Drumlumman Civil Parish, County Cavan, Ireland Genealogy

Ireland Counties of Ireland  County Cavan  County Cavan Parishes The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of Drumlumman. The information is based on locations and records before 1922.

History
Drumloman, or Drumlumnum, is a parish in the barony of Clonmahon, county of Cavan, and province of Ulster. The parish is in the diocese of Ardagh, and is a vicarage, forming part of the union of Granard.

Localities
The parish of Drumloman or Drumlumnum is surrounded by the parishes of Ballintemple, Ballymachugh, and Scrabby, as well as the county of Meath. It is located in the poor law unions of Cavan and Granard.

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Cemeteries
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Census
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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.

This parish was formerly known as Drumlumman North and is in the civil parish of Drumlumman. There are two chapels: Our Lady of Lourdes in Mullahoran, and St. Joseph's in Loughduff.

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Presbyterian
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Methodist
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Society of Friends
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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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Abstract of Wills. List of Wills of Beatly, Brock, Geoghegan, Gordon, Kirwin, O'Neil, Phaire, Rakestrow, Sarsfield, Slator, Weekes, and Wolfe. Written and proved in various counties. Article in The irish Ancestor, vol. XIII no.1. 1981 pages 63-72, FHL Ref. 941.5 B2i XIII no. 1.

School records
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Tax records
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