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From: "Donna E. Ristenbatt" <>
Subject: Barony, Parish, etc.
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 18:57:46 -0500


Hi Jane,

Appreciated your e-mail post to both "oldies" and "newbies." I have
really been wanting to pose a question, but at the risk of seeming really
stupid, :) have hesitated. I am a somewhat experienced researcher, but
*not* in the area of Irish research. This is the year I have decided I am
going to plunge ahead and try to discover my ROGERS' roots - my
mother was a ROGERS and according to family records, the family was
from Emyvale, County Monaghan and they were Presbyterian, either
Reformed Presbyterian or Seceder Presbyterian. Sorry for the lengthy
preamble, but since these posts are archived, thought it would be nice if
someone at least knows what family line I am researching. (MORRISON
as well, and ALEXANDER and McKIRK) My current question involves
the Irish system of baronies, parishes, etc. Can someone give a good
explanation of these, simple and understandable, or direct me to a good
source? I have already started to "arm myself" with reading material,
trying to get a handle on Irish history, especially since my ancestors
came to the USA in 1846 during the time of the Famine.

When I look at _A Topographical Index of Parishes and Townlands of
Ireland in Sir William Petty's Mss. Barony Maps_ published by
Genealogical Publishing Co. of Baltimore, authored by Y.M. Goblet, I
get confused when I see the mention of Barony, Parish, etc. I know that
Ireland's official church, I believe, at the time of the famine, was the
Church of Ireland. Does this mean, when I see the mention of "Parish"
in the aforementioned book, that this is the Civil Parish?

Finally, how can knowing these help me in my research? I know they
can, but would like to use them to their fullest. Thanks for any
explanation forthcoming and thanks for patience with "the new kid on
the block."
Regards,
Donna Ristenbatt
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