Clare Genealogy - Parishes and Church Records

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Parishes and Church Records

There are two kinds of church records given below, those of the Roman Catholic Church and The Church of Ireland. The parishes of the Church of Ireland are the same as the civil parishes, the historical administrative units within each county. The Catholic parish system is still evolving and forms the basis for much of Ireland's social, educational and sporting activities. Catholic Parish Registers of birth, marriage and death are organised by Catholic parish. External Link: Map showing Clare Roman Catholic Parishes and status of church records

Roman Catholic Parishes Baptism and marriage registers for the Catholic parishes of County Clare are available for consultation on microfilm in the Local Studies Centre. The registers are also available online on the National Library of Ireland’s website at http://registers.nli.ie/. Click Here for the parishes arranged in their respective dioceses, the dates of the registers and transcriptions where available.
Civil Parish: Abbey RC Parish: see Oughtmanna Diocese: KF	Civil Parish: Bunratty RC Parish: Newmarket, see Kilnasoolagh Diocese: KL	Civil Parish: Carron RC Parish: Carron Diocese: KF Earliest Record: b. 10.1853; m. 11.1856 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Carron, Co. Clare
Civil Parish: Clareabbey RC Parish: Clareabbey Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 12.1853; m. 1.1854 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Clarecastle, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Clondagad RC Parish: Clondagad Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 10.1846; m. 11.1846 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Ballynacally, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Clonlea RC Parish: see Killuran Diocese: KL
Civil Parish: Clonloghan RC Parish: Newmarket, see Kilnasoolagh Diocese: KL	Civil Parish: Clonrush RC Parish: Clonrush Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 7.1846; m. 1.1846 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Mountshannon, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Clooney (1) (near Rath) RC Parish: Ennistymon, see Kilmanaheen Diocese: KF
Civil Parish: Clooney (2) (near Tulla) RC Parish: see Quin	Civil Parish: Doora RC Parish: Doora Diocese: KL Earliest Record:b. 3.1821; m. 1.1823 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Barefield, Ennis, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Drumcliff RC Parish: Ennis Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 3.1841; m. 4.1837 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Cathedral Presbytery, Ennis Co. Clare
Civil Parish: Drumcreehy RC Parish: Glanaragh Diocese: KF Earliest Record: b. 9.1854 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Drumline RC Parish: Newmarket, see Kilnasoolagh Diocese: KL	Civil Parish: Dysert RC Parish: Dysert and Ruan Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 8.1845; m. 7.1846 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Dysart, Corofin, Co. Clare
Civil Parish: Feakle (1) RC Parish: Feakle Lower; also Killanena, see below Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 4.1860; m. 9.1860 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Feakle, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Feakle (2) RC Parish: Killanena (Caher Feakle) Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 2.1842; m. 1.1842 Missing Dates: m. 2.1861-11.1862 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Killanena, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Feenagh RC Parish: Six-Mile-Bridge, see Kilfinaghta Diocese: KL
Civil Parish: Gleninagh RC Parish: Glanaragh, see Drumcreehy Diocese: KF	Civil Parish: Inagh RC Parish: Inagh Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 2.1850; m. 4.1850 Missing Dates: m. 7.1865-9.1865 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Inagh, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Inishcronan RC Parish: Crusheen Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 2.1860 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Crusheen, Ennis, Co. Clare
Civil Parish: Inishcaltra RC Parish: see Clonrush Diocese: KL	Civil Parish: Kilballyowen RC Parish: Cross or Kilballyowen Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 2.1878; m. 3.1878 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Cross, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilchreest RC Parish: Clondegad, see Clondagad Diocese: KL
Civil Parish: Kilconry RC Parish: Newmarket, see Kilnasoolagh Diocese: KL	Civil Parish: Kilcorney RC Parish: see Carron Diocese: KF	Civil Parish: Kilfarboy RC Parish: Milltown Malbay Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 11.1831; m. 11.1856 Missing Dates: m. 12.1858-2.1859 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Civil Parish: Kilfearagh RC Parish: Kilkee Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 3.1869 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Kilkee, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilfenora RC Parish: Kilfenora Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 6.1836; m. 12.1865 Missing Dates: b. 5.1847-9.1854 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Kilfenora, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilfiddane RC Parish: Kilfidane Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 8.1868; m. 1.1869 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Cranny, Kilrush, Co. Clare
Civil Parish: Kilfinaghta RC Parish: Six-Mile-Bridge Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 12.1828; m. 1.1829 Missing Dates: b. 8.1839-12.1839; m. 8.1839-5.1904, 12.1864-2.1865 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Six-Mile-Bridge, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilfintinan RC Parish: Cratloe Diocese:LK Earliest Record: b. 11.1802; m. 1.1822 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Cratloe, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilkeedy RC Parish: Kilkeedy Diocese: KL Earliest Record: b. 2.1833; m. 2.1871 Missing Dates: b. 1866-1870 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Tubber, Gort, Co. Galway
Civil Parish: Killadysert RC Parish: Kildysert Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 7.1829; m. 1.1867 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Kildysert, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Killaloe RC Parish: Killaloe Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 5.1828; m. 2.1829 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Killaloe, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Killard RC Parish: Kilkee, see Kilfearagh Diocese:KL
