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In the table below, the 1st column contains the COUNTY NAME, and
the 2nd column identifies the county's corresponding CATHOLIC DIOCESE(S) which encompass the area of the county.  Select the appropriate diocese link to go to information and links for the appropriate diocese, and/or select the county name to go to general information and links for the county, which are not specifically Catholic.
The county list is alphabetically arranged.
Select a County in Republic of Ireland OR
Select a County in Northern Ireland of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Republic of  Ireland.
Carlow + Cavan + Clare +  Cork + Donegal + Dublin + Galway + Kerry + Kildare + Kilkenny + Laois + Leitrim + Limerick + Longford + Louth + Mayo + Meath + Monaghan + Offaly + Roscommon + Sligo + Tipperary + Waterford + Westmeath + Wexford + Wicklow +
The following Six Counties, in the Province of Ulster, form Northern Ireland of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

• Archdiocese of Armagh - Main Menu

   Diocesan Office: Ara Coeli, Armagh, Ireland  BT61 7QY
                            Phone: (028) 3752 2045     E-mail: admin@aracoeli.com
Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland: Archbishop Sean Brady
   The Archdiocese of Armagh encompasses County Louth, most of County Armagh and portions of County Derry, County Meath and County Tyrone.  See Map.  The northeast corner of County Armagh is within the Diocese of Dromore.
• History of the Archdiocese of Armagh!
• COMHARBAÍ PHÁDRAIG (St. Patrick and His Successors) in the See of Armagh
• Archdiocesan Parish Directory and Map
• St Patrick's Cathedral - Virtual Tour of the Cathedral!

   County Armagh, Ireland BT61   Phone:  018-61-522802.
• Plan and History of St. Patrick's Cathedral
• Parish of Ardee & Collon - County Louth
• Brief History of Ardee & Collon - "...The present parish of Ardee & Collon is a patchwork of several smaller parishes which have been united over time..."
• Church of Our Lady of the Nativity - Ardee, County Louth, Ireland
• St. Peter's Parish - Drogheda, Ireland
• History of St. Peter's Parish Church
• Togher Parish History - County Louth
• St. Colmcille's Church - in Togher
• St. Borchill's Church - in Dysart "...one of the oldest Catholic churches in

Armagh diocese...."
• Pomeroy Parish - County Tyrone
• History of Education!
• Church of the Assumption - in Pomeroy
• Church of the Immaculate Conception - in Altmore
• History of the Diocese of Armagh - from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia Online.

   "...The Archdiocese of Armagh at present comprises almost the whole of the counties Armagh and Louth, a great part of Tyrone, and portions of Derry and of Meath..."
• The Book of Armagh: (LIBER AR(D)MACHANUS) from Catholic Encyclopedia.

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• Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois
• History of the Diocese of Ardagh & Clonmacnois
• Parish Directory and Map
• History of the Diocese of Ardagh - from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia Online.
   "... Diocese of Clonmacnoise was united to that of Ardagh in 1729..."
• St. Mary's Parish - Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland.
   Phone: +353 (0)902 72088
• Queen of Peace Church - Coosan, Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
   Phone: +353 (0)902 75689.

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• Diocese of Clogher (includes Carickmacross)
   The Diocese of Clogher encompasses "...the County Monaghan, almost the whole of Fermanagh, the southern portion of Tyrone, and parts of Donegal, Louth, and Cavan..." [1913]
County Monaghan Towns include: Ballybay, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clones, and Monaghan.
• History of the Diocese of Clogher - from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia Online.
• St. Macartan's Cathedral
   Monaghan Town, County Monaghan, Ireland  Phone:  047-82300.
• St. Joseph Parish
   Park Street - Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland.
• St. Louis Convent Church - There is a heritage center to learn about the history of the Order.
  
    St. Louis Convent - Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland.
• St. Davnet's Church
  
    St. Davnet's Hospital - Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland
• Church of the Sacred Heart Parish
   Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland  Phone: 047-51064.
• St. Mary's Catholic Church
   York Street - Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland   Phone: 042-40027.
• Catholic Church
  
    Carrickmacross - County Monaghan, Ireland  Phone: 042-63200.

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• Diocese of Derry
    
• Bishop's House - St. Eugene's Cathedral, Derry, Ireland  BT48 9AP
       The Diocese of Derry encompasses most of County Derry and portions of counties Donegal, Tyrone and Antrim.
• Information and Links
• St. Eugene's Cathedral - Co. Londonderry, BT48

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• Diocese of Down and Connor - Information
     Offices: 73 Somerton Road - Belfast, Northern Ireland  BT15 4DE
     The Diocese of Down and Connor encompasses most of County Antrim and portions of counties Down and Derry.
• Diocesan site includes a Parish Directory
• Down and Connor Resource Centre Book Shop
• St. Peter Cathedral
  
   St. Peter’s Square, Belfast, BT12 4BU   Phone:  9032 7573
• St. James Parish, Whiteabbey - Belfast
• St. Anne's Parish, Finaghy
   Kingsway, Finaghy, Belfast  BT10 0NE Ireland
• Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish - Kilwee
   130 Upper Dunmurry Lane, Belfast BT17 OEW Ireland
   E-Mail: bhickland@aol.com
• St. Colmcille's Parish, Belfast
   situated in East Belfast on the Upper Newtownards Road at Ballyhackamore,
   E-mail: stcolmcilles@hotmail.com
• Parish of Bright - Killough
   22 Castle Street, Killough, Downpatrick,  Co. Down BT30 7QQ N. Ireland.
   E-mail:  pp@brightparish.net
   St. Joseph Church [est. ca. 1824] - Killough
   St. Patrick Church [est. ca. 1865] - Legamaddy
   Our Lady Star of the Sea Church [est. pre-1745] - Rossglass
• St. Mary's - Greencaste
   824 Shore Road, Newtownabbey BT36 7DG

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• Diocese of Dromore
• Offices: Parochial House, 91 Newry Toad, Rathfriland, County Down, Ireland
  Catholic Communications Office: information about the Diocese of Dromore
       The Diocese of Dromore encompasses portions of counties Antrim, Armagh and Down.
  

