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Church of Ireland Parish Registers on microfilm
Church of Ireland Registers of Dublin parishes are held at the Representative Church Body Library in Braemor Park. A number of these registers have been microfilmed and have been purchased for the library. Many date from the seventeenth to the end of the nineteenth century.
* Kilmainham 1857-1900 baptisms
* St. Audeon's 1672-1916 baptisms, marriages, burials
* St. Kevin's 1883-1900
* St. James' 1742-1902 baptisms, 1742-1845 marriages, 1742-1826 and 1836-1854 burials
* St. John's 1619-1658; 1847-1850
* St. Nicholas Within 1671-1866 baptisms, marriages, burials
* St. Nicholas Without 1694-1854 baptisms, marriages, burials; 1842-1861 baptisms; 1817-1875 burials
* St. Catherine's 1694-1898 baptisms, marriages, burials
* St. Werburgh's 1704-1833; 1879
* St. Paul's 1698-1887 baptisms, marriages, burials
* St. Peter's 1669-1894 baptisms, marriages, burials
* St. Stephen's 1837-1912
* St. Matthew's, Irishtown 1827-1846 baptisms; 1827-1853 burials; 1889-1900 baptisms
Dublin Parish Registers in book form
Selected Dublin parish registers were published in book form by the Parish Register Society and the Representative Church Body Library and are held in the library:
* St. John's, Dublin 1619-1699 baptisms, marriages, burials
* St. Michan's, Dublin 1636-1685 baptisms, marriages, burials
* St. Catherine's, Dublin 1636-1715 baptisms, marriages, burials
* Monkstown, Co. Dublin 1669-1786 baptisms, burials
* St. Nicholas Without 1694-1739 baptisms, marriages, burials
* St. Andrew's, St. Anne's, St. Audeon's, St. Bride's 1632-1800 marriages
* St. Marie's, St. Luke's, St. Catherine's, St. Werburgh's 1627-1800 marriages
* St. Patrick's 1677-1800 baptisms, marriages, burials
* Registers of the French Conformed Churches of St Patrick and St Mary, Dublin, Publications of the Huguenot Society of London, 1893
* Register of the Parish of St. Thomas, Dublin 1750-1791, edited by Raymond Refaussé, Representative Church Body Library, 1994
Other church record sources
The Convert Rolls, edited by Eileen O'Byrne, lists converts to the established church, the Church of Ireland, from 1703 to 1838.
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'DID YOU KNOW Dublin was originally called Dubh Linn meaning Black Pool. The original pool is the oldest known in Northern Europe and now forms the centerpiece of the penguin enclosure at Dublin Zoo.
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When is St. Patrick's Day?
Who Was St. Patrick?
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity's most widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery. Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are false, the products of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling.
Taken Prisoner By Irish Raiders
It is known that St. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17, around 460 A.D. Although his father was a Christian deacon, it has been suggested that he probably took on the role because of tax incentives and there is no evidence that Patrick came from a particularly religious family. At the age of sixteen, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family's estate. They transported him to Ireland where he spent six years in captivity. (There is some dispute over where this captivity took place. Although many believe he was taken to live in Mount Slemish in County Antrim, it is more likely that he was held in County Mayo near Killala.) During this time, he worked as a shepherd, outdoors and away from people. Lonely and afraid, he turned to his religion for solace, becoming a devout Christian. (It is also believed that Patrick first began to dream of converting the Irish people to Christianity during his captivity.)
Guided By Visions
After more than six years as a prisoner, Patrick escaped. According to his writing, a voice-which he believed to be God's-spoke to him in a dream, telling him it was time to leave Ireland.
To do so, Patrick walked nearly 200 miles from County Mayo, where it is believed he was held, to the Irish coast. After escaping to Britain, Patrick reported that he experienced a second revelation-an angel in a dream tells him to return to Ireland as a missionary. Soon after, Patrick began religious training, a course of study that lasted more than fifteen years. After his ordination as a priest, he was sent to Ireland with a dual mission-to minister to Christians already living in Ireland and to begin to convert the Irish. (Interestingly, this mission contradicts the widely held notion that Patrick introduced Christianity to Ireland.)
