Maritime History Archive
Memorial University of Newfoundland
http://www.mun.ca/mha

The Maritime History Archive has in its holding a collection of Irish parish records on microfilm. Contained in these records are registers from parishes in County Kerry. View contact information and a detailed list of the Co. Kerry birth, death, and marriage registers in the collection.

I have reviewed the information provided by the Maritime History Archive regarding its Kerry parish register holdings, which are listed in the left hand column in the chart below. The chart provides more information I've added to enrich your use of their resource.

The Maritime Museum Archive list is entitled "Parishes", and is actually a mixture of Townlands, Catholic Parishes, and Civil Parishes. The information I have included is intended to help clarify the locations cited in the Archive records. Waterlilys.

Maritime Parish List	Civil Parish	Catholic Parish	Townland
Abbeydorney (aka O'Dorney)	Abbeydorney	Abbeydorney	Abbeydorney
Annascaul 1	Ballinacourty	Annascaul	Annascaul
Baile nah Eaglaise 2	Ballynahaglish	Spa/Ardfert
Ballanavohir	Ballinvoher	Annascaul/Ballyferriter	Ballinvohir
Ballinacourty (aka Ballynacourty)	Ballinacourty	Annascaul	Ballinacourty
Ballyferriter 3	Dunurlin	Ballyferriter	Ballyferriter
Camp
Castlegregory 4	Killiney	Castlegregory	Castlegregory
Castleisland	Castleisland	Castleisland	Castleisland
Dingle	Dingle	Dingle	Dingle
Dunnelin/Dunurlin 5	Dunurlin	Ballyferriter
Dunquin	Dunquin	Ballyferriter
Kilgobbin	Kilgobban	Annascaul (aka Cappaclough)
Killiny (Killiney)	Killiny	Castlegregory/Annascaul
Kilmolkedar 6	Kilmalkedar	Ballyferriter	Kilmalkedar
Kilquane	Kilquane	Ballyferriter	Kilquane
Lack 7	Ballinvoher	Annascaul	Lack
Marhin	Mahrin	Ballyferriter
Spa

(1) Annascaul town is in Ballynacourty Civil Parish; it is also the name of a Catholic Parish

(2) This is a gaelic word Baile Nah Eaglaise = Ballynahaglish which is a Civil Parish located on Tralee Bay... part of Spa Catholic parish includes Fenit and Ardfert civil parishes.

(3) Ballyferriter is a townland in Dunurlin Civil Parish; it is also the name of a Catholic Parish

(4) Castlegregory is a townland in Killiney Civil Parish; it is also the name of a Catholic Parish

(5) Dunnelin/Dunurlin - I suggest they both might refer to Dunurlin Civil Parish which is located in Ballyferriter Catholic Parish.

(6) I suggest that Kilmolkadar is a varient spelling of the same townland often seen as Kilmalkedar Townland and Civil Parish, Ballyferriter Catholic Parish.

(7) Lack is a townland in Ballinvoher Civil Parish, it's not a Parish.

Civil Parishes & Catholic Parishes

Civil Parishes in the pertinent Kerry Catholic Parishes and register dates (depending on what year and parish restructuring):

Abbeydorney Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
O'Dorney, Kilfeighny, Killahan, Kilflyn

Baptisms:
• Oct. 2, 1835-Sept 10, 1844
• Feb. 27, 1851-Sept. 6, 1859
• Nov. 7, 1880-Dec. 6, 1880

Marriages:
• Jan 24, 1837-July 20, 1859
• Nov. 2, 1859-Nov. 10, 1880

Annascaul Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
Ballynacourty, Kilgobban, parts of Ballinvoher (includes Lack townland), Annagh

Baptisms:
• Apr. 2, 1829-Mar 1834 ; Mar. 23, 1837-1839
  (Annascaul: Oct. 2, 1851-Dec. 26, 1880)
• Marriages: May 1, 1829-June 3, 1835; May-Oct. 1837; 1855-1880

Missing dates:
• Baptisms: Mar 1834- Mar 1837, Mar 1839- Oct 1857
• Marriages Jun 1835- May 1837, Oct 1837- Sept 1855

Ballyferriter Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
Dunquin, Dunurlin, Marhin, Kilmalkedar, Kilquane, part of Ballinhover

• Baptisms Jan. 8, 1807-June 29, 1828 1828-1871, 1871-1880
• Marriages: Feb. 5, 1808-1828 1828-1880

Castlegregory Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
Cloghane, Ballyduff, Stradbally, Killiney

• Baptisms: Dec 1828-1864
• Marriages: Feb 1829-1864

Castle Island Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
Ballinscualne, Castleisland (this parish borders changed greatly when restructured early 1900s)

• Baptisms: Feb 15, 1870 - Dec 1880

Dingle Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
Kildrum, Garfinny, Dingle, Kinard, Minard, parts of Ballinvoher, Marhin, Ventry

• Baptisms: Feb 1825-1837, 1837-1859
• Marriages: May 1821-1859
• Missing Dates: Baptisms: Apr 1837- Sept 1837

Spa Catholic Parish consists of these Civil Parishes:
Ballynhaglish, Ardfert, Fenit

• Baptisms: Nov. 11, 1866-Dec. 31, 1880
• Marriages: Jan. 27, 1867-Nov. 11, 1880

The Roman Catholic Parishes of Ballyferriter, Castlegregory, Dingle and Annascaul comprise an area that can also be described as Corkaguiny Barony which also covers what is commonly called the Dingle Peninsula.

What I suggest the Maritime Museum has are the Catholic Parish registers for Corkaguiny Barony plus part of the nearby Spa and the unconnected Abbeydorney and partial CastleIsland Catholic Parish register films. Check with them to be sure they have what you are searching for. I have heard others who have used the Maritime History Archives were pleased with their knowledge and with their work... of course they cannot guarantee results.
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This page created May 2000 for County Kerry, Ireland at http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlker/