The following records are available for the Roman Catholic church in County Derry. Some are in local custody (LC) and can be gotten by writing to the local priest. Others are available through the Genealogical Centre (GC) and still others at the National Library of Ireland (NLI) and the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) and through the Salt Lake City Family History Center (SLC film numbers). Good luck in your search.
Civil Parish | Roman Catholic Parish | Earliest Dates | Location FHLC # |
Aghadowey | Coleraine, part Errigal | . | . |
Aghanloo | Newtown Limavady, see Aghanloo | 1855 | GC |
Agivey | Coleraine | . | . |
Ardboe | Ardboe, Co. Tyrone | 1827 - 1880 | FHLC # 0979709 |
Artrea | Artrea and Desertlin (Moneymore) | 1832 - 1843 1832 - 1843 | SLC#0929030 0929030 GC, LC, NLI |
Ballinderry | Ballinderry | 1827 | LC, NLI, GC |
Ballyaghran | Coleraine | 3 | . |
Ballymoney | See co. Antrim | . | . |
Ballynascreen | Ballynascreen or Draperstown (see Dungiven for pre 1834 records) | 1825 | LC, Nli, GC |
Balyrashane | see co. Antrim | . | . |
Ballyscullion | Bellaghy, also Magherafelt | 1844 | LC, NLI, GC |
Ballywillin | Coleraine, also County Antrim | . | . |
Balteagh | Errigal | . | . |
Banagher | Feeny (or Banagher) | 1848 | LC, NLI, GC |
Bovevagh | Banagher, part Dungiven | . | . |
Carrick | Newtown Limavady, see Aghanloo | . | . |
Clondermot | Glendermot (Waterside) | 1864 | LC, NLI, GC |
Coleraine | Coleraine | 1848 | LC, NLI, GC |
Cumber Lower | Glenermot, Clondermot, Cumber | . | . |
Cumber Upper | Cumber Upper and Learmoutn (Claudy) | 1863 | LC, NLI, GC |
Derry City | Templemore | . | . |
Derryloran | Desertcreat, Co. Tyorne | . | . |
Desertlyn | part Artrea, part Magherafelt | . | . |
Desertmartin | Desertmartin and Kilcronaghan | 1848 | LC, NLI, GC |
Desertoghill | Kilrea, also Errigal | . | . |
Drumachose | Newtown Limavady See Aghanloo | . | . |
Dunboe | Dunboe, Macosquin and Aghadowey | 1843 | LC, NLI, GC |
Dungiven | Dungiven, also Ballynascreen | 1848 | LC, NLI, GC |
Errigal | Errigal | 1846 | LC, NLI, GC |
Faughanvale | Faughanvale and Lower Cumber (Creggan) | 1860 | LC, NLI, GC |
formoyle | Magilligan, see Tamlaghtard, also Dunboe | . | . |
Kilcronaghan | Desertmartin and Kilcronaghan | . | . |
Kildollagh | Coleraine | . | . |
Killelagh | Errigal, part Maghera | . | . |
Killowen | Coleraine | . | . |
Kilrea | Kilrea and Desertoghill | 1846 | LC, NLI, GC |
Learmont | Cumber Upper | . | . |
Lissan | Lissan, Co. tyrone | . | . |
Londonderry City | Templemore, also Glendermot, Clondermot | 1642-1703 | 599241 Parish Record Society in Dublin |
Loughermore | Cumber Upper | . | . |
Mascosquin | Coleraine, Part Dunboe | . | . |
Maghera | Maghera and Killylough, part Termoneeny | 1841 | LC, NLI, GC |
Magherafelt | Magherafelt and Artrea | 1834 | LC, NLI, GC |
Tamlaght | Co. Tyrone | . | . |
Tamlahtard | Tamlaghtard or magilligan | 1863 | LC, NLI, GC |
Tamlaght Finlagan | Newtown Limavady and Aghanloo | . | . |
Tamlaght O'Crilly | Greenlough and part Kilrea | 1845 | LC, NLI, GC |
Templemore | Templemore (St. Columb's, Long Tower, Derry) | 1823 | LC, NLI, GC |
Termoneeny | Termoneeny (Lavey) | 1871 | LC, NLI, GC |
This county is maintained by Diana Hanson
[Last updated 31 May 1998 - Diana Hanson]