NLI = National Library of Ireland.
PRONI = Public Records Office of Northern 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 eay 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 GALWAY
Beagh – Co’s Clare & Galway
Baptisms: Feb 5th, 1851 – June 25th, 1851
Jan 14th, 1855 – April 3rd, 1881
Marriages: March 1849 – Feb 23rd, 1850
May 19th, 1860 – Oct 18th, 1881
NLI Pos. 2442
LDS BFA 979691 item 10
Cathy Joynt Labaths web site
Film number does not return a listing for Beagh on Family Search site (LDS Library)
The civil parish of Beagh or St. Anne’s is located in Co. Galway – R.C. parish spreads into Co. Clare, although Lewis 1837 says that the Roman Catholic parish of Beagh is co-extensive with that of the Established Church. He lists Beagh civil parish as belonging only to Co. Galway and situated on the confines of Co. Clare.
Ennistymon (Kilmanaheen)
Baptisms: Jan 15th, 1870 – Sept 8th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2440
LDS BFA 926067
926067 Parochial registers of Ennistyman, 1870-1880. Catholic Church. Parish of Ennistyman (Clare)
Ennistymon is not a Civil Parish, but is located in the civil paarish of Kilmanaheen.
Glanaragh (Ballyvaughan)
Baptisms: Sept 1st, 1854 – July 29th, 1876
Aug 18th, 1876 – Dec 31st, 1880
NLI Pos. 2440
Ballyvaughan village is in the civil parish of Dromcreehy (Lewis, 1837)
Kilcronin ( Carron)
Baptisms: Oct 26th, 1853 – Dec 25th, 1880
Marriages: Nov 24th, 1856 – June 22nd, 1880
NLI Pos. 2440
LDS BFA 926063
926063 Parochial registers of Carran, 1853-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of Carran (Clare)
Kilfenora ( St. Fachanan’s Church, Kilfenora)
Baptisms: June 1st, 1836 – May 15th, 1847
Sept 3rd,1854 – Sept 12th, 1876
Oct 8th, 1876 – Dec 27th, 1880
Marriages: Dec 2nd, 1865 – Nov 26th, 1880
Note on film: Kilfenora & Kiloraght Marriages, 1865 & census taken 1866
NLI Pos. 2440
LDS BFA : 926065
926065 Parochial registers of Kilfenora (Clare), 1836-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of Kilfenora (Clare)
Some Marriage Extracts 1865-67
Liscannor
Baptisms: June 15th, 1843 – July 4th, 1854
July 3rd, 1854 – Feb 27th, 1873
Marriages: Feb 17th, 1866 – Oct 4th, 1880 – transcript
May 25th, 1873 – Oct 4th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2440
Lisdoonvarna
Baptisms: June 15th, 1843 – Nov 19th, 1876
Marriages: Jan 12th, 1860 – Nov 23rd, 1880
NLI Pos. 2440
On this film there is a note that mentions the marriage registers of “”Touclea and Twovahard””
Marriage and Baptismal Extracts Lisdoonvarna
New Quay
Baptisms: Oct 4th, 1847 – Aug 31st, 1854 – transcript
Oct 3rd, 1854 – Dec 30th, 1880
Marriages: Feb 5th, 1848 – April 20th, 1863 – transcript
NLI Pos. 2441
LDS BFA : 979691 item 1
Item 2 Parochial registers of New Quay (Clare), 1847-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of New Quay (Clare)
DIOCESE OF KILLALOE
Broadford
Baptisms: Jan 19th, 1844 – Dec 19th, 1880
Marriages: Feb 10th, 1844 – Nov 27th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2476
LDS BFA 979694 item 3
Item 3 Parochial registers of Broadford, 1844-1880. Catholic Church. Parish of Broadford (Clare)
Carrigaholt (Kilballyowen)
Baptisms: Feb 8th, 1853 – March 17th, 1878
Feb 19th, 1878 – Dec 15th, 1880
Marriages: Jan 12th, 1852 – March 17th, 1878
March 5th, 1878 – Nov 15th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2485
LDS BFA : 926099
926099 Parochial registers of Carrigaholt, 1852-1878. Catholic Church. Parish of Carrigaholt (Clare)
