This list only contains Roman Catholic parish names in Ireland and is not considered complete. If your parish is not listed, it may be included in another parish. Please consult "Index to Townlands, Parishes, Baronies and Poor Law Unions of Ireland" for more information. The dates given are those for the earliest known baptism records. There may be earlier marriage records available also.
Please note that NLI = National Library of Ireland, NAI = National Archives of Ireland, PRONI = Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, and BPL = Belfast Public Library, LHL= Lisburn Historical Library, UHL = Ulster Historical Foundation, SLC = Salt Lake City film number which can be ordered through your nearest LDS Family History Center. For any of the above addresses, please see Important Addresses.
Civil Parish | Catholic Parish | Earliest Dates | Location |
Aghagallon | Aghagallon and Ballinderry | 1828 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Aghalee | Aghagallon | . | DR |
Aghohill | Aghoghill | 1833 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Antrim | Antrim | 1874 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Ardclinis | Layde, part Carnlough, Tickmacrevan | . | . |
Armoy | Armoy | 1842 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Ballinderry | Aghagallon | . | . |
Ballintoy | Ballintoy | 1872 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Ballclug | Ballmena, see Kirkinriola | . | . |
Ballycor | Ballyclare, see Belfast | . | . |
Ballylinny | part Ballyclare, see Belfast, part Carrickfergus | . | . |
Ballymartin | part Ballyclare, see Belfast, part Antrim | . | . |
Ballmoney (see also Co. Derry) | Ballymoney and Derrykeighan | . | LC, NLI, UHF |
Ballynure | Part Larne, part Casrrickfergus | . | . |
Ballyrashane | Portrush, see Ballywillin | . | . |
Ballyscullion (See co. Derry) | see Duneane | . | . |
Ballywillin | Portrush and Bushmills | 1844 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Belfast (1) | Ballyclare, | 1869 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Belfast (2) | Whitehouse, See Templepatrick | . | . |
Billy | See Ballintoy | . | . |
Blaris (also in Co. Down)( | Lisburn | . | . |
Camlin | Glenavy | . | . |
Carncastle | Glenarm, see Tickmacrevan, Part Larne | . | . |
Carnmoney | part Greencastle, Part Whitehouse, see Belfast | . | . |
Carrickfergus | Carirckfergus, see Larne for pre-1828 | 1820 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Connor | Briad or Glenravel, see Skerry, part Randalstown, see Drummaul | 1878 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Craigs | Rasharkin | . | . |
Cranfield | Duneane | . | . |
Culfeightrin | Culfeightrin | 1825 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Derryaghy | Hannastown, Rock, and Derryaghy | 1848 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Derrykeighan | Ballymoney and Derrykeighan | . | . |
Donegore | see Antrim | . | . |
Drumbeg | Derryaghy | . | LC, NLI, UHF |
Drummaul | Randalstown | 1825 | . |
Dunaghy | Glenravel, see Skerry | . | . |
Duneane | Duneane (Toomebridge) | 1834 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Dunluce | part Portrush, see Ballywillin | . | . |
Finvoy | Dunloy and Cloughmills | 1860 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Glenavy | Glenavy and Killead | 1848 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Gelnwhirry | Braid, See Skerry | . | . |
Glynn | Larne | . | . |
Grange of Ballyscullion | Duneane | . | . |
Grange of Doagh | Ballyclare, see Belfast | . | . |
Grange of Drumtullagh | See Ballintoy | . | . |
Grange of Dundermot | Dunloy and Collughmills, see Finvoy | . | . |
Grange of Inishpollen | Craiga and Cushleak (Cushendon) see also Culfeightrin | 1834 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Grange of Killyglen | see Larne | . | . |
Grange of Layd | Cushendun, see Grange of Innispollen | . | . |
Granage of Muckamore | see Antrim | . | . |
Grange opf Nilteen | See Antrim | . | . |
Grange of Shilvodan | Braid, see Skerry | . | . |
Inver | See Larne | . | . |
Island Magee | See Larne | . | . |
Kilbride | See Antrim | . | . |
Killagan | part Dunloy, see Finvoy, part Glenravel | . | . |
Killead | see Glenavy | . | . |
Kilraghts | See Ballymoney | . | . |
Kilroot | See Duneane | . | . |
Kilwaughter | See Larne | . | . |
Kirkinriola | Ballymena (Kirinriola) also part Ahogill | 1848 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Lambeg | Derryaghy | . | . |
Larne | Larne, see Carrickfergus for post-1828 | 1821 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Layd or Layde | Cushendall (Layde and Ardclinis) also part Cushendun, see Grange of Innispollen | 1838 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Loughguile | Loughguile or Loughile | 1825 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Magheragall | See Derryaghy | . | . |
Magheramesk | See Aghagallon | . | . |
Newton Crommelin | see Rasharkin | . | . |
Portglenone | Portglenone (Ahoghill before 1864) | 1864 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Racavan | Braid, See Skerry | . | . |
Raloo | see Larne | . | . |
Ramoan | Ramoan (Ballycastle) | 1838 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Rasharkin | Rasharking | 1848 | |
Rashee | Ballyclare, See Belfast | . | . |
Rathlin | Ramoan (Ballycastle) | . | . |
Shankill | Greencastle, see Templepatrick | . | . |
Skerry | Glenravel or Braid | 1815 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Templecorran | See Larne | . | . |
Templepatrick | Greencastle (Whitehouse) also part Ballyclare (See Belfast) | 1854 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Tickmacrevan (1) | part Carnlough, part Glenarm | 1825 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Tickmacrevan (2) | Glenarm (Tickmacrevan) | 1784 | LC, NLI, UHF |
Tullyrusk | see Glenavy | . | . |