NEW COUNTY CORK (SOUTH WEST) RECORDS

St. Finbars Chapel at Gougane Barra, Co. Cork, Ireland. 

Original photo by Spircle, Taken 29.7.02.

CC BY-SA 4.0

New County Cork (South West) Records We are delighted to announce that 61,505 Roman Catholic baptism and marriage records for South-West County Cork have been uploaded to the Roots Ireland database at rootsireland.ie/cork. Although these parishes are in County Cork, they are actually part of the diocese of Kerry, and are located on our County Cork sub-domain. They are as follows:  Adrigole (baptisms, 1830-1910; marriages, 1831-1910) Allihies (baptisms, 1822-1913; marriages, 1823-1872) Ballydesmond (baptisms, 1888-1915; marriages, 1889-1915) Boherbue (baptisms, 1864-1904; marriages, 1863-1910) Castletownbere (baptisms, 1820-1908; marriages, 1817-1915) Eyeries (baptisms, 1860-1915; marriages, 1823-1910) Millstreet (baptisms, 1854-1903; marriages, 1855-1903). For the full list of online sources for County Cork click here and to search these records click here. Yours Sincerely rootsireland.ie Brought to you by the Irish Family History Foundation

Further reading...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Cork

IGP ADDITIONS for March 2020

This has been a rough month for the world. I hope everyone is staying safe and well.

We have more offerings from the month of March - so here they are:

DUBLIN, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
*Search Engine can search just Mount Jerome*
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/dublin/photos/tombstones/1mj/mt-jerome-ndx.htm

CAVAN, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Our Lady of Lourdes (R.C.), Ballyconnell
St. Patrick's Graveyard, Kilnavart
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/cavan/photos/tombstones/markers.htm

MAYO, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Achill Sound, Polranny Cemetery Pt. 3 - L-M
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/mayo/photos/tombstones/polranny.htm

MAYO, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Kilmaclasser Old Cemetery - Part 1, Clogher Lough
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/mayo/photos/tombstones/markers.htm

OFFALY, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Killeagh, St. Patrick's Cemetery (partial)
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/offaly/photos/tombstones/markers.htm

ROSCOMMON, Genealogy Archives - Land
Cancelled Valuations ca 1911-1920's, Cloontogher, Cruit, Curry Derrinturk, Derrycarby, Doogarymore, Fearagh.
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/roscommon/land.htm

WATERFORD CITY, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity (R.C.)
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/waterford/photos/tombstones/markers.htm


Regards,
Christina
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/

NEW Co KERRY RECORDS

Steve Ford Elliott - At The Edge colour

Dingle North West, Ireland - Viewed from the higher of two craggy bits near Clogher Head. Coastal features are (L-R) Clogher Strand, Sybil Head, the Three Sisters, Ballydavid Head, Beenmore, with Brandon Mountain on extreme right.  CC BY 2.0

New Kerry Records  We are delighted to announce the addition of 220,000 Roman Catholic baptismal and marriage records from County Kerry to the Roots Ireland database at www.rootsireland.ie/kerry. These records are as follows:  Ardfert (marriages, 1859-1900; baptisms, 1859-1900)  Ballybunion (baptisms, 1831-1901) Ballyheigue (baptisms, 1858-1900)  Ballylongford (baptisms, 1823-1900)  Cahirciveen (baptisms, 1845-1900; marriages, 1863-1900)  Cahirdaniel (baptisms, 1893-1910; marriages, 1831-1910)  Castleisland (baptisms, 1823-1900; marriages, 1822-1900)  Castlemaine (baptisms, 1804-1900)  Causway (marriages, 1809-1900)  Dromod (baptisms, 1850-1901; marriages, 1850-1900)  Duagh (marriages, 1827-1911)  Fossa (baptisms, 1857-1902; marriages, 1857-1916)  Glenbeigh/Glencar (baptisms, 1825-1900)  Glenbeigh (marriages, 1829-1898)  Glencar (marriages, 1871-1884)  Glengarriffe (baptisms, 1846-1877; marriages, 1847-1875)  Kenmare (baptisms, 1819-1900; marriages, 1819-1907);  Killarney (baptisms, 1785-1900; marriages, 1792-1900)  Spa (baptisms, 1866-1920; marriages, 1867-1915)  Tarbert (baptisms, 1859-1900; marriages, 1859-1900)  Tuosist (baptisms, 1844-1891; marriages, 1879-1882). For the list of records for Kerry, and to search these records, go to www.rootsireland.ie/kerry. Brought to you by the Irish Family History Foundation

ST. PATRICK'S DAY MAR 17 2020

Happy St Patrick’s Day

So many of us have Irish ancestry, and if we believe all that we are told, the rest of the world wishes they did.

There are numerous sites with varying histories as to the beginning of St. Patrick's Day. I will leave you to decide which are correct ..

perhaps one of the extracts below...

As the world battles the coronavirus this year, many parades and other celebrations have been cancelled, so let's wander though some of the traditions, etc. here instead...

Of course, we couldn't celebrate this day without a smile or two...

enjoy!

