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Roman Catholic Church Records
Skibbereen
Heritage Centre has undertaken to
computerise the Baptismal and Marriage
records for Skibbereen, Rath and the
Islands
R.C.
Church
records. The project is a major
undertaking, and without specific funding,
will take a considerable period. However, in
the intervening period, the Centre can
access these records to answer genealogy
queries for a fee which will be used to fund
this project.
The local records start with Baptismal
records from 1814 and Marriage records from
1837 and cover the greater Skibbereen,
Baltimore and the
Islands
area.
The Centre also holds the Baptismal records
for the parishes of Drinagh and Drimoleague
and can also answer queries relating to
these parishes. The marriage records should
follow in the future.
The Drinagh/Drimoleague Baptismal records
cover the period from 1817 onwards, with a
few from the year 1800 additionally
To make a query please provide the following information and we will
respond as soon as possible with information and fees:
- NAME ANCESTOR (INCLUDING PET NAME)
- DATE OF BIRTH IF KNOWN OR ANY KNOWN DATE, E.G. EMIGRATION
- ANY NAMES OF SIBLINGS OR PARENTS
- AREA FROM, IF KNOWN
- ANY OTHER INFORMATION KNOWN.
In person enquiries are also possible by appointment. Please ring or
mail in advance as it is not always be possible to accommodate a query at
short notice.
We can also follow up by checking the census records, Griffith’s Valuation, Tithe Applotments and local directories. We also have
access to a degree of local knowledge to extend a search as far as
possible.
1901 and 1911 Censuses
The 1901 census records details of people present in Ireland on Sunday night, the 31st of March
1901 while the 1911 records events of Sunday night, the 2nd of April 1911. Each household, ship, workhouse and dwelling place was
included thus recording every man, woman and child alive in Ireland. The
1901 is the earliest census
of Ireland available in its entirety, as the earlier records were either destroyed by the fire at the Public Record Office in 1922, or destroyed by order of the government.
The Skibbereen Heritage Centre is pleased to present the 1901
and 1911 Censuses for Skibbereen and district.
For the purpose of the census (and other administration
purposes) each district was broken into District Electoral Divisions
(D.E.D.) and
then into townlands. In urban areas townlands were further subdivided into streets.
For a
full listing of the 1901 D.E.Ds and townlands available at Skibbereen Heritage
Centre please click here.
For a similar list of the 1911 census click here.
Information recorded in the Censuses
Each Townland or street has an overview page
called a Form B that lists the buildings and gives details on how they were constructed, e.g. stone, thatched or mud. A grading of 1st, 2nd or 3rd class house is given accordingly. The name of the head of household, the amount and details of outhouses and the owner of the property is also given.
(View a sample 1901 Form B)
Each household filled out a Form A. It lists the individual names of the persons present that night, and is personally signed by the head of the household, giving an opportunity to see an ancestor's signature. The
details of individuals given include; name, age, sex, marital status,
number of years married (1911 only), occupation, number of children born
and still alive (1911 only), languages spoken, relationship to head of household, religion and education.
(View a sample 1901 Form A)
As a starting point for genealogical research, an interesting historical perspective of the town of Skibbereen or the curiosity of seeing an ancestor's signature; the
1901 and 1911 Censuses are certainly interesting from many different viewpoints, and Skibbereen Heritage Centre is pleased to offer
them to its visitors.
Griffith’s Valuation
Sir Richard Griffith was an official who
was given the task of putting a rateable valuation on every property in
Ireland. First published for Cork in 1851, it lists the head of the
household and valuation on the property.
Skibbereen Heritage Centre is pleased to
present an index for Griffith’s Valuation, allowing a search to be made
under name, townland, parish etc. This may also be accessed on line at
www.failteromhat.com. This lists the name of the head of household
only.
In addition, the full maps for Skibbereen
town are available, with each building numbered and cross referenced to an
index showing the owner or occupier.
Tithe Applotment
Books
Skibbereen
Heritage Centre has database records of the
Tithe Applotments Books for the parishes of Abbeystowry,
Aghadown, Castlehaven, Clear Island, Creagh,
Drinagh, Drimoleague, Kilcoe, Kilmacabea,
Kilmoe, Myross, Schull and Tullagh.
The dates on these records vary parish to
parish but start around 1825.
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