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• Diocese of Kilmore  - The Diocese of Kilmore encompasses All of County Cavan, a portion of northern County Leitrim including, and also a few parishes in the neighboring counties of Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo.   Parishes include: Annagh (also known as Belturbet); Bailieboro (also known as Killann); Ballaghmeehan; Ballinaglera; Ballinamore; Ballintemple; Belturbet; Carrigallen; Castlerahan; Castletara; Cootehill (Drumgoon); Corlough; Crosserlough; Denn; Derrylin; Dromahaire; Drumkeerin; Drumlane; Drung; Glenfarne; Kildallan; Killeshandra; Killesher; Killinagh; Killinkere; Kilmainhamwood; Kilmore; Kinlough; Knockbride; Laragh; Lavey; Manorhamilton; Mullagh; Swanlinbar; Templeport; Virginia)  Diocese's Webmaster E-mail.

See Map of the Diocese of Kilmore,
and History of the Diocese of Kilmore
• Parishes
• Select Parish Histories
• The Cathedral of SS. Patrick & Felim
• Castletara Ballyhaise, Cavan - Phone: (049) 4338146.
• St. Patricks Cathedral, Cavan - Phone: (049) 4331404.
• St. Michael Parish: Cootehill, County Cavan - Phone: (049) 5552120.
• Catholic Parish (Cavan County) - Moylagh Oldcastle
     Phone: (049) 8541235.
• Catholic Presbyteries:  Milltown Belturbet, County Cavan -
   Phone:  (049) 9522169
• Catholic Church (Cavan County) - Moyne Phone: (049) 4335775.
• St. Ultan's Catholic Church (Cavan County) - Phone: (049) 8547307.

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• Diocese of Meath
     
• Chancery:  Parochial House, Kells, County Meath.
       Archives:  Cathedral House, Mullingar, County Westmeath.
     The Diocese of Meath encompasses most of Counties Meath, Westmeath and Offaly, in addition to portions of Counties Cavan, Dublin, Longford, and Louth.
• History Of The Diocese
• Parishes Of The Meath Diocese

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• Diocese of Raphoe
   Chancery:  Parochial House, Letterkenny, County Donegal.
   The Diocese of Raphoe encompasses most of County Donegal.  "The Inishowen Peninsula is in the Diocese of Derry and the very south of the County is in the Diocese of Clogher..."
• Parishes of the Diocese of Raphoe
• History of the Diocese
• Former Bishops of the Diocese of Raphoe
• Priests of the Diocese of Raphoe
• The Cathedral of Ss. Eunan & Colmcille (est. 1901)

• The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland - Jubilee 2000.
• Irish Bishop's Conference's - National Jubilee 2000.

 
• Archdiocese of Dublin (official) (includes the city and county of Dublin and most of County Wicklow, and portions of Counties Kildare, Wexford and Laios)
• Archdiocese of Dublin Parishes Online
• Dublin Churches
• Mass Times
• St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral - The Story of St. Mary's.
   Marlborough Street - Dublin 1, Ireland
   Phone +353-1-874-5441         Fax: +353-1-874-2406.
• Balally Parish: Church Of The Ascension - Balally, Dublin 16 Ireland (located in the southside, area of Dublin) includes Parish History.
• St. Patrick's Donabate in Dublin North County Dublin Seaside Parish includes  The Story of St. Patrick in Stone and St Patrick's Donabate and Portrane 1240-1997: Names of Parish Priests.

   St. Ita's Portrane (a Donabate Parish)
   Parish of St.Patrick Church of the Immaculate Conception Balheary.
• St. Francis Xavier - Gardner Street
• Holy Family Parish Aughrim Street - North City Parish.
• St.Patrick's, BarraniskeyandSt.Joseph's, Templerainey
   in the Parish of Avoca, Co.Wicklow, Ireland
• Church of the Assumption in the Dublin (Ireland) suburb of Booterstown parish site - A Southside coastal parish - History from 1616
• Lucan South parish -A new Parish West of the City.
• St Saviour's Priory -Upper Dorset Street - Dublin 1, Ireland (near Dublin City Centre).
• St. Savior's Public Church - Dominick Street, Dublin
• Parish of the Three Patrons, - Rathgar Road - Dublin 6, Ireland (Rathgar is on the south side of the city of Dublin.)
• Skerries St. Patrick's parish -North County Dublin Seaside Port
   History from 1730: established "...in 1730 from the neighbouring parish of Lusk..."
• St. Audoen's Catholic Parish - High Street, Dublin 8
  History of St. Audoen's: "...one of the oldest and most historic parishes in Dublin. It is now a part of the Merchant's Quay Parish (Adam and Eve's)..."
• Parish of Springfield - with St. Mark's (Springfield),- Tallaght, Dublin 24 
• Church of the Incarnation (Fettercairn) & Ard Mhuire Oratory (Belgard)
• St.Patrick's, Barraniskey & St. Joseph's, Templerainey - Parishes of Avoca, Co.Wicklow, Ireland
• Dublin Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
• All Hallows College:
   Grace Park Road - Drumcondra - Dublin 9, Ireland.
   Phone: +353-1-837-3745  Fax: +353-1-837-7642
   E-mail info@allhallows.ie
"...an international centre for theology and ministerial development with links to colleges and universities in both Europe and the United States..."

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• Diocese of Ferns - (most of County Wexford and portion of Counties Wicklow and Carlow) and History
• Parishes of Diocese of Ferns
• Monastic Sites in County Wexford.

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• Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin [united dioceses from ca. 1678]
   Chancery and Archives:  Bishop's House, Dublin Road, County Carlow, Ireland.       E-mail: mfmurphy@eircom.net
   The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin encompasses County Carlow and portions of Counties Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Kilkenny, Wicklow and Wexford.  See Map.
• History of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin!
• Deaneries and Parishes Directory  &  Map
• Newbridge Parish: St. Conleths Church, Cill Mhuire and Dominican College - (County Kildare)

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• Diocese of Ossory
      Sion House, Kilkenny, Ireland
      E-mail:  bishop@ossory.ie
• Diocese of Ossory HISTORY
• Parishes of Ossory Diocese
• Kilkenny Parish Map (on Rootsweb)
• St. Mary Cathedral - Kilkenny
• Clergy and Religious Directory
• History of the Diocese of Ossory, by E. A. D'Alton, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. XI, by Robert Appleton Company, 1911, Online by K. Knight, 2003.
• County Kilkenny - Past and Present & Ireland's History in MAPS, by Dennis Walsh.
• Catholic Parishes of County Kilkenny - includes Maps
• The Middle Ages Dioceses of Ireland: Territorial History and Boundaries
• The 19th Century Dioceses of Ireland: Territorial History and Boundaries
• Compare the modern Anglican Church of Ireland Provinces
• Ireland's History in MAPS

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• Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly (unofficial) - The Archdiocese of Cashel and the Diocese of Emly are commonly referred to as the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.

