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Specific genealogical enquiries are referred to our associate organisation Limerick Ancestry. The library has however a number of key primary sources and they include the following:
Civil Survey 1654-56
gives the ownership of land, types of land, parishes etc.
Griffiths Land Valuation 1852
- 2 indexes available
- maps on CD-ROM
Fiants of the Tudor Sovereigns 1521-1603
-covers the reigns of Henry V111, Edward V1, Philip, Mary and Elizabeth 1
The fiants are a rich genealogical and historical source for this early period
The library has a considerable number of family histories. Some works held are:
A commentary on the nobility and gentry of Thomond circa 1567 (from the Carte Manuscripts no.55 printed curtesy of the Bodleian Library) in Irish Genealogist 4, 2 1969
Burke’s Landed Gentry of Ireland.
See also Old Limerick Journal (OLJ) 24 1988 the Barrington edition.
Blennerhassett of Riddlestown and Rockfield Co. Limerick in Selections from Old Kerry Records by Mary Agnes Hickson, and see also Burke’s Landed Gentry
The Bourkes of Clanwilliam by James Grene Barry in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries (JRSAI) 19 1889
The Farm by Lough Gur by Mary Carbery
The Curling Family –agents to the Devon estate Co.Limerick 1848-1943 by John Cussen in Journal of the Newcastlewest Historical Society 1, 1990
West Limerick roots- the Lawrence Curtin family of Knockbrack, Co. Limerick by Paul J. Curtin
De Valera and Bruree by Mainchin Seoighe
As wicked a woman –the biography of Eleanor Countess of Desmond 1545-1638 by Anne Chambers Dublin
D’Esterre of Rossmanagher by Esme F.H. Colley (has many references to Limerick) in the Irish Genealogist 5, 6 1979
The Fennells of Manister, Co.Limerick by Paul D. Fennell
The Four Brothers-eighteenth century knights of Glin by T.H. Byrne in The Glencorbry Chronicle 1, 2, 2001
The Knights of Glin -a Geraldine family by J. Anthony Gaughan
The Geraldines of Desmond from Michael O’Clery’s book of pedigrees ed. by Canon Hayman in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries (JRSAI) 15 1880-81 and 17 1885.
Unpublished Geraldine documents ed. by Samuel Hayman in JRSAI 10, 1869, 11, 1871 and 14 1876-77.
Limerick and Gerald Griffin with a pedigree of the Griffin family by Moloney Rev.Patrick in NMAJ 11 1940-41
The Gubbins Family in Loch Gur and district historical journal
(LGDJ ) 9, 1996
The quest for the galloping Hogan by Matthew J.Culligan-Hogan
The Roll of the House of Lacy by De Lacy –Bellingari, Baltimore
The de Lacy family of Bruff in The Dawn 1996.
The Langfords of Kilcosgriff, Co.Limerick listed in Bibliography of Irish Family History and Genealogy by Brian de Breffny and also in Burkes Landed Gentry 1958
Loftus family in Mungret in NMAJ 4, 1 1944
The French McMahons by Denis McMahon in OLJ 25 1989 (French edition).
The Moloneys of Kiltanon by Kevin Hannan in OLJ 25 1989
All worlds possible –the domain of the Millers of Coolybrown by P.J.O’Connor
Nihell of Counties Clare and Limerick by James M. Niall in Ir.Gen. 4, 5 1972
The O’Brien sept by Sean Murphy in Irish Roots 1, 1996 .
Carrigogunnell castle and the O’Briens of Pubblebrien in the Co. of Limerick by T.J. Westropp JRSAI 37, 1907 and 38, 1908
History of the O’Briens by Hon. Donough O’Brien
The Cratloe O’Briens by P.I.D. O’Brien in Ir.Gen. 6, 1 1980
These my friends and forbears- the O’Briens of Dromoland by Grania R. O’Brien
History of the name O’Brien by J.D. Williams
The O’Briens in Munster after Clontarf by the Rev. John Ryan in the NMAJ 11, 1941.
O’Brien of Thomond- The O’Briens in Irish history 1500-1865 by Ivar O’Brien
The O’Connor septs by Sean Murphy in Irish Roots 2, 1995
Odell family in Ir.Anc. 1, 2 1969 also 3, 1 1971
The O’Daly- poets of Corcomroe in NMAJ 11 1940-41
The Family of Odell or O’Dell by Brian de Breffny in Ir. Anc. 1, 2 1969 and 3,1 1971. See also Burke’s Landed Gentry
O’Grady of Capercullen by L.J.Bardwick in NMAJ 7, 4, 1957
The O’Grady connection in Rambling through Knockaney
The O’Hickeys-hereditary physicians to the O’Briens of Thomond and some of their descendants by Lieut.Col. J. Hickey NMAJ 8 1958
Seventy Years of Irish Life by W.R. Le Fanu
A family of O’Mulryan in Spain by William D. O’Ryan in the Ir.Gen. 3, 6 1961
O’Ryan of Mallorca by W.D.Ryan in Ir.Gen. 3, 7 1962
Four Tipperary Septs by Martin Callanan for a comprehensive account of the O’Mulryans.
The O’Shaughnessys of Munster –the people and their stories by John M. Feheney
Limerick O’Shaughnessys by John M. Feheney in Irish Family History 9, 1993
Scanlan of the barony of Upper Connello by Brian de Breffney and A.E.Evers in Ir.Anc. 4, 2 1972
The MacSheehys of Connello in Co.Limerick by Hubert Gallwey in Ir.Gen. 4, 6 1973.
The Ranahans of Iverus-history and directory by John P.M. Feheney
From the rocks of Limerick to the rocks of Sydney by Christopher Ryan in Ir.Fam.Hist. 8, 1992
The Ryans of Temple Mungret – four generations of the family in the Limerick Leader newspaper June 9, 1945.
De Stacpoole see Burkes Landed Gentry 1958
Stacpoole –the owners of a name by John Stacpoole
The Vincent family of Limerick and Clare by Berkeley L. Vincent in the Ir.Gen 4, 4 1971
The Wall family in Ireland by Hubert Gallwey 1970
The Warter family in Bilboa Co. Limerick 1640-1830 by Veronica Walsh Irish Times young county historian 1990-91
Worthies of Thomond –being a compendium of short lives of the most famous men and women of Limerick and Clare to the present day ed. by Robert Herbert
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