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County :  Antrim Armagh Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Londonderry/Derry Donegal Down Dublin Fermanagh Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois/Queen's Co. Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly/King's Co. Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Tyrone Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow  Registration District : Abbeyleix Antrim Ardee Armagh Athlone Athy Bailieborough Ballina Ballinasloe Ballinrobe Ballycastle Ballymahon Ballymena Ballymoney Ballyshannon Ballyvaghan Balrothery Baltinglass Banbridge Bandon Bantry Bawnboy Belfast Belmullet Borrisokane Boyle Cahersiveen Callan Carlow Carrick on Shannon Carrick on Suir Carrickmacross Cashel Castlebar Castleblayney Castlecomer Castlederg Castlereagh Castletown Castletowndelvin Cavan Celbridge Claremorris Clifden Clogheen Clogher Clonakilty Clones Clonmel Coleraine Cookstown Cootehill Cork Corrofin Croom Dingle Donaghmore Donegal Downpatrick Drogheda Dromore West Dublin North Dublin South Dundalk Dunfanaghy Dungannon Dungarvan Dunmanway Dunshaughlin Edenderry Ennis Enniscorthy Enniskillen Ennistimon Fermoy Galway Glennamaddy Glenties Glin Gorey Gort Gortin Granard Inishowen Kanturk Kells Kenmare Kilkeel Kilkenny Killadysert Killala Killarney Kilmacthomas Kilmallock Kilrush Kinsale Larne Letterkenny Limerick Lisburn Lismore Lisnaskea Listowel Londonderry Longford Loughrea Lowtherstown Lurgan Macroom Magherafelt Mallow Manorhamilton Middleton Millford Millstreet Mitchelstown Mohill Monaghan Mountbellew Mountmellick Mullingar Naas Navan Nenagh New Ross Newcastle Newport Newry Newtown Limavady Newtownards Oldcastle Omagh Oughterard Parsonstown Portumna Rathdown Rathdrum Rathkeale Roscommon Roscrea Scarriff Shillelagh Skibbereen Skull Sligo Strabane Stranorlar Strokestown Swineford Thomastown Thurles Tipperary Tobercurry Tralee Trim Tuam Tulla Tullamore Urlingford Waterford Westport Wexford Youghal

Civil Registration Districts, or more correctly Superintendent Registrar's Districts, were used as the areas for civil registration of Births, Marriages & Death. These districts were based on the 138 Poor Law Unions which had been set up by the Irish Poor Law Act of 1838, with several further, about 30, being added soon after. Each of these districts was further divided into sub-districts based on the ~720 Dispensary districts, which had been established soon after the Poor Law Unions. These were referred to as Registrar's Districts. The BMD Index lists records by Registration District, and is the basis for establishing an approximate location. The associated register records also include the sub-district or Registrar's District, at the top of each page. To start a search either select a registration district or county from the dropdowns above. Alternatively enter a search phrase, which can include * wildcards. The search function checks for matches in any part of the Registration District and combined Dispensary District names. E.g. a search for rat*n* finds   Rathdown district   Donaghmore district, which includes Rathdowney dispensary district   Edenderry district, which includes Rathangan   Etc. The browse by county and search functions show a list of matches, click on the district name to view the full details and map. The details screen shows the county or counties included in the district with the principle county first and a list of dispensary districts, with two listings if there were any differences between the earlier 1865 and 1880s listings. The town which was the centre for the registration district is indicated on the map with the red marker along with the colour coded Dispensary Districts etc. In a few cases the marker is shown at the location of the associated Work House, e.g. Rathdown (Dublin/Wicklow) & Dromore West (Sligo). Neighbouring registration districts are shown on the map with the yellow numbered markers Clicking on the district list to the left navigates directly to the associated details page. Also shown is a summary of the counties and civil parishes included, at least in part, in each registration district, along with the number of townlands and towns in each. Click on the parish names to view a list of the townland covered by the selected Registration District. To check which registration district applied to a civil parish or individual townlands, or see a full list of towns & townlands included, see the townland explorer - filter on Poor Law Union (PLU). Sources include : Townlands Index 1851, Thom's 1865, Thom's 1885

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