1870 records: This is a transcript of the original, laid out neatly and reasonably easy to read. The ‘e’ as written tends to look very like an S and the capital N can be taken for H – but no other problems except any associated with reading these letters.Information given: the child’s name and surname, the fathers name – for the most part the mothers maiden name is included – the townland is given, date, priest’s name and the names of each sponsor.

No guarantee is given as to accuracy of these extracts

Sponsor 1 = Sponsors Surname

Sponsor 2 = Sponsors Surname

On these tables the childs first name is listed before the surname – then the father’s first name. The mothers surname is listed before her first name, as is the surname of the ‘sponsor’. The ‘sponsor’ is the Godparent/s. When a name was difficult to read or illigible, then there are question marks

Name Abbreviations that may be seen : Margt = Margaret, Betty = Elizabeth, Eliza ; Cath = Catherine ; Biddy = Bridget, Dinis = Denis ; Patt = Patrick ; Murt. = Murtagh or Martin ; Matt = Matthew ; May = Mary or Margaret ; Minny = Mary Anne or Anne, Ned = Edward ; Kitty = Catherine or Kathleen, Elizth. = Elizabeth : Ansty/Anty = Anastasia Wm = William ; Aliza = Eliza, Sally = Sarah ; Lal = Laurence ; Peggy = Margaret ; Edmd = Edmund or Edmond ; Jno = John ; Jos. = Joseph ; Jas. = James; Winny/Winney = Winifred

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