Here's a recipe for St. Patrick's Day Irish stew:

• Get some meat, some potatoes, onions, peas, spinach and a lot of Guinness.
• Drink all of the beer.
• Forget about the stew.

James said to his friend Daniel, "I know a girl who married an Irishman on St. Patrick's Day."
Daniel said, "Oh really?"
James said, "No, O'Reilly."

Q: Why do people wear shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day?
A: Regular rocks are too heavy.

Q: What do you call a leprechaun who gets sent to jail? 

A: A lepre-con!

Paddy was driving his lorry when he saw a bridge with a sign saying 10 foot max. headroom. He slowed down wondering if he could drive under it or not , 'A shure I'll give it a go, he thought, only to find that his lorry got stuck underneath it. 

Paddy sat back in his seat, poured out a cup of tea and lit a cigarette. A policeman arrived a short time later and knocked on the cab door which Paddy then opened, 'what do you think you are doing? asked the policeman in a sharp tone, 'Sure I'm having me tea break, replied Paddy, 'And what do you work at? asked the policeman, 'Agh shure I deliver bridges,! smiled Paddy!

St. Patrick's Day

St Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture on or around March 17. It particularly remembers St Patrick, one of Ireland’s patron saints, who ministered Christianity in Ireland during the fifth century.

St Patrick’s Day is celebrated in countries with people of Irish descent.

©bigstockphoto.com/Stu99

What Do People Do?

St Patrick’s Day is celebrated in many parts of the world, especially by Irish communities and organizations. Many people wear an item of green clothing on the day. Parties featuring Irish food and drinks that are dyed in green food color are part of this celebration. It is a time when children can indulge in sweets and adults can enjoy a “pint” of beer at a local pub. Many restaurants and pubs offer Irish food or drink, which include:

• Irish brown bread.
• Corned beef and cabbage.
• Beef and Guinness pie.
• Irish cream chocolate mousse cake.
• Irish coffee.
• Irish potato champ, also known as poundies, cally or pandy.
• Irish stew.
• Irish potato soup.

Some people plan a pilgrimage to St Patrick’s Purgatory, which is commonly associated with penance and spiritual healing since the early 13th century. It is on Station Island in Lough Derg in County Donegal where St Patrick had a vision promising that all who came to the sanctuary in penitence and faith would receive a pardon for their sins.

Public Life

St Patrick's Day is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) and the Republic of Ireland. St Patrick’s Day is also a festive occasion in some parts of the world where it is not a public holiday. Therefore traffic and parking may be temporarily affected in streets and public areas where parades are held in towns and cities.

Background

St Patrick is one of the patron saints of Ireland. He is said to have died on March 17 in or around the year 493. He grew up in Roman Britain, but was captured by Irish raiders and taken to Ireland as a slave when he was a young adult. After some years he returned to his family and entered the church, like his father and grandfather before him. He later returned to Ireland as a missionary and worked in the north and west of the country.

According to popular legend, St Patrick rid Ireland of snakes. However, it is thought that there have been no snakes in Ireland since the last ice age. The "snakes" that St Patrick banished from Ireland, may refer to the druids or pagan worshipers of snake or serpent gods. He is said to be buried under Down Cathedral in Downpatrick, Ireland. Ireland’s other patron saints are St Brigid and St Columba.

Luke Wadding, a Franciscan scholar born in 1588 in Waterford, on the south coast of Ireland, was influential in ensuring that the anniversary of St Patrick's death became a feast day in the Catholic Church. Many Catholic churches traditionally move St Patrick's Day to another date if March 17 falls during Holy Week.

Many immigrants from Ireland fled to other parts of the world, including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, in the 19th and 20th centuries. Many Irish customs, including the St Patrick’s Day celebrations, became quite popular in these countries. However, much of the interest in the St Patrick’s Day events is largely commercially driven in the 21st century.

For further reading see here 

also  St. Patrick's Day     and this Saint Patrick's Day | History, Traditions, & Facts | Britannicawww.britannica.com › topic › Saint-Patricks-Day

For those interested in the migration of the Irish... 

from The Irish Times

More Irish emigrants leaving the country than returning again

Number of emigrants falls to 54,900, the lowest level recorded since 2008

The number of Irish people emigrating from Ireland has overtaken the number of people returning again.

An estimated 29,000 Irish nationals emigrated in the year to April 2019 compared with 26,900 who returned to the country during the year, according to figures published by the Central Statistics Office.

This marks a return to net outward migration after a year when, for the first time in nine years, the number of Irish people returning to live in Ireland from abroad marginally (100) overtook the number emigrating.

The net outward migration of 2,100 during the year – compared with net inward migration of 100 in 2017/2018 – contrasts starkly with the net inward migration of foreign nationals moving to Ireland.

The number of non-Irish nationals moving to Ireland exceeded the number leaving by 35,800 during the year, an increase of 5.6 per cent on the corresponding period for the previous 12-month period.

Some 88,600 people moved to Ireland during the year, down almost 2 per cent on the previous year. Of these, 26,900, or 30.4 per cent, were returning Irish nationals.

The 54,900 people who emigrated from Ireland, both Irish and other nationalities, during the year was the lowest figure recorded since 2008, down 2.5 per cent on the figure covering the same period last year. The number of emigrants peaked at 83,000 in 2012.

