, even with a magnifying glass.
Only the names of the child, parents and sponsors were recorded. No
addresses. The records were not organized, just sprawled across the pages.
The language was English.

Bournea & Corbally (Couraganeen)
Baptisms: July 10th, 1836 - Dec 1st, 1866
Jan 27th, 1867 – Dec 30th, 1880 (1873 missing)
Marriages: June 28th, 1836 – Dec 1st, 1866
Jan 27th, 1867 – May 30th, 1880 (1873 missing)
NLI Pos. 2478

Dunkerrin (Moneygall)
Baptisms: Jan 8th, 1820 – Aug 21st, 1873
Marriages: Jan 24th, 1820 – Jun 14th 1873
NLI Pos. 2479
LDS BFA 0979695 item 1

Kilcolman
Baptisms: March 7th, 1830 – Nov 27th, 1869
Marriages: April 29th, 1830 – Feb 24th, 1868
NLI Pos. 2479
LDS BFA 0970695 item 2

Aghaucon
Baptisms: Nov 5th, 1870 – Dec 14th, 1880
Marriages: Jan 27th, 1870 – Oct 1st, 1880
NLI Pos. 2479
LDS BFA 0970695 item 2

Kinnity (Roscumroe)
Baptisms: Feb 13th, 1833 – Dec 21st, 1880
Marriages: Jan 9th, 1833 – Nov 1st, 1871
Jan 28th, 1872 – June 26th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2479
LDS BFA 0979695 items 4-5

Roscrea
Baptisms: Jan 1st, 1810 – June 13th, 1822
June 17th, 1822 – July 31st, 1832
Aug 5th, 1832 – Dec 26th, 1863
Jan 1st, 1864 – Dec 24th, 1880
Marriages: Feb 10th 1810 – Aug 4th, 1822
April 30th, 1823 – Aug 4th,, 1832
Aug 14th, 1832 – Nov 27th, 1842
Jan 20th, 1842 – Nov 13th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2479 & Pos. 2480
LDS BFA 0979696 item 1

Shinrone
Baptisms: Feb 21st, 1842 – Feb 7th, 1876
Jan 4th, 1875 – Dec 13th, 1880
Marriages: April 10th, 1842 – Feb 7th, 1876
NLI Pos. 2480

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MEATH DIOCESE

Ballinabrackey (Castlejordan)
Baptisms: nov 5th, 1826 – Aug 28th, 1870
Sept 4th, 1870 – Dec 29th, 1880
Marriages: Nov 9th, 1826 – Aug 21st, 1878
Sept 5th, 1870 – Oct 8th, 1880
Burials: Nov 15th, 1848 – July 31st, 1849
NLI Pos. 4173

Clara & Horseleap
Baptisms: Feb 16th, 1845 – Dec 26th, 1880
Sept 2nd, 1878 – Dec 14th, 1880 (transcript)
Marriages: Nov 16th, 1821 – Nov 25th, 1880
Burials : Jan 9th, 1825 – Feb 23rd, 1854
Oct 2nd, 1864 – Oct 4th, 1868
NLI Pos. 4174

Eglish
Baptisms: Jan 1st, 1809 – Dec 23rd, 1810
Feb 13th, 1819 – May 16th, 1852
May 23rd, 1852 – Dec 18th, 1880
Marriages: Feb 21st, 1819 – March 3rd, 1829
1829 – Nov 27th, 1880
Burials : Feb 26th, 1819 – April 18th, 1829
June 15th, 1837 – May 12th, 1846
Jan 8th, 1848 – March 16th, 1849
Jan 1851
NLI Pos. 4175

Kilcormac (Balliboy & Killoughy)
Baptisms: Jan 5th, 1821 – Dec 30th, 1833
Jan 5th, 1834 – Dec 27th, 1880
Marriages: June 29th, 1821 – Dec 5th 1833
Jan 10th, 1834 – Oct 28th, 1880
Burials : Feb 1st, 1826 – Dec 30th, 1880
NLI Pos. 4175
LDS BFA 0926171

Rahan & Lynally
Baptisms: July 6th, 1810 – April 28th, 1816
Jan 2nd, 1822 – Dec 27th, 1835
Jan 1st, 1836 – March 31st, 1845
April 5th, 1845 – Feb 7th, 1880
Marriages: July 31st, 1810 – Feb 28th, 1816
Jan 9th, 1822 – Jan 29th, 1880
NLI Pos. 4174

Tubber
Baptisms: Nov 2nd, 1821 – Dec 25th, 1880
Marriages: Nov 6th, 1824 – Dec 13th, 1880
NLI Pos. 4176
LDS BFA 0926185 item 2

Tullamore
Baptisms: June 14th, 1809 – Feb 20th, 1810
Nov 1st, 1820 – Feb 24th, 1822
Feb 1st, 1827 – Jan 31st, 1836
March 1st, 1836 – Dec 26th, 1880
Marriages: April 26th, 1801 – Sept 29th, 1807
April 9th- - 10th 1809
Nov 2nd, 1820 - Feb 19th, 1822
Feb 1st, 1827 – Dec 29th, 1880
NLI pos. 4174
LDS BFA 0926186

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DIOCESE OF OSSORY

Seirkieran (St. Keyran)
Baptisms: April 11th, 1830 – May 3rd, 1857
June 19th, 1857 – Dec 17th, 1880
Marriages: July 4th, 1830 – June 14th, 1857
July 9th, 1857 – Nov 27th, 1880
NLI Pos. 5013
LDS BFA 0979695 item 3

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