Myshall Civil Parish, County Carlow, Ireland Genealogy

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

History
Myshall is a parish located partly in the barony of Idrone East, but chiefly in that of Forth, county of Carlow, and province of Leinster. The parish is situated eight miles southeast of Leighlin-bridge, on the road from Newtown-Barry to Bagnalstown, and on the north side of the river Burren.

The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Leighlin. In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a union or district, comprising the parishes of Myshall and Fennagh, in each of which there was a chapel.

A useful link about local history, and general information about this locality is

http://www.myshalldrumphea.com/

Localities
The parish of Myshall is surrounded by the parishes of Ballon, Ballyellin, Barragh, Dunleckny, Fennagh, Gilbertstown, and Kiltennell. It is located in the poor law union of Carlow.

To discover the townlands that are within the parish boundaries go to the following

http://www.thecore.com/seanruad

Maps and gazetteers
http://www.myshalldrumphea.com/

Shows a map of the Myshall area in 1685, as well as a townlands map and list, with original Irish names and meanings.

Cemeteries
The main cemetery for this parish is found in Drumphea, with graves dating back to the mid 1700's, also there are cemeteries located in Myshall town itself and also in Fennagh town.

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
Fennagh and Myshall parish records are available at the National Library of Ireland, reel number is p4168 and covers births and marriages from 1822 up to 1881. The unfortunate thing about the information to view is that alot of the pages are damaged and a combination of sometimes illegible handwriting and curled up rotting pages can prove to be quite the challenge!

Some transcriptions have been put online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Records_index.htm

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

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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
http://www.igp-web.com/carlow/

alot of information about Myshall parish can be gathered from this site.