Galway
County Galway, Gaillimh in Irish, is located in the Province of Connaught in the West of Ireland. We have a population of approximately 232,000 and look forward to assisting you in the search for your Irish ancestors.
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Buildings in this community
Kilcooly Church Ruins & Cemetery
Location: Galway
Kilcooly, Co. Galway, Ireland
Portumna Irish Workhouse Centre
Location: Galway
St Brigid's Road, Portumna, Galway, H53 EK74, Ireland
Portumna Friary
Location: Galway
Portumna Demesne, Co. Galway, Ireland
Portumna Castle & Gardens
Location: Galway
Portumna Demesne, Portumna, Co. Galway, Ireland
Timeline events in this community
1830s
Kilcroan in 1837
<p>As described in Samuel Lewis' <em>Topographical Dictionary of Ireland</em> 1837.</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
1820s
First Census of Inisheer
<p>The 1821 Census of Inisheer survived the Public Records Office fire. </p>
1821-04-01 12:00:00
1820s
First Census of Inishmaan
<p>The 1821 Census of Inishmaan survived the Public Records Office fire. </p>
<p>Family names featured: </p>
<p>Beaty</p>
<p>O'Brien</p>
<p>Callaghan, Callaughan, Collaughan</p>
<p>Carey, Keaghry </p>
<p>Clancy</p>
<p>Concannon</p>
<p>Connor</p>
<p>Conneely (Connolly)</p>
<p>Cook</p>
<p>Costelloe</p>
<p>Curreen</p>
<p>Collins</p>
<p>Dignum</p>
<p>Dirrane (Derrane)</p>
<p>O'Donnell</p>
<p>Faherty</p>
<p>Flaherty</p>
<p>Fitzgerald</p>
<p>Flemon (Fleming)</p>
<p>Folan</p>
<p>Ginnane</p>
<p>Glinn (Glynn)</p>
<p>Grealish, Grelish</p>
<p>Griffy</p>
<p>Higgins</p>
<p>Joyce</p>
<p>Kane, Kean, Kine</p>
<p>Keating</p>
<p>King</p>
<p>Linnane</p>
<p>Maher</p>
<p>McDonough</p>
<p>Mulkern (Mulkerrin)</p>
<p>Murry (Murray)</p>
<p>Prendergast</p>
<p>Scahill</p>
<p>Sullivan</p>
<p>Welch</p>
<p> </p>
1821-04-01 12:00:00
1830s
Arranmore, Ennismain and Innishere in 1837
<p>As described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
Leitrim
County Leitrim, or Liatroim in Irish, is located in the north-western region of Ireland. It is famous for its many beautiful lakes. Carrick-on-Shannon is our county town and we have a population of approximately 31,972. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
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Buildings in this community
Drumlea, Drumreilly Old School House
Location: Leitrim
Drumlea, Drumreilly, Co. Leitrim
Carrickslavan TOWNLAND
Location: Leitrim
Carrickslavan, Leitrim, Co Leitrim
Laheen House
Location: Leitrim
Leitrim, Ireland
Timeline events in this community
1930s
Travelling Folk in the 1930s
<p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p>
<p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>
1938-01-01 12:00:00
1960s
John McGahern's Book 'The Dark' is banned
1965-01-01 12:00:00
1830s
Sligo Death Notices From Cholera, Ireland
<p>DEATH NOTICES (from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet) during the height of the cholera pandemic in Ireland.</p>
1832-09-13 12:00:00
1830s
County Leitrim in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
Mayo
County Mayo, or Maigh Eo in Irish, is located in the west of Ireland. We are home to Ashford Castle, Croagh Patrick and the fabulous town of Westport. Our county town is Castlebar and we have a population of approximately 130,000. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
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Buildings in this community
St Marys Church, Curraghmore, Bofeenaun, Co. Mayo
Location: Mayo
Curraghmore, Bofeenaun, Co. Mayo
Workhouse Belmullet, Mayo, Ireland
Location: Mayo
Belmullet, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Knockmore RC Church
Location: Mayo
Old National School, Lisaniska, Mayo
Location: Mayo
Foxford F26 EY28
Timeline events in this community
1830s
Kilcoleman Costello in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described by Samuel Lewis in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" 1837.</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
1820s
Kildavnet Freeholders List
<p>A unique Census Substitute for the townland of Carrickkildavnet aka Kildavnet in 1829. This Freeholders List can provide useful information about those who held enough land to register to vote. While the smaller tenant farmers who suffered most during the Great Famine won't appear on this list, there may be a few surprises included here (that didn't appear on Tithe applotment records). These could be partners on a freehold lease. Can you find your ancestor's name below?</p>
1829-06-01 12:00:00
2020s
Moses Keady/Kedey pre 1827
<p>I am looking for ancestors across both Mayo and Donegal Parish for name Kedey, Keady (sp). Specifics below in text.</p>
2022-01-01 12:00:00
1830s
Night of the Big Wind
<p><a href="https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/night-of-the-big-wind-ireland-1839">https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/night-of-the-big-wind-irelan…</a></p>
1839-01-06 12:00:00
Roscommon
County Roscommon, or Ros Comáin in Irish, is located in the western region of Ireland. We are home to the stunning Lough Key Forest Park and statistically, we are known to have the longest life expectancy of any county in Ireland! We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
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Buildings in this community
Ballaghaderreen TOWN PLAN
Location: Roscommon
Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon, Ireland
Ballaghaderreen TOWN
Location: Roscommon
Pre-1840 Tenant Map of Drumbrick, Glooria, Drumanilra, Gortleck, and Cloonkeen
