Taney Civil Parish, County Dublin, Ireland Genealogy

The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of Taney. The information is based on locations and records before 1922.

History
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Summary
The civil parish of Taney is located in South county Dublin and about 7 km (4 miles) south of Dublin city centre. The parish is included in the Poor Law Union / Civil Registration Distrct of Rathdown.

Adjacent Civil Parishes
Kilgobbin, Tully, Kilmacud, Booterstown, Donnybrook, St. Peter's (Dublin City), Rathfarnham, Whitechurch

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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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Catholic
Two Catholic parishes covered the Civil parish of Taney and some boundaries changed and a new parish was later established to cover areas to the east as populations increased over time.

Initially the civil parish of Taney was included in the RC parish of Booterstown *, and in 1856 the new parish of Dundrum was formed which covered the same area as the civil parish.


 * Note : At times the Church of Ireland parish of Booterstown also covered parts of the Civil Parishes of Donnybrook, Kilmacud, Monkstown, Rathfarnham and Stillorgan

Dundrum : Baptism and marriage records go back to August 1856

Booterstown : Baptism records go back to 1755, marriages to 1756

Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland of parish for the area is also named Taney and covers the same area. The original church named St Nahi's was located near to Dundrum village and was superceeded in 1818 by a new church named Christ Church on Taney hill a short distance to the east.

There is also a chapel of ease in the parish on Foster avenue named St. Thomas, which was built in 1874.

Baptism records for the parish go back to 1791, marriages to 1795 and burials to 1814.

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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 non-Catholic 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.

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