Catholic Parish - There are over 33 Catholic parishes in Kilkenny. Information regarding the content and timeframe of Catholic parish records can be found at Roman Catholic Records , which includes a cross-reference to Civil parishes. Also review the information at Civil to Catholic Parish FHLC Reference . Refer to this Catholic Parish Map listing the dates of the earliest Parish Registers. Church of Ireland dioceses were important for early records purposes, such as the administration of wills.
Catholic dioceses are less useful for record purposes.
Anglican Dioceses in Kilkenny include Ossory, and small portions of Leighlin and Cashel. Locating the Townland of your ancestor is an integral part of completing your research in Ireland. For a full alphabetic index of Kilkenny Townlands in 1851, see Co. Kilkenny Townland Index . A full list of Irish townlands is also available through IreAtlas . For help in locating records which may point you to the location in Ireland of your ancestor, see Finding that Elusive Irish Ancestor .