Location: Roscommon
Cavetown, Croghan, Boyle, Co Roscommon
Carrowmore Tenant Map 1818
Location: Roscommon
Carrowmore, Croghan, Co Roscommon
Timeline events in this community
1830s
Kilcoleman Costello in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described by Samuel Lewis in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" 1837.</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
1740s
Elphin Census of Tibohine Parish
1749-01-01 12:00:00
1760s
Religious Census of Killukin, Creeve & Tumna
<p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>
1766-04-15 12:00:00
1760s
Religious Census of Killummod
<p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>
1766-03-01 12:00:00
Sligo
County Sligo, or Sligeach in Irish, is located in the border region of Ireland. We are home to Benbulben Mountain, which is said to be Ireland’s most distinctive and shady valleys dominate the landscape here. Our county town is Sligo and we have a population of approximately 65,393. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
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Buildings in this community
Dunneill aka Dooneal TOWNLAND
Location: Sligo
Dunneill, Kilmacshalgan, Co Sligo
Collloney Church of the Assumption
Location: Sligo
St. Michael's Church
Location: Sligo
462F+G9 Cloonacool, County Sligo, Ireland
Kilcullen seaweed Baths
Location: Sligo
6W94+42 Enniscrone, County Sligo, Ireland
Timeline events in this community
2000s
Parish of Ardcarne
2000-01-01 12:00:00
1840s
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1846
1846-01-01 12:00:00
1830s
Henry Garrett
1832-08-21 12:00:00
1830s
Sligo Death Notices From Cholera, Ireland
<p>DEATH NOTICES (from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet) during the height of the cholera pandemic in Ireland.</p>
1832-09-13 12:00:00
Dublin
The capital city of Ireland, Dublin aka Baile Átha Cliath, gives its name to the whole county. It is home to Guinness, Phoenix Park and the Book of Kells. We have a population of approximately 1,904,806. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
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Buildings in this community
South Dublin Union
Location: Dublin
St Matthew's church, Irishtown
Location: Dublin
Irishtown Road, Irishtown
Church of the Assumption, Ballyboughal, County Dublin
Location: Dublin
Ballyboughal village, County Dublin, Ireland
Ancestral Home of James Joseph McDonald
Location: Dublin
44 St Joseph's Place, Dublin, Ireland
Timeline events in this community
1910s
Easter Rising Compensation Claims
<p>The Property Losses (Ireland) Committee, 1916 (PLIC) was established in June 1916 to assess claims for damages to buildings and property as a result of the destruction caused by the 1916 Rising. </p>
1916-01-01 12:00:00
1800s
Wilson's Dublin Directory
<p><strong>IrishAncestors.ie offers a free database indexing names appearing in<em> </em>Wilson’s <em>DUBLIN DIRECTORY 1803 (one of </em>three separate directories of <em>The Treble Almanac).</em></strong></p>
1803-01-01 12:00:00
1860s
'New' Catholic Church Donnybrook
<p>A new Catholic Church opened in Donnybrook. Co. Dublin, "Church of the Sacred Heart" completed and consecrated in 1866</p>
<p>The previous Church had been in Donnybrook village, adjacent to the current Garda Station.</p>
1866-01-01 12:00:00
1830s
Tallaght DUBLIN in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837.</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
Kildare
Co. Kildare, or Cill Dara in Irish, is located in the mid-east region of Ireland. It is famous world-wide for its horse racing, with the Curragh, Punchestown and Naas racecourses located here. Our county town is Naas and we have a population of approximately 186,000. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
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Buildings in this community
"Dowling Bldg"
Location: Kildare
Army Apprentice School, Devoy Bks, Naas, Co. Kildare
Location: Kildare
Naas, Co. Kildare
Timeline events in this community
1900s
1905 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1906-06-16 12:00:00
1910s
1919 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1919-09-28 12:00:00
1920s
1926 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1926-10-17 12:00:00
1920s
1927 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1927-09-25 12:00:00
Kilkenny
County Kilkenny, or Cill Chainnigh in Irish, is located in the south-east region of Ireland. It is known as the Marble City because of its distinctive black marble. We have a population of approximately 95,419. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
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Buildings in this community
The church where James and Bridget were married-April 27th 1827
Location: Kilkenny
O'Loughlin Memorial Church of St John the Evangelist
Location: Kilkenny
Dublin Road, Kilkenny
Kilfane House
Location: Kilkenny
Kilfane House, Between Gowran and Thomastown
Kilkenny Castle
Location: Kilkenny
Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
Timeline events in this community
1930s
Travelling Folk in the 1930s
<p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p>
<p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>
1938-01-01 12:00:00
1890s
1893 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final
1894-06-24 12:00:00
1890s
1895 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final
1896-03-15 12:00:00
1890s
1897 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final
1898-11-20 12:00:00
Laois