Encompasses portions of Counties Tipperary and Limerick
• Map of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
• An Outline Map of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
• Parish Directory & Church Names Directory
• Churches arranged by the date of the present building
• Archdiocesan HISTORY INDEX!!!
• Cathedral of the Assumption Thurles

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• Diocese of Cloyne
• History of the Diocese of Cloyne
• St. Colman's Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland (built abt 1868)
• Cobh Newsletter - Fr. Ger Casey
• History of the Diocese of Cloyne, by John O'Riordan, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. IV, published by Robert Appleton Company, 1908, online edition by K. Knight, 2003.

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• Diocese of Cork and Ross
  
• Parishes of Dioceses of Cork and Ross -
• Diocese of Cork and Ross MAP - "History...Cork and Ross diocese are comprised of approximately half of the area of County Cork (the remainder being part of Cloyne and Kerry dioceses) in the south-west corner of Ireland..." by Tom Hayes.
• Genealogy Overview
  
• History of the Diocese of Cork, by P. Sexton, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. IV, published by Robert Appleton Company, 1908, online edition by K. Knight, 2003.
• History of the Diocese of Ross, by W. H. Grattan-flood, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. XIII, published by Robert Appleton Company, 1912, online edition by K. Knight, 2003.
• Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne [est. 1808] - Cork, Ireland - with the Cathedral's History  The first Cathedral was the vision of Rt. Rev. Francis Moylan, Bishop of Cork, and the first priest ordained in the Cathedral was John England.   In 1820, Father John England was appointed "...the first bishop of the then extensive Diocese of Charlestown (in today’s South Carolina, U.S.A.)..."
• Kilmurry Parish - A rural Parish "...It is one of the largest
parishes in area in the Dioceses of Cork & Ross..."
Kilmurry Parish History :
A Brief History of the Ancient Clans of Kilmurry Parish from "WEST CORK - PARISH HISTORIES AND PLACENAMES" by Jeremiah O'Mahony, Castletown, Tralee: The Kerryman Ltd.
Kilmurry Parish Placenames from "WEST CORK - PARISH HISTORIES AND PLACENAMES" by Jeremiah O'Mahony, Castletown, Tralee: The Kerryman Ltd.
Bishop Galvin of Cork -- Missionary from  "BISHOP GALVIN OF CORK -- MISSIONARY", an article by Fr. Diarmuid Linehan published in the "Fold" (Diocesan Monthly
Magazine for the Dioceses of Cork & Ross), November 1982.
• Johnstown Church: Kilmichael, Co. Cork (not a parish site-photos and art)
• SS. Peter and Paul Church [1866] - Photo on Architecture of Cork site.
• Christ the King Church - Turner's Cross - Information
• Presentation Sisters
   Presentation Provincial Office - Evergreen Street, Co. Cork, Ireland
• Presentation Congregation and Nano Nagle
• Presentation Congregation Clickable Map
• Presentation Convents, Addresses and Telephone Numbers.

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• Diocese of Kerry - Diocesan MAP.
      Bishop's House: Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland.
     Diocesan Archives:  Knocknagoshel, County Kerry, Ireland.
   The Diocese of Kerry encompasses County Kerry (with the exception of Kilmurrily) and a portion of County Cork.
• Kerry Diocese History
• Parish Directory + Killarney Parishes
• St. Mary's Cathedral - Killarney, County Kerry.

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• Diocese of Killaloe (County Clare)

• St. Flannan of Killaloe - by Mary Mullins, from Sean Spellissy's Writings, 1999, posted on Local Ireland's pages for County Clare's Religious History.
• Ennis Parish online
• County Clare Library !!! - Library's E-mail: mailbox@clarelibrary.ie
   Mill Road, Ennis, County Clare, Ireland.
• Interactive Parish Map of County Clare - with ca. 1845 descriptions and historical background, from The Parliamentary Gazeteer of Ireland, 1845, Courtesy of Clare Local Studies Project.
• Brief History of the Diocese of Killaloe, the Parish of Killaloe, & Town.
• The Coming of Christianity to Clare and the evolution of the Diocese of Killaloe and Kilfenora, By Ignatius Murphy.
• St. Senan, Bishop (ca. 488 - 544)
• Life of St. Senan, Bishop and Abbot of Iniscathaigh (Scattery Island), Patron Saint of West Clare, by Fr. Senan Hedderman.
• Excerpts (with timeline) from various annals and manuscripts relating to Iniscathaigh.
• The Penal Laws in Clare, By Pat O'Brien.
• Links: His 'n' Her Story - Local History (County Clare)
• County Clare Genealogy
• 1901 Census of County Clare - includes Map and Townland Index!
• Parish Priest, Michael O'Donovan (age: 67, birthplace: County Limerick), in the 1901 Census: District Electoral Division: Corrofin, Townland: Laghtagoona, DED Number: 14/16
• Parishes and Church Records - overview of Civil and Church Parishes (Catholic and Church of Ireland) with dates of first  records.
• Statistical Survey of the County of Clare, 1808, By Hely Dutton.
• Chapter V - Section 2: Number and size of towns and villages
• Chapter V - Section 24: List of Parishes
• Chapter V - Section 25: Abbeys
• Chapter V - Section 26: Ecclesiastical divisions of the Diocese of Killaloe (according to the Rev. Dr. Beaufort), "...The diocese of Killaloe was founded early in the 5th century; in the 12th it was incorporated with the ancient bishopric of Roscrea founded in 620; in the year 1752 the see of Kilfenora, which had been established about the 12th century, was united to it..."
• CLASP: Clare Local Studies Project - Local History Projects
• SS. Peter & Paul Cathedral - Ennis Parish [est. ca. 1828] Information
   Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
• St. Joseph's Church - Ennis Parish [est. 1972] Information
   Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
• Christ the King Cloughleigh Church - Ennis Parish [est. 1978] Information
   Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
• Franciscan Friary & Poor Clare Monastery - Ennis Parish Information
   Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
• Our Lady Assumed into Heaven & St. Senan Church - Kilkee Parish Information
   Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland
• St. Flannan Church - Kilkee Parish Information
   Lisdeen, County Clare, Ireland
• St. Senan Church - Kilrush Parish Information
   Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland
• Little Senan Church - Kilrush Parish Information
   Monmore, County Clare, Ireland
• St. Joseph Church - Miltown Malbay (Kilfarboy) Parish Information
   Miltown Malbay (Kilfarboy), County Clare, Ireland
• St. Mary Church - Miltown Malbay (Kilfarboy) Parish Information
   Moy, County Clare, Ireland
• The Immaculate Mother of God Church - Shannon Parish Information
   Shannon, County Clare, Ireland
• SS. John and Paul Church - Shannon Parish  Information
   Shannon, County Clare, Ireland
• St. Brigid Church - Corofin Parish
   Corofin, County Clare, Ireland
• St. Mary Church - Corofin Parish
   Rath, County Clare, Ireland
• County Clare Library !!! - Library's E-mail: mailbox@clarelibrary.ie
• Clare County Places - County Clare: Towns, Villages, Parishes, Townlands, Baronies, and more.
• Interactive Parish Map of County Clare - with ca. 1845 descriptions and historical background, from The Parliamentary Gazeteer of Ireland, 1845, Courtesy of Clare Local Studies Project.
• Brief History of the Diocese of Killaloe and the Parish of Killaloe.
• County Clare Churches.

