Category Archives: Family History

Surname Crossmatch – Variations

Posted on 30 June 2015 by Shane

Added a new Surname Variants search option to the Cross-Reference  Search, which now includes variants of the selected surnames in the search. In the previous version a search for Sullivan and Collins would only have located any parish where exact matches … Continue reading →

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Map of Griffith Valuation Dates

Posted on 20 June 2015 by Shane
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RC Parish Database Updates

Posted on 22 March 2015 by Shane

A number of Civil Parishes listed on the townland Index were not matched to Catholic Parishes during the initial cross-linking process [1], usually as a result of no reference being made to these being associated in Lewis. In some cases … Continue reading →

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RC to Civil Parish Links and Maps

Posted on 20 October 2014 by Shane

The Chapel mapping and civil parish link system contains details for the Catholic parishes listed in the 1848 directory listing, with mapping details for just over 2,600 churches and chapels and over 3,300 cross-links to civil parishes. This aim of … Continue reading →

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Irish Directories’ Database

Posted on 22 May 2014 by Shane

Added a new Irish Directories’ Database, in collaboration with Joe Buggy, an Irish genealogist (and blogger) based in Washington. The database currently contains over 600 links to online directories from many websites, on both free and subscription sites. Links are … Continue reading →

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