County Cavan, Ireland Genealogy

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Ireland County Cavan

General County Research Information
Further information about County Cavan is available at the GenUKI site.

Archives and Libraries
County Cavan Genealogy Research Centre Cana House, Farnham Street Cavan Town County Cavan, Ireland TEL: (049) 4361094 FAX: (049) 4331494

Cavan County Library Farnham Street, Cavan Town County Cavan, Ireland E-mail: cavancountylibrary@tinet.ie or E-mail: cavancountylibrary@eircom.net

Barron, Famham Estate, and other papers relating. Griffith Valuation maps. Leagal papers including rentals and wills for Cavan 18th &amp; 19th century. Photography collections.

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) 66 Balmoral Avenue Belfast BT9 6NY E-mail: proni@dcalni.gov.uk Internet: http://www.proni.gov.uk/

The above is the official repository for the public records of Northern Ireland. PRONI also collects records from private sources.

Cemeteries
Doherty, Paul Martin. Tombstones of Some Irish Emigrants in the Catholic Cemetery at Andover, Massachussetts. Covers Thomas McEnroe died 25 Dec 1861. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol.IV, no. 1. 1972 pages 23-26, Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i

Civil Jurisdictions and Parish Research Information
A map of the Civil Parishes of County Cavan is available at Irish Times site.

Probates
Abstracts of Some Ardagh, Clogher and Kilmore Diocesan Wills. Alphabetical list of Wills proved from the above Diocese covering years 1739-1810. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol.VI.no.2.1974, pages 112-121, Family History Ref. 941.5 B2i v5-6.

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.

Web Sites
To view a list of Cavan web sites, visit FHLFavorites.info for some great sites.