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‘Murdered’ Protestants of Clone, Co. Wexford 1798

Small Sources 81:   When researching in Irish or other archives  a hidden treasure  can sometimes be uncovered. This was the case on a recent visit to the Representative Church Body Library  in Dublin.  The RCB Library is the main repository for material generated by the Church of Ireland (Episcopalian)  at a national or parish level.  […]

Notes for ‘Irish Church Records’ talk

This blog contains information to support a  talk by Dr James G  Ryan on ‘Irish Church Records’.  The talk outlined the record-keeping practices, and current availability of records, for the major Irish churches, i.e. Roman Catholic,  Church of Ireland (Episcopalian or Anglican), Presbyterian, Methodist and Quaker. Over 98% of the population were members of one […]

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