Civil Parish: Killaspuglonane RC Parish: Liscannor, see Kilmacrehy Diocese:KF	Civil Parish: Killeany RC Parish: Kileany, Killymoon, and Killileagh Diocese:KF Earliest Record: b. 6.1854; m. 1.1860 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Killeely (see also Co. Limerick) RC Parish: Parteen and Meelick Diocese: LK Earliest Record: b. 9.1831; m. 7.1814 Missing Dates: m. 12.1819-2.1821; 1.1836-2.1847 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Parteen Co. Limerick
Civil Parish: Killilagh RC Parish: Killeany Diocese:KF	Civil Parish: Killimer RC Parish: Killimer Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 1.1859; m. 2.1859 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Knockerra, Kilrush, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Killinaboy RC Parish: Corofin Diocese: LK Earliest Record: b. 4.1819; m. 1.1818 Missing Dates: b. 1.1837; m. 2.1844-1.1859 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Corofin, Co. Clare
Civil Parish: Killofin RC Parish: Kilmurry, see Kilmurryclonderlaw Diocese:KL	Civil Parish: Killokennedy RC Parish: part Broadford, see Kilseily; part Doonass see Kiltenanlea Diocese:KL	Civil Parish: Killonaghan RC Parish: Glanaragh, see Drumcreehy Diocese:KF
Civil Parish: Killone RC Parish: Killone, see Clareabbey for earlier records Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 1.1863; m. 2.1863	Civil Parish: Killuran RC Parish: O'Callaghan's Mills Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b.1.1835; m. 1.1835 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, O'Callaghan's Mills, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilmacduane RC Parish: Kilmacduane Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 1.1854; m. 5.1853 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Cooraclare, Co. Clare
Civil Parish: Kilmacrehy RC Parish: Liscannor Diocese:KF Earliest Record: b. 6.1843; m. 2.1866 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Liscannor, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilmaleery RC Parish: Newmarket, see Kilnasoolagh Diocese:KL	Civil Parish: Kilmaley RC Parish: Inch and Kilmaley Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 9.1828 Missing Dates: b. ends 2.1873 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Airfield, Inch, Ennis, Co. Clare
Civil Parish: Kilmanaheen RC Parish: Ennistymon Diocese:KF Earliest Record: b. 1.1870 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Ennistymon, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilmihil RC Parish: Kilmihil Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 3.1849; m. 1.1849 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Kilmihil, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilmoon RC Parish: see Killeany Diocese:KF
Civil Parish: Kilmurryclonderlaw RC Parish: Kilmurry (or Kilmurry McMahon) Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 11.1845; m. 9.1837; d. 11.1844 Missing Dates: d. ends 4.1848 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Kilmurray, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilmurryibrickane RC Parish: Kilmurryibrickane Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 4.1839; m. 9.1855 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Mullagh, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilmurrynegaul RC Parish: Six-Mile-Bridge, see Kilfinaghta Diocese:KL
Civil Parish: Kilnamona RC Parish: see Inagh Diocese:KL	Civil Parish: Kilnasoolagh RC Parish: Newmarket Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b.4.1828; m. 1.1828 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilnoe RC Parish: Kilnoe Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 11.1832; m. 11.1832 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Bodyke, Co. Clare
Civil Parish: Kilraghtis RC Parish: Kilraghtis, see Doora Diocese:KL	Civil Parish: Kilrush RC Parish: Kilrush Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 8.1827; m. 1.1829 Missing Dates: b. 12.1831-1.1833 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Kilrush, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kilseily RC Parish: Broadford Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 1.1844; m. 2.1844 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Broadford, Co. Clare
Civil Parish: Kilshanny RC Parish: Kilshanny Diocese:KF Earliest Record: b. 6.1854; m. 1.1860 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Kilshanny, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kiltenanlea RC Parish: Doonass and Trugh Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 7.1851; m. 9.1851 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Clonara, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Kiltoraght RC Parish: see Kilfenora Diocese: KF
Civil Parish: Moyarta RC Parish: Carrigaholt (Moyarta) Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 2.1853; m. 1.1852 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Carrigaholt, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Moynoe RC Parish: Scarriff and Moynoe Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 5.1852; m. 11.1852 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Scarriff, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Noughaval RC Parish: see Carron Diocese: KF
Civil Parish: O'Briens-Bridge RC Parish: see Kiltenanlea Diocese:KL	Civil Parish: Ogonnelloe RC Parish: Ogonnelloe Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 3.1832; m. 2.1857 Missing Dates:b. ends 2.1869; m. ends 2.1869 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Ballyheafey, Killaloe, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Oughtmanna RC Parish: New Quay, see Carron Diocese:KF
Civil Parish: Quin RC Parish: Quin Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 1.1816; m. 1.1833 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Quin, Co. Clare	Civil Parish: Rath RC Parish: part Glanaragh, see Drumcreehy; part Corofin, see Killinaboy Diocese:KL	Civil Parish: Rathborney RC Parish: Glanaragh, see Drumcreehy Diocese:KF
Civil Parish: Ruan RC Parish: see Dysert Diocese:KL	Civil Parish: St. Munchin's RC Parish: see Co. Limerick Diocese:KL	Civil Parish: St. Patrick's (see also Co. Limerick) RC Parish: Parteen, see Killeely Diocese:LK
Civil Parish: Templemaley RC Parish: see Doora Diocese:KL	Civil Parish: Tomfinlough RC Parish: Newmarket, see Kilnasoolagh Diocese:KL	Civil Parish: Tomgraney RC Parish: Tomgraney, see Kilnoe Diocese:KL
Civil Parish: Tulla RC Parish: Tulla Diocese:KL Earliest Record: b. 1.1819; m. 1.1819 Parish Address: The Parish Priest, Tulla, Co. Clare
KF= Kilfenora Diocese KL=Killaloe Diocese