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• Diocese of Limerick
   Office: 66 O'Connell Street, Limerick, Ireland.
      Phone: +353-(0)61-315 856    E-mail: dioc-office@limerick-diocese.org
   History (est. 1111 A.D.)  Outline of Diocese & Administration with map   The Diocese of Limerick includes much of County Limerick, part of County Clare and one townland in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland.
• History of the Diocese of Limerick
• Former Bishops of Limerick
• Parishes of Diocese of Limerick
• St. John's Cathedral
   Cathedral House - Cathedral Place - Limerick, Ireland
    PH: 061-414-624  E-mail: stjohnsparishlk@tinet.ie
• Redemptorists, Mount St. Alphonsus - Limerick City.
• Limerick City Online Guide & History.
• County Clare Library !!! - Library's E-mail: mailbox@clarelibrary.ie
• Clare County Places - County Clare: Towns, Villages, Parishes, Townlands, Baronies, and more.
• County Clare Churches.

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• Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
   The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore encompasses County Waterford and portions of County Tipperary and County Cork.
• History of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore!
• Diocesan Parish Directory
• Bishops of Waterford and Lismore 1363 A.D to present
• SS. Peter and Paul Parish - Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
• SS. Quan and Broghan - Rathgormack, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland.
• Sacred Heart Parish - Clonea, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland.

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• Archdiocese of Tuam - Contacts: Addresses and Phone numbers
• History of the Archdiocese of Tuam (English)
• Teachtaireacht Speisialta ó'n Árdeasbaig
Tuam, Co Galway, Ireland: History
John McHale Cathedral of the Assumption, Tuam
History of Connemara by Michael Gibbons - "...St Joseph's RC Church was built in 1879 with emigrant's money flowing into the region in post famine times. The woodland opposite hides the now disused graveyard and original church, built in 1824..."
History of County Mayo and Towns in County MAYO.
Tuam - Old Cathedral City

• St. Patrick's Church, Glenamaddy, County Galway, Ireland
• A site for St. Patrick's Church in Glenamaddy, Co. Galway, Ireland which features the weekly parish news and historic features including the famous Harry Clarke windows.

• Diocese of Achonry
     The diocese is made up of twenty three parishes, eleven each in the eastern portion of County Mayo and the southwestern portion of Sligo and one parish in County Roscommon.  See Clickable MAP.
Reflections on the History of the Achonry Diocese, by Fr. Liam Swords.
• Parish Directory
• Cathedral of the Annunciation and St. Nathy
   Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon, Ireland.
   Phone: +353-9-076-0021   +  Fax: +353-9-076-0921.
• Townlands of Ballysadare and Klivarnet Parish
• Collooney (Kilvarnet) Parish - Collooney, County Sligo - Parish History!
   Curate: The Presbytery - Collooney - Co. Sligo, Ireland
               Phone: +353-(0)71-67181   E-mail: malj@iol.ie
• Church of the Assumption - Collooney, County Sligo.
• St. Fechin and St. Lassara [est. ca. 1800] - Ballinacarrow, County Sligo.
• Sisters of Mercy Convent  - Collooney, County Sligo.
• Sisters of Mercy Convent - Ballymote, County Sligo.
• The History of Franciscan Ballymote Abbey - Ballymote, County Sligo.
• Brief History of St. John of God Sisters - Castle Lodge/Ballymote, County Sligo.
• Immaculate Conception Church [est. 1859]- Ballymote Parish, County Sligo.   History of Ballymote Church.
• St. Joseph's Church - Doo, County Sligo.
• St. Nathy's College - "...had it's origin as a Classical School established in the Ballaghaderreen area during the first decade of the nineteenth century..."

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• Diocese of Clonfert



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• Diocese of Elphin -
    St. Mary's - Sligo Town, County Sligo, Ireland
    Phone: (353) 071-62-670    E-mail:  elphindo@eircom.net

• Brief History of the Diocese of Elphin
• Maps of the Diocese & Its Parishes
  
   The Angelus: diocesan newspaper
• St. John's Church - Carraroe, County Sligo, Ireland.
   E-mail: carraroechurchsligo@tinet.ie
• The Gleann Community's Web Site - Gleann is a sub-parish of Riverstown, in County Sligo, in the North West of Ireland.
• See MAP (Gleann and Sligo area).
• Area History (Riverstown, Gleeva, and Gleann - County Sligo)
• Churches of the Geevagh Parish.
• Links to Area Sites of Interest.
• Sligo County Heritage and Genealogy Society
• County Sligo Ireland Tourism and Historical Information
• Goireland.com for County Sligo Information and More!
  
• Welcome to Sligo, Co. Sligo. Ireland - Search the Sligo web.
• Sligo, Connacht, Ireland - A brief look at Sligo and county with over 750 years of history.
• Community Web Sites.
• Ballyfarnon Village in the civil Kilronan parish which includes
  Ballyfarnon as well as villages Keadue and Arigna.
• Monuments: "...During the penal Times Mass was always said in a little church cut out of stone in Lug..."
• Rosses Point and Coney Island (5 miles south of Sligo Town) - see map
  
• Rosses Point Cemetery, research by Kevin Murray - online index
  

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• Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh
• Galway Diocesan Office, Galway Cathedral, Galway, Ireland
• Galway Cathedral History by Raymond O'Donnell of Galway, Ireland.
Alternate URL for Galway Cathedral.

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• Diocese of Killala
• Bishop's House:  Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland

Where The Sun Sets: A History of North Mayo The parishes of
  Ballycroy, Belmullet, Kilcommon & Kiltane - a book by Father Seán Noone.

