CLARE RESOURCES & LINKS

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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
Misc. Information

Co. Clare Library has lots of online records listed

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Census Records & Census Substitutes
Note some of these sources are not available online.

1641 Book of Survey & Distribution, Irish Manuscripts Commission, Dublin 1947+ National Library Ms 963
1659 Pender’s Census of Ireland
1735 The Debtors of Daniel Croghan, Ennis Co. Clare, 1735. Irish Ancestor, 1974. Vol. IV, No. 1
1745 Voters list- Trinity College Dublin, Ms. 2059
1792 Magistrates in Co. Clare. Irish Ancestor, 1975. Vol. Vii, No. 1
1796 Flax Growers
1819 Magistrates in Co. Clare. Irish Ancestor, 1976. Vol. VIII, No. 1
1820s-1840s Tithe Applotment Books- surname index
1821 Census remains, part of Ennis. National Library of Ireland
1821 Clare Game Licenses
1829 Co. Clare Freeholders- National Library of Ireland P.5556
1837 Marksmen (illiterate voters) in parliamentary boroughs: Ennis. Parliamentary papers 1837, Reports from Committees, Vol. II (i), Appendix A.
1837 Magistrates in Co. Clare. de Breffny, Brian. Irish Ancestor, 1975, Vol. VII, No. 2
1843 Clare Voters. National Library of Ireland 1843/68
1850 Deaths in Kilrush & Ennistymon Workhouses, hospitals, infirmaries 25th March 1850 – 25th March 1851. Accounts & Papers (Parliamentary Papers) 1851, Vol. 49.
1866 Kilfenora- National Library of Ireland Pos. 2440
1901 Census
1901 census NOW ONLINE 3/6/2010

1911 census NOW ONLINE
1911 Milltownmalbay (partial)- head of household

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Church Records & Graveyards

Killaho Marriage License Bonds 1680-1720, 1760-1762 

Church of Ireland
Kilnasoolagh- also known as Killenasulagh

Roman Catholic
Ennis R.C. Parish Church records NEW
R.C. Parish Records NEW
Feacle baptism index
Kilfenora + Killoraght
Kilmaley baptism index 1828-1829
Lisdoonvarna marriages, some baptisms

Graveyards: Ballard, Miltown Malbay, Breffa, Callura, Doonbeg, Drumcliffe, Holy Rosary Doolin, Inagh, Kilfarboy, Killernan, Killofin, Kilmacreehy, Kilmaley, Kilmurray Ibrickane, Kilmurray McMahon, Kilnamona, Kilshanny, Moughna, New Shanakyle, Old Ennistymon, St.Bridget's Well, Old Shanakyle, St. Mary Moy, Tulla
Co. Clare graveyards- includes some online sources

Crusheen baptisms 1860-1880 NEW

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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. in Ireland: www.thecore.com/seanruad
(change default setting from exact match to find part of a word)

Taylor and Skinner 1778 maps
Civil registration districts
Lewis' Topographical Dictionary index- parishes, towns, villages
Griffith's Valuation
Estate Records
Land Registry
Major towns by population size

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Directories
Co. Clare directories
1788 directory
1824 Pigot's Directory- Ennis, Killaloe, Kilrush
1846 Slater's Directory- Ennis, Kilrush, Tulla, Killaloe, Kilkee
1856 Slater's-Ennis
1875 Bassett's Directory
1880 Bassett's Directory
1886 Ardnacrusha Directory
1886 Clonlara Directory
1893 Clare directory

1931 Trades Directory- Ennis, Ennistymon, Kilkee, Kilrush

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Places

Co. Clare webiste: www.clare.ie
Kilmihil Parish
Kilmurray Ibrickane Parish

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

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People & Families

The Downes Brothers story is a suitable family history yarn for Christmas as it is the story of three men from County Clare, convicted of manslaughter and transported to Australia for a crime they probably did not commit. One managed to make a new life for himself, one got "caught in the furze" and the fate of the third is unknown. The search continues for the families they left behind.

Clan MacMahon website
MacNamara information
Wolfe information

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Libraries, Museums & History Groups

Co. Clare Library- click on genealogy link for lots of online sources

Clare Roots Society: www.cigo.ie/news.html

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Schools, Workhouses, Institutions, Occupations

1824 Hedge School Teachers
Labasheeda National School
Quilty National School
Dumbaniff N.S. Girls 1864-1971 NEW

Co. Clare Workhouses(left Side of Page - Workhouse Locations, Irish Poor Law Unions, Galway)- Ballyvaughan, Corofin, Ennis, Ennistymon, Kildysart, Kilrush, Scariff, Tulla

Ennis Inebriates Home

1832 military index
North Clare soldiers died WWI