Are you tracing your Westmeath roots? From-Ireland.net‘s Westmeath Genealogy subsite offers free access to thousands of records compiled by Dr. Jane Lyons.
Quick Link Resources
- Irish Roman Catholic Parish Records: Summer 2015 (With Images)
- Latin Names in English– important because first names are given in Latin in some Roman Catholic Parish Registers and you need to know what the English name is in Latin if you want to find it in indexed parish registers.
- The Townland: How To Use In Genealogy (With Images)
- Irish Civil Records: A Tutorial (With Images)
- About From-Ireland.net’s Creator: Dr. Jane Lyons
- Video: Dr. Jane Lyons’ Presentation at Beyond the Grave Conference
Poor Law Unions & Civil Registration Districts: Explanation of and the names of Districts for every county, plus link to find townland names in 1851
Gravestone Records
- Free Gravestone Records, Co. Westmeath (Searchable) | Includes St. Mary’s (Devlin) graveyard
Gravestone Transcriptions
Civil Registration Records
- Birth Records, Co. Westmeath (Searchable) | Includes the districts of Athlone and Delvin
- Marriage Records, Co. Westmeath (Searchable) | Includes the districts of Athlone, Delvin and Mullingar
- Death Records, Co. Westmeath (Searchable)
Church/Parish Records
- Kilbride & Mountnugent (Killeagha), Co.’s Westmeath, Cavan & Meath). Marriage Index 1857-59
- Roman Catholic Parishes, Co. Westmeath, 1836
Census Records
Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary Records
Trade Directory Records
- 1931 Trade Directory, Co. Westmeath (Searchable)
Miscellaneous
- Emigration and Education Statistics, 1931, Co. Westmeath
- Official Authorities, 1834, Co. Westmeath
- Ordnance Survey Letters, Place Names of Co. Westmeath
- Pat of Mullingar
- Will Abstracts, Co. Westmeath
Miscellaneous Imagery
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- Coat of Arms
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- Map
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- The Mass Path
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- Stone Tower
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- View
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- Athlone
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- Delvin Church
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- Rail
County Westmeath
County Westmeath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. Westmeath County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 86,164 according to the 2011 census.