Ballymachugh Civil Parish, County Cavan, Ireland Genealogy

Guide to Ballymachugh Civil Parish, County Cavan ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and burial records.

The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of Ballymachugh. The information is based on locations and records before 1922.

History
Ballymachugh is a parish in the barony of Clanmahon. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ardagh, and is part of the union of Granard.

The parish of Ballymachugh is completely within the Roman Catholic parish of Carrick-Finea in the diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois.

Localities
The parish of Ballymachugh is surrounded by the parishes of Ballintemple, Crosserlough, Drumlumman, and Kilbride. It also borders the county of Meath. It is located in the poor law union of Cavan.

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Cemeteries
Cemeteries are located in Lavagh and Omard, with Omard being the Roman Catholic cemetery.

Census
The purpose of a census was to gather information about people who lived in an area. While the government began census taking in 1821, only fragments exist before 1901. Censuses for 1901 and 1911 are available. Read more about the records in the Ireland Census article.

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Church records
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The modern name for this parish is Carrick-Finea. The parish includes the southern part of the civil parish of Drumlumman, part of the civil parish of Ballymachugh, both in county Cavan, and part of the civil parish of Foyran in Westmeath. There are two chapels in the parish toady: St. Mary's in Carrick and St. Mary's in Ballynarry.

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Presbyterian
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Methodist
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Society of Friends
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Others
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Civil Registration
Government registration of births and deaths began in 1864. Registration of Protestant marriages began in 1845, with all marriages being registered by 1864. Go to the Ireland Civil Registration article to read more about these records.

Land records
The Registry of Deeds started in 1708. Land transactions were recorded, including immovable property passed on in a will and property given to a daughter at her marriage. Read more about these records in the Ireland Land and Property article.

Probate Records
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School records
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Tax records
The valuation of property for tax purposes was started in the 1840s by Richard Griffith. A tax paid to the church, call Tithe Applotments, began in the 1820s. Read about these records in the Ireland Taxation and Ireland Land and Property articles. Add records for this parish that you know about.

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