Killone (Clarecastle)
Baptisms: Jan 25th, 1863 – July 21st, 1880 (Killone)
Dec 10th, 1853 – Dec 15th, 1880 (Clarecastle)
Marriages: Feb 17th, 1853 – Dec 15th, 1880 (Killone)
Jan 21st, 1854 – Nov 19th, 1880 (Clarecastle)
NLI Pos. 2472
LDS BFA : 979693 items 1-2
Items 1 – 2 Parochial registers of Clare Abbey and Killone, 1853-1880. Catholic Church. Parish of Clare Abbey and Killone (Clare)
Clonegad
Baptisms: Oct 2nd, 1846 – Dec 29th, 1880
Marriages: Nov 1st, 1846 – June 20th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2471
LDS BFA : 926092
979693 Item 3 Parochial registers of Clondegad, 1846-1881 Catholic Church. Parish of Clondegad (Clare)
926092 Parochial registers of Clondegad, 1846-1881 Catholic Church. Parish of Clondegad (Clare)
Clonrush (Mountshannon) & Inishcaltra
Baptisms: July 1846 – March 3rd, 1880
Marriages: Jan 22nd, 1846 – Feb 10th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2476
LDS BFA : 926093
979694 Item 4 Parochial registers of Clonrush, 1846-1880. Catholic Church. Parish of Clonrush (Galway and Clare)
926093 Item 1 Parochial registers of Clonrush, 1846-1880. Catholic Church. Parish of Clonrush (Galway and Clare)
Baptisms: 1846-55. Not much information on this register, in bad condition – faded. Difficult to read – entries all on top of one another. No townlands mentioned.
1855 on- becomes easier to read, ink fade, but script nice – entries in Latin though
Marriage Register. Note on film: “”Marriage Registry for 1846, Rev. P. ?Burn, Parish Priest of Clonrush & Inishcaltra.”” This marriage register is in terrible condition!!
Corrofin (Rath)
Baptisms: April 4th, 1819 – Dec 25th, 1836
Feb 16th, 1837 – Nov 15th, 1862
Oct 31st, 1862 – Dec 23rd, 1880
Marriages: Jan 27th, 1818 – Feb 25th, 1844
Feb 27th, 1859 – Nov 26th, 1862
Noov 10th, 1862 – June 27th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2474 (baptisms to 1862 ) and Pos. 2475 everything else
Crusheen
Baptisms: Feb 1860 – Dec 29th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2472
LDS BFA 926093 item 2
926093 Item 2 Parish registers, 1860-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of Crusheen (Clare)
Doonass & Truagh
Baptisms: July 27th, 1851 – Dec 12th, 1880
Marriages: Sept 6th, 1851 – Nov 29th, 1880
NLI Pos: 2476
LDS BFA 979694 item 2
Item 2 Parochial registers of Doonas and Trugh, 1851-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of Doonas and Trugh (Clare)
Doora & Kilraghtis
Baptisms: March 1st, 1821 – Jan 23rd, 1863
March 1862 – Dec 23rd, 1880
Marriages: Jan 10th, 1823 – Dec 5th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2472 and Pos. 2474
Dysart (Ruan)
Baptisms: Aug 18th, 1845 – Dec 23rd, 1880
Marriages: July 2nd, 1843 – June 23rd, 1880
NLI Pos. 2473
Ennis (Drumclift)
Baptisms: March 19th, 1841 – Oct 1st, 1879
Marriages: April 3rd, 1847 – Dec 1st, 1880
NLI Pos. 2472
Feakle
Baptisms: April 22nd, 1860 – Dec 25th, 1880
Marriages: Sept 21st, 1860 – Aug 17th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2476
LDS BFA 979696 items 5 and 7 ; BFA 979694 item 5
979694 Item 5 Parochial registers of Feakle Lower, 1860-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of Feakle Lower (Clare)
This register is nicely laid out and the handwriting is not too bad. No information given on placenames
Baptismal extract name indices (1860-61)
Inagh & Kilnamona
Baptisms: Feb 23rd, 1850 – Oct 1st, 1865 (indexed)
