COUNTY LOUTH
IRELAND
GENEALOGICAL SOURCES

Castlebellingham in 1911. The elm tree was planted around 1839 and replaced with a copper beech tree in the 1970s (which itself was replaced by a lime tree in 2002). The Crucifix in memory of Lady Constance Bellingham was erected in 1902.
© Brendan Hall 2002 - 2008
Thank you for visiting my web site. Some of the lists found here are quite obscure, but give an indication of the alternative sources - those all-important census substitutes - that are available for further family research in County Louth.
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The Latest Edition of the Journal of the County Louth Archaeological & Historical Society (2007) is now available.
For details of contents click HERE
WEB SITE CONTENTS:
List of County Louth Genealogical Sources
List of Books of County Louth Interest
List of Sources for Memorial Inscriptions, County Louth
Name Index to County Louth Memorial Inscriptions
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Haggardstown Roman Catholic Parish
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Some County Louth Nominal Lists:
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686-1107 Kings of Conaille Muirtheimhne (North Louth) | |
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935 The Genealogy of Gairbhith, King of the Fir Rois (Ardee Barony) | |
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976 The Genealogy of Cinaeth Mac Croinghille, King of the Conaille Muirtheimhne (North Louth) |
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1767 Petition to Stephen Sibthorpe, Co. Louth Parliamentarian | |
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1795 Corporation of Skinners and Glovers of Drogheda: Ralph Smyth (Lord Mayor) Approbation | |
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Topographical and Historical Information on County Louth:
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1832 - Some County Louth Antiquities - from 'The Dublin Penny Journal' | |
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1837 Samuel Lewis's "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" - County Louth (or as a .pdf - Adobe Reader required - click HERE.) | |
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1864 Map of Dundalk (600Kb) | |
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1886 Brief History of Co. Louth from G.H. Bassett's "Louth County Guide and Directory" | |
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War of Independence Period - 1920 Burning of Blackrock RIC Barracks | |
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Civil War Period - 1922 The Bombing of Dundalk Jail | |
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Civil War Period - 1923 Hunger Strike in Dundalk Jail | |
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Civil War Period - 1924 The Shootings at Dowdallshill Graveyard, Dundalk | |
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The following lists relate to other counties or are articles written by me that may be of interest in understanding the times in which our ancestors survived. Please note that these are in .pdf format for which you will require Adobe Reader (which is normally pre-installed on all computers). If you do not have this program on your computer, it is available free at www.adobe.com
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1793-1870 The Records of the Monaghan Militia by Quarter-Master William Watson | |
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1857 Canadian Subscribers to the building of Armagh Cathedral |
Some of the above are on my old Genealogy Strays site:
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~jbhall/index.html
1714 - 1857 High Sheriffs of County Armagh; 1714 - 1857 High Sheriffs of County Down; 1792 Kinsale Loyalty Petition; 1856 The Mutiny of the North Tipperary Militia; 1857 Canadian Subscribers to the building of Armagh Cathedral
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© Brendan Hall 2002 - 2008
21 April 2008