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This illustrated, well indexed book, was created exclusively to help you find
your family in County Sligo, Ireland. Focusing specifically on families within
the county, it includes an introduction to research and sources in Sligo. The
most numerous families from birth records are given, as well as rather rare
Sligo families found in heraldic records. Included you will find a full page
county map 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 Sligo - some
family history is included - but it is not a gigantic collection of family
histories, for that see 'The Book of Irish Families Great and Small'.
Covering the whole of Ireland, that book includes information on hundreds of
family histories from County Roscommon, and the surrounding areas. "Genealogy
and Family History of County Sligo" expands upon that coverage with added
families and new resources just for Roscommon, so in this way both books work
together, but can be used independently for research.
The parish is an important subdivision of the county. Parish records can be
vital to research in the county. The following modern parishes are listed as in
Co. Sligo in this work: Achonry, Aghanagh, Ahamlish, Ballynakill, Ballysadare,
Ballysumaghan, Calry, Castleconor, Cloonoghil, Dromard, Drumcliff, Drumcolumb,
Drumrat, Easky, Emlaghfad, Kilcolman, Kilfree, Kilglass, Killadoon, Killaraght,
Killaspugbrone, Killerry, Killoran, Kilmacallan, Kilmacowen, Kilmacshalgan,
Kilmacteige, Kilmactranny, Kilmoremoy, Kilmorgan, Kilross, Kilshalvy, Kilturra,
Kilvarnet, Rossinver, Shancough, Skreen, St. John's, Tawnagh, Templeboy and
Toomour. Keep in mind the spelling of place names and parishes can change over
time. Be flexible in your research when looking for these names.
Among the most numerous families given in the county were (variant spellings
follow the main spelling given):
Brennan.....Brannon.....Brenon,
McLoughlin.....McLaughlin....MacLaughlin,
Gallagher.....Gallaher.....Gallaghar,
Kelly.....Kelley.....Kellie,
Harte.....Hart.....Heart,
McGowan.....McCowan.....Gowan,
Walsh.....Welsh.....Welch,
Kennedy.....Kenedy.....Cannady,
Durkan.....Durkin.....Durken,
Henry.....Henrie,
Flynn.....Flinn.....Flyne,
Gilmartin.....Kilmartin.....Gilmartyn,
Leonard.....Lenard.....Leonerd,
Scanlon.....Scanlan.....Scanlane,
Connolly.....Conolly.....Connelly,
O'Hara.....Hara,
Feeney.....Feeny.....Feaney,
Stenson.....Stinson.....Stinsen,
Conway.....Convey.....Conwey,
Sheridan.....Sheridane.....Sharidan.
Other noted families of Sligo included O'Dowd; MacFirbis; McDonough; and
Coleman. Major towns include Sligo, Enniscrone, Ballymote and Collooney.
Contents:
- List of books
- Illustration from an earlier work
Part One
- Introduction to Sources; Birth Index
- National Resource List
- Local Resource List
- Names in County Sligo
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
- Finding Locations
- County Map
- Index of Place Names, Ancient and Modern
- Passenger List, 1824 Directory, Clans of Sligo
- Index
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