FamilySearch adds Irish Catholic parish records index

I'm slightly belated in reporting this, but FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org) has added the following indexed Irish collection:

Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100

Catholic church parish registers from Ireland, containing baptism, marriages, and deaths that took place in Ireland and Northern Ireland from 1740-1900. Records may include: name, parents, spouse, father's occupation, residence, date of birth, date of marriage, burial date, and much more depending on the record type. This collection also contains a small amount of confirmations, dispensations, and funeral records. The content varies by location and date. The original records are held at the National Library of Ireland.

Having another index is useful, although it is a pity the images are not linked. The collection is also freely indexed on both Ancestry and FindmyPast, which, unlike FamilySearch, does have access to the NLS images, although I have found that their indexes have missed a few folk in the past. 

The original collection is also freely available from the NLI, in browse only format, at https://registers.nli.ie.  

(With thanks to Thomas MacEntee via @genealogybargains on Threads)

Chris

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