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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Cavan => Topic started by: aghadowey on Friday 09 October 09 09:56 BST (UK)
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Resources and Links in this Section 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
Books
Official website of Cavan County Council (http://www.cavancoco.ie) which has details of the area and links to the library service
Irish Times sources for Co. Cavan (http://scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/links/counties/cavan.htm)
Various Co. Cavan links (http://www.ukisearch.com/cavan.html) NEW
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Census Records & Census Substitutes
Co. Cavan Census Returns & Substitutes (http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/ulster/cavan1.htm)
Co. Cavan Census Records (http://www.iol.ie/~kevins/geneo/index_geneo.html)- what's available (from Irish Genealogist)
1796 Flax Growers Lists: Anagelife, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_An2.htm) Anna, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_An1.htm) Bailieborough, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ba1.htm) Balintample, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ba2.htm) Ballymakew, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ba3.htm) Castleraghan, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ca1.htm) Castletarrah, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ca2.htm) Collumkil, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Co1.htm) Crousherlough, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Cr1.htm) Din, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Di1.htm) Drumgoon, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Dr2.htm) Drumlane, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Dr1.htm) Drumlommon, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Dr3.htm) Drung, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Dr4.htm) Enniskeen, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_En1.htm) Kilbride, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ki2.htm) Kildallin, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ki5.htm) Killan, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ki3.htm) Killincare, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ki6.htm) Killishandra, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ki7.htm) Kilmore, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ki4.htm) Kilsherdney, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ki1.htm) Knockbride, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Kn1.htm) Larrah, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_La1.htm) Lavy, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_La2.htm) Mallycoran, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ma1.htm) Munterconaght and (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Mu1.htm) Urney. (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Flax_Ur1.htm)
1821 Census extracts- Crosserlough Rockes (Crosserlough Parish) (http://www.cmcrp.net/OtherCty/Cavan1821-5.htm), Drumnagran (Kildrumsherdan Parish (http://www.from-ireland.net/census-abstracts-cavan-1821), Killynure (Crosserlough Parish) (http://www.cmcrp.net/OtherCty/Cavan1821-1.htm), Kilderry (Crosserlough Parish) (http://www.cmcrp.net/OtherCty/Cavan1821-2.htm), Kilnaleck (Crosserlough Parish) (http://www.cmcrp.net/OtherCty/Cavan1821-3.htm) and here (http://www.cmcrp.net/OtherCty/Cavan1821-4.htm), Mayo (Drumgoon Parish) (http://www.from-ireland.net/census-abstracts-cavan-1821)
1821 census- Various townlands- here (http://www.geocities.com/foyroots/ire1821cen.html) and here (http://www.rootschat.com/links/0w4m/)
1841 Census
details of Killeshandra (http://iol.ie/~galwill/hist1841.htm)
1901 census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/)- NOW ONLINE
1911 census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/)- NOW ONLINE
Links updated Sept 2013
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Church Records & Graveyards
General history of various denominations in regard to records (http://www.rootschat.com/links/05s2)
Information on Church of Ireland Records (http://home.wavecable.com/~colin/genuki/CAV/CofI.htm)
Co. Cavan Church records (http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=43) (all denominations) New link
Cavan Gravestone Records http://www.from-ireland.net/free-gravestone-records-cavan
Church of Ireland:
Cootehill Church of Ireland (http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/cavan/cootehill/cofi.html) (1819) replaced an earlier building in Church Street.
Drumgoon CoI Parish Baptismal Extracts (1802 - 1864) (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adrian/Dgn_Bap2.htm)
St. Augustine's, Swanlinbar (http://swanlinbar.kilmore.anglican.org/swanlinbar/pages/Swad-history.htm)
St. Peter's, Templeport (http://www.stpeter.utvinternet.com/)
Roman Catholic:
http://www.from-ireland.net/cav/cavanrcindex.htm
The Roman Catholic Church, located 400m from the village on the Virginia Road (R194), is named in memory of its patron Saint Kilian. The Church of Ireland Anglican Church is called "Teampeall Ceallaigh" and is located further along the same road, approx 600m.
