The following records are available for churches in County Derry. Some are in local custody (LC) and can be requested in writing to the local priest of the church. Others are available through the Genealogical Centre (GC), the National Library of Ireland (NLI), the National Archives of Ireland (NAI), and through the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - Family History Center (SLC film numbers).
Information below is provided as a courtesy to researchers in Derry by Diana J. Hanson Muir. © 1996-2000.
Parish | Earliest Dates | Location |
Aghadowey | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Aghanloo | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Agherton (Ballyaghran) | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Arboe | 1775 | LC |
Ardtrea (Artrea) | 1811 | LC |
Ballinderry | 1802 | LC, SLC film 824282 |
Ballyeglish (in Artrea Parish) | 1868 | LC |
Ballymoney | 1807 | LC |
Ballyrashane | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Ballynascreen (Draperstown) | 1808 | LC |
Ballyscullion | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Balteagh | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Ballywillian | 1826 | LC |
Banagher (Derry) | 1821 | LC |
Bovevagh | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Camus-Juxta-Bann (Macosquin) | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Carrick | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Castledawson (in Magherafelt Parish) | 1846 | LC |
Castlerock (In Dunboe Parish) | 1870 | LC |
Clonmany | lost | lost |
Clooney (formed from Glendermot parish) | 1867 | LC |
Coleraine | 1769 | LC |
Culmore (in Templemore parish) | 1867 | LC |
Cumber, Upper | 1811 | LC |
Cumber, Lower | 1806 | LC |
Derry Cathedral (St. Columb's or Templemore) | 1642 | LC, SLC 599241 |
Derry City (Christ Church) | 1855 | LC |
Derry - Free Church (Christ Church) | 1855 | LC |
Derry - St. Augustine;s | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Derryloran | 1797 | Lc |
Desertlyn (Moneymore) | 1797 | LC |
Desertmartin | 1785 | LC |
Desertoghill | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Draperstown (see Ballynascreen) | . | . |
Drumachose (limavady) | 1804 | LC, SLC 496750 |
Dunboe | 1839 | LC |
Dungiven | 1795 | Lc |
Errigal | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Faughavale | 1802 | LC |
Formoyle or Fermoyle | 1860 | LC |
Glendermot or Clondermott | 1810 | lC |
Glenely | lost | Lost |
Kilcronaghan | 1790 | Lc |
Kildollagh | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Killelagh | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Killowen | 1824 | LC |
Kilrea | 1801 | LC, SLC 908817 |
Learmount | 1832 | LC |
Lissan | 1753 | LC |
Maghera | 1785 | LC |
Magherafelt | 1718 | LC |
Moville, Upper | 1814 | LC |
Six towns (in Ballynascreen pairsh) | no pre 1870 entries | . |
St. Augustine's (Derry) | . | . |
Tamlaght | 1801 | SLC 824282, LC |
Tamlaghtard | 1747 | LC |
Tamlaght Finlagan | 1796 | LC |
Tamlaght O'Crilly (Lower) | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Tamlaght O'Crilly (Upper) | no pre 1870 entries | . |
Templemore (see Derry Cathedral) | . | . |
Termoneeny | 1821 | LC |
Woods Chapel (formed from Artrea parish) | 1807 | LC |