Moyarta Civil Parish, County Clare, Ireland Genealogy

Guide to Moyarta Civil Parish, County Clare 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 Moyarta.

History
The historical background of the parish is available on its Ireland Reaching Out web page.

Localities
Moyarta civil parish comprises the following 32 town-lands, which can be seen outlined in red on the color Historic 6" Ordnance Survey Ireland map: Bellia Breaghva Cammoge Carrownaweelaun Clarefield Cloonconeen Doonaha East Doonaha West Furroor Lower Furroor Upper Kilcasheen Kilcredaun Killeenagh Killinny Knocknagarhoon Lisheencrony Lisheenfurroor Moveen East Moveen West Moyarta East Moyarta West Newtown East Newtown West Querrin Rahaniska Rahona East Rahona West Rinemackaderrig Shanganagh Tullaroe Trusklieve [part of] Tullig [part of]

The parish is situated on the Loop Head peninsula in west Clare, and is bounded on the west by the civil parish of Kilballyowen, on the north by the Atlantic Ocean and by the civil parish of Kilfearagh, and on the south and east by the Shannon Estuary.

Details of other administrative subdivisions affecting the parish are available on its Ireland Reaching Out web page.

Maps and gazetteers
The parish can be seen outlined in green on the color Historic 6" Ordnance Survey Ireland map. The contemporary OSI street map shows Carrigaholt, Doonaha, Querrin and the tiny settlement of Newtown in the town-land of Carrownaweelaun (at the western end of the parish, not to be confused with the town-lands of Newtown East and West at the eastern end of the parish). Zoom in on these maps or the black and white Historic 25" OSI map to see the parish in more detail.

Lewis's Topography, originally published in 1837, contains detailed descriptions of Moyarta parish and of Carrigaholt village.

Cemeteries
In addition to some cillíní, there are three major documented cemeteries in the parish:


 * Moyarta Grave Yard in the townland of Moyarta East;
 * Kilcrony Grave Yard in the townland of Lisheencrony; and
 * Templemeeagh Grave Yard in the townland of Querrin.

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.

Church records
Read general information about church records.

Catholic
Name(s) of ecclesiastical parish, records, availability, archive, online indexes, notes.

Church of Ireland
Name(s) of ecclesiastical parish, records, availability, archive, online indexes, notes.

Presbyterian
Name(s) of ecclesiastical parish, records, availability, archive, online indexes, notes.

Methodist
Name(s) of ecclesiastical parish, records, availability, archive, online indexes, notes.

Society of Friends
Name(s) of ecclesiastical parish, records, availability, archive, online indexes, notes.

Others
Name(s) of ecclesiastical parish, records, availability, archive, online indexes, notes.

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
Probate dealt with the property of a deceased person. Read more about these records in the Ireland Probate Records article.

School records
Read more about these records in the Ireland Schools article.

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.

Websites
Wikipedia

Clare County Library

Ireland Reaching Out