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Historical Research of Catholic Churches & Ancestors
Ireland
• Catholic Communications Office
• www.CatholicIreland.net/ - Dr. Seán Brady, Archbishop of Armagh and  Patron of CatholicIreland.net, writes the following of this new website: "...CatholicIreland.net encourages us to find our voice and speak to one another and to the whole of cyberspace of the wonders that God continues to do..." The site includes:  Mass Times in Catholic Ireland
• Age of Exploration Time Line: 3200 B.C.-1779 (Mariners' Museum)
• Virtual Pilgrimage up Crough Patrick, County Mayo
• The Book of Kells - some llustrations from the manuscript.
• Welcome to St.Patrick's Donabate, Dublin, Ireland.
• St. Kevin's Glendalough Co. Wicklow and St. Kevin's Parish
• Great Moments in Catholic History by Fr. Jacques Monet, S.J., Pres. Regis College Toronto.
• Local Cavan: Trinity Island - "...In August 1651 towards the end of the 12 year war, a synod of the catholic bishops and clergy of the arch-diocese of Armagh..."
• WTS - Roman Catholic Church Resources - Canada by Father W. T. Sehl
• WTS Catholic Resources in History
• Brief Chronology of Christianity (1A.D. to present)
• Corcomroe Abbey, County Kildare History
• Newbridge College, County Kildare, History
• IrelandGenWeb Project
• Fianna's Guide to Irish Genealogy
  
• The Irish Family - a weekly Catholic newspaper
• Catholic Guides of Ireland (a Catholic Girls Organization) includes history from 1928 Girl Guide Association
• Monastic Ireland Glendalough County Wicklow
• Crough Patrick
• Fr. Duffy's Parish Links - Parishes of the Archdiocese of Dublin and Ireland
• Catholic Bishops Conference of England & Wales
• The Tablet: news and reviews.
• Heritage of Ireland
• The Irish Theological Association  - Irish Church and Relgious Web sites includes links to churches of many faiths.
• Veritas - Ireland’s leading publisher and retailer of religious material - Including the Catholic Directory for Ireland!
   Veritas Publications: 7/8 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
• Millennium / Jubilee 2000 - Booklet Online - "...To understand the significance of the Millennium is to place it within the context of humankind's search for meaning, hope and purpose..."
• All Hallows College:
  Grace Park Road - Drumcondra - Dublin 9, Ireland.
   Phone: +353-1-837-3745  Fax: +353-1-837-7642  E-mail info@allhallows.ie
"...an international centre for theology and ministerial development with links to colleges and universities in both Europe and the United States..."
• Sisters of Mercy - International Centre, Dublin, Ireland - History and Global Organization.
• Presentation Sisters - Union of Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, generally known as The Presentation Sisters, was founded in Ireland, in 1775, by Nano Nagle. (b. 1718, in Ballygriffin, County Cork, Ireland)
• Presentation Sisters
• Presentation Congregation and Nano Nagle
• Presentation Congregation Clickable Map
• The Rosminian Order - Antonio Rosmini: founder of the Institute of Charity and the Sisters of Providence.
• Antonio Rosmini: His Story, edited by Umberto Muratore and Denis Hare.
• Rosminians in:  India. +  Ireland  +  Italy  +  New Zealand  + United States +
+  Africa +  Venezuela + English Province  +
• The Curia of the Institute of Charity - Rosminians.
• Ireland at a Glance

If you know of a web site for a Catholic biography with a Ireland connection, please let me know. Explorerers and Missionaries
• St. Patrick of Ireland (Feast Day: March 17)
• St. Bridget of Kildare (Feast Day: Feb. 1)
• St. Declan (born in 5th Century) - labored in Ardmore, County Waterford, Ireland.
• St. Moninna (435 to 518 A.D.) - patron saint of Upper and Lower Killeavy, County Armagh.  In later life she went as a missionary to England and Scotland...
• St. Senan, Bishop (ca. 488 - 544)
• Life of St. Senan, Bishop and Abbot of Iniscathaigh (Scattery Island), Patron Saint of West Clare, by Fr. Senan Hedderman.
• Excerpts (with timeline) from various annals and manuscripts relating to Iniscathaigh.
• St. Otteran (died ca. 548 A.D.), an abbot from Meath, is the principal patron of the Diocese of Waterford
• St. Cárthach, also known as Mochuda, a native of Kerry, he  founded a monastery in Lismore in 633...
• St. Nathy - Born in County Sligo, a 6th century priest and co-founder, with St. Finian, of the church at Achonry.
• St. Attracta (Adhracht) - Co-patron of the Diocese of Achonry, and founder of a convent at Killaraght.
• St. Fechin - 7th century priest, founder of Ballysadare and several other churches in his native territory of Leyney.
• Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice was born, in 1762, in Westcourt, Callan, County Kilkenny.
• Bishop John England-  (b. 1786, in Cork, Ireland -d. 1842, at Charleston, SC) He was consecrated, at Cork, 21 September 1820, as the First Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
• Father Dennis Ryan (b. May 1786 - 28 Aug 1852) - Born to Laughlin and Mary (Kelly) Ryan in Bramblestown, County Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1814 Dennis Ryan booked passage on a ship headed for Quebec, Canada...Due to the War of 1812, his ship being captured, he landed in Boston, Massachusetts.  On the 30th of May 1817, Trinity Sunday, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Franklin Street, Boston, Bishop Cheverus ordained Father Dennis Ryan. He was the first priest ordained in the Diocese of Boston...He established himself as the 'Apostle of Maine' for nearly thirty years, then relocated to Illinois from 1846-1852.
• Bishop Dean Patrick Durcan (1790-1875) - Parish priest and church builder who became the Bishop of Achonry in 1852.
• Archdeacon Terence O'Rorke (1819-1907) - Parish priest and local historian in Collooney, County Sligo.
• Rev. John Mackin (1833 - 1899) - Born in Newtown, Hamilton, County Armagh, Ireland, Father Mackin left to serve as a priest in the Chicago, and the northern Illinois area of the U.S.A.
• Reverend Thomas Carney (born: 1849, in Ireland - died: July 2, 1903, in Platsmouth, Nebraska, U.S.A.) - The son of Patrick J. Carney I and Bridget McDonough - Ilion, New York, U.S.A.
• Rev. Maurice J. Dorney - (1851-1914) - Born at Springfield, Massachusetts. His father, John, left his home at Longhur near Limerick, Ireland, in 1846...Taking work in Troy, New York, where John met Mary Toomey, and made her his wife.  The family relocated from Troy to Springfield to Chicago, where, in 1874 Maurice J. Dorney became a priest.   "...Father Maurice J. Dorney was the most gifted orator to grace the Catholic Church in Chicago during the late 19th Century..."
• History of the Diocese of Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A., by T. S. Duggan, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VII, 1910 by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition Copyright © 1999 by Kevin Knight.  Contains biographies of Bishops of the Hartford Diocese, including the following natives of Ireland:
     2nd Bishop Bernard O'Reilly (born: 1801, Columkille County Longford, Ireland - died: ca. 23 Jan., 1856, on the ill-fated "Pacific")
     4th Bishop Thomas Galberry (born: in Ireland - died: ca. Oct., 1878, while on journey to New York.)
     6th Bishop Michael Therney (born: in Ireland, he spent his youth in Norwalk, Connecticut - died: 5 Oct., 1908.)
• The IreAtlas Townland data base was authored by John Broderick (aka  Sean Ruad), of Arlington, Massachusetts.  John passed away on April 7, 2001.  His wonderful dedication to the online researchers of Ireland has been truly appreciated!  Please take a moment to say a prayer for John Broderick and his family!
May God hold you in the Palm of His Hand!  May God bless your family with His Peace, Love, Faith and Joy!