Oct 6th, 1865 – Dec 25th, 1880
Marriages: April 14th, 1850 – July 26th, 1865 (indexed)
Oct 9th, 1865 – July 29th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2472
Inch & Kilmaley
Baptisms: Sept 23rd, 1828 – Dec 31st, 1880
NLI Pos. 2474
LDS BFA 926094
926094 Parochial registers of Inch and Kilmaley (Clare), 1828-1882 Catholic Church. Parish of Inch and Kilmaley (Clare)
Kildysert
Baptisms: July 1829 – Nov 1866 (indexed)
Nov 14th, 1866 – Dec 28th, 1880
Marriages: Jan 1867 – Dec 22nd, 1880
NLI Pos. 2475
Kilfarboy (Miltownmalbay)
Baptisms: Nov 16th, 1831 – July 8th, 1855
May 1st, 1855 – Dec 1st, 1858
Dec 4th, 1858 – Dec 31st, 1880
Marriages: Nov 24th, 1856 – Dec 1st, 1858
Feb 9th, 1859 – Nov 27th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2486
Kilfiddane
Baptisms: Aug 15th, 1868 – Dec 20th, 1880
Marriages: Jan 8th, 1869 – Feb 10th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2485
Kilkee
Baptisms: March 3rd, 1869 – Dec 12th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2485
LDS BFA 926100
926100 Parochial registers of Kilkee (Clare), 1869-1880. Catholic Church. Parish of Kilkee (Clare)
Killkeady
Baptisms: Feb 1833 – 1840 – transcribpt
1840 – 1855 – transcript
1855 – 1866 – transcript
Dec 24th, 1870 – Dec 31st, 1880
Marriages: Feb 20th, 1871 – July 24th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2473
Killaloe
Baptisms: May 24th, 1828 – June 19th, 1844
June 23rd, 1844 – Jan 21st, 1855
Feb 1st, 1855 – Dec 8th, 1880
Marriages: Feb 26th, 1829 – Sept 7th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2477
Caher Feakle (Flagmount, Killanena)
Baptisms: Feb 16th, 1842 – March 27th, 1861
March 25th, 1861 – Jan 28th, 1873
Feb 4th, 1873 – Dec 26th, 1880
Marriages: Jan 16th, 1842 – Feb 12th, 1861
Nov 15th, 1862 – July 28th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2487
979696 Items 5 – 7 Parochial registers of Killanena (Clare), 1861-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of Killanena (Clare)
Killard
Baptisms: May 13th, 1855 – Dec 29th, 1880 (also a transcript)
Marriages: Feb 12th, 1867 – Oct 31st, 1880
NLI Pos. 2487
LDS BFA 979696 items 2-3
979696 Items 2 – 3 Parochial registers of Killard and Doonbeg (Clare), 1855-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of Killard and Doonbeg (Clare)
Comments on these registers from Joanne Mitchel :
“”For this parish it contains the following:
Marriages 1867-1880
Baptisms 1855-1880
From what I have seen so far, the records are neatly kept in preformatted ruled and lined books which have Latin headings for each column. They give child’s name, parents’ names, sponsors’ names and date.
Some transcripts are on-line here:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~msjenkins/records/clarebap.htm
In combination with records from other neighbouring parishes including Kilrush, Kilmacduane and Kilmurry-Ibrickan.””
Note: Killard Margaret Jenkins web site referred to above has baptisms for Killard
Killimer (Knockera)
Baptisms: Jan 23rd, 1859 – Dec 30th, 1880
Marriages: Feb 10th, 1859 – Nov 23rd, 1880
NLI Pos. 2485
Kilmacduane
Baptisms: Jan 17th, 1854 – Dec 30th, 1880
Marriages: May 1st, 1853 – Nov 29th, 1867
NLI Pos. 2485
See: Some transcripts are on-line here:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~msjenkins/records/clarebap.htm
A combination with records from other neighbouring parishes including Killard, Kilmacduane and Kilmurry-Ibrickan.””
