Clonmel Civil Parish, County Cork, Ireland Genealogy

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Guide to Clonmel Civil Parish, County Cork 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 Clonmel. The information is based on locations and records before 1922.

History
Clonmel Civil Parish comprises Fota Island and the western 1/3 of Great Island in County Cork. Directly to the east, occupying the eastern 2/3 of Great Island, is Templerobin Civil Parish. To the north is Carrigtohill Civil Parish. Cobh Town is the only moderate-sized population center in Clonmel Parish. Before 1922 the town of Cobh was known as Queenstown. There are Wikipedia entries for Cobh, Fota Island, and Great Island.

Localities
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Names of townlands:

Ballyhetterick Ballyleary Ballynacrusha Ballynoe Ballyvoloon Belvelly Carrigaloe town Cloyne, Dean of Chapter Land of Cobh town Dean and Chapter Land of Cloyne Donegal Foaty Lissanisky Marino Oldcourt Queenstown town Ringacoltig Ringmeen White Point town

Maps and gazetteers
Parish information can be found via IrishTimes.com

Records
This site has a large number of various records for County Cork, though few seem to apply directly to Templerobin Civil Parish.

Cemeteries
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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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Catholic
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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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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.

Websites
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