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Monaghan County CouncilComhairle Chontae Mhuineachaín
Every man is his own ancestor and every man his own heirHe devises his own future and he inherits his own past
How to trace yourAncestors in County Monaghan
Monaghan County LibrariesLeabharlanna Contae Mhuineacháin
A Centre of Light & Learning
How to trace your Ancestors in County Monaghan
INTRODUCTION
STARTING POINT
Before beginning a genealogical search from publicrecords, it is essen4al to collect as much informa4on aspossible about the family which is to be inves4gated.
In order to have a reasonable chance of carrying outa successful search, it is generally necessary to know at least three things:1. The Name of the family2. The Parish in which they lived (if surname is of the popular variety, then the
townland of origin is most important or even perhaps a nickname)3. Approximate Date
If this informa4on cannot be supplied, a search can s4ll bemade in certain records, but the chances of success are small.
The star4ng point for any genealogical search depends on the informa4on onealready has. If you are star4ng with a name, a place and an approximate date,then the best place to begin is as follows:
• For a person living in the 1820’s or 1830’s – Tithe Applotment Books• For a person living in the 1850’s or 1860’s – Griffiths Primary Valua4on• For a person living around 1901 or 1911 – Census Returns
If you also know the date of birth, marriage or death, further details can besought in different records.
In cases where the Parish or Townland in which the family lived cannot be iden-4fied, an index to the Tithe Applotment Books/Griffiths Primary Valua4on isavailable showing the parishes in which each surname appears.
This index is generally of value only where the name isa fairly unusual one. Otherwise it is likely to yield onlya long list of persons of the same surname, with noway of knowing which, if any are connected with thepar4cular family being inves4gated.
““AA ffaammiillyy ttrreeee can wither if
nobody tends itsroots”
““GGeenneeaallooggyyTracing yourselfback to be5er
than you”
“Happiness is a genealogist whojust found theirlost ancestor!”
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SOURCES OF GENEALOGY:
DDiidd yyoouu KKnnooww??The ‘Cancelled Land Books’ and ‘Current Land Books’ are avail-able in the Valua4on Office, Dublin. These books give details ofall changes in holdings, from the 4me of the original valua4on tothe present day.
A Census of Ireland was taken every 10 yearsfrom 1821. Complete sets of enumerator’sreturns, the original manuscript forms fromwhich the printed census reports were com-piled, have only survived for two years –1901 and 1911. The returns were arrangedby townlands or in urban areas by streets.
No enumerator’s returns have survived fromthe census of 1821 – 1891 for County Monaghan.
The 1901 and 1911 census for County Monaghan is available online atwww.na4onalarchives.ie and on microfilm in the County Library, Clones.
While no complete set of census returns survives for a period prior to1901, there are two records which provide a par4al subs4tute – GriffithsPrimary Valua4on and The Tithe Applotments.• Griffiths Primary Valua�on – This was a
survey of the land and property carried outbetween 1847 – 1864, for purposes of localtaxa4on. There is a printed valua4on book for each poor law union showing the namesof all occupiers of land and buildings and ofthe persons from whom these were leased,the amount of property held and the value assignedto it. Also available online at www.askabou4reland.ie and in books at all libraries in County Monaghan.
• The Tithe Applotments – These were compiled between 1823 – 1837for the purpose of determining the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings were to pay in 4thes to the established church, the Church of Ireland. The applotment book for each parish gives thenames of occupiers, the amount of land they held and the value assigned to it. Also available online at www.na4onalarchives.ie and inbooks at all libraries in County Monaghan.
“Every man is his own ancestor and every manhis own heir. He deviseshis own future and heinherits his own past”
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BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES: PARISH REGISTERS:
For most family history researchers, parish registers pro-vide the earliest direct source of family informa4on.These are an excellent source of genealogical researchand the best star4ng point as they include bap4sms, mar-riages and some4mes deaths for all classes of the popu-la4on. They also pre-date civil registra4on which did notbegin in Ireland un4l 1864 (Church of Ireland & Anglicanmarriages were recorded from 1845).
Roman Catholic Registers are kept in individual parishes, with every parish hav-ing a different star4ng date for their records. Roman Catholic Registers for theDiocese of Clogher for the period up to 1880 are also available on microfilm atMonaghan County Library, Clones, The Na4onal Library of Ireland and The Pub-lic Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast.
Church of Ireland (Anglican) Records are held in a number ofdifferent loca4ons. Some original registers are held in the Na-4onal Archives, Dublin. Others are held in the Representa-4ve Church Body Library, Dublin and some are retained in
individual parishes. The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) alsoholds many original and copy registers.
The Monaghan County Library holds a number of Church of Ireland ParishRecords on CD Rom, they are: Clon4bret, Donagh, Drumsnat & Kilmore, Erri-gal Shanco, Errigal Truagh, Tydavnet & Tyholland.
Presbyterian Records are held in three main loca4ons: 1. Parishes. 2. The Pres-byterian Historical Society, Belfast and in PRONI.