Killeshandra- Holy Rosary Sisters Convent (http://www.iol.ie/~galwill/hrconv.htm)
Presbyterian:
Presbyterian Church records in Cavan (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fianna/county/cavan/cavpres.html) NEW 4/13
Click here (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~breakey/HiPr1912.htm) to read an excerpt from "The History of Presbyterianism in East Cavan and a small portion of Meath and Monaghan" by Thomas Hall, Member of the Royal Society of Antiquarians, Belfast in 1912.
Killeshandra Old Cemetery (http://www.iol.ie/~galwill/histtomb.htm)
Raffoney Graveyard, Virginia (http://www.interment.net/data/ireland/cavan/raffony/raffony.htm)
Teampall Cheallaigh Cemetery, Mullagh (http://www.interment.net/data/ireland/cavan/teampall_heallaigh/teampall.htm)
Maghera Cemetery (http://www.interment.net/data/ireland/cavan/maghera/maghera.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: http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ * (change default setting from exact match to find part of a word) or here (http://www.logainm.ie/?menuItem=about&uiLang=en)
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1837 Lewis' Topographical Dictionary (http://www.from-ireland.net/cav/lewis/cavanindexlewis.htm)
Griffith's Valuation: here (http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml) and here (http://www.failteromhat.com/cavan.php)
1876 Landowners (http://www.sierratel.com/colinf/genuki/cav/1876Land.html): "Names of owners of land of one acre and upwards, whether built upon or not; including lessees for terms exceeding 99 years, or with a right of perpetual renewal"
Co. Cavan map (http://www.countycavan.com/cavan_map.htm)
Al Beagan's "Genealogy Notes" of Co. Cavan (http://members.tripod.com/~Al_Beagan/tcavan.htm) contain notes on many of the Parishes in the county.
They also contain three maps .. Baronies of County Cavan A large 1990's map, Cavan parish maps showing townlands and a 1892 map of most of Cavan & Monaghan By Bartholomew.
* Link updated
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Directories
1846 Slater's Commercial Directory - Ulster (http://www.failteromhat.com/slateru.php)
1852 directory (http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/1852Historical.htm)
1861 directory (http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/BSDStart.htm)
1877 directory (http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/BSD1877.htm)
1880 directory Bailieborough (http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/PT.B1880.htm), Belturbet (http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/PT.B1880.htm), Cavan (http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/PT.C1880.htm), Cootehill (http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/PT.C1880.htm)
1901 directory (http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/BSD1901.htm)
1907 directory (http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/BSD1907.htm)
1910 Ulster Towns directory (http://www.libraryireland.com/UlsterDirectory1910/Contents.php)
1913 telephone directory (http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/1913PhoneDirectory.htm)
1915 Kelly's directory of the leather trade (http://www.failteromhat.com/kelly1915all.php)
Resource guide to Belfast & Ulster directories-
http://www.liscni.co.uk/docs/Belfast_and_Ulster_Street_Directories.pdf
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Places
1851 Parishes, Co. Cavan: Annagelliff, Annagh, Bailieborough, Ballintemple, Ballymachugh, Castlerahan, Castleterra, Crosserlough, Denn, Drumgoon, Drumlane, Drumlumman, Drumreilly, Drung, Enniskeen, Kilbride, Kildallan, Kildrumsherdan, Killashandra, Killinagh, Killinkere, Kilmore, Kinawley, Knockbride, Larah, Lavey, Loughan (Castlekeeran), Lurgan, Moybolgue, Mullagh, Munterconnaught, Scrabby, Sherthingy, Templeport, Tomregan, Urney
Belturbet (http://www.belturbet.org/index.htm)
Drung website (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcav/drung.htm)
Killeshandra tourist information (http://www.cavantourism.com/html/towns_villages/killeshandra.asp)
Killeshandra website (http://www.iol.ie/~galwill/welcome.htm) and history (http://www.iol.ie/~galwill/histmenu.htm)
Killeshandra Creamery (http://www.iol.ie/~galwill/coop2.htm)
book- "FAMILY AND FARM IN PRE-FAMINE IRELAND The Parish of Killashandra" by Kevin O'Neill
"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."
