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LIMERICK RESOURCES & LINKS
« on: Wednesday 02 September 09 22:47 BST (UK) »
Resources and Links on this thread organised by the following catagories:

Census Records & Census Substitutes
Church Records & Graveyards
Land Records & Maps
Directories
Places
People & Families
Libraries, Museums & History Groups
Schools, Workhouses, Institutions, Occupations
Misc. Information

Co. Limerick records
Limerick County Council
County Limerick GENUKI site
Irish Genealogical Project- Limerick- lots of links NEW
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Re: LIMERICK RESOURCES & LINKS
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 02 September 09 22:48 BST (UK) »
Land Records & Maps
Townlands, Parishes, etc.
Counties are made up of parishes and parishes are made up of a group of townlands. If you are doing any research in Ireland these divisions become extremely important.
For further information:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/records/land/townland.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townland
http://www.ancestryireland.com/database.php?filename=townlands

To find townlands, parishes, etc. in Ireland- (change default setting from exact match to find part of a word)

1837 Lewis' Topographical Dictionary (Limerick County)- Limerick City here
Griffith's Valuation
Land Registry
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Places

"The Geograph British Isles project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland."

Askeaton
Askeaton-Ballysteen Parish
Ardnacrusha, near Limerick City, site of the Shannon Scheme, Ireland's largest river hydro-electric scheme, which took place between 1925 and 1929.
Glin Castle
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Libraries, Museums & History Groups

Limerick City Library- Local Studies: resources include- 1837 Electoral list, 1901 Limerick City census, 1911 Co.Limerick + Limerick city census, 1923 Register of Electors, 1850 Griffith's Valuation Limerick City, Obituaries & Funeral Notices from Limerick Chronicle newspaper, 1769-1920 Limerick City Trades Directories, Local Studies Books & Journals, Who's Who of Limerick, Newspapers Collection, Limerick City Trades Register Online, Limerick mayors 1197-2006, etc.
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Schools, Workhouses, Institutions, Occupations

Model Primary School, Limerick opened 1855

Records of Christian Brothers School in Limerick added 6/7/10

Workhouses- Croom, Glin, Kilmallock, Limerick, Newcastle, Rathkeale
(left side of page - Workhouse Locations, Irish Poor Law Unions, Limerick)
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