Kilmacduane Margaret Jenkins (site referred to above) has Kilmacduane marriage transcripts
Kilmihil
Baptisms: March 20th, 1849 – Jan 12th, 1870 (indexed)
Jan 1st, 1876 – Dec 29th, 1880
Marriages: Jan 20th, 1849 – Sept 19th, 1869 (indexed)
April 8th, 1869 – Nov 13th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2485
Kilmurry-Ibricken
Baptisms: April 25th, 1839 – April 12th, 1876
Jan 1st, 1876 – Dec 28th, 1880 – transcript
Marriages: April 13th, 1839 – Aug 14th, 1852 – Sept 1855 – Aug 2nd, 1863
Feb 11th, 1863 – Oct 15th, 1876
Feb 5th, 1876 – Nov 17th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2486
LDS BFA : 0926101
926101 Parochial registers of Kilmurry Ibricken (Clare), 1839-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of Kilmurry Ibricken (Clare)
Kilmurry-McMahon
Baptisms: Nov 1st, 1845 – Dec 19th, 1880
Marriages: Sept 20th, 1837 – Oct 16th, 1880
Nov 5th, 1844 – April 1848
NLI Pos. 2485
Kilnoe
Baptisms: Nov 1st, 1832 – Dec 31st, 1880
Marriages: Nov 2nd, 1832 – July 4th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2477
Kilrush(St.Senan’s)
Baptisms: Aug 1st, 1827 – Dec 8th, 1831
Jan 14th, 1833 – Sept 29th, 1863
Oct 1st, 1863 – Dec 31st, 1880
Marriages: Jan 7th, 1829 – Dec 6th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2487
LDS BFA 979696
979696 Item 4 Parochial registers of Kilrush (Clare), 1827-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of Kilrush (Clare)
Joanne Mitchell Website has made the following comments re this parish register:
“”Whilst the quality writing is dependent on the hand writing of the priest in question and entries are generally quite close together, I did not find them too hard to read, with the exception of one section in the marriage register where the writing was in a very poor hand. The condition of the registers seems to be quite good and the microfilming clear.
The registers cover from 1827 to 1880 for baptisms and from 1829 to 1880 for marriages. This is as far as the LDS has on film. Later dates are available elsewhere I believe. There is a gap in the records around 1832/3 and a note in the register that this was due to the cholera epidemic which hit about that time.
It is my understanding from a local source that these records would also cover the neighbouring RC parish of Killimer until 1854 (Killimer records start in 1859). Even past this date up to the present time it is not uncommon, I am told, for those living in the parish of Killimer to have their children baptised or to be married in Kilrush, so the register is relevant to both parishes to some extent.
The format used in the registers for baptisms is day of the month (month and year being noted at the top of the page or the start of each month), child’s name, father’s full name, mother’s name and maiden surname, sponsors’ name(s). After about 1837 a townland address is included, however there is a gap c1850s where addresses were omitted for a few years.
The format for marriages is more variable and can contain merely the names of the couple marrying and the date or may contain details such as:
“”Matthew O’Neill son of John O’Neill, Killeymer and Bridget Costello, servant to Mr Michl Brew married at the priest’s house in the presence of Edward Costello, John O’Neill and Anthony O’Dea””
Sometimes the fathers’ names were not included or only one is stated as in the above example. Sometimes an occupation was included (although generally only in the earliest years of the register). If one of the parties marrying was not from Kilrush, the name of their parish was stated rather than a townland address.
Some websites which contain transcribed material from the Kilrush parish registers are:
http://homepage.eircom.net/%7Ejohnbquigley/GenealogyPage1.htm
(Also contains transcripts for the parish of Kilmacduane, Co. Clare and other resources relevant to these areas)
http://wexlababe.home.att.net/table_of_contents.htm
Kathryn’s site has transcriptions for many parishes in Counties Clare and Limerick.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~plawrence/KilrushBapt.html
This page also contains transcriptions, however I disagree with the comments at the start. At no point did I find the film faded or illegible, nor did there seem to be a gap in the records, except for the years I mentioned during the Cholera epidemic when the register wasn’t kept.
I have just finished transcribing all the entries for the surnames McKnight and O’Neill from the registers, but am still collating them. I am considering putting them on my own website, in which case, I’ll send you a link when I’m done.
