Leitrim-Roscommon

Thank you to everyone who contributed articles and feedback for the 2011 Resource County Roscommon CD. With your help, I have updated the CD to include extra archival material and tales from Roscommon researchers.
John Hunter

Since 2004 I have published a series of Compact Disks (CDs) to aid Local Historians and Family Historians in their County Roscommon research. The CDs are the result of my own research into the Roscommon families to which I am connected. Production of the CDs has involved years of work and five visit...

For the Index to Co. Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society Journal, 1986-2009, check your local library for the Resource County Roscommon 2009 CD.

The 40 page Index is in Part J2ai

The parochial records for Kinlough Catholic parish are on microfilm at both the National Library Ireland and the Public Records of Northern Ireland (PRONTI) http://www.nli.ie/en/parish-register.aspx Kinlough Baptisms July 12, 1835 - March, 1860 P.5344 Baptisms April 8, 1860 - Dec. 24, 1880 Marriages...

1901 & 1911 Censuses on-line - problems in using the National Archives Ireland website http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/about/index.html The combined efforts of the National Archives Ireland and the National Library of Canada in putting the 1901 and 1911 Irish Censuses on-line are much appr...

Extract from The Diocese of Elphin – People, Places and Pilgrimage, page 226. Fr. Francis Beirne. ISBN 1 85607 299 1 (The book is available from the author at Four Roads, County Roscommon. Please include an International Postal Voucher). Quote The church of Cloonbonniffe lies to the west of Castlere...

Killenummery & Killery (AC diocese)

Catholic parish records available on LDS film 1279223

Baptisms 1828-1920
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Marriages 1828-1883, 1908-1910. 1920-1923

Burials 1838-1846

Paul Provided the family were Catholic and Margaret was from the same parish, the marriage details will be found in the Catholic Parochial records for Kiltullagh and Ballinlough Catholic parish. Baptisms, 1839-1880; marriages, 1839-1874, 1877-1880. FHL BRITISH Film 926226. The LDS film can be viewed...

District Electoral Divisions – 1901 and 1911 Censuses of County Roscommon. The National Archives Ireland has announced that http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/about/futureplans.html That the entire 1901 Census of Ireland will be online by the end of June 2010. All thirty-two counties for 1911 are...

William and Mary are listed in the 1911 Census of County Antrim. 5 Baden Powell Street. Belfast Shankill Civil parish http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001426924/ William Brennan 41 Acting Sergeant RIC, married one year, Born County Roscommon Mary Brennan– wife age 21 or 31. Born County...

The LDS British Isles Vital Records set of 16 CDs lists the following Baptisms in Boyle Catholic parish. There is no record of the marriage of Robert and Catherine. Catherine – not listed Margaret - 19 Apr 1819 Michael – not listed Luke – 13 Mar 1821 Dominick – 29 Mar 1823 Mary – 1825 Honoria – 1827...

See http://www.roscommonhistory.ie/Misc/Mil ... ic/ric.htm

and today post on Rootschat

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.ph ... 667.0.html

John

http://www.eircomphonebook.ie/ Below is a sample address in the Irish White pages telephone book (same as postal address). Kiernan, XXX Newtowngore Carrick on Shannon Co. Leitrim (049) 43xxx000 XXX lives in either Newtowngore townland or Newtowngore Town, County Leitrim. Newtowngore Town is in Newto...

Free County Leitrim and County Roscommon source material available online. Townland database: http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/TOWNLAND/town.html Griffith’s Valuation c1854 ( a census substitute): http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/GRIFFITH/ and also http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/in...

The ages of many females increased by 15-20 years in the 10 years between the 1901 and 1911 census, due to the Irish Old Age Pension being introduced in 1908.
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Have you read the poem – “Round the Boree Log” by John O’Brien. (available from Amazon). It includes a great poem about “The Durkins”.