Cathedral Records
Some of the records of the Irish cathedrals were destroyed in the fire in the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922. See Herbert Wood, A guide to the records deposited in the Public Record Office of Ireland (Dublin, 1919).
The Library holds records from the following cathedrals:–
- Cloyne – St Colman, 1663–1956
(click here for handlist as PDF file)
- Cork – St Fin Barre, 1624–1983
(click here for handlist as PDF file)
- Cashel – St John the Baptist and St Patrick’s Rock (click here for handlist as PDF file)
- Dublin – Christ Church, 12–20th cent.
(click here for handlist as PDF file)(See here for detailed content of the Guard Books)
- Dublin – St Patrick, 13–20th cent.
(click here for handlist as PDF file)
- Elphin – St Mary the Virgin, 1771–1893
(click here for handlist as PDF file)
- Kildare – St Brigid, 1630–1996
(click here for handlist as PDF file)
- Kilkenny – St Canice, 1665–1905
(click here for handlist as PDF file)
- Killala – St Patrick, 1722–1776
(click here for handlist as PDF file)
- Kilmore – St Fethlimidh, 1803–18
- Leighlin – St Lazarian, 1717–1976
(click here for handlist as PDF file)
- Limerick – St Mary, 1699–1798
(click here for handlist as PDF file)
- Raphoe – St Eunan, 1869–1872 (click here for handlist as PDF file)
- Tuam – St Mary,1945–2000 (click here for handlist as PDF file)
- Waterford – Holy Trinity, 13–20th cent
(click here for handlist as PDF file)
Cathedral records are subject to a 40 year access rule
Handlists in progress of those records which are not detailed above are available in the Library
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