County Mayo, Ireland Genealogy

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Ireland County Mayo

General County Research Information
Further information about County Mayo is available at;

GenUKI

GenUKIMayo

www.ancestryireland.com/

Archives and Libraries

 * The National Library of Ireland
 * National Archives of Ireland

Online resources:


 * Irish Times, also lists all county Heritage Centres' addresses

Cemeteries
A nation-wide compilation of headstones was created some years ago. Visit the Family History Library Catalog (online) under "Ireland" and Cemetery records - Indexes" for availability.

Church of Ireland
The Representative Church Body Library has all surviving Church of Ireland registers. Some copies are held at:


 * the local parish
 * local archives and libraries
 * FHL (Family History Library) has few transcription copies of Church of Ireland parishes

Presbyterians
The vast majority of Presbyterian chapel registers have never been centrally archived, and thus are found in various locations. [Regretably, preservation of these precious records and the rich Presbyterian heritage of local Presbyterians as well as descendants of same, at large whose roots originate from Ireland, are at risk unless and until such time as when these registers are all copied into at least microform or, better--a digitized format.]

You must conduct exhaustive, thorough studies to determine to which Presbyterian denomination your ancestor belonged; and to then, determine the whereabouts of surviving registers--if any. The following most likely places to start your search to find and search Presbyterian registers starts with checking at the following locations:


 * the local Presbyterian congregation/church (if still in use)
 * distant Presbyterian chapels (if the local chapel closed)
 * town libraries
 * county archives/libraries
 * PRONI (Public Record Office of Northern Ireland)
 * The National Archives, Dublin
 * The National Library of Ireland

Other:


 * 1) The excellent rootsireland web site for County Mayo has some Presbyterian data now available online for 7 different chapels; some from as early as 1819.
 * 2) The FHL (Family History Library) has but few transcription copies of Presbyterian chapels

Methodist
The rootsireland web sitefor County Mayo has some Methodist data now available online for about 5 different chapels in the county from as early as 1829.

Roman Catholic
The FHL (Family History Library) has several copies of the original Roman Catholic parish registers of County Mayo parishes in its collection. You can identify these listed online at FamilySearch.org. IF you know the name of the civil parish in which your Catholic ancestor resided, or was from, click "Catalog" and type in the name of the parish and then highlight/click on "Church Records". The National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin, is the custodian of all available Roman Catholic parish registers from throughout the country--including County Mayo.

The rootsireland.ie web sitehas data from numerous Roman Catholic parishes now online for searching. There are fees attached (about $7 for each entry).

Useful Church Records Web Sites

 * 1) GenWeb Ireland - has numerous online links to data-rich lists of Mayo County families
 * 2) Aghamore and Knock Roman Catholic Parish data online from 1864, on (only)
 * 3) Mayo Ancestors has lots of County Mayo ancestors listed mostly in the 19th C.
 * 4) John Grenham's web site has several helpful links for Mayo names
 * 5) Mayo County Surname Query board is here
 * 6) CMCRP Project (Mayo) - has a few records for the county
 * 7) Civil Registration of births marriages and deaths for County Mayo, online, 1864, on

Civil Jurisdictions and Parish Research Information
A map of the Civil Parishes of County Mayo is available at Irish Times site.

Web Sites
To view a list of Mayo web sites, visit FHLFavorites.info for some great sites.

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General County Research Information
Further information about County Mayo is available at the following gateway websites:

Cemeteries
A nation-wide compilation of headstones was created some years ago. Visit the Family History Library Catalog (online) under "Ireland" and Cemetery records - Indexes" for availability.

Presbyterians
Symthe-Wood, Patrick. A Record of Presbyterians in Co. Antrim. This article contains a description of the book Millrow Congregation, Antrim, names of seatholders &amp; families, extracted from records of the Parish and other documents. Covers 1801-1839. Genealogy of William Wallace who married Ellen Nicholson 1801 included. Article in The Irish Ancestor Vol. 1. no. 2, 1969 pages 95-96 Family History Library 941.5 B2i Also available at http://sources.nli.ie/Records and www.worldcat.org/title/the-irish-ancestor

Occupations
De Breffny, Brian. Businessmen Who Issued Tokens in Ireland 1653-1679. Due to an acute shortage of small change after the death of Charles 1, tradesmen, innkeepers and some local authorities began minting their own substitutes in the form of private tokens. This list of 800 names, gives occupation and place. Article in the Irish Ancestor, vol.X. no.1. 1978, pages 51-60. Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i vol.10-11

contributed by Ffolliott, Rosemary. Some Lists of Mid-18th Century Linen Drapers in Sout-East Ulster. Lists of Linen Drapers from the Belfast Newsletter covering years 1750-1764. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol.XI. no.1.1979, pages 9-14, Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i vol10-11.

Place-Names
Here are two important place-name aids/tools for locating your Irish place and its jurisdiction[s]:


 * 1) List of All Townlands, Towns and Townships in County Mayo. Use your Windows "search" (Cntrl-"F") function (then type in townland name) in order to quickly locate a townland or place/jurisdiction in this database.
 * 2) Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) is available for searching online, here.

Societies
Family history societies often publish helpful journals, transcripts, compiled genealogies and host helpful websites. They may have ongoing projects to transcribe records and create indexes. Most societies publish queries in their journals and maintain lists of members’ research interests that may be helpful to you. You may want to join one of these societies, reap the benefits of their expertise and resources or support its efforts.