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Disclaimer: I have viewed the following sites and found them to be informative for general and historical research, however, I do not necessarily agree with the content nor wish to present these links as Catholic Genealogy, History and Online Directories resources.

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Select from the County List below for links specific to the individual counties of Ireland, or select : "General Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Resources" for resources of broader scope to all Ireland.
COUNTIES of IRELAND:
Cavan + Carlow + Clare +  Cork + Donegal + Dublin + Galway + Kerry + Kildare + Kilkenny + Laois + Leitrim + Limerick + Longford + Louth + Mayo + Meath + Monaghan + Offaly + Roscommon + Sligo + Tipperary + Waterford + Westmeath + Wexford + Wicklow +

The following Six Counties, in the Province of Ulster, form Northern Ireland of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
+ Antrim + Armagh + Down + Fermanagh + Londonderry + Tyrone +
Visit the St. Cronan's School web site for further county information and a quiz.
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
• Townlands in Northern Ireland
• Freeholders' Records - searchable database
County Antrim + Province of Ulster + Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
• Townlands in Northern Ireland
• Freeholders' Records - searchable database
• Welcome to Northern Ireland - Official Home Page of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board
• * County Antrim *
• * City of Belfast *
• Explore Ancestral Heritage
• Northern Ireland Tourist Board - Information and Virtual Tour site.
• Glens Of Antrim & The Causeway Coast
• How To Trace Your Ulster Ancestry
• Antrim Borough Council
• National Trust Official Web Site - for places of historic interest in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• Gen UK & Ireland Genealogy for County Antrim
• IGP: Genealogy for Antrim County, includes:
• Roman Catholic Records Dates and Location
• Irish Genealogy on the Net, by Liam G. McFaul, for County Antrim Genealogy Resources, including County Antrim 1851 Census Search and Belfast map.
County Armagh + Province of Ulster + Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
• Townlands in Northern Ireland
• Freeholders' Records - searchable database
• Welcome to Northern Ireland - Official Home Page of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board
• * The City of Armagh *
• * County Armagh *
• Tagish's Directory of UK Local Government on the Web
• City & District Council of Armagh & Armagh Ancestry
• Northern Ireland Tourist Board - Information and Virtual Tour site.
• The Cathedral City Of Armagh
• How To Trace Your Ulster Ancestry
• National Trust Official Web Site - for places of historic interest in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
County Cavan + Province of Ulster + Republic of Ireland + Catholic Diocese of Kilmore encompasses almost all of county Cavan.
• Local Cavan - internet directory and news.
• CavanNet.Ltd.
• The Famine in Cavan.
• Reference Library in Cavan Town -
County Carlow + Province of Leinster + Republic of Ireland.
• County Carlow's Towns include: Bagenalstown/Muinebheag, Borris, Carlow, Hacketstown, Leighlinbridge, Myshall, Rathvilly, St. Mullins and Tullow.
• GENUKI for County Carlow Genealogy research.
County Clare + Province of Munster + Republic of Ireland.
• Clare County Council
• County Clare Library !!! An EXCELLENT site for County Clare research!!!
- Library's E-mail: mailbox@clarelibrary.ie
• Clare County History
• Genealogy and County Clare People: Biographies.
• Clare County Places - County Clare: Towns, Villages, Parishes, Townlands, Baronies, and more.
• County Clare Churches.
• County Clare History - includes a collection of articles concerning various County Clare eras and topics, such as the following:
• The Coming of Christianity to Clare and the evolution of the Diocese of Killaloe and Kilfenora, By Ignatius Murphy.
• St. Senan, Bishop (ca. 488 - 544)
• County Clare: An Introduction
• 1798 Rebellion in County Clare, By Tony Downes, Clare Local Studies Project.
• Costume in County Clare, By Mairéad Dunleavy - History of Irish Dress.
• Statistical Survey of the County of Clare, 1808, By Hely Dutton.  Highlights include the following:
• Chapter V - Section 2: Number and size of towns and villages
• Chapter V - Section 23: Account of towers, castles, &c. or places remarkable for any historical event
• Chapter V - Section 24: List of Parishes
• Chapter V - Section 25: Abbeys
• Chapter V - Section 26: Ecclesiastical divisions of the Diocese of Killaloe (according to the Rev. Dr. Beaufort), "...The diocese of Killaloe was founded early in the 5th century; in the 12th it was incorporated with the ancient bishopric of Roscrea founded in 620; in the year 1752 the see of Kilfenora, which had been established about the 12th century, was united to it..."
• Chapter V - Section 28: Pillar-stones, &c.
• Pre-famine Clare - Society in Crisis, By Flan Enright.
• The Famine...
• Parliamentary Gazeteer of Ireland 1845, Published, in 1845, by Fullarton & Co.
• Emigration, by Naoise Ó Cléirigh.
• Index to Griffith's Valuation 1855, Compiled at the Local Studies Centre, Clare County Library.
• North Clare Soldiers in World War I - This list comprises many soldiers from North Clare who fought and died in the First World War of  1914-1918.
• Clare Local Studies Centre, The Manse, Harmony Row, Ennis.
• Clare County Archives Services.
• Clare County Branch Libraries.
• Killaloe Library, The Lock House, Killaloe, County Clare.
• County Clare Historical & Archaeological Societies.
• Ireland Mid-West: County Clare, Ireland includes information and links to County Clare Towns
• Clare Heritage and Genealogical Research Centre - Professional Research
   Church Street, Corofin, County Clare, Ireland
• Genealogy Resources List
• Emigration [from County Clare], by Naoise Cleary Founder of Clare Heritage Centre.
• East Clare Heritage includes:
• Medieval Parish Churches of North Clare
• GENUKI for County Clare Genealogy research.
• Irish Ancestors - Genealogy and History resources for County Clare.
• Clare Genealogy - Ireland Genweb.
• Catholic parishes in County Clare
• The Burren, County Clare
• The Clare Champion - News Online: Barrack Street, Ennis, County Clare, Ireland.
• Ennis, County Clare, Ireland - Information Age Town
• County Clare, Banner County - Local links.
County Cork + Province of Munster + Republic of Ireland.
• Cork County Council
• Cork Corporation
• Cork City, Ireland: (Government and Guide)
• Cork Genealogy Information
• County Cork Libraries and Historical Societies
• Mallow Urban District Council
• Irish Family History Foundation - Web site contact michael@mayo-ireland.ie
• Cork City Ancestral Project
   c/o County Library - Farranlea Road - Cork City - Ireland.
• Cobh The Queenstown Story Emigration and Famine: Cobh Heritage Centre (Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland):  "...From 1848 - 1950 over 6 million adults and children emigrated from Ireland - over 2.5 million departed from Cobh, making it the single most important port of emigration..."
• University College Cork: Corpus of Electronic Texts (CELT)
• Flyleaf Press:  Books available include: Tracing Your Cork Ancestors.
   4 Spencer Villas, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
• Ballygriffin, Co. Cork - Birth Place of Nano Nagle
County Donegal + Province of Ulster + Republic of Ireland.
• Donegal County Council
• County Donegal on the Net
  • Genealogy
  • History
• From Ireland, by Dr. Jane Lyons
  • Irish Genealogy for County Donegal, by Jane Lyons
  • Donegal County, Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Records, by Jane Lyons
• County Donegal Historical and Genealogical Resources Online, by Lindel.
• The 1796 Spinning Wheel Premium Entitlements List:  Surnames A-L - M-Z.
• 1857 Griffith's Valuations of Co Donegal (partial)
• County Donegal Map of Civil Parishes.
• County Donegal Map of Poor Law Unions.
• County Donegal Townland Maps.
• County Donegal Map of Baronies & Church of Ireland Dioceses.
• The Famine--"The Times"--and Donegal
• Flyleaf Press:  Books available include:  Tracing Your Donegal Ancestors.
   4 Spencer Villas, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
• Griffiths Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864
County Down  + Province of Ulster + Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
• Townlands in Northern Ireland
• Freeholders' Records - searchable database
• Welcome to Northern Ireland - Official Home Page of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board
• * County Down *
• Northern Ireland Tourist Board - Information and Virtual Tour site.
• The Mournes And The Coast Of Down
• How To Trace Your Ulster Ancestry
• National Trust Official Web Site - for places of historic interest in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
County Dublin + Province of Leinster + Republic of Ireland.
• Government of Ireland website
  
