Visit Armagh

Genealogy Services are provided in the following facilities:

Armagh Public Library

43 Abbey Street
Armagh
BT61 7DY
tel: 028 3752 3142
email: admin@armaghpubliclibrary.co.uk
website: www.armaghrobinsonlibrary.org

Armagh Public Library is the oldest library in Northern Ireland, was founded in 1771 by Archbishop Richard Robinson as part of his plan to establish a university.  The nucleus of the collection is Archbishop Robinson's own library, containing 17th & 18th century books on theology, philosophy, classic and modern literature, voyages and travel, history, medicine and law.  There are engravings by printmakers such as Piranesi and Hogarth, and archival material relating to Christian heritage in Ireland and Europe.  The Library also holds resources to aid family history research.

Opening:  Monday - Friday: 10.00am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm - 4.00pm. 
Opened other times by appointment.

Admission:   On request

Irish & Local Studies Library

39c Abbey Street
Armagh
BT61 7EB
Tel: 028 3752 7851  Fax: 028 3752 7127
email: irishandlocalstudies.self@ni-libraries.net
http://www.ni-libraries.net



This reference library has a wide range of material on all aspects of Irish life and learning from the earliest times to the present day.   One of its main assets is its newspaper collection, which includes local, provincial and national papers.  It offers full research facilities, individual attention and when required informed advice and guidance from professional members of staff who are subject specialists.

Sources held at the library include:
1901 Census for Armagh.  Primary Valuation of Ireland (Griffith's Valuation) 1848 - 1864.  Tithe Applotment Books, 1823 - 1838.  Trade Directories from 1758 (date incomplete). Newspapers 1738 - present.  Books detailing genealogies of individual families, national and regional.  Journals from mainly 19th and 20th centuries.   Also important local data:

• Hearth Money Rolls, County Armagh, 1864.  In Archivium Hibernicum, vol V111, 1941.
• Rent-Roll of houses and lands belonging to the See of Armagh, 1620.  In Archivium Hibernicum, vol V111, 1941.
• Armagh City:  Various surveys of inhabitants, 1615 - 1770 in Seanchas ARd Mhacha, vol.1, no.2 1955 (including Lodge's census of the city of Armagh, 1770).
• Local Sources:  Seagoe Parish records 1660 - 1985.  Freeholders 1813 - 1840 including Voters names, townlands, landlord, value of freehold, lives.  Crossle Papers up to 1900 covering Newry and Environs.

Opening  Hours:
Monday & Tuesday: 9.30am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Wednesday Afternoon: 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Thursday: 9.30am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm - 8.00pm
Friday & Saturday: 9.30am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Cardinal Tomas O'Fiaich Library and Archive

15 Moy Road
Armagh
BT61 7LY
Tel: 028 3752 2981   Fax: 028 3751 1944
Email: eolas@ofiaich.ie
www.ofiaich.ie

The Cardinal O'Fiaich Memorial Library and Archive is a free, independent public reference library, which houses important collections relating to Irish history, the Irish language, ecclesiastical history, the Irish abroad and Irish sport, particularly Gaelic games in Ulster.  It is also a designated centre for Roman Catholic records for the archdiocese of Armagh.

Sources Include:

• Primary Sources: Catholic Parish Registers for the Diocese of Armagh, including counties Armagh, Tyrone, Louth and South Derry - pre 1900 Births, Deaths and Marriages.
• Clerical Register for Archdiocese of Armagh
• Overseas Archive (relating to the Irish in Europe 1600 - 1900 including marriages, genealogies and military service records).
• Census materials and census substitutes.
• Gaelic genealogies.  Ecclesiastical and local histories.
• Reference materials on sources for genealogical research outside Armagh
• Expert advice on the Etymology of place-names, townlands and family names.  Ancient ecclesiastical sites and parishes.  The history of Gaelic and Normal families.

Contact: Roddy Hegarty

Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm - 5.00pm
 

Armagh County Museum

The Mall East
Armagh
BT61 9BE
Tel: 028 3752 3070
Email: acm.um@nics.gov.uk
www.armaghcountymuseum.org.uk

Armagh County Museum will assist you to undertake a local history and family research project.   The library is a valuable resource for all researchers and include the TGF Patterson Manuscript Collection, detailing history of over 280 families.  Other sources include the Muster Rolls of 1630; the Hearth Money Rolls of 1664; the Depositions of 1641 relating to Armagh; the Records of the Archbishop's Rentals from 1615 - 1746 and the Poll Book of 1753 to name but a few.  Maps, photographs, drawings and a good local history library are also available.   

Contact:  Dr Greer Ramsey

Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 10.00am - 5.00pm; Saturday: 10.00am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Armagh Ancestry

Saint Patrick's Trian Visitor Complex
40 English Street
Armagh
BT61 7BA
Tel: 028 3752 1800
email: researcher@armagh.gov.uk
www.armagh.co.uk

Cost: Research fees applicable
Pre-booking for a meeting with a researcher is essential

Armagh Ancestry is the Irish Family History Foundation designated research centre for genealogical research in County Armagh.   It is a member of the Irish Family History Foundation, a 32 county, cross-border foundation, appointed by both the Church and State to create a national genealogical archive for the whole of Ireland.  The service aims to help people who have an interest in tracing their family roots in County Armagh.

Database includes:
All Roman Catholic Church baptisms, marriages and burials pre 1900
All Civil Marriages from 1845 - 1921
70% of Civil births from 1864 - 1921
Griffiths Valuation Survey 1864
Tithe Applotment Books 1823 - 1838
1796 Flax Premium Lists
Marriage Licence Bonds Index 1727 - 1845
Some Presbyterian Church Records 1707 - 1864
Some Church of Ireland records 1750 - 1864

Also on site:

• 1901 Census for County Armagh
• 1821 Census Extracts
• Gravestone Inscriptions for some areas
• 1620 Rent Rolls
• 1664 Hearth Money Rolls
• 1770 Armagh City Holders
• List of County Armagh townlands
• 1851 Townlands of Ireland

A full genealogical research service for other County Armagh sources, held in the various repositories throughout Ireland is offered.

Contact:   Genealogical Researcher

Cost:   Initial consultation fee of £20 is applicable
Visits must be booked in ADVANCE by contacting the Tourist Information Centre on tel: 028 3752 1800.
 

St Mark's Church Office(Church of Ireland)

Victoria Street
Armagh
Tel: 028 3752 3197
email: sec.stmarks@btinternet.com or
armagh@armagh.anglican.org

St Mark's Church Office hold all Church of Ireland Births, Deaths and Marriages from 1705.   From 1811 they hold their own records.

Summer Opening Hours: July & August:  Wednesday & Friday:  10am - 1pm