Limerick Genealogy

Genealogical Sources

1. Church Records of Various Denominations from the Seventeenth Century to the Early Twentieth Century:

• Catholic parish registers with start dates varying from 1745 to 1867.
• Church of Ireland records with start dates varying from 1692 to 1893.
• Presbyterian records from 1828.
• Methodist records from 1824.
• Quaker records from 1666.
• Some Baptist records from 1903.

 

2. Civil Records up to the Early Twentieth Century (c.1911):

• Records of Births for most of east County Limerick and Limerick city from 1864.
• Records of Deaths for Limerick City and County from 1864.
• Records of Catholic Marriages for Limerick City and County from 1864.
• Non-Catholic Marriage Records from 1845.

 

3. Property Valuation Records for the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries:

• The Tithe Applotment Books from 1824 to 1835 for County Limerick.
• Griffiths Primary Valuation from 1850 to 1852 for Limerick City and County.
• Updates to Griffiths Valuation from the late 1850s up to the early decades of the Twentieth Century for County Limerick.

 

4. Census Records for the Early Twentieth Century:

• 1901 Census for Limerick City and County (the earliest surviving household returns).
• 1911 Census for Limerick City and County.
• Nineteenth Century Census Fragments.

 

5. Other Sources:

• Trade Directories for Limerick City and Limerick County Towns and Villages.
• Biographical Notices from Local Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Newspapers.
• Limerick City Municipal Cemetery Records.
• Transcribed Gravestone Inscriptions for Limerick City and County.
• Wills Registered in Limerick from 1858 to 1900.
• Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Maps of Limerick.
• Parish Histories and other Published Sources relevant to Limerick.