• Dublin City Council
• National Archives of Ireland: Family History and Genealogy
• The General Register Office - About Us :  "The General Register Office (Oifig An Ard-Chláraitheora) is the central civil repository for records relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages in the Republic of Ireland..."
  
• Department of Health:  Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths.
   Certificates of births, deaths and Roman Catholic marriages may be obtained from the local Registrar (see under health board listings in local telephone directories), and also from:
   The General Register Office,
   Joyce House,
   8/11 Lombard St. East,
   Dublin 2, Ireland.
• All Hallows College:
   Grace Park Road - Drumcondra - Dublin 9, Ireland.
   Phone: +353-1-837-3745  Fax: +353-1-837-7642  E-mail info@allhallows.ie
"...an international centre for theology and ministerial development with links to colleges and universities in both Europe and the United States..."
• Ireland Online - Maps
• Dublin Corporation.
• Virtual Tour Map of Dublin and Area Maps
• Dublin City Public Libraries, Information and Cultural Heritage Services
• A Dublin Chronology from year 2.
• Dublin City Public Libraries
• Dublin People - Online news and internet directory with:
• Local History Pages
• Chapters of Dublin History, online by Ken Finlay - by area
• A History of the County Dublin
• Irish Newspaper Links
• Irish Newspapers Online and Regional Newspapers Online
• FREE Obituaries On-Line
• The Irish Times - article index
• Dublin City Archives
   City Assembly House - South William Street - Dublin 2, Ireland.
    Phone: + 353-1-677-5877  Fax: + 353-1-677-5954.
• Free Citizens of Dublin from 1468 to 1918 - defined.
• Roll of Honorary Freedom of the City Of Dublin (giving date of Dublin City Council Resolution conferring Freedom.)
• Virtual Tour of Dublin
• Dublin: Maps
• Dublin: Basic Facts
• Dublin and Irish Local Studies Collections
Dublin City Public Libraries, Dublin & Irish Collections,
               Pearse Street Library,
               138 - 142 Pearse Street,
               Dublin 2, Ireland.
               Tel: 677 7662  Email: dubcoll@iol.ie
• Explore Ireland - County Guide
• Dublin and the Millennium
• Dublin Heritage Group
• Glasnevin Cemetery, Glasnevin Cemeteries Group,
    Finglas Road - Dublin 11,  Ireland.
     The Glasnevin Cemetery site includes a brief history, cemetery map and search request information.
• Dublin City Public Libraries
• Historic Heart of Dublin
• Dublin Civic Museum
   City Assembly House,
   58 South William Street,
   Dublin 2, Ireland
• Other Dublin Links
• Trinity College Library - Dublin
• Dublin in Bits - tour Dublin in pictures.
• Dublin City Directory of 1850 Index
  
