Marriages in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuam Ireland 1820-1829 Genealogy ~ County Galway, County Mayo, County Roscommon

Title: Marriages in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuam Ireland 1820-1829

Author: Helen M. Murphy and James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S.

Description: Inscribed by co-author James Riley on title page. Faint crease on front cover. Light pencil notation on title page, else clean and unmarked. ix, 192 pages.

The diocese of Tuam encompasses the southern part of County Mayo, the northern area of County Galway and two civil parishes along the western border of County Roscommon. Nearly 4000 Irish marriage records of brides and grooms whose children were the adults of the Great Famine period.

Organized in three different sections by groom, bride, and parish. Entries in the groom's section cover the full name of the groom, full name of the bride, marriage date, place (city), and names of the witnesses. The index of brides gives her full name and the name of the groom. The parish index lists of men's names only, alphabetically by parish.

One of the few extant Catholic registers following the passing of the English government's law of 1709 that forbade the keeping of Catholic sacramental registers of baptism and marriage.

Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Near Fine

Publisher: Heritage Books, Inc.
Place: [Bowie, Maryland]
Year: 1993

ISBN: 1556138121

Keywords: genealogy, County Galway, County Mayo, County Roscommon,