Cloyne, Cashel and Emly Roman Catholic Church Records

The National Library recently released for viewing microfilm copies of historic parish registers for the Diocese of Cloyne and those of Cashel and Emly. Access to the records was closed in 1992 after the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Dr Clifford claimed copyright. Since then the National Library has taken legal advice and data from the records could only be obtained by paying for a search at the Diocese's Heritage Centre.

The National Library's collection of microfilms covers the surviving pre 1881 baptismal and marriage records of almost all Catholic parishes throughout Ireland.

Roman Catholic Parish Records for Cashel and Emly

The National Library has reopened public access to its microfilm copies of the registers for some areas which have been closed for 15 years because in 1992 the Catholic Bishop of Cashel and Emly claimed copyright. Since then, data from the records could only be obtained by paing for a search at the diocese's heritage centre. This decision affects records in an area covering half of Co Tipperary and a large part of East Limerick. The registers were microfilmed in the 1950s and 1960s