NLI = National Library of Ireland (Dublin)
PRONI = Public Records Office of Northern Ireland
LDS = Latter Day Saints

NOTES from PRONI
Ballinamore rc church see Oughterard

DIOCESE OF ARDAGH & CLONMACNOISE

Aughavas
Baptisms:
May 19th, 1845 – Feb 4th, 1876
Jan 1st, 1876 – Dec 23rd, 1880
Marriages:
Aug 28th, 1845 – July 4th, 1879
Jan 10th, 1876 – Nov 18th, 1880
Burials:
May 11th 1845 – July 2nd, 1880
May 5th 1876 – Nov 18th 1880

NLI ; Pos. 4240
LDS BFA : 1279224, items 15-17

Annaduff 
Baptisms:
Feb 29th, 1849 – Dec 31st, 1880
Marriages:
Feb 12th, 1849 – Feb 10th, 1880
Burials:
Feb 5th, 1849 – Dec 21st, 1880

NLI : Pos. 4236
LDS BFA 1279224, items 18-20; BFA 1279225, items 1-3

Bornacoola
Baptisms:
Jan 4th, 1871 – Dec 31st, 1880
Marriages:
June 13th, 1836 – Sept 28th, 1837.
May 9th, 1850 – Nov 1st, 1880
Burials:
No records

NLI : Pos. 4234
LDS BFA 1279224, items 13-14

Cloone-Conmaicne
Baptisms:
Feb 1st, 1820 – Mar 12th, 1820
Jan 1st, 1834-May 27th 1834
Nov 13th 1834 – Jan 13th 1841
Jan 2nd 1843 – Oct 4th, 1849
Jan 6th 1850 – Nov 20th 1880
Marriages:
Jan 6th, 1823 – Jan 6th 1839
Jan 12th 1843 – Feb 14th 1879
Burials:
Jan 6th 1823 – Feb 17th, 1845
Jan 13th, 1850 – Feb 25th 1878

NLI : Pos. 4241
LDS BFA 1279223, items 12-14

Drumshanbo (Murhan)
Baptisms
May 18th, 1861 – Dec 21st, 1880
Marriages: June 10th, 1868 – Nov 20th, 1880
Burials:
No records

NLI : Pos. 4240
LDS BFA 1279223, item 8

Fenagh
Baptisms
June 5th 1825 – Oct 13th 1829
Script is clear: Child’s name, parents, sponsors. The last entries on any line and the ends of the pages are shaded, which can make it difficult to read the spellings. The entries are in English

There are some entries for 1841 just after the 1829 entries – two pages or so, the script on those is spidery and more difficult to read than the earlier entries.

Baptisms Nov 24th 1834 – April 12th 1843 follows the few pages of 1841 entries.
These baptisms are in Latin, the writing is generally legible through the ten years. In parts the ink is faded.

Baptisms : June 5th 1843 – Nov 4th 1852
Marriages: Oct 4th 1826 – Feb 18th 1832
Marriages Jan 15th 1835 – March 22nd 1842
Deaths June 1825 – Feb 21st 1832
Deaths Nov 24th 1834 – Dec 21st 1841

These entries are in Latin. The whole set of records is variable in that some pages are reasonably easy to read and others are almost impossible, either due to the script, the ink or the fact that they are in Latin. The death entries are all single lines. The townlands are not named, only dates, names and surnames for this section.

Baptisms Nov 22nd 1852- Dec 9th 1880
Marriages: Jan 17th 1844 – Feb 9th 1880
These records are in English, the townland is named, the entries are spaced.

There is an index to the Baptismal register for this parish, following on the parish records themselves as on the film. It is handwritten, single line entries, with the year of the baptism given for each name. Again, it is faded in spots and the writing can be difficult to read. The edges and ends of the pages are either shaded or faded.

Burials: June 1825 – Feb 21st, 1834
Nov 24th, 1834 – Dec 21st, 1841

NLI: Pos. 4239
LDS BFA 1279223 Items 1-3

Gortletteragh
Baptisms:
April 4th, 1830 – Aug 1st, 1840
July 16th, 1848 – Mar 6th, 1874
Mar 30th, 1874 – Dec 31st, 1880
Marriages:
Jan 6th, 1826 – Sept 12th, 1827
Feb 16th, 1830 – April 3oth, 1835
May 22nd, 1848 – Feb 17th, 1874 (discoloured)
Burials:
Jan 10th, 1826 – Sept 15th, 1826
Mar 29th, 1830-Feb 17th, 1831
Mar 9th, 1839 – July 29, 1839
Aug 1st, 1851 – July 29th, 1869

NLI: Pos. 4241
LDS BFA 1279223, items 6-7

Killenummery & Killery – Sligo & Leitrim
Baptisms:
May 8th, 1828 – Aug 7th, 1846
Nov 1st, 1848 – Dec 30th, 1880
Marriages:
June 22nd, 1827 – Aug 16th, 1846
Nov 10th, 1848-Dec 28th, 1880
Burials:
May 18th, 1838 – April 15th, 1846

NLI Pos. 4241
LDS BFA 1279223, items 6-7

Kiltoghart
Baptisms: Aug 16th, 1826 – April 23rd, 1854
May 7th, 1854 – Dec 30th, 1880
Marriages:
July 19th, 1832 – May 3rd, 1854
July 30th, 1854 – Nov 24th, 1880
Burials:
Aug 10th, 1832 – April 10th, 1854
May 31st, 1854 – Aug 11th, 1874

