While it is a generalisation, most of our ancestors worked on the land and their occupations as 'farmer' or 'labourer' reflected the agricultural character of the community. The rural community was one where people worked in their own parishes and rarely strayed beyond.
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The National Archives of Ireland What records do they hold?
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You may not realise that in Ireland different TYPES of Parish exist.
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Picture above: Murray Moten in 1940
Bournea (Tipperary)
The story that follows shows us how important letters, diaries and family journals are as memory keepers and mirrors of the past. Many of those who left Ireland were not lucky enough to come home again, even for a short visit.
Doon (Limerick)
This three-volume work provided researchers and Beara descendants with access to genealogical information, mostly around the Catholic parishes of Adrigole, Allihies, Castletownbere, Eyeries, and Glengarriff.
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Picture above: Electrifying rural Ireland, 26 January 1956 © ESB Archives
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Leaving the Land - Finding Work in Scotland
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Between 1847 and 1864 a detailed, county by county record of tax liable was kept in Ireland. Today the "Griffith Valuation" is an invaluable resource for anyone researching their Irish family history and if properly used, it can be a fantastic key to uncover family history inf
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