AN IRISH GENEALOGICAL SOURCE A GUIDE TO CHURCH RECORDS PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND No part of this Guide may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise without the permission of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. October 2019 Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................... 31 General ........................................................................................................................... 31 Identifying churches in an area ....................................................................................... 31 Scope and arrangement of the Guide ............................................................................. 33 Digitised Church Records ............................................................................................... 33 Baptism, marriage and burial registers ........................................................................... 34 Church of Ireland Records .............................................................................................. 34 Methodist Church Records ............................................................................................. 36 Presbyterian Church Records ......................................................................................... 37 Roman Catholic Records ................................................................................................ 38 Other Protestant Dissenting Records ............................................................................. 39 Appendix 1: Key to Abbreviations .......................................................................... 43 Appendix 2: List of places not arranged under civil parish ................................. 44 Appendix 3: Church records in PRONI ................................................................... 45 Appendix 4: Indexes available to Church Records ............................................... 47 Appendix 5: Bibliography of works which may be of use in tracing the history of churches and their records ...................................................................................... 53 Appendix 6: Useful addresses ................................................................................ 56 A .................................................................................................................................. 57 ACTON CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. ARMAGH ........................................... 57 AGHABOG, CO. MONAGHAN .......................................................................................... 57 AGHADERG, CO. DOWN ................................................................................................. 57 AGHADOWEY, CO. LONDONDERRY ............................................................................. 58 AGHADRUMSEE CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. FERMANAGH ..................... 59 AGHAGALLON, CO. ANTRIM .......................................................................................... 59 AGHALEE, CO. ANTRIM .................................................................................................. 59 AGHALOO, CO. TYRONE ................................................................................................ 59 AGHALURCHER, COS FERMANAGH AND TYRONE .................................................... 60 AGHANLOO, CO. LONDONDERRY ................................................................................. 62 AGHANUNSHIN, CO. DONEGAL ..................................................................................... 62 AGHAVEA, CO. FERMANAGH ......................................................................................... 62 AGHAVILLY CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. ARMAGH .................................... 63 AGHERTON CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. LONDONDERRY ....................... 63 2 Public Record Office of Northern Ireland © Crown Copyright 2019 AGHNAMULLEN, CO. MONAGHAN ................................................................................ 63 AGIVEY CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. LONDONDERRY ............................... 64 AGLISH, CO. MAYO ......................................................................................................... 64 AHOGHILL, CO. ANTRIM ................................................................................................. 64 AHOREY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CO. ARMAGH ................................................... 65 ALBANY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CO. TYRONE ..................................................... 65 ALL SAINTS (EGLANTINE) CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. DOWN ............... 65 ALL SAINTS, CO. DONEGAL .......................................................................................... 65 ALT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CO. DONEGAL .......................................................... 66 ALTEDESERT CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. TYRONE .................................. 66 ANAGHLONE (1ST AND 2ND) PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES, CO. DOWN ................ 66 ANAHILT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CO. DOWN ....................................................... 66 ANNACLONE PARISH, CO. DOWN ................................................................................. 66 ANNAGELLIFF PARISH, CO. CAVAN ............................................................................. 67 ANNAGH, CO. CAVAN ..................................................................................................... 67 ANNAGHMORE CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. ARMAGH ............................... 68 ANNAHILT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CO. DOWN ..................................................... 68 ANNAHILT, CO. DOWN .................................................................................................... 68 ANNALONG CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. DOWN ........................................ 69 ANNALONG PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CO. DOWN .................................................. 69 ANTRIM, CO. ANTRIM ..................................................................................................... 69 ARBOE, COS LONDONDERRY AND TYRONE ............................................................. 70 ARDANGLIGGER CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. DONEGAL ......................... 71 ARDARA CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. DONEGAL ....................................... 71 ARDARA METHODIST CIRCUIT AND CHURCH, CO. DONEGAL .............................. 71 ARDARA ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH, CO. DONEGAL .............................................. 71 ARDCLINIS, CO. ANTRIM ................................................................................................ 71 ARDEE, CO. LOUTH ........................................................................................................ 71 ARDGLASS, CO. DOWN .................................................................................................. 72 ARDKEEN, CO. DOWN .................................................................................................... 72 ARDMORE CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. ARMAGH ....................................... 72 ARDQUIN, CO. DOWN ..................................................................................................... 72 ARDRAGH CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. MONAGHAN ................................... 73 ARDSTRAW, CO. TYRONE ............................................................................................. 73 ARDTREA ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH, CO. TYRONE .............................................. 75 ARMAGH, CO. ARMAGH ................................................................................................. 75 ARMAGHBREAGUE CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. ARMAGH ....................... 76 ARMAGHBREAGUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CO. ARMAGH .................................. 76 ARMOY, CO. ANTRIM ...................................................................................................... 76 ARTREA, COS LONDONDERRY AND TYRONE ........................................................... 77 ARVAGH CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. CAVAN ............................................ 78 ASHFIELD CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. CAVAN .......................................... 78 ATHENRY, CO GALWAY ................................................................................................. 78 ATHLONE, CO. WESTMEATH ......................................................................................... 78 AUGHAVAL, CO MAYO ..................................................................................................... 78 AUGHENTAINE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CO. TYRONE ......................................... 78 AUGHER (ST MARK’S) CHURCH OF IRELAND PARISH, CO. TYRONE .................. 78 AUGHEYARREN METHODIST CHURCH, CO. TYRONE .............................................. 78 AUGHINTAINE ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH, CO. TYRONE ....................................... 79 AUGHNACLOY METHODIST CHURCH, CO. TYRONE ................................................ 79 3 Public Record Office of Northern Ireland © Crown Copyright 2019 AUGHNACLOY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CO. TYRONE .......................................... 79 AUGHNACLOY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL, CO. TYRONE ...................................... 79 AUGHNAMULLEN, CO. MONAGHAN .............................................................................. 79 AUGHNISH, CO. DONEGAL ...........................................................................................