More than 13,000 19th-century baptismal records have been added to the RootsIreland database for Castlegregory parish in Co. Kerry.
RootsIreland.ie, a subscription-based genealogy website, has expanded its resources with the addition of 13,049 newly transcribed and searchable Roman Catholic baptismal records from the Kerry parish of Castlegregory, covering the years 1828 to 1899. Alongside these newly added records, the site already offers Catholic marriage records from Castlegregory parish, dating from 1829 to 1911.
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Castlegregory is located on the northern side of the Dingle Peninsula. When conducting genealogical research, it’s important to note that the parish of Castlegregory, which is in the Diocese of Kerry, was historically known by other names, including: “Killiny”, “Killiny and Clohanes”, and “Clohanes”.
The records for Castlegregory parish on RootsIreland extend to a later date than those available to view for free in the National Library’s online collection of parish registers (the NLI collection is not transcribed, which makes searches time-consuming). For free access to transcribed and searchable Catholic and Church of Ireland records from Co. Kerry, visit IrishGenealogy.ie, where you can find baptismal records from 1827 to 1910 and marriage records from 1813 to 1911 for the Catholic parish of Castlegregory.
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Beyond Castlegregory parish, the large collection of records for Co. Kerry available on RootsIreland has also been recently updated with baptismal and marriage records from several other Catholic parishes in the county. These include Annascaul (baptisms from 1819 to 1899 and marriages from 1809 to 1911), Ballyferriter (baptisms from 1807 to 1899), Ballyheigue (marriages from 1858 to 1900), Dingle (baptisms from 1823 to 1899), Killorglin (marriages from 1798 to 1911, with a gap from 1851 to 1884), Lixnaw (marriages from 1810 to 1901), Moyvane (marriages from 1831 to 1905), Prior (baptisms and marriages from 1850 to 1899) and Sneem (baptisms from 1813 to 1899 and marriages from 1858 to 1900).
The RootsIreland database features a substantial collection of Catholic church records from Co. Kerry, covering 36 parishes. It includes both baptismal and marriage records for most parishes, with the majority of records dating to the 19th and early 20th centuries. There are, however, also some late 18th-century records in this collection: Tralee’s marriage records date back to 1774, Causeway’s (Killury) baptismal records begin in 1783, Killarney’s baptismal records date from 1785 and its marriage records from 1792, and Killorglin’s marriage records start in 1798. In terms of date, the most recent records in the Kerry collection are baptismal records from the parish of Spa, which extend up to 1920.
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Church records are crucial for Irish genealogical research because they predate the establishment of civil registration in 1864. They provide details of family lineage that might otherwise be lost due to the limited availability of alternative records from that time.
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Brought to you by the Irish Family History Foundation (IFHF), a not-for-profit organization, RootsIreland’s database now holds over 23 million records. This year, so far, over 124,000 records have been added to RootsIreland from Kerry, Monaghan, Mayo, Armagh and Tipperary. The continued growth of their database reinforces their commitment to preserving and granting access to Ireland’s rich genealogical heritage.
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For a complete list of all available records for Co. Kerry on RootsIreland, visit kerry.rootsireland.ie. To search the Kerry records, click here and either log in or subscribe to access as required.
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