TheGenealogist adds 900,000 Catholic parish records for County Waterford

A big Irish records release from TheGenealogist (www.thegenealogist.co.uk) this weekend:

TheGenealogist adds over 900,000 individuals to its Irish Parish Record Collection

TheGenealogist is delighted to announce the release of an exciting new collection of Irish parish records from Waterford, Ireland. These newly transcribed records offer researchers a fresh opportunity to explore their Irish roots and uncover family connections in one of the country's most historically significant counties.

Among the records is Thomas Francis Meagher, a leading voice in the Young Ireland movement and later a Union General in the American Civil War. Following in his father’s footsteps, he was a successful merchant and the former Mayor of Waterford, remembered for his influence and standing in the early 19th century.

TheGenealogist's Head of Content, Mark Bayley, commented: “We are thrilled to add these parish records to our growing Irish collections. Waterford is the home of Ireland’s oldest city and is the birthplace of Thomas Francis Meagher. These records offer family historians an opportunity to connect their past to a truly historic part of Ireland.”

The release is part of TheGenealogist’s continuing commitment to make Irish records more accessible for family historians around the world. Whether you're tracing ordinary ancestors or uncovering links to Ireland's revolutionary past, these records offer an invaluable resource.

These records are now available to Diamond subscribers of TheGenealogist, adding to its comprehensive collection of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.

Thomas Francis Meagher can be found in this release - read his story here: https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2025/thomas-francis-meagher-8629/ 

NB: I have carried out a couple of test searches for members of my wife's family from Carrickbeg. The records are actually hosted on the National Library of Ireland's Catholic Registers platform at https://registers.nli.ie, but these are not indexed; TheGenealogist has usefully produced brief transcriptions of each record, and a link to the relevant page for each record on the NLI site (click to enlarge images). 

(With thanks to Paul Bayley) 

Chris 

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