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Some useful information and addresses for Mayo . A list of publications relating to Mayo and a civil parish location map for Mayo is available on the site to assist with your research.A short history of the county is also included .

Mayo County Library , Mountain View , Castlebar . (Opposite the Garda Station) ,
Telephone 094 24444 Fax 094 24774

Office of Superintendant Registrar , New Antrim St., Castlebar
Telephone 094 23249

Mayo South Family Research Centre , Main Street, Ballinrobe
Telephone 092 41214 and Fax 092 41214

Census and substitutes

Year(s) Items
1937 and 1938 Folklore commission collection of stories from National Schools .
1911 Census. National Archives ,Genealogical Library ,Salt Lake City (mf)
1908 Tenants of Fitzgerald Estate, Turlough Park, Castlebar. Journal of South Mayo Family Research 1989 , pages 30 to 37. (Name index of 380 tenants.)
1901 Census. National Archives. Genealogical Library ,Salt Lake City film 846215-62.
Mayo born people in Kingstown, Co. Dublin, 1901 census. Dun Laoghaire Gen. Soc. J. 5 (2) (1996): 71-74.
Achill Parish Index. Indianapolis: W.G. Masterson, 1994.
1878 to 1882 Tenants of John Hearne, Agent to De Montmorency Estate, Ballinrobe. Journal of South Mayo Family Research 1989, pp. 23?27 (240 tenants).
1878 to 1879 Rental of the Moore Estate. Indexed by South Mayo Family Research Centre
1856 to 1857 Griffith's Valuation
Persons entitled to vote in Co. Mayo, listing names, addresses, nature of qualification, etc. Barony of Tyrawley (535 persons) National Archives M 2782;
Kilmaine (370 persons) National Archives M 2783;
Gallen (372 persons) National Archives M 2784.
1852 to 1854 Tenants of John Hearne, Agent to De Montmorency Estate, Ballinrobe. Journal of South Mayo Family Research 1989, pp. 23?27 (240 tenants).
1851 Rental of lands under care of a Court Receiver in Castleleaffy Estate, Rosehill, Carrowmore and Cahir, Clare Island, Ballynew Estate, Kilboyne Estate and Kilmacarrow, Co. Mayo. National Archives M 2795.
1848 Rental of the Lindsey Estate. Indexed by South Mayo Family Research Centre .
1839 List of Persons who obtained Game Certificates in . . . Mayo, etc. Public Record Office (Northern Ireland) T 688.
1833 Memorial of cesspayers of the parish of Crossmolina. National Archives OP 1833/77 (approximately 170 names).
Rental of the Clanmorris Estate (Parishes of Kilcommon, Kilmainemore, Mayo, Robeen, Rosslee, Tonaghty, and Toomour). National Library of Ireland Ms. 3279.
1832 Protestant residents of Foxford. National Library of Ireland Ms. 8295.
1830 to 1860 Pupils at Lehinch National School (Parish of Kilcommon). Journal of South Mayo Family Research 1989, pp. 39-49.
1826 to 27 Mayo Assizes Quaere Book. National Library of Ireland IR 94123 M3 (names contractors, public employees, jurymen, etc.).
1825 Rental of the Browne Estate. Indexed by South Mayo Family Research Centre (see Research Services at the end of the chapter).
1823 to 38 Tithe Applotment Survey .
1820 Protestant householders in Killala. National Archives MFCI 32.
1815 Rental of the Altamont Estate for Westport Town. National Archives M 5788 (2).
Also published in Cathair na Mairt (2) 1.
1798 List of Persons Who Suffered Losses in `98 Rebellion. National Library of Ireland JLB 94107
(approximately 650 names, addresses and occupations).
1796 "Lists of Catholics Emigrating from Ulster to Mayo"
(arranged by parish and counties of origin, i.e., Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Down, Fermanagh, Derry, Monaghan, and Tyrone). Seanchas Ardmhacha 3 (1) (1958): 17-50.
"Lists of Northern Catholics Recently Settled in Mayo Compiled by Landlords Browne, Altamont, and Cuffe." SPO Reb. Papers 620 (series for 1796).
Cuffe list: SPO/620/26/145.
Altamont list: SPO 620/26/ 82 only twenty-two names, plus numbers of children and county and parish of origin.
Spinning Wheel Premium List . Published in Cathair na Mairt 11 (1) (1991): 93-97.
1790 to 1810 Rental of the Dillon Estate. Indexed by South Mayo Family Research Centre
1787 Rental of the Altamont Estate in Thirteen Civil Parishes, including Westport town. National Archives M 5788 (2). Westport town extracts published in Cathair na Mairt (2) 1.
1783 Register of the Householders of the Parish of Ballinrobe Showing Residence. Anal. Hib. 14: 113?17
1636 to 1703 Books of Survey and Distribution, Vol. II. Co. Mayo. R.C. Simington. Dublin: Stationery Office, 1956. Genealogical Library ,Salt Lake City film 962524.
1600 to 1700 Mayo Landowners in the Seventeenth Century. R.S.A.I. (1962): 153-162; 95 (1965): 237-47.
 