Bonfires and Crosses
celtic cross
Familiar with the Irish language and culture, Patrick chose to incorporate traditional ritual into his lessons of Christianity instead of attempting to eradicate native Irish beliefs. For instance, he used bonfires to celebrate Easter since the Irish were used to honoring their gods with fire. He also superimposed a sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian cross to create what is now called a Celtic cross, so that veneration of the symbol would seem more natural to the Irish. (Although there were a small number of Christians on the island when Patrick arrived, most Irish practiced a nature-based pagan religion. The Irish culture centered around a rich tradition of oral legend and myth. When this is considered, it is no surprise that the story of Patrick's life became exaggerated over the centuries-spinning exciting tales to remember history has always been a part of the Irish way of life
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When is St. Patrick's Day?
When is St. Patrick's Day?
* St. Patrick's Day takes place each year on March 17, the tradtional religious feast day of Saint Patrick.
* St. Patrick's Day 2009 is on Tuesday, March 17.
* St. Patrick's Day 2010 is on Wednedsay, March 17.
* St. Patrick's Day 2011 is on Thursday, March 17.
The Celebration
* About 41.5 billion pounds and 2.6 billion pounds of U.S. beef and cabbage, respectively, were sold in 2007. Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional St. Patrick's Day dish. The corned beef celebrants eat on St. Patrick's Day may very well have originated in Texas, which produced 6.8 billion pounds worth of beef, while the cabbage most likely came from California, which produced 581 million pounds worth, or New York (580 million pounds).
* Irish Soda Bread gets its name and distinctive character from the use of baking soda instead of yeast as the leavening agent.
* Lime-green chrysanthemums are often requested for St. Patrick's Day parades and celebrations.
The Parade
* The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762.
* The New York City St. Patrick's Day parade marches up 5th Avenue from 44th street to 86th street. In 2009 the parade will be on Tuesday, March 17, and will begin at 11 a.m.
* Over 100 St. Patrick's Day parades take place around the United States, but the parades in New York City and Boston are the largest.
* The New York St. Patrick's Day parade does not allow automobiles or floats, but over 150,000 marchers participate in the parade.
Places to Spend the Day
* There are 4 places in the United States named Shamrock, the floral emblem of Ireland. Mount Gay-Shamrock, W.Va., and Shamrock, TX, were the most populous, with 2,623 and 1,841 residents, respectively. Shamrock Lakes, Ind., had 162 residents and Shamrock, OK, 125. (Statistic for Mount Gay-Shamrock is from Census 2000; the other statistics in the paragraph are 2007 estimates.)
* There are 9 places in the United States that share the name of Ireland's capital, Dublin. Since Census 2000, Dublin, CA, has surpassed Dublin, OH, as the most populous of these places (39,328 compared with 34,964, respectively, as of July 1, 2005).
If you are still not into the spirit of St. Paddy's Day after stopping by one of the places named "Shamrock" or "Dublin", then you might consider paying a visit to Emerald Isle, NC, with 3,686 residents.
Population Distribution of Irish Americans
* There are 36.5 million U.S. residents who claim Irish ancestry. This number is almost nine times the population of Ireland itself (more than 4 million). Irish is the nation's second most frequently reported ancestry, trailing only those of German ancestry.
* The nation as a whole claims 12% of residents as having Irish ancestry. In Massachusetts this number doubles to 24 percent!
* In Middlesex County, Mass., 348,978 residents are of Irish ancestry. Among the 54 counties where Irish is the largest observed ancestry group, Middlesex had the highest population of Irish-Americans, with Norfolk County, Mass., second, with 203,285.
* There are three states in which Irish is the leading ancestry group: Delaware, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Irish is among the top five ancestries in every state but two (Hawaii and New Mexico).
* There are 54 counties where Irish is the largest observed ancestry group. Forty-four of these counties are in the Northeast, with 14 in New York, 11 in Massachusetts and five in New Jersey.
* A total of 4.8 million immigrants from Ireland have been admitted to the U.S. for lawful permanent residence since fiscal year 1820, the earliest year for which official immigration records exist. By fiscal year 1870, about half of these immigrants were admitted for lawful permanent residence. Only Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Mexico have had more immigrants admitted for permanent residence to the United States than Ireland.
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