Irish Genealogical Project- Cavan (http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/cavan/index.htm)- lots of links NEW
pictures of Cavan (http://www.cavancyms.com/town_pictures_page.htm)
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People & Families
Dictionary of Ulster Biography - list of Co. Cavan people (http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/advancedSearch)- just search with Cavan as location
1641 Depositions (http://1641.tcd.ie/searchresults.php?Forename=&Surname=&County=4&Keywords=&submit=Go)- many Cavan people listed
Co. Cavan Roll of Honour (http://www.cavancoco.ie/cavanweb/publish/domain/cavancoco/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=388)- "Details of the people who died from County Cavan in WWI will be included in the publication. The Roll will be available in libraries throughout the County on completion. A CD version of the Roll will also be available on completion. The database is still being compiled, so please feel free to browse it and contact us with any more information."
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Libraries, Museums & History Groups
Cavan County Library (http://www.cavancoco.ie/cavanweb/publish/domain/cavancoco/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=120)
Cavan County Museum (http://www.cavanmuseum.ie/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=1)
Breifne Historical Society (http://www.breifnehistory.com/index.html) "founded as a non political and non sectarian historical society to promote interest in and the study of the local history of the ancient kingdom of Breifne." Includes some lovely area photos.
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Schools, Workhouses, Institutions, Occupations
Workhouses: Baileborough (http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Bailieborough/), Bawnboy (http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Bawnboy/), Cavan (http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Cavan/), Cootehill (http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Cootehill/)
Photo of Bawnboy Workhouse (http://www.breifnehistory.com/gallery.html)- scroll down
St Joseph's Orphanage & Industrial School (http://www.rte.ie/tv/scannal/cavanfire.html) was run by the enclosed order of Poor Clare nuns in Main Street, Cavan. "The Cavan Fire" which took place there more than sixty years ago claimed the lives of more than thirty five orphans.
Killeshandra schools lists (1826- ) (http://www.iol.ie/~galwill/histsch1.htm)
Royal School, Cavan (http://www.royalschoolcavan.ie): "The Royal School Cavan is one of the Ulster Royal Schools which where founded during the reign of James 1, at the time of the Ulster Plantation. The first Headmaster was John Robinson who was appointed on the 5th. Of October 1611. The School has an unbroken educational tradition in County Cavan since then, becoming the country's second co-educational boarding school in 1924."
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Books
FAMILY AND FARM IN PRE-FAMINE IRELAND The Parish of Killashandra by Kevin O'Neill
This book was based on an analysis of the household returns of the 1841 census of the civil parish Killashandra, one of the very few surviving sections of the 1841 Census of Ireland. The original returns are in the National Archives of Ireland, in Dublin, where microfilm copies are available for consultation. No transcript has ever been published but there is an article by Fr. G. Atwill (The 1841 census of Killeshandra parish) in Breifne, v.5, no 17, 1976, pp. 7-36 that includes a breakdown of surname by townland
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Books
FAMILY AND FARM IN PRE-FAMINE IRELAND The Parish of Killashandra by Kevin O'Neill
This book was based on an analysis of the household returns of the 1841 census of the civil parish Killashandra, one of the very few surviving sections of the 1841 Census of Ireland. The original returns are in the National Archives of Ireland, in Dublin, where microfilm copies are available for consultation. No transcript has ever been published but there is an article by Fr. G. Atwill (The 1841 census of Killeshandra parish) in Breifne, v.5, no 17, 1976, pp. 7-36 that includes a breakdown of surname by townland
Link: https://cavantownlands.com/1976-breifne-article-by-rev-gerard-alwill-on-the-1841-killeshandra-census/