Limerick St Michael's Civil Parish, County Limerick, Ireland Genealogy

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Historical Overview
St. Michael's parish, Limerick covering 1568 acres; population 21,174 (1901 Census).

History
St. Michael's civil parish was based on the ancient ecclesiastical parish of St. Michael whose church was dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel (feast day 29th September) and stood near the Limerick city walls outside the West Water Gate. The church was well established by 1200 but the church and its chancel were in ruins by 1615 and entirely destroyed by the time of Cromwell's occupation in 1651. The 1654 Civil Survey describes it thus: "a partly ruined castle and mill seat at Beall na Corrie (Ballinacurra); a few thatched cabins; the Prior's mill near the churchyard, and a few gardens belonging to the vicar and archdeacon and some city gentlemen".

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Cemeteries

 * St. Michael's Graveyard at Roman Catholic Diocesan website
 * St. Michael’s Graveyard at Sharon Slater's Limerick's Life.

Census
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Church of Ireland
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Presbyterian
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Methodist
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Society of Friends
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Civil Registration
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Land records
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Probate records
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School records
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Tax records
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Voters
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