Parish Registers

The main source for genealogical research in the Library is Roman Catholic Parish Registers. The Library holds microfilm copies of the records of most Roman Catholic parishes in Ireland for the years up to 1880 and in some cases to 1900. For further information on these registers, please read our Family History information leaflet entitled Parish Registers in the National Library of Ireland which can be downloaded here:

Family History - Parish Registers NLI_FamilyHistory_ParishRegisters.pdf (1.10 MB, Adobe PDF)

The Library has produced a list of the parish registers and their microfilm call numbers. Parishes are listed alphabetically by diocese along with the dates of the registers in each parish. To assist your research when you visit the Library, we have made the parish register list, divided into four parts, available for download:

Parish Register List : Achonry - Cloyne NLI_ParishRegisters_Achonry_Cloyne.pdf (1.12 MB, Adobe PDF)
Parish Register List : Cork - Dublin NLI_ParishRegisters_CorkRoss_Dublin.pdf (1.02 MB, Adobe PDF)
Parish Register List : Elphin - Killaloe NLI_ParishRegisters_Elphin_Killaloe.pdf (1.18 MB, Adobe PDF)
Parish Register List : Kilmore -Waterford NLI_ParishRegisters_Kilmore_Waterford.pdf (1.36 MB, Adobe PDF)

NLI Reference: PD 2064 TX82

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