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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Wicklow => Topic started by: aghadowey on Thursday 06 August 09 17:18 BST (UK)
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Resources and Links on this thread organised by the following categories:
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. Wicklow links (http://www.from-ireland.net/wick/wicklowconts.htm)
Irish Genealogical Project- Wicklow (http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wicklow/index.htm) - lots of links
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Census Records & Census Substitutes
1669 Hearth Money Roll- Arklow (http://www.from-ireland.net/censussubs/arklowhearths1669.htm) (Broken Link - 9/11/11)
1901 and 1911 census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/)
Census statistics from various years (http://www.from-ireland.net/wick/descr1931.htm)
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Church Records & Graveyards
Various church links (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,290331.0.html)
Roman Catholic
R.C. Parish Records (http://www.from-ireland.net/wick/rcindex.htm)
Co. Wicklow baptisms (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,366095.0.html) (IFHF/RootsIreland pay-website)
Co. Wicklow marriages (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,537961.msg3917943.html#msg3917943) (IFHF/RootsIreland pay-website)
Church of Ireland
Co. Wicklow baptisms (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,366095.0.html) (IFHF/RootsIreland pay-website)
Co. Wicklow marriages (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,537961.msg3917943.html#msg3917943) (IFHF/RootsIreland pay-website)
Transcripts of Parish Registers of Christ Church, Delgany (http://ireland.anglican.org/about/152) (searchable pdf from the RCB Library)
Gravestones
Avoca Old Graveyard (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlwic2/grave_yards/avoca_old_graveyard.htm)
Baltinglass Cemetery (http://interment.net/data/ireland/wicklow/baltinglass/baltinglass.htm)
Ballinaton C. of I.- gravestones (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlwic2/grave_yards/ballimatone_graveyard.htm)
Barranisky Cemetery (http://www.ancestorsatrest.com/cemetery_records/barranisky_cemetery_county_wicklow_ireland.shtml/)
Davistown Cemetery (http://interment.net/data/ireland/wicklow/davistown/davis.htm)
Dunlavin Cemetery (http://interment.net/data/ireland/wicklow/dunlavin/dunlavin.htm)
Glendalough Seven Churches (http://www.ancestorsatrest.com/cemetery_records/glendalough_seven_churches.shtml/)
Heighinton Burial Ground (http://interment.net/data/ireland/wicklow/heighington/heighington.htm)
Kilranalagh Graveyard (http://interment.net/data/ireland/wicklow/kilranalagh/kilranalagh.htm)
New Kilbride Graveyard (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlwic2/grave_yards/new_kilbride_cemetery.htm)
St. Bartholomew's (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlwic2/grave_yards/conary_parish_graveyard.htm)
St. Columbus', Greenane (http://www.ancestorsatrest.com/cemetery_records/st_columbus_church_cemetery_greenane_wicklow.shtml/)
St. Gabriel's, Arklow (http://www.cmcrp.net/Wicklow/stgabcem.htm)
St. Kevin's Churchyard (http://interment.net/data/ireland/wicklow/stkevin/kevin.htm)
St. Mary's Arklow (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlwic2/grave_yards/St_Marys_Arklow_Graveyard.htm)
St. Nicholas Cemetery, Dunlavin (http://interment.net/data/ireland/wicklow/nicholas/nicholas.htm)
Tyneclash Old Cemetery (http://interment.net/data/ireland/wicklow/tyneclash/tyneclash.htm)
More Graveyard Links (http://www.from-ireland.net/wick/graves.htm)- Holy Rosary (Ashford), Most Holy Redeemer (Bray), Little St. Peter's (Bray), Old Delgany, Derralossary, Old Kilfea, Old Killougter, Kilmacanogue, Kilquade, Powerscourt Desmense, St. Laurence O'Toole (Roundwood), Old Trinity, Old Tornant, St. Joseph's.
Survey on YouTube of the ancient graveyard at Churchtown, Enniskerry : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh7QZfD0XbU
Also a number of Memorial Inscriptions for Co. Wicklow cemeteries on IGP-WEB - link (http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wicklow/photos/tombstones/markers.htm)
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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. (http://www.thecore.com/seanruad)in Ireland- (change default setting from exact match to find part of a word)
1837 Lewis' Topographical Dictionary (http://www.from-ireland.net/wick/lewis/wicklowindex.htm)
Griffith's Valuation (http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml)
Land Registry (http://www.landregistry.ie/eng)
Co. Wicklow Baronies and Civil parishes- map (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlwic2/church_records/wicklow_baronies.htm)
Civil registration districts (http://www.from-ireland.net/wick/civ.htm)
1851 Map of Co. Wicklow (http://roots.swilson.info/CoWicklow1851.html) (partial)
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Directories
1931- Co. Wicklow information (http://www.from-ireland.net/wick/descr1931.htm) from Thom's directory- census statistics for various years, etc. (not names)
1931 Trades Directory- Arklow (http://www.from-ireland.net/wick/directs/arklow1931.htm), Bray (http://www.from-ireland.net/wick/directs/bray1931.htm), Greystones (http://www.from-ireland.net/wick/directs/greystones1931.htm)
1846 Slater's Directory - includes Wicklow town, Arklow, Blessington, Newtownmountkenneddy / Delgany, Rathdrum, see : Leinster listing (http://www.failteromhat.com/slaterl.htm)
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Places
"The Geograph British Isles project (http://www.geograph.org.uk) aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland."
Conary (http://www.conary.net/)
Glendalough- genealogy requests (http://www.glendalough.connect.ie/pages/geneology/geneology.html)
Greystones (http://www.glendalough.connect.ie/pages/articles/history/pages/greystones2.html#Anchor-18997)
Russborough House (http://www.russborough.ie/house.html)
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People & Families
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Libraries, Museums & History Groups
Wicklow County Council (http://www.wicklow.ie/apps/wicklowbeta/)- with links to Library Service
Blessington History Society (http://www.blessington.info/groups/history_soc.htm) NEW 1/11
Wicklow Local Authority Archive (http://www.wicklow.ie/archives/wicklow_archive.htm) (Wicklow town) New link May 2011
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Schools, Workhouses, Institutions, Occupations
Kilmacoo School (http://www.conary.net/)
Workhouses (http://www.workhouses.org.uk/)- Baltinglass, Rathdrum, Shillelagh
(left side of page - Workhouse Locations, Irish Poor Law Unions, Wicklow)
1834 Co. Wicklow Officials (http://www.from-ireland.net/wick/wick1834.htm)
Occupations (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,274216.0.html)
1910 Co. Wicklow publicans (http://www.ancestorsatrest.com/ireland_genealogy_data/co_wicklow_publicans_in_1910.shtml)
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Misc. Information
Wicklow United Irishmen 1797-1804 (http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/wicklow.htm)- searchable database of around 14.000 men who swore the oath of the United Irishmen.
Southwest Co. Wicklow emigration (http://www.bytown.net/wicklowemigrants.htm) to Ontario 1847-1855