Population change

The population increased by 64,500, or 1.3 per cent, to 4.92 million people at April 2019. There were 622,700 non-Irish nationals – up almost 5 per cent – in the State, accounting for 12.7 per cent of the population.

It was estimated that there were almost 1.4 million people living in Dublin in April, or 28.4 per cent of the population. All regions recorded a population increase, ranging from the Mid West with an increase of 2,600 people, or 0.5 per cent of the population, to 25,100, or 1.8 per cent, in Dublin.

The United Kingdom remains the most popular country for emigrants from Ireland.

Migration to the UK increased by almost 2 per cent to 11,600 during the year, bucking several years of decline, while the numbers moving from the UK to Ireland fell by 2 per cent, to 19,700.

Immigration from “rest of world” countries (which excludes the UK, EU, Australia, Canada and the US) rose from 27,400 to 31,400, an increase of 14 per cent.

There was a surge in emigration to Australia, as the numbers leaving Ireland for the country increased by 2,000 to 6,500 in the year to April 2019 - a figure last recorded in 2015.

The numbers heading to Australia had been declining or remained flat in the intervening period. Emigrants leaving for the country peaked at 17,400 in 2012 in the wake of the economic crash.

The number of people returning or immigrating from Australia declined from 7,200 to 5,800.

To continue...

I couldn't resist adding this with the state of the world at the moment and all the panic buying...

IGP ARCHIVES - FEBRUARY 2020 UPDATE

New files added to Ireland Genealogy Projects (Archives) in February:

CAVAN, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Ballyconnell, Tomregan Parish Church (CoI) (UPDATE)
Killinkere, St. Ultan's Cemetery (Update)
St. Mary's Graveyard, Clanaphilip
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/cavan/photos/tombstones/markers.htm

LEITRIM, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Aughnasheelin, St. Mary's (R.C.) Cemetery (Added over 200 headstones)
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/leitrim/photos/tombstones/markers.htm

WICKLOW, Genealogy Archives - Vital Records
McGuirk Deaths in Civil Registration  - 1864-1949
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wicklow/vitals.htm

WICKLOW, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Manor Kilbride New Cemetery
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wicklow/photos/tombstones/markers.htm


All the best,
Christina
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/

THE CLARE REVOLUTION 1916-1923 PROJECT goes LIVE on Clare Library website

THE CLARE REVOLUTION 1916-1923 by GER BROWNE Eamon-de-Valera-in-Ennis

This is the first part of the Clare 1916-1923 project. It includes (thanks to the Military Service Pensions Collection, The Military Archives and ancestry.com) over 3,200+ Volunteer/IRA/ National Army Pension and Medal applications, with another 400+ for Cumann na mBan and the 40+ Clare Witness Statements. These will be added to over the next 3 years to give, hopefully, complete military profiles of the 9,000+ Clare Volunteers/IRA/National Army and Cumann na mBan involved in the period. Also to be added are the Nominal Rolls (6,500+ names at MSPC) for all three Brigades in alphabetical order, followed by similar Rolls for the 2,000+ in the Cumann na mBan Brigades (at MSPC) for both critical dates (11th July 1921 and 1st July 1922). Also available are valuable Court and RIC records from the period at findmypast.ie The second part will include (thanks to findmypast.ie, ancestry.com and David Grant at theauxiliaries.com) over 2,000+ profiles of all the RIC, Black and Tans and Auxiliaries in and from Clare for the period, along with details of all the 58+ Clare RIC Barracks, Huts and Protection Posts with the roll of officers in each one for each year from 1916-1921, their location, photos and maps, and a timeline of their attacks and closure. The British Army Regiments in Clare, their numbers, Barracks, location, photos and maps, along with some individual profiles will also be covered (see the The 6th Division in Munster page 352). The third part (thanks to the Clare Local Studies Centre and Clare Newspapers) will give a list of civilians affected by the period, the destruction caused, along with a timeline, a list of the Revolutionary Dead (Pre and Post Treaty) and newspaper reports. It is hoped to have this project completed by the 24th May 2023. Ger Browne February 2020

The Clare Revolution 1916-1923 can be accessed HERE:  http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/clare_1916_1923.htm

Well done Ger Browne!

Larry Parks

Secretary,

Clare Roots Society

IGP ARCHIVES UPDATES... END OF JAN 2020

The end of December and January had us on a break.
These files wrap up the month of January.

DUBLIN, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Mount Jerome, Dublin - Pts. 241-244 (759 images)
https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/dublin/photos/tombstones/1mj/mt-jerome-ndx5.htm

LEITRIM, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Ballinamore (CoI), Outeragh Parish (UPDATED)
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/leitrim/photos/tombstones/markers.htm

LOUTH, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
St. Patrick Cemetery Pt. 2, Dundalk.
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/louth/photos/tombstones/markers.htm

MAYO, Genealogy Archives - Headstones
Polranny Cemetery Pt. 2, Achill Sound (A-K Surnames)
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/mayo/photos/tombstones/polranny.htm

Thanks...
Christina
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/