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Roman Catholic Church Records
Skibbereen
Heritage Centre has undertaken to
computerise the Baptismal and Marriage
records for the Parish of Caheragh R.C.
Church. The project is a major
undertaking, and without specific funding,
will take a considerable period. However, in
the intervening period, the Centre can
access these records to answer genealogy
queries for a fee which will be used to fund
this project.
The records start with Baptismal records
from 1818 and cover the greater Caheragh
area and also overseas marriages of those
from Caheragh Parish.
The Centre also holds the Baptismal and
Marriage R.C. records for the parishes of
Skibbereen, Rath and the Islands,
Drinagh and Drimoleague
and can also answer queries relating to
these parishes.
The Drinagh/Drimoleague Baptismal records
cover the period from 1817 onwards, with a
few from the year 1800 additionally while
Skibbereen Baptismal records start in 1814
and the Marriage records start in 1837.
To make a query please provide the following
information and we will respond as soon as
possible with information and fees:
- NAME
ANCESTOR (INCLUDING PET NAME)
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DATE OF BIRTH IF KNOWN OR ANY KNOWN
DATE, E.G. EMIGRATION
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ANY NAMES OF SIBLINGS OR PARENTS
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AREA FROM, IF KNOWN
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ANY OTHER INFORMATION KNOWN.
In
person enquiries are also possible by
appointment. Please ring or mail in advance
as it is not always be possible to
accommodate a query at short notice.
We can also follow up by checking the census
records, Griffith’s Valuation, Tithe
Applotments and local directories. We also
have access to a degree of local knowledge
to extend a search as far as possible.
1901 and 1911 Censuses
The 1901 census records details of people present in Ireland on Sunday
night, the 31st of March 1901 while the 1911 records events of Sunday
night, the 2nd of April 1911. Each household, ship, workhouse and
dwelling place was included thus recording every man, woman and child
alive in Ireland. The 1901 is the earliest census of Ireland available
in its entirety, as the earlier records were either destroyed by the
fire at the Public Record Office in 1922, or destroyed by order of the
government.
The
Skibbereen Heritage Centre is pleased to
present the 1901 and 1911 Censuses for
Skibbereen and district.
For the
purpose of the census (and other
administration purposes) each district was
broken into District Electoral Divisions
(D.E.D.) and then into townlands. In urban
areas townlands were further subdivided into
streets.
Information recorded in the Censuses
Each
Townland or street has an overview page
called a Form B that lists the buildings and
gives details on how they were constructed,
e.g. stone, thatched or mud. A grading of
1st, 2nd or 3rd class house is given
accordingly. The name of the head of
household, the amount and details of
outhouses and the owner of the property is
also given. (View
a sample 1901 Form B)
Each
household filled out a Form A. It lists the
individual names of the persons present that
night, and is personally signed by the head
of the household, giving an opportunity to
see an ancestor's signature. The details of
individuals given include; name, age, sex,
marital status, number of years married
(1911 only), occupation, number of children
born and still alive (1911 only), languages
spoken, relationship to head of household,
religion and education. (View
a sample 1901 Form A)
As a
starting point for genealogical research, an
interesting historical perspective of the
town of Skibbereen or the curiosity of
seeing an ancestor's signature; the 1901 and
1911 Censuses are certainly interesting from
many different viewpoints, and Skibbereen
Heritage Centre is pleased to offer them to
its visitors.
Griffith’s Valuation
Sir Richard
Griffith was an official who was given the
task of putting a rateable valuation on
every property in Ireland. First published
for Cork in 1851, it lists the head of the
household and valuation on the property.
Skibbereen
Heritage Centre is pleased to present an
index for Griffith’s Valuation, allowing a
search to be made under name, townland,
parish etc. This may also be accessed on
line at
www.failteromhat.com.
This lists the name of the head of household
only.
In
addition, the full maps for Skibbereen town
are available, with each building numbered
and cross referenced to an index showing the
owner or occupier.
Tithe Applotment
Books
Skibbereen
Heritage Centre has database records of the
Tithe Applotments Books for the parishes of
Abbeystowry, Aghadown, Castlehaven, Clear
Island, Creagh, Drinagh, Drimoleague,
Kilcoe, Kilmacabea, Kilmoe, Myross, Schull
and Tullagh.
The dates on these records vary parish to
parish but start around 1825.
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