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Irish Roots 2016 Issue 4 on www.findmypast.ie which also and Waterford County Library. The Church Records hosts Griffith’s Valuation, commercial NLI’s sources database collection (http:// sources.nli.ie) is a goldmine of other Catholic baptism and marriage records directories, and other material. local material. It lists 175 rentals from for Waterford are relatively good in Waterford estates including the Boyle comparison to many Irish counties. Newspapers Estate rentals, (from 1691); Rentals of the There are 32 Catholic parishes (7 of The classic information associated Cavendish or Devonshire Estate (from which are within Waterford City) with newspapers are notices of births, 1812); and the Woulfe/Mansfield estate and 10 of these have records starting marriages and death. However, until papers (NLI Ms. 9632). An example of a in the 18th century (including all of relatively recent times these notices rental from the latter can be seen at www. the City parishes). The earliest register are restricted to the more prominent ancestornetwork.ie/small-sources-18. (St. John’s in Waterford City) starts in members of the community. However, 1710. The factors which affected the many others are mentioned because of start date of these records are detailed appearances in court or in local incidents. Local and Family Histories in ‘Irish Church Records’ (Flyleaf Press, Local newspapers also publish lists of Awareness of local history and culture 2001). The Catholic Church registers persons attending meetings, signing is helpful in revealing useful sources of are available online and free to access on petitions, or making donations to local information. There are a range of local the National Library of Ireland website causes. They also contain advertisements histories of Waterford towns, parishes http://registers.nli.ie/. In addition, for local businesses. The earliest and associations which provide such an index to these registers is available Waterford papers are Ramsey’s Waterford background information. One major on the pay-for sites www.ancestry. Chronicle (1771-1910); and the Waterford source is the Decies journal, published by com, www.findmypast.ie and www. Herald (1789-96). The Waterford Chronicle Waterford Historical and Archaeological rootsireland.ie. In the Church of Ireland is being digitised and indexed by Society www.waterford-history.org since there are 22 parishes with records, and Waterford County Library (see www. the 1950s. Histories of local families have several are particularly early, including waterfordcouncil.ie/departments/ also been published and are particularly Lismore whose records start in 1693, and library). Original copies of these and valuable documents for research as Waterford Holy Trinity (1655). These other papers are available in NLI, the many contain personal recollections and records can be searched, for a fee, on-line British Library and other archives. Note knowledge of families. These are usually through www.RootsIreland.ie while the also, that newspapers in surrounding published in local or national journals, originals are variously in the Library of counties may also be consulted for as short-run books or pamphlets (for the Representative Church Body (RCB) early notices, and Waterford events are circulation to family members), or as in Dublin, in the National Archives of also reported in regional and national manuscript copies donated to libraries. Ireland, or at their church of origin in newspapers such as the Irish Times Sources for Family and Local history, Waterford. A full list of availability (1859 - current); Finn’s Leinster Journal published by Flyleaf Press, contains an of these records can be down-loaded (1771) and The Freeman’s Journal (from extensive list of such sources. from the RCB library website at http:// 1763). Both of the latter are indexed bit.ly/2dKq4Ku. There are also records on the commercial website www. Waterford County Library has a good for the Presbyterian and Quaker irishnewsarchive.com. collection of local history sources, denominations. including Workhouse Board of Guardians records, Grand Jury Records, Census Substitutes Gravestone Inscriptions Town Council papers, Estate papers Gravestone inscriptions from the county Although there are no Government and some collections of private papers. have also been transcribed and indexed census records until 1901, there are local Other material of Waterford relevance is by different groups. These are available records which provide evidence of an in many archives worldwide. in local and national journals and ancestor. These include lists of voters, books. Waterford County Library has A local genealogy service is also available freeholders, petitioners, taxpayers, a collection of burial and funeral books, in Waterford in association with the Irish persons charged with crimes and others see http://bit.ly/2e56dcd. Family History Foundation (IFHF), the compiled for a wide variety of reasons. all-Ireland network of genealogy centres Some will provide a specific address that runs www.rootsireland.ie. It is and other useful details as to their Commercial Directories available through Waterford Heritage, circumstances or occupation. Examples, During the 18th century local directories based in the Genealogy Centre, Jenkins to demonstrate the diversity of sources, of major towns were published by Lane, Waterford. The genealogist, include the 1641 Books of Survey and private companies. These contain listings Michael O’Connor, can be contacted Distribution (NLI Ms 971); a 1663 list of tradesmen, professionals, public by email at:- [email protected]. Image opposite of the inhabitants of Waterford City (J. officials, and sometimes local gentry. page:- Lismore Castle, Co. Waterford. Cork Arch & Hist. Soc. Vol. 51; a list of There is no specific local directory for persons who suffered losses in the 1798 Waterford until 1839 when Harvey’s Rebellion (NLI Ms 94107); a 1792 list Directory of Waterford was first published. of the ‘Leading Catholics’ of Waterford It also contains a house-by-house street (Irish Ancestor 8(2)); and lists of voters directory. It was published again in 1866 for 1807 (Irish Ancestor 8(11)); 1835 (NAI and 1869 as Harvey’s Waterford Almanac 1842/18), 1839 (Irish Genealogist 8(2)); and Directory. However, information and 1843 (NAI 1843/65). on major Waterford towns is included There are also record sources which cover in a series of national directories (Pigotts a long period of time. An interesting 1824, Thom’s 1844, Slaters 1846 etc) and example is the records of local courts these can be accessed on several websites or Petty Sessions (1851-1910). They are and in libraries. available for several Waterford courts and are rich resources as they provide names Estate Papers of accused, witnesses, injured parties and Waterford has a good collection of estate usually state occupations. The originals papers and rentals, many of which are in Available from are in the National Archives (NAI) but public archives, particularly the National www.flyleaf.ie they are available in a searchable format Library of Ireland http://sources.nli.ie 11 Irish Roots 2016 Issue 4 12 Irish Roots 2016 Issue 4 The editor’s books selection for this quarter are:- Figures in Ireland, the Paisanos: the a Famine Autobiography: forgotten Irish Landscape. one hundred years who changed Ciarán Ó in the life of the the face of Latin Murchadha. nation, told by America. Tim Bloomsbury its people. John Fanning. Gill Academic; Bowman (ed.). Books; 304pp; 239pp; £21.99 Penguin Ireland; €24.99/£21.99 pb; 23cm; 978-1- 496pp; €25/£20/ hb; 23cm; 978- 4725-1155-3. This CAN$42.95 pb; 0-71717181-1. is an in-depth 23cm; 978-1- It seems that in study of the 84488158-1. 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