The Monaghan County Library hold a number of Presbyterian Parish Recordson CD Rom, they are: Ballyalbany, Braddox, Scotstown, Corlea, Derryval-ley(marriages only), Glennan, Legnacreeve & Monaghan First.
Monaghan County Library also hold a small number ofParish Registers for Clones, Aughnamullen West, Aughna-mullen East, Tullycorbet/Ballybay & Marriages for ErrigalTruagh (1837-1849).
““GGeenneeaallooggyy– A search for thegreatest treasures,
our ancestors”
““GGeenneeaallooggyyis like hide andseek, they hide
and I seek”
“Sharing genealogy is a
rewarding experience”
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Methodist Records are held in PRONI. Records prior to 1820 are found in theChurch of Ireland registers.
Quaker records are held in two main repositories 1. Librariesof the Society of Friends in Dublin. 2. Lisburn
Jewish records: Enquiries about Jewishrecords should be addressed to the IrishJewish Museum.
DDiidd yyoouu KKnnooww??An index to records of Civil Registra4on in Irelandfrom 1845 – 1958 is available at www.familysearch.org
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS:
Graveyard: Source:Aghabog Clogher Record 1982Annyalla Clogher Record 1982Aughnamullen West ‘5 Graveyards’ by Seamus DrudyBallintra ‘At the Ford of the Birches’
by Peadar MurnaneClones Round Tower & Abbey Clogher Record 1984Clon4bret (Old) Clogher Record 1974Donagh Clogher Record 1957Drumsnat Clogher Record 1967 & ‘The Replay’Drumully (Old) Clogher Record 1954Errigal (Old) Clogher Record 1987Galloon Clogher Record 1980Killanny (Old) Clogher Record 1967Killeevan Clogher Record 1982 & 2003Latlorcan (Old) Clogher Record 2012Magheross Clogher Record 1963Muckno Church Hill Clogher Record 1966Oram ‘Beyond the Bridge’
by Paula McGeoughRackwallace Clogher Record 1962Roslea, St. Tierneys Clogher Record 1989
Tullycorbet ‘At the Ford of the Birches’ by Peadar Murnane
Tydavnet Clogher Record 1954
ROMAN CATHOLIC GRAVEYARDS:
““GGeenneeaallooggyyWhere you
confuse the deadand irate the
living”
“One never knows when one
4ny piece willpull the puzzle
together” 7
The following gravestone inscrip4ons have been recorded in printedsources and are available at Monaghan County Library, Clones.
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Graveyard: Source:Ballybay Christ Church ‘At the Ford of the Birches
by Peadar MurnaneClones Clogher Record 1988Drumswords Clogher Record 1985Glaslough, St. Salvator’s Clogher Record 1978Killeevan, St. Luke’s Clogher Record 1982Kilmore Clogher Records 1983 & 1985
Source:‘Old Irish Graveyards Co. MonaghanPart 1’ by Eileen Hewson
‘Old Irish Graveyards Co. MonaghanPart II’ by EileenHewson
MISCELLANEOUS GRAVEYARDS:
“I trace family history so I willknow who to
blame”
Graveyard: Source:Ballybay 1st Creevagh ‘At the Ford of the Birches’
by Peadar MurnaneBallybay 2nd Derryvalley ‘At the Ford of the Birches’
by Peadar MurnaneBraddocks ‘At the Ford of the Birches’
by Peadar Murnane
“Whoever said,seek and ye
shall find wasnot a
genealogist”8
How to trace your Ancestors in County Monaghan
DDiidd yyoouu KKnnooww??Monaghan County Library is now offering free online access to the JSTOR Ireland Collec4on in all of its Libraries.The Clogher Records is available among this collec4on.
Carrickmacross Revd. Margaret Pringle (NSM), Rawdeerpark,Clones, Co. Monaghan.Tel: 047/51439
“If you don’t knowyour family’s history,then you don’t knowanything. You are a
leaf that doesn’t knowit is part of a tree”
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ARMY RECORDS:
NEWSPAPERS:
Records of Irishmen who served in the Bri4sh Army (including Irish Regiments) are held in The Na4onal Archives, Kew, London. A Guideto these records is available at www.na4onalarchives.gov.uk
R.I.C./DMP Records:Records for the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and Dublin Metro-
politan Police (DMP) are available on microfilm in The Na4onal Archives, Dublinand The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI).
PRONI has the original records or microfilm/photocopies of all or part of theCo. Monaghan Estates. Records of the Bath Estate in Farney are held at theseat of the Marquiss of Bath, longleat, Wiltshire, England. This material hasbeen microfilmed and is available in the Na4onal Library, Dublin.
Monaghan County Library hold a number of Rentals:
PARISH HISTORIES:
“Yourgenealogy is never done”
These are a valuable genealogical resource. The Centenary year of the GAA in1984 led to the valuable produc4on of club and parish histories. Most club his-tories were expanded to include a local history of the parish. The MonaghanCounty Library hold the following club and parish histories.
• Ardaghey Past & Present• History & Folklore of
Aughnamullen West Parish • Clones GFC• Inniskeen GFC• Currin GFC• Emyvale, McKenna Country• At the Ford of the Birches. The
History of Ballybay, its People &Vicinity.