Gowel (part of Kiltoghart)
Baptisms: March 4th, 1866- Dec 26th, 1880
Marriages: May 13th 1866 – Feb 29th, 1876
Burials: April 11th 1866 – Sept 10th, 1877

NLI: Pos. 4240
LDS BFA 1279223, items 4-5

Kiltubrid
Baptisms:
Jan 6th, 1841 – April 27th, 1874
Marriages:
Jan 7th, 1841 – May 22nd, 1873
Burials:
Jan 15th, 1847 – May 1st, 1873

NLI: Pos. 4234
LDS BFA 1279223, items 9-11
Mohill
Baptisms
June 11th 1854 – Dec 23rd 1880
(also workhouse Baptisms 1846-1855)

The first two pages are actually a communion register – it’s easy enough to read. Well spaced. One year only. 1836 it gives the child’s name, parents name and sponsors names.

This got me wondering – today, groups of children make their communion on the same say – on this register there is a different date for each child, a few days to a few weeks apart. Was this the norm? Why? Until a few years ago, children here made their communion at about age 7, could it be that children made their communion when they were a certain age? Could the date on this register be the birthday for these children?

Anyone have any ideas on this? I’ve never seen a communion register before

Page three and these would seem to be the Workhouse Baptisms as they stop in 1855. The children’s names are in Latin. The writing is spidery, difficult to read and the Priest was saving paper, trying to get as much as he could onto each page.
The edges of the pages are shaded making entries at the side and bottom illegible in most instances.

The general baptismal register begins after the Workhouse one. The script is different, the capital letters being ‘flowery’ (spread all over the place) and the rest of the script is less legible. In Latin, names and no townlands
Marriages
August 28th 1854 – July 19th 1879
Burials
May 22nd 1854 – July 27th 1879

All very difficult to read – priests economising on paper, writing bad, edges of pages shaded. No townlands mentioned. In Latin, names – child, parents, sponsors.

NLI: Pos. 4239
LDS BFA 1279224, items 1-3

Ballinaglera

No records microfilmed according to my source, this may have changed. Check the NLI on line register

Ballymeehan (Rossinver)
Baptisms:
Aug 17th, 1851 – Jan 29th, 1875. Many gaps and in very poor condition.
Marriages:
Aug 28th, 1844 – Sept 8th, 1870. Very poor condition
Carrigallen
Nov 2nd, 1829 – Feb 7th, 1830. Dec 30th, 1838 – Dec 12th, 1880
Many pages missing.
Marriages:
Jan 27th, 1841 – April 24th, 1848
1854 – Dec 10th, 1875
Some pages missing
Burials:
No records

NLI: 5350
MIC. 1D/7, 83

Clooneclare
Baptisms:
Aug 29th, 1841 – Dec 1885
Marriages:
Nov 12th, 1850 – Sept 9th, 1884
Burials:
No records.

NLI: Pos. 7505

Drumlease
Baptisms:
Aug 21st, 1859 – April 12th, 1879
Marriages
Sept 15th, 1859 – Oct 31st, 1880
Burials
No Records

NLI Pos. 5344
PRONI MIC.1D/77

DIOCESE OF KILMORE
Drumreilly Lower – Cavan & Leitrim
Baptisms: March 4th, 1867 – Dec 26th, 1880
Marriages
Not on film
Burials
No records

NLI: Pos. 5345
PRONI MIC.1D/78
LDS BFA 0926129, item 4

Drumreilly Upper
No records microfilmed

Glenade – Leitrim & Sligo
Baptisms:
Nov 10th, 1867-Dec 16th, 1880
Marriages:
Nov 10th, 1867-June 15th, 1880
Burials
No records

NLI Pos. 5344
PRONI MIC.1D/77

Innismagrath
Baptisms:
1834, Jan 1835 – July 1839
Marriages:
1830-1839
Burials:
1833 – 1839

NLI: Pos. 7505

Killargue
Baptisms:
Sept 26th, 1852 – Dec 26th 1880
Marriages:
Nov 2nd, 1852 – Feb 4th, 1880
Burials
No Records

NLI Pos. 5344
PRONI MIC.1D/77

Killasnet
Baptisms:
March 28th, 1852 – April 1868
Feb 23rd, 1868 – Jan 1869
Nov. 29th 1878 – Nov 23rd 1880
Marriages:
March 28th 1852 – April 1868.
Jan 30th, 1868 – May 21stm 1871.
Nov 11th, 1878 – Nov 15th, 1880
Burials
March 28th, 1852 – April 1868

NLI Pos. 5350
PRONI MIC.1D/83

Kinlough – Sligo & Leitrim
Baptisms:
July 12th, 1835 – March 1860
April 8th, 1860 – Dec 24th, 1880
Marriages:
Nov 26th, 1840 – Dec 16th, 1880
Burials
No records

NLI Pos. 5344
PRONI MIC.1D/77

Oughteragh
Baptisms:
Nov 9th, 1869 – Dec 28th, 1880
May 26th, 1871 – Dec 16th, 1880
Marriages
Jan 17th, 1870- Nov 20th 1880

NLI: Pos. 5346 and 5347
PRONI MIC.1D/79 & MIC.1D/80