Church of Ireland Parishes, also called Civil Parishes (Shows starting date of records) See also: Alphabetical list of the civil parishes of County Clare, with maps of parishes showing their townlands, and other historical information.
Parish: Ballyvaughan (see Rathbourney)	Parish: Clare Abbey Existing Records: m. 1845-1901 Status: RCBL	Parish:Clare (see Clare Abbey)	Parish: Clondegad Existing Records: m. 1845-1885; d. 1882-1915 Status: RCBL
Parish: Clonlea Existing Records: b. 1879-1945; m. 1845-1946; d. 1877-1951 Status: RCBL	Parish:Drumcliff Existing Records: b. 1744; m. 1744; d. 1744 Missing Dates: b. 1749-84; m. 1749-84 d. 1749-84 Status: LC and NA	Parish: Feakle Existing Records: b. 1878-1899; m. 1845-1903; d. 1879-1893 Status: RCBL	Parish: Kildysart Existing Records: b. 1881-1920; m. 1847-1918; d. 1882-1915 Status: RCBL
Parish: Kilfarboy Existing Records: m. 1845-1957 Status: RCBL	Parish:Kilfenora Existing Records: m. 1853-1918 Status: RCBL	Parish: Kilfiddane (see Kilmurry)	Parish: Kilfieragh (also see Kilrush) Existing Records: b. 1842; m. 1843; d. 1843 Status: NA
Parish: Kilfinaghty Existing Records: m. 1862-1939 Status: RCBL	Parish: Kilfintinan (no records)	Parish: Kilkeedy Status: Lost	Parish: Killaloe Existing Records: b. 1679; m. 1672; d. 1783 Status: LC & NA
Parish: Killard Existing Records: m. 1848-1933 Status: RCBL	Parish: Killinaboy Status: Lost	Parish: Killonaghan (see Rathbourney)	Parish: Kilmaley Status: Lost
Parish: Kilmanaheen Existing Records: b. 1886-1972; m. 1845-1920 Status: RCBL	Parish: Kilmurry Existing Records: b. 1889-1918; m. 1845-1905; d. 1892-1954 Status: RCBL	Parish:Kilnasoolagh (Newmarket) Existing Records: b. 1731; m. 1731; d. 1731 Status: LC & NA	Parish: Kilrush Existing Records: Volume 1 contains some loose leaves of entries back to 1741; b. 1773; m. 1773; d. 1776 Status: LC & NA
Parish: Kilseily Status: Lost	Parish: Kiltinanlea Status: Lost	Parish: Newquay Status: Lost	Parish: O'Briensbridge Status: Lost
Parish: Ogonneloe Existing Records: b. 1807; m. 1807; d. 1836 Status: LC & NA	Parish: Quin Existing Records: b. 1907-1954; m. 1845-1915; d. 1906-1927 Status: RCBL	Parish: Rathbourney Existing Records: b. 1875-1918; m. 1845-1938 Status: RCBL	Parish: Scarriff (see Tomgraney)
Parish: Sixmilebridge (see Kilfinaghty)	Parish: Tomgraney Existing Records: m. 1848-1938 Status: RCBL	Parish: Tulloh (Tulla) Existing Records: b. 1881-1946; m. 1845-1947; d.1881-1969 Status: RCBL
NA: National Archives LC: Local Church RCBL : Representative Church Body Library, Dublin b: baptism m: marriage d: death

Tables above taken from "Irish Records: Sources for family and local history", James G. Ryan (ed.) Flyleaf Press, 1997.
Reproduced by the kind permission of Flyleaf Press.

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