• Beyond the Big Bridge. A Historyof Oram & surrounding Townlands
• From Carn to Clonfad. History ofCurrin, Killeevan & Aghabog. Part 1 & 2
• Footprints in Stone. Around Rock Chapel,Magheracloone
Rossmore Estate 1886 – 1907 (Note some years in between are missing)
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WORKHOUSE RECORDS:
• On the Road in Ballinode• A History of Rockcorry
St. Mary’s in The Emetresse• Extracts from a Ballybay
Scrapbook• The Replay. A Parish History.
Kilmore & Drumsnat• The Farney Fontenoys GFC,
Shades of Donaghmoyne• Hills of Magheracloone
1884 - 1984• The Mighty Faughs GFC.
A Proud Tradi4on• Drumhowan GFC• Carrickmacross Emmets GFC.
Wearing of the Green 1887 – 1983
• Tydavnet – A Centre of Community
• History of La5on O’Rahilly’s GFC& Parish
• Kilmore & Drumsnat – Millennium Memoirs
• Clon4bret O’Neills GFC• Killeevan Sarsfield GFC• A Pictorial History of Killanny• The Best of Times. St. Mary’s
Hall, Corravacan N.S. & Edraguil N.S
• A Clones Miscellany• 30 Years a Growing.
Corduff/Raferagh• Tully. The First Fi%y Years• From the Hill of the Chariot.
Memories & Folklore. Celebra4ng 50 years of the Patrician Hall, Tullycorbet.
• Eire Og (na Mullai) GFC. Smithborough
• Errigal Truagh GFC• Sean MacDiarmada GFC• Cremar4n GFC
There were four workhouses in Co. Monaghan. They were in Carrickmacross,Castleblayney, Clones & Monaghan.
Records (with some years missing) for Carrickmacross and Castleblayney areheld in the Monaghan County Library, Clones.
• Death No4ces & Obituaries in The Northern Standard newspaper 1839 – 1943 (This is an ongoing project)
• Death No4ces & Obituaries in The Peoples Advocate newspaper 1876 – 1906
• Death No4ces & Obituaries in The Farney Leader 1908-1909.• Death No4ces & Obituaries in The Monaghan Argus Newspaper 1954-1959• Death No4ces & Obituaries in The Monaghan People
Newspaper 1906-1908• North Monaghan Inquisi4on Book April 1846 – December 1855 Coroner
William Charles Waddell• Admi5ance Register for Monaghan County Infirmary 1846 – 1849• Shirleys History of County Monaghan• Clogher Records 1953 – to present
OTHER SOURCES
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“Just when youthink you’ve foundthem all, up pops
another!”“No man, howevergreat, is known toeverybody and no
man, however solitary,is known to
nobody”
“When some peo-ple talk about theirfamily tree, theytrim off a branchhere and there”
“Life is lived forwards, but understood backwards”
““GGeenneeaallooggyyA hay stack full ofneedles, it’s thethreads I need”
“Theory of rela4vity; If you
go back farenough, we’re all
related”
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• 1835 & Griffiths Valua4on Maps• Indoor Relief Register & Index for Carrickmacross Union 1899 – 1902• Bri4sh Army Service & Pension records 1914 – 1920 of County
Monaghan Men• Indoor Relief Register for Monaghan 1909 – 1910• Ontario, Canada Deaths 1869 – 1936 of County Monaghan Na4ves• World War II USA Dra% register of County Monaghan Na4ves• County Monaghan Men Who Fought for Canada in World War I• Boston Passenger & Crew Lists 1820 – 1943 of County Monaghan Na4ves• Bri4sh Army World War I Service & Pension Records of County
Monaghan Na4ves• Vaccina4on Register for Castleblayney area 1863-1927.• Co. Monaghan Infirmary Admi5ance Register 1858 – 1868
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AVAILABLE ON MICROFILM:
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At Monaghan County Library, Clones, Co. Monaghan
• The Northern Standard 1839 to present• The People’s Advocate 1876 – 1906• The Farney Leader 1908 -1909• Clones Weekly Chronicle 1906 – 1908• The Monaghan People 1906 – 1908• The Anglo-Celt 1846 – 2007• The Monaghan Argus 1875 – 1881, 1954 – 1959• The Dublin Penny Journal 1832 – 1836• The Dundalk Democrat 1849-1896, 1921, 22, 26, 27, 29, 1931-1943• Department of Irish Folklore: Folklore Collec4on of County
Monaghan 1930’s• Grand Jury Presentments 1822 – 1834• The Tithe Applotments• The 1901 & 1911 Census• Roman Catholic Register of Bap4sms & Marriages for Diocese of Clogher
Valua,on Office, Irish Life Centre, Lower Abbey Street,Dublin 1. Tel: 01-8171035/8171149Web: www.valoff.ieEmail: [email protected]
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USEFUL ADDRESSES & WEBSITES
Library of the Religious Society of Friendsin Ireland, Quaker House, Stocking Lane, Dublin 16.Tel: 01-4998003/4998004Web: www.quakers-in-ireland.ieEmail: [email protected]