Irish Records we are after:
If you own any of these databases and want to share with everyone, please contact admin or any coordinator of any county in Ireland.
This is an email exactly written as received. Thanks Brad.
I had the pleasure of sitting through several seminars yesterday that
featured a well respected LDS representative as a speaker on researching
Ireland. His name was David E. Rencher, Accredited Genealogist (Ireland),
Certified Genealogist, FUGA.
He feels that researching Irish genealogy is the hardest in the world but
here are some additional records that may assist you in breaking through the
wall. I do not have these but am in hopes that some of our membership does
(if so, please send them to me and I can post them for others):
. Landed Estates - Tenant Farmers, Absentee Landlord and Overseers
Bankbooks (lots of correspondence occurred)
. Crown Estates - Records are typically in good order, lots of
information on emigration and State-aided assistance to families
. Encumbered Estates - Foreclosed on during Potato famine. 3000
estates totaling 5 million acres was sold off between 1849 and 1857.
. Freeman's Journal (Newspaper) - Had information on estate sales
. Belfast Newsletter has records back to the mid-1700's. Groups of
immigrants would send a single letter to the newspaper to save postage of
who made it and the ship. The newspaper would then publish this.
. Freeholders Lists - 40 shilling freeholders had the right to vote.
. Esquires showed up in both the Freeman's and Freeholder lists.
. British Parliamentary Records
. Civil Registration in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
. Landed Gentry Records
. Irish Poor Law Records
. Tombstone Inscriptions
. School Records -started in 1831 by mandate
. Congregation Histories. Presbyterians would travel as a family or
whole congregation. Catholics traveled in "chain migration" - one, get some
money then another.
. Church Monuments and Tombstones - usually reserved only for the
wealthy
. "Manuscript Source for the History of Irish Civilisation"
(spelling of civilization is correct) - at LDS and by Richard J. Hayes
published 1965.
. "Guides to County Records Offices in England" - at LDS
. "The Law of Landlord and Tenant in Ireland" - at LDS and mostly
reference to the laws. Apparently a good read for insomniacs!
. "Irish Records ~ A Record Finder" - at LDS
. "Grantor Index" not Grantee - at LDS
. "Registry of Deeds", 1708 - stored in Dublin
. Records kept in Private Keeping. Essentially, these are private
records in procession by a family.
. Most common ports for departure of Fermanagh were: Londonderry,
Donegal, Belfast, Sligo and Limerick. They used a combination of rail, roads
and canals. (Ulster Canal, Lagan Navigation to Belfast, Grand, Royal and the
Shannon Navigation)
Good Luck!
Bradley Fox
Calgary, Canada
Armstrong Genealogy - http://www.armstronggenealogy.com
Fermanagh IGP Admin - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirfer2
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