LDS film 979696 also includes parts of registers for other parishes in Co. Clare””
See: Killard (Doonbeg & Killard) for Joans comments on those registers
St. Senan’s Margaret Jenkins has some transcriptions for St. Senan’s marriages on her site
Newmarket on Fergus
Baptisms: April 29th, 1828 – Feb 25th, 1866
Marriages: 1828- Aug 13th, 1865
NLI Pos. 2471 and Pos. 1472
LDS BFA 926095 item 2
979693 Item 5 Parochial registers of Newmarket (Clare), 1828-1866 Catholic Church. Parish of Newmarket (Clare)
926095 Item 2 Parochial registers of Newmarket (Clare), 1828-1866 Catholic Church. Parish of Newmarket (Clare)
O’Callaghan’s Mills
Baptisms: Jan 4th, 1835 – Dec 31st, 1880
Marriages: Jan 14th, 1835 – Nov 14th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2476
LDS BFA 979694 item 6
Item 6 Parochial registers of O’Callaghan’s Mills (Clare), 1835-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of O’Callaghan’s Mills (Clare)
Ogonnelloe
Baptisms: March 29th, 1832 – Feb 25th, 1869 – transcript
Marriages: Feb 9th, 1857 – Feb 9th, 1869 – transcript
NLI Pos. 2476
LDS BFA 979694 item 1
Item 1 Parochial registers of Ogonnelloe (Clare), 1832-1869 Catholic Church. Parish of Ogonnelloe (Clare)
Quin
Baptisms: Jan 4th, 1816 – March 1st, 1855
Jan 1855 – Dec 31st, 1880
Marriages: Jan 29th, 1833 – Feb 14th, 1855
Jan 10th, 1855 – June 26th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2473
LDS BFA 926096
926096 Parochial registers of Quin (Clare), 1816-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of Quin (Clare)
Scarriff
Baptisms: May 5th, 1852 – March 24th, 1872
March 24th, 1872 – Dec 31st, 1880
Marriages: Nov 22nd, 1852 – April 20th, 1872
April 20th, 1872 – June 15th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2476
LDS BFA 926097
979694 Item 7 Parochial registers of Scariff and Moynoe (Clare), 1852-1881 Catholic Church. Parish of Scariff and Moynoe (Clare)
926097 Parochial registers of Scariff and Moynoe (Clare), 1852-1881 Catholic Church. Parish of Scariff and Moynoe (Clare)
Sixmilebridge
Baptisms: Dec 15th, 1828 – Aug 28th, 1839
Jan 28th, 1840 – Dec 23rd, 1864
Jan 6th, 1865 – Dec 26th, 1880
Marriages: Jan 25th, 1829 – July 29th, 1839
May 1840 – Nov 26th, 1864
Feb 12th, 1865 – Oct 12th, 1880
NLI Pos. 2474
Tulla
Baptisms: Jan 1819 – March 28th, 1846
April 21st, 1846 – Dec 28th, 1861 (indexed)
Jan 1st, 1862 – Dec 29th, 1880 (indexed)
Marriages: Jan 1st, 1819 – Feb 24th, 1846
April 20th, 1846 – Nov 30th, 1861 (indexed)
Jan 21st, 1862 – Oct 21st, 1880
NLI Pos. 2471
LDS BFA 979693 item 4
Item 4 Parochial registers of Tulla (Clare), 1819-1880 Catholic Church. Parish of Tulla (Clare)
DIOCESE OF LIMERICK
Cratloe
Baptisms: Nov 26th, 1802 – Dec 30th, 1856
Jan 16th, 1857 – Nov 19th, 1877
Marriages: Jan 15th, 1822 – Dec 10th, 1856
Feb 3rd, 1857 – Sept 8th, 1877
NLI Pos. 2410 and Pos. 2411
Parteen – Clare & Limerick
Baptisms: Sept 26th, 1831 – Feb 14th, 1877
Marriages: July 1st, 1814 – Nov 9th, 1819
Feb 4th, 1821 – Jan 10th, 1836
Feb 9th, 1847 – Jan 22nd, 1877
NLI : Pos. 2410