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Title: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: Vabre on Wednesday 01 February 06 22:16 GMT (UK)
Could someone please advise me as to where, or as to whom, I should approach for a search of the marriage/birth records c.1800 for St.John's, St.Mary's, St.Michael's, St.Munchins' and St.Patrick's Parishes in Limerick.

Many thanks.

Pam...Sydney, Australia.
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: Shaztoni on Monday 20 February 06 12:35 GMT (UK)
Unfortunately your going to have to right to each parish church and hope for the best as we don't have a coordinated ancestry service in Limerick anymore.

Sharon
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: magsbutler on Wednesday 22 February 06 20:47 GMT (UK)
Sharon,
Would you happen to know what has happened to all the records that Limerick Archives used to hold? Are they still languishing in some office somewhere, I wonder?

Thanks,
Mags
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: Vabre on Wednesday 22 February 06 21:31 GMT (UK)
I would love to know too Mags, I have sent about 15 letters to various parishes enclosing monies and I don't even get an answer either by email or letter, it is very frustrating!
Apart from expensive research resources and a flight from Australia I am at a stalemate with my Limerick ancestors.

Forever Frustrated Pam......Sydney :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: Shaztoni on Wednesday 22 February 06 21:39 GMT (UK)
It was Limerick City Archives, the Limerick County Archives is still there by appointment only and its almost impossible to find out what they have as they don't have an online (or even off line that you could send for) inventory, but I'm sure they don't have them, they keep all the council papers, and the such like.
There all in "storage" there in a mouldy shed according to someone who used to work there. Waiting for our council to see the benefit of having an archive, stupid blind council, grrr, had to vent.

Sharon

extra note: The only way to access the Limerick baptism and marriage records at the moment (apart from the grace of the local clergy) is through the national Library in Dublin.
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: Vabre on Wednesday 22 February 06 21:55 GMT (UK)
Thanks for that Sharon, I didn't put this in my last post but I have emailed on two occasions both newspapers in Limerick, as well as the Council, with no reply by anyone. I can understand the Council for if they are anything like Councils in Australia, the only reason  someone works for them here is that they wouldn't get a job in private enterprise.

I , with others will remain frustrated I suppose.

Pam 
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: Shaztoni on Wednesday 22 February 06 22:00 GMT (UK)
I have just had a search of researchers who are based in Dublin who will carry out searches for the Limerick records, they are extremely expensive if you as me, but worth a shot if your desperate.

http://www.genealogy.ie/index.html

http://www.morrigan.com/

Sharon
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: Vabre on Wednesday 22 February 06 22:06 GMT (UK)
Thanks again Sharon.

Pam
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: magsbutler on Thursday 23 February 06 14:30 GMT (UK)
Sharon
Thanks for your thoughts on the Limerick Archives situation.
Unfortunately my ancestors were in the diocese of Cashel and Emly, so access to these records at the National Library is denied by the archbishop. The only other option is to pay at TFHR, so you might end up paying a lot of money and not even get a positive result if they don't find the record you want.

As Pam said, grr...!!!

Mags
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: Shaztoni on Thursday 23 February 06 14:59 GMT (UK)
Yes I keep forgetting about that whole Cashel and Emily phenomenon. I'm saying nothing  :-X

A map of the areas concerned is here:
http://www.cashel-emly.ie/main/parishes/mapdean2.htm

If your ancestors came from these parishes your only option is to go through:
http://www.tfhr.org/

Sharon
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: oconnelljohn1 on Friday 09 November 12 00:20 GMT (UK)
REGISTER ON,
(ROOTS IRELAND)
(IRISH FAMILY HISTORY FOUNDATION)

ON THE INTER ACTIVE MAP SELECT LIMERICK.

ENTER FAMILY NAME,
FIRST NAME ENTER 3 %%% PERCENTAGE SIGNS,
THE WILD CARD

ENTER PARENTS FIRST NAMES, ALL THE CHILDREN  WILL APPEAR
ON THE SCREEN TOGETHER, IF YOU USE +/- 20 YEAR SEARCH.

THEN SELECT THE PARISH FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU.

JOHN.
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: morenae on Sunday 11 November 12 21:25 GMT (UK)
ALL THE PARISHES YOU MENTION ARE ON,
(ROOTS IRELAND)
(IRISH FAMILY HISTORY FOUNDATION)

JOHN.
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: morenae on Wednesday 14 November 12 07:40 GMT (UK)
REGISTER ON,
(ROOTS IRELAND)
(IRISH FAMILY HISTORY FOUNDATION).

JOHN.
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: morenae on Wednesday 14 November 12 18:48 GMT (UK)
YOU CAN DOWN LOAD THE CERTS FROM,
(ROOTS IRELAND) (IRISH FAMILY HISTORY FOUNDATION).

JOHN.
Title: Re: Limerick- Church Records
Post by: Peter_k on Sunday 24 August 14 10:12 BST (UK)
Am becoming a bit despondent about reading this forum and availability of Limerick records - I think I've just opened a crack on my past - a George Kenny who allegedly was baptised at St Munchins in 1803, and it looks like its going to be a trial finding anything further.

Thanks for the tip about national archives/nationanl library.  I'll give it a go.

PK (Penrith Australia)