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22 Irish Genealogical Sources
Sources for County Cork Family Data
1901 Census returns of Ireland Location: Public Record Office, Dublin
1864 to date Civil records of birth, marriage and death Location: Office of the Registrar General, Customs House, Dublin
1802 to date Roman Catholic Church registers Data: Baptism Child’s name; parent’s and sponsor’s names; mother’s maiden name; address;& date
Wedding: names of bride, groom & witnesses & date Location: Parish Church
Pre 1880 Church registers records of baptism and marriage on microfilm Location; National Library, Dublin
Parish Register Extracts by Grove White (Mainly for Co. Cork) Location: Public Records Office, Dublin
1848-64 Primary Valuation of Tenements by Sir Richard Griffith Data: occupant’s names, address, acreage & value Locations: Dublin Genealogical Office; Public Records Office & National Library of Ireland
1846 Directory of Ireland by Slater Names residents of small towns Location; National Library of Ireland
1823-37 Tithe Composition Applotment Book Data: Names of tenants with land by parish except townlands and cities. Gives location, acreage, valuation & tithe.
County Index for Cork Data Surnames & locations Location: Public Records Office Dublin
1787 Cork & Southern Towns Directory Location: National Library of Ireland, Dublin
1766 Religious Census for Cork Diocese by Tennison Groves 1761 Militia Lists - County Cork M608 Location: Genealogical Office Dublin
1739-32 Land Index Volumes for County Cork Vol.s # 5,8,9,12,26 &100 Location: Registry of Deeds Dublin
1708-87 Irish Manuscripts Commission , Abstracts of Wills ed. by P.B. Eustace Location: Registry of Deeds, Dublin
1663 Hearth Money Rolls Data: Names, number of hearths & amount of tax. Listed by county; barony; parish; & townland
1654-56 Down Survey - Civil Survey of 1654-56 Data Ownership changes of 17th century land settlement Location: Quit Rent Office & Public Records Office Dublin
1623-45 Marriage License Bonds Index tp Cork & Ross
1548-1856 Pre 1858 Wills of Diocesan Consistorial Court Location: Under the local bishop. Wills for the less well off.
1548-1857 Index to Diocesan Wills for Cork & Ross Location: Public records office Dublin
A Guide to Copies of Irish Wills by Wallace Clare Location: Irish Libraries
Journal for the Association of the Memorials of the Dead Location: Genealogical Office.
Some of the foregoing information is on various web sites. See www.censusfinder.com/ireland.htm for 62 links to Cork & County Cork census, directories, valuations and records.
Ireland Topographical Divisions
Townland. The smallest administrative division in Ireland. There are 64,000. Size based on the quality of the land.
Civil Parish. A division of the state for census & valuation purposes. There are 2447.
Eccleastical Parish before 1802. The unit of local church administration.
Barony Division based on old Gaelic & family holdings. There are about 325.
Poor Law Union. A division of the country wherein the taxpayers were financially responsible for the poor. They comprised multiples of townlands within an average of 10 miles.
Provinces 4
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