County Laois, or Laois in Irish, was once known as Queen's County. Located in the midlands of Ireland, it is home to the River Nore and the River Barrow which provide excellent angling. Our county town is Portlaoise and we have a population of approximately 80,559. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
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Buildings in this community
Castletown church
Location: Laois
Castletown, co. Laois
Anngrove abbey near Mountrath
Location: Laois
St. Laserian's R.C. Church & Graveyard
Location: Laois
Knock, Spink, Co. Laois, R32 F762, Ireland
Ruins of the Dysartgallen Church & Graveyard
Location: Laois
Aughnacross, County Laois, Ireland
Timeline events in this community
1880s
1889 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1889-10-20 12:00:00
1930s
1936 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1936-09-27 12:00:00
1910s
1914 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final
1914-10-18 12:00:00
1910s
1915 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final
1915-10-24 12:00:00
Longford
Co. Longford, or Longfort in Irish, is part of the midlands region of Ireland. We have a gorgeous countryside with farmlands, lakes and bogs. We have a population of approximately 40,810. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
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Buildings in this community
Cavalry Barracks Longford (Lower Barracks)
Location: Longford
Knights & Conquests Heritage Centre
Location: Longford
Granard Longford
Maria Edgeworth Center - Edgeworthstown
Location: Longford
Ballymahon Rd, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford, N39 E3C8
Greville Arms Hotel, Granard - Gen Michael Collins - Kitty Kiernan
Location: Longford
Greville Hotel, Granard, Co Longford
Timeline events in this community
1880s
Four drowned in the Shannon
1882-12-02 12:00:00
1930s
Travelling Folk in the 1930s
<p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p>
<p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>
1938-01-01 12:00:00
1830s
Cholera rages in Longford
<p>FROM THE WESTMEATH JOURNAL</p>
1832-07-23 12:00:00
1830s
County Longford in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (Much of the information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
Louth
Co. Louth, or Lú in Irish, is located in the north-east of Ireland. It is known as “The Wee County” because it is the smallest county in Ireland. We are home to Brù Na Bóinne (Palace of the Boyne) which is an internationally important complex of Neolithic chamber tombs. We have a population of approximately 122,897. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
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Buildings in this community
King John's Castle, Carlingford, Louth
Location: Louth
Carlingford
Our Lady of the Nativity
Location: Louth
Church of Our Lady of the Nativity, Fieldstown, County Louth
Timeline events in this community
1880s
1887 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1888-04-29 12:00:00
1900s
1909 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1909-12-05 12:00:00
1910s
1910 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1910-11-13 12:00:00
1910s
1912 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1912-11-03 12:00:00
Meath
County Meath, or An Mhí in Irish, is in the mid-east region of Ireland. We are a county rich in heritage and home to The Hill of Tara. Our county town is Navan and we have a population of approximately 184,000. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
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Buildings in this community
Ruins of Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Knockcommon Graveyard
Location: Meath
MF8V+RM Ballinlough, Windmill Road, County Meath, Ireland
Knockcommon National School
Location: Meath
Knockcommon, Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland
Church Of The Nativity Of Our Lady, Rossnaree, Donore Catholic Parish
Location: Meath
Fieldstown, Beauparc, Co. Meath, C15 F726, Ireland
Slane Castle
Location: Meath
Slane, county Meath
Timeline events in this community
1830s
A Teltown Marriage
<p>Irish historian John O'Donovan (1806-1861) who surveyed this district in the 1830s wrote of the 'Teltown Marriages':</p>
<p>"A number of young men went into the hollow to the north side of the wall, and an equal number of marriageable young women to the south side of the wall which was so high as to prevent them from seeing the men; one of the women put her hand thro' the hole in the gate and a man took hold of it from the other side, being guided in his choice only by the appearance of the hand. The two were thus joined hands by blind chance were obliged to live together for a year and a day, at the expiration of which time they appeared at the Rath of Telton and if they were not satisfied with each other they obtained a deed of separation and were entitled to go to Laganeeny again to try their good fortune for the ensuing year."</p>
<p>According to O’Donovan, this ceremony was performed at a place close to the Knockauns known as Lag an Aonaich or “Leganeeny” (the Hollow of the Fair).</p>
1838-01-01 12:00:00
1650s
Civil Survey of Telletwon
1654-01-01 12:00:00
1830s
Teltown aka Kilalton in the 1830s
<p>From "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
1830s
Night of the Big Wind
<p><a href="https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/night-of-the-big-wind-ireland-1839">https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/night-of-the-big-wind-irelan…</a></p>
1839-01-06 12:00:00