Estate Records
 
Lord Clanmorris
  National Library Manuscript.3279, Rental, 1833, all tenants, covering townlands in the civil parishes of Kilcommon, Kilmainemore, Mayo, Robeen, Rosslee, Tonaghty, Toomour.
   
Col John Browne
  National Library Positive (microflim) 940, account of the sales of the estates of Col John Browne in Counties Galway and Mayo, compiled in 1778, giving names of major tenants and purchasers, 1698-1704, and those occupying the estates in 1778, covering townlands in the civil parishes of Addergoole, Aghagower, Aglish, Ballintober, Ballyhean, Ballyovey, Ballysakeery, Breaghwy, Burrishoole, Cong, Crossmolina, Drum, Islandeady, Kilcommon, Kilgeever, Killeadan, Kilmaclasser, Kilmainemore, Kilmeena, Manulla, Moygownagh, Oughaval, Robeen, Tonaghty, Turlough.
   
Sir Samuel O'Malley
  National Archives M1457 (published in Cathair na Mart, Vol 6 No 1), valuation of the Mayo estates, 1845, all tenants, covering townlands in the civil parishes of Aglish, Kilgeever, Kilmeena.
   
Lord Altamont
  National Archives M5788 (2), Rental of the Westport estate, 1787, principally major tenants.
The section on Westport town is published in Cathair na Mart, Vol 2, No. 1, along with a rent roll for the town from 1815; covering townlands in the civil parishes of Aghagower, Burriscarra, Burrishoole, Kilbelfad, Kilbride, Kilconduff, Kildacomoge, Kilfian, Killdeer, Kilmaclasser, Kilmeena, Moygownagh, Oughaval.
   
Earl of Arran
  National Library Manuscript.14087, leases on the Mayo estate, 1720-1869, mentioning lives in the leases;
National Library Manuscript. 14086; valuation survey of the Mayo estates, 1850-52, all tenants; covering townlands in the civil parishes of Addergoole, Ardagh, Ballysakeery, Crossmolina, Kilbelfad, Kilcummin, Kilfian, Killala, Kilmoremoy.
   
Domville
  National Library Manuscript.11816, Rentals, 1833-36, 1843, 1847, 1851, all tenants, covering townlands in the civil parishes of Killasser, Manulla, Robeen.
   
Henry Knox
  National Archives 5630 (1), Rental, early nineteenth century, all tenants, covering townlands in the civil parishes of Crossmolina, Doonfeeny, Kilfian, Kilmoremoy.
   
Francis Blake Knox
  National Library Manuscript.3077, Rental of the estate in Counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.
   
Thomas Medlicott
  National Library Manuscript.5736 (3), Tithe Applotment Book, Achill; National Library Manuscripts.5736 (2), 5821, Rent rolls, showing lives in leases, 1774, 1776, major tenants only; covering townlands in the civil parishes of Achill, Aghagower, Burrishoole, Kilcommon, Kilmeena, Kilmore.  
   
Sir Neal O'Donel
  National Library Manuscript.5738 and 5744, leaseholders on the estates, 1775-1859, 1828, giving lives mentioned in leases, mainly major tenants; National Library Manuscript.5736, Rental, 1788, major tenants only; National Library Manuscript.5281, Rental, 1805, major tenants only; National Library Manuscript.5743, Rental, 1810, major tenants only; National Library Manuscript.5281, Rental, 1828, major tenants only, covering townlands in the civil parishes of Achill, Aghagower, Burrishoole, Cong, Kilcommon, Kilgeever, Kilmore, Kilmaclasser.
   
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