This illustrated, well indexed book, was created exclusively to help you find
your family in both County Fermanagh and County Louth in Ireland. Focusing
specifically on families within these counties, it includes an introduction to
research and sources to both regions, the most numerous families in each county
from birth records are given, as well as rather rare Fermanagh and Louth
families found in heraldic records. Included you will find a full page county
map of each county from the Atlas of Ireland, along with a listing of modern
parishes and old townlands, along with the address and location of records for
more research.
This work includes copies of actual records (some worn, torn and faded), from
the Irish Genealogical Foundation Library. It also includes rough sketches of
family coats of arms and notes from centuries past - seldom found elsewhere. The
resources provided here will help research any family in the county, including
old Irish families, and settler families from England, Scotland, Wales and the
continent. This book is a hands on guide for finding your family in Fermanagh
and Louth - some family history is included.
"Genealogy and Family History of County Fermanagh and County Louth" expands upon
information in the "The Book of Irish Families Great and Small", providing
coverage with added families and new resources just for Fermanagh and Louth.
The most numerous families in County Fermanagh in the 19th century were:
Maguire.....MacGwire.....MacGuire
McManus.....MacManus.....McMannis
Dolan.....Dolane.....Dollane
McGovern.....MacGovern...MacGovran
Johnston.....Johnstone.....Johnson
McHugh.....MacHugh....Hughes
Cassidy.....Cassady....Cassaday
Wilson.....Willson.....Wilsone
Thompson.....Thomson.....Tompson
Elliott.....Eliott.....Eliot
Irvine.....Irvin.....Ervine
McLoughlin.....McLaughlin.....Laughlin
Gallagher.....Gallaher.....Galager
Murphy.....Morphy.....Murphey
Reilly.....Riley.....O'Riley
Fitzpatrick.....Fitspatrick.....Fitz.
Flanagan.....Flannagin.....Flanigan
And in County Louth:
Byrne.....Burn(s)......Bierne
Kelly.....Kelley.....Kellie
Murphy.....Murphey.....Morphy
Smith.....Smyth.....Smythe
Clarke.....Clark.....Clerk
Duffy.....Duffie.....Duffey
McArdle.....Macardle.....McCardell
Reilly.....Riley.....Rielly.....O'Reilly
Carroll.....Carol.....Carrol
Mathews.....Matthews.....Matthewes
Martin.....Martyn.....Martine
Donnelly.....Donely.....Donelley
Farrell.....Farrall.....Farell
Morgan.....Morgane.....Morgun
Rice.....Ryse.....Rise
Hanratty.....Hanraty.....Hanrattie
McCourt.....Macourt.....Macorte
McKenna.....Mackenna.....McKena
Boyle.....Boile.....Boils
Connor.....Conor.....Conner
Lynch.....Linch.....Lynche
O'Hare.....O'Haire.....Hare
Contents:
- List of Books
- Illustration from the Topological Dictionary
Part One
- Introduction to Sources; Birth Index
- National Resource List
- Local Resource List
- Names in Fermanagh and Louth
Part Two
- The Complete Existing returns from the 'census' of 1659, showing the
methods of spelling family and place names at that time
Part Three
- Coats of Arms and Genealogical Notes
- Arms connected in some way to the county, as taken from the "Irish
Book of Arms"
Part Four
- Examples of Family History Extracts
Part Five
- Finding Locations
- County Map
- Index of Place Names, Ancient and Modern
- Index
