Maritime History Archive – Kerry Parish Registers
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The Martime Archives has some films of Kerry Parish Registers. They will research them for a reasonable fee if you know the right parish to ask for. If you determine from the chart and information below, that your parish is covered by these films - then use the URL and contact information above for more information on using the archives.
This is information provided by the Maritime History Archive regarding its Kerry parish register holdings. Note: Even though the list sent from the Maritime Museum is entitled "Parishes" it is actually a mixture of Townlands, Catholic Parishes, and Civil Parishes. A couple of the places listed I could not find at all in any of my resources including the Index to the Townlands, Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland. I have included some information to help clarify.
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Maritime Parish |
Civil Parish |
Catholic Parish |
Townland |
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Abbeydorney (aka O’Dorney) |
Abbeydorney |
Abbeydorney |
Abbeydorney |
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Annascaul 1 |
Ballinacourty |
Annascaul |
Annascaul |
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Baile Nah Eaglaise 2 |
Ballynahaglish |
Spa/Ardfert |
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Ballanavohir |
Ballinvoher |
Annascaul/Ballyferriter |
Ballinvohir |
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Ballinacourty (aka Ballynacourty) |
Ballinacourty |
Annascaul |
Ballinacourty |
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Ballyferriter 3 |
Dunurlin |
Ballyferriter |
Ballyferriter |
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Castle Island |
Castle Island |
Castle Island |
Castle Island |
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Castelgregory 4 |
Killiney |
Castlegregory |
Castlegregory |
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Clohanes 5 |
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Clahane, Cloghane |
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Dingle |
Dingle |
Dingle |
Dingle |
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Dunnedin/ Dunnelin 6 |
Dunurlin |
Ballyferriter |
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Dunquin |
Dunquin |
Ballyferriter |
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Kilgobbin |
Kilgobban |
Annascaul (aka Cappaclough) |
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Killiny |
Killiny |
Castlegregory/Annascaul |
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Kilmelchidar/Kilmolkadar 7 |
Kilmalkedar |
Ballyferriter |
Kilmalkedar |
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Kilquane |
Kilquane |
Ballyferriter |
Kilquane |
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Lack 8 |
Ballinvoher |
Annascaul |
Lack |
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Markin 9 |
Mahrin |
Ballyferriter |
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(1)
Annascaul town is in Ballynacourty Civil Parish, it its also the name of a Catholic Parish(3) Ballyferriter is a townland in Dunurlin Civil Parish, it its also the name of a Catholic Parish
(4) Castlegregory is a townland in Killiney Civil Parish, it its also the name of a Catholic Parish
(5) Townland / Civil Parish / Catholic Parish
Clahane Annagh Tralee or Ballymacelligott
Cloghane Cloghane Castlegregory or Dingle
Cloghane Kildrum Dingle
(6) Dunnedin, and Dunnelin are not Civil Parishes, nor are they townlands in Kerry. I suggest they both might refer to Dunurlin Civil Parish which is located in Ballyferriter Catholic Parish.
(7) I suggest that your two listings of Kilmelchidar, Kilmolkadar are both variant spellings of the same townland often seen as Kilmalkedar Townland and Civil Parish, Ballyferriter Catholic Parish.
(8) Lack is a townland in Ballinvoher Civil Parish, it’s not a Parish.
(9) Markin is not a Townland nor a Civil Parish, I suggest it might be Mahrin Townland in Mahrin Civil Parish., Ballyferritter Catholic Parish.
Civil Parishes in the pertinent Kerry Catholic Parishes
Note: Depending on what year and parish restructuring:
Ballyferriter Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
Dunquin, Dunurlin, Marhin, Kilmalkedar, Kilquane, Part of Ballinhover
Baptisms Jan. 8, 1807-June 29, 1828 1828-1871, 1871-1880
Marriages: Feb. 5, 1808-1828 1828-1880
Annascaul Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
Ballynacourty, Kilgobban, Parts of Ballinvoher (includes Lack townland), Annagh
Baptisms: Apr. 2, 1829-Mar 1834 ; Mar. 23, 1837-1839
(Annascaul:Oct. 2, 1851-Dec. 26, 1880)
Marriages: May 1, 1829-June 3, 1835; May-Oct. 1837
Missing dates:
Baptisms: Mar 1834- Mar 1837, Mar 1839- Oct 1857
Marriages Jun 1835- May 1837, Oct 1837- Sept 1855
Castlegregory Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
Cloghane, Ballyduff, Stradbally, Killiney
Baptisms: Dec 1828-1864
Marriages: Feb 1829-1864
Dingle Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
Kildrum, Garfinny, Dingle, Kinard, Minard, Parts of Ballinvoher, Marhin
Baptisms: Feb 1825-1837, 1837-1859
Marriages: May 1821-1859
Missing Dates:
Baptisms: Apr 1837- Sept 1837
Castle Island Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
Ballinscualne, Castleisland
(this parish borders changed greatly when the parishes were restructured early 1900s)
Baptisms: Feb 15, 1870 - Dec 1880
Spa Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
Ballynhaglish, Ardfert, Fenit
Baptisms:
Nov. 11, 1866-Dec. 31, 1880
Marriages:
Jan. 27, 1867-Nov. 11, 1880
Abbeydorney Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
O’Dorney, Kilfeighny, Killahan, Kilflyn
Baptisms:
Oct. 2, 1835-Sept 10, 1844
Feb. 27, 1851-Sept. 6, 1859
Nov. 7, 1880- Dec. 6, 1880
Marriages:
Jan 24, 1837-July 20, 1859
Nov. 2, 1859-Nov. 10, 1880
The Roman Catholic Parishes of Ballyferriter, Castlegregory, Dingle and Annascaul comprise an area that can also be described as Corkaguiny Barony which also covers what is commonly called the Dingle Peninsula.
What I suggest the Maritime Museum has are the Catholic Parish registers for Corkaguiny Barony plus part of the nearby Spa and the unconnected Abbeydorney and partial CastleIsland Catholic Parish register films.