• South Dublin County Council
• Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council - "...on the east coast of Ireland and is bounded on the north by Dublin City, to the south by County Wicklow, to the east by the Irish Sea and to the west by the foothills of the Dublin mountains. This area is comprised of Ballybrack, Blackrock, Clonskeagh, Dundrum, Dun Laoghaire and Glencullen.
• Fingal County Council
• Shaw's Dublin City Directory 1850
• Dublin Ireland Tourism and MAP
  Dublin Tourism Centre: Suffolk Street - Dublin 2, Ireland
     E-Mail: information@dublintourism.ie
• Visit European some Countries via MAP
   includes Edinburgh, Scotland -  Berlin and Heidelburg in Germany
   Dijon, France - Basel, Switzerland -  Slovenia
• Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church and St. Valentine
   57 Aungier Street - Dublin 2, Ireland
• The National Library of Ireland
Family History Research at the National Library of Ireland.
• Flyleaf Press:  Books available include:  Tracing Your Dublin Ancestors.
   4 Spencer Villas, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
• Patrick Massey Funeral Directors -
    106/107 The Coombe, Dublin 8, Ireland
     Phone: + 353 1 4533333  Email: info@patrickmassey.ie
County Fermanagh + Province of Ulster + Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
• Townlands in Northern Ireland
• Freeholders' Records - searchable database
• Welcome to Northern Ireland - Official Home Page of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board
• * County Fermanagh *
• Northern Ireland Tourist Board - Information and Virtual Tour site.
• Fermanagh And The Lakelands
• How To Trace Your Ulster Ancestry
• National Trust Official Web Site - for places of historic interest in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
County Galway + Province of Connaught + Republic of Ireland.
• Galway County Council
• Ireland Now: Around Ireland (with map) for County Galway.
• Cathy Joynt Labath's: A Little Bit of Ireland:
• Galway Records: includes the following and more!
• Priests of Beagh Parish.
• Beagh Parish Catholic Baptisms 1855-1856.
• History of Galway, by James Hardiman, online html from Wombat Research, 1995.
• Part 3:  The Ecclesiastical History of the Town to the Present Time
• Galway.net - online directory and links
• Genealogy Research Services and History Centres
• On-line edition (OCR) of Lough Corrib, by William R. Wilde, first published in 1867.
• On-line edition (OCR) of Chorographical Description of West or H-iar Connaught, written in 1684, by Roderic O'Flaherty, Esq., Dublin: For the Irish Archaeological Society.
• Ireland Mid-West: County Galway, Ireland includes information and links to County Galway Towns and History!
County Kerry + Province of Munster + Republic of Ireland.
• Kerry County Council
• The Diocese of Kerry and Parishes: Catholic Parish Map of County Kerry, (MAP ca. 1937.), donated by Mary of Orlando to W. J. Mansfield's site.
• The Catholic Parish of Ballyferriter Genealogy, by W.J. Mansfield (neriezpas@yahoo.com) - The Catholic Parish of Ballyferriter (or Ferriter) is located on the northwestern tip of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry...
• Ireland Now: Around Ireland (with map) for County Kerry.
• The Kerryman Online News.
• Kerryweb.ie - Tourism, Heritage Links, and information.
• Flyleaf Press:  Books available include:  Tracing Your Kerry Ancestors.
  
   4 Spencer Villas, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
County Kildare + Province of Leinster + Republic of Ireland.
 A portion of County Kildare is within the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.
 
• Kildare County Council
• County Kildare Community Network - links to local history, genealogy, maps, etc.
Genealogy of County Kildare * Religious Sites of County Kildare - from Kildare Heritage.
• Local Ireland for County Kildare: with
• County Kildare Roman Catholic Parishes Map!
• County Kildare History and Genealogy.
• Hermann Geissel:  Featuring Local History of Northern Kildare.
• County Kilkenny + Province of Leinster + Republic of Ireland.
• Kilkenny County Council
• County Kilkenny - Past and Present & Ireland's History in MAPS, by Dennis Walsh!
• Catholic Parishes of County Kilkenny - includes Maps
• The Middle Ages Dioceses of Ireland: Territorial History and Boundaries
• The 19th Century Dioceses of Ireland: Territorial History and Boundaries
• Ireland's History in MAPS
County Laois + Province of Leinster + Republic of Ireland (prior name: Queens County).
 A portion of County Laois is within the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.
• Laois County Council
• "Portlaoise" (County Laois) was once called Maryborough.
• Ireland Now: Around Ireland (with map) for County Laois.
• Griffiths Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864
County Leitrim + Province of Connaught + Republic of Ireland.
• Leitrim County Council
• The Leitrim-Roscommon Map Collection. - from Ed Finn at efinn@leitrim-roscommon.com.
• Leitrim Catholic Parish Locations - Map.
• Griffiths Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864
County Limerick + Province of Munster + Republic of Ireland.
• Limerick City Council
• Ireland Now: Around Ireland (with map) for County Limerick.
• Griffiths Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864
County Londonderry  + Province of Ulster + Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
• Townlands in Northern Ireland
• Freeholders' Records - searchable database
• Welcome to Northern Ireland - Official Home Page of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board
• * County Derry/Londonderry *
• Tagish's Directory of UK Local Government on the Web
• City of Londonderry/Derry in Northern Ireland.
• Northern Ireland Tourist Board - Information and Virtual Tour site.
• In And Around The Walls Of Londonderry
• How To Trace Your Ulster Ancestry
• National Trust Official Web Site - for places of historic interest in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• The Civil Parishes of County Londonderry
County Longford + Province of Leinster + Republic of Ireland.
• Longford County Council
• Longford Museum and Heritage Centre:
    1 Church Street - Longford, County Longford, Ireland. Phone: (353) 043 41235.
• Flyleaf Press:  Books available include:  County Longford Survivors of the Great Famine, Longford and Its People.
   4 Spencer Villas, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
County Louth + Province of Leinster + Republic of Ireland.
• Louth Local Authorities: Louth County Council, Dundalk Urban District Council, etc.
• County Louth - Guide to County Louth, Ireland.
• Irish Ancestors - County Louth Genealogy.
• Griffiths Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864
County Mayo +  Province of Connaught + Republic of Ireland.
• Mayo County Council
• Welcome to Westport, County Mayo with History.
• County Mayo News.
• Deese Genes: 1815 Town of Westport Rent Roll, by Pat Deese.
• Flyleaf Press:  Books available include:  Tracing Your Mayo Ancestors.
   4 Spencer Villas, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
• Griffiths Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864
County Meath + Province of Leinster + Republic of Ireland.
• Meath County Council
• Irish Ancestors - County Meath Genealogy.
• Griffiths Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864
County Monaghan + Province of Ulster + Republic of Ireland.
• Total Ireland - each county:  Monaghan.
• Monaghan County Council Online - Libraries, Museum, Information.
• Monaghan Tourism
• Cast