02.02.2015
RCB Library Archive of the Month February 2015 – Kilternan parish registers 1817–1900 transcribed and indexed
The RCB Library is once again collaborating with Mark Williams and the Anglican Record Project by making the transcripts of another Church of Ireland parish available in digital format as this month’s Archive of the Month presentation. This time the parish is that of Kilternan in south county Dublin, and the online presentation features the complete run of baptisms, marriages and burials from 1817 (when register–keeping commenced) up to 1900.
For this project, two combined registers have been completely transcribed together with the first five years of baptismal register from 1895 to 1900 and the first 54 years of one marriage register – providing a continuous 83–year run of records. As is the norm with the Anglican Record Project, the transcripts are enhanced by a comprehensive alphabetical index of names. All may be accessed as pdf documents from this website, whilst the original volumes from which the information was transcribed are available in the RCB Library in the context of other original parish records such as vestry minute books, accounts, preachers’ books and a host of associated records.
Whilst known today as simply ‘Kilternan’, the geographical area it serves was originally covered by the two neighbouring parishes of Kilgobbin and Kilternan. In 1824 these two parishes were united as one and a new parish church (pictured) was constructed to designs by John Semple, which opened for worship in 1826.
Speaking from the RCB Library, Dr Susan Hood has again commended Mr Williams’ time–consuming efforts: “The work demonstrates what one person can contribute to the growing demand for evidence about lives lived in Church of Ireland parishes around Ireland, and through the Archive of the Month medium we can make this invaluable family information available to a worldwide audience.”
The rector of Kilternan, Canon David Moynan said: “The parish is most grateful to Mark for his painstaking work to make available the parish records in both hard and digital forms. The publication of this information by Dr Susan Hood at the RCB Library will prove invaluable to all who wish to access the registers. We commend this positive collaboration which brings this information to the wider public.”
As with all previous digital contributions from the Anglican Record Project, the work will be permanently available via the Church of Ireland website. To view the transcripts and index see www.ireland.anglican.org/library/archive