RootsIreland has expanded its online database with over 13,000 new Catholic baptismal and marriage records from North Mayo, extending coverage up to 1923.
RootsIreland.ie, a subscription-based genealogy website, has expanded its database with the addition of over 13,000 Roman Catholic baptismal and marriage records. These newly released records derive from more than 20 parishes in North Mayo: Addergoole, Ardagh, Attymass, Backs/Knockmore, Ballycastle, Ballycroy, Ballysakerry/Cooneal, Bohola, Carracastle, Crossmolina, Kilbeagh/Charlestown, Kilcommon Erris, Kilconduff/Swinford, Kilgarvin/Bonniconlon, Killala, Kilmore Erris, Kilmoremoy/Ballina, Kilfian, Kiltane, Moygownagh, Templemore/Straide, Toomore (Foxford) and Turlough/Park.
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RootsIreland offers the most extensive and easily searchable database of Catholic Church records anywhere online. The newly added records and their dates are listed here. These additions bring the majority of North Mayo’s Catholic parish records on RootsIreland up to the year 1923. The earliest records in this collection are marriage records from the parish of Kilconduff/Swinford dating back to 1808.
It is worth noting that while the National Library of Ireland (NLI) offers free access to Catholic parish registers for North Mayo (and across all of Ireland), these records typically extend only up to around 1880/1881, with some variation. In contrast, the records available on RootsIreland cover a broader date range, extending into the early 20th century.
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For example, RootsIreland’s baptismal records for Addergoole parish in North Mayo cover the period from 1840–1923, whereas the NLI’s records for the same parish are limited to 1840–1881. You can browse the NLI collection here. The records on RootsIreland link to images of the corresponding registers available on the NLI site, except where RootsIreland’s records extend beyond those available on the NLI site.
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RootsIreland’s unique and growing database, managed by the Irish Family History Foundation (IFHF), a not-for-profit organization, boasts over 23 million records.
For further details and to access the North Mayo records, visit the RootsIreland website here (log in or subscribe as needed).
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