County Leitrim Societies

Family history societies often publish helpful journals, transcripts, compiled genealogies and host helpful websites. They may have ongoing projects to transcribe records and create indexes. Most societies publish queries in their journals and maintain lists of members’ research interests that may be helpful to you. You may want to join one of these societies, reap the benefits of their expertise and resources, or support its efforts.

Addresses of the societies are for the most part where their meetings are held as they are by-and-large not brick-and-mortar institutions.

Regional Societies
Border Counties History Collective Main Street Blacklion, Co Cavan Telephone: 072-53440 E-mail: [mailto:bchc@eircom.net bchc@eircom.net] Website: Border Counties History Collective


 * The Border Counties History Collective is an association of history groups in the border counties of Fermanagh, Cavan, and Leitrim. The Collective aims to promote co-operation between local history groups on a cross-border basis and to support their practical needs through training and the provision of information and advice.

Breifne Historical Society (Cumann Seanchais Bhreifne) c/o Cavan Genealogy 1st Floor, Johnston Central Library Farnham St Cavan Telephone: 049 436 1094 E-mail: [mailto:brendan1scott@gmail.com brendan1scott@gmail.com] Website: Breifne Historical Society


 * The Society was founded as a non-political and non-sectarian historical society to promote interest in and the study of the local history of the ancient kingdom of Breifne. The territory of Breifne was, in medieval times, ruled over by the O’Rourke and the O’Reilly chieftains and it corresponds to most of the present day counties of Cavan, Leitrim and south Fermanagh, as well as  to the ecclesiastical diocese of Kilmore.  The Society hosts a series of lectures each year on various aspects of local and Irish history generally.  It also organizes an annual tour to some place of historical interest. These tours normally take place in the summer months.  The Society  publishes a journal called ‘Breifne’ which is published in April or May of each year.  The first journal was published in 1958 and forty-three journals have been published since then.  It is now recognized as one of the best and most reputable local history journals in Ireland.

Carrick on Shannon & District Historical Society (Cumann Seanchais Muintir Eolais) Carrick-on-Shannon Local History Centre Unit 5, 1st Floor Market Yard Carrick-on-Shannon Telephone: 086 067 5283 E-mail: [mailto:cos.localhistorycentre@gmail.com cos.localhistorycentre@gmail.com] Website: Carrick on Shannon & District Historical Society Website #2: Carrick on Shannon & District Historical Society


 * The Society was established in 1992 to reawaken interest in the history of the area which covers part of South Leitrim and North Roscommon known in ancient times as Muintir Eolais.

Western Family History Association Lackagh Parish Centre Lackagh, Galway E-mail: [mailto:info@wfha.info info@wfha.info] Website: Western Family History Association Website #2: Western Family History Association


 * Home counties of Association members include Galway, Clare, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, and Leitrim, with some members coming from as far afield as Cork. It is a self-help group for its members and does not carry out research. The Association provides a continually expanding library of genealogical and historical books for members’ usage, which is available monthly.

Leitrim Society
Manorhamilton and District Historical Society Bee Park Community Centre New Line Manorhamilton E-mail: [mailto:gcreamer@beeparkresourcecentre.com gcreamer@beeparkresourcecentre.com] Website: Manorhamilton and District Historical Society Website #2: Manorhamilton and District Historical Society


 * Manorhamilton and District Historical Society's goal is to collect local history and heritage and share these collections of history with the public.