Leitrim Tourist Office |
 Carrick
on Shannon
Co. Leitrim.
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| phone:071 9620170 |
| Fax:071 9620089 |
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 Emigration
has taken its toll on the county from the middle of the last century
right up to the present day. The great famine of 1845-1847 saw the
most dramatic drop in population, from a high of 155,000 in the early
19th century to 112,000 by 1851. Today, the small holdings of County
Leitrim cannot adequately sustain rural families with the result that
emigration has continued, with the population now standing at 26,000
people. However, the very land which strains the backs of farmers,
puts a smile on an ever increasing number of anglers and visitors
who enjoy the beautiful, unspoiled countryside.
| The Leitrim Genealogy Centre County Library
Ballinamore Co. Leitrim |
| Tel : +353 (0)71 9644012 |
| Fax: +353 (0)71 9644425 |
| email: info@leitrimroots.com |
| web: www.leitrimroots.com |
| Open: Monday-Friday 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm |
The Leitrim Genealogy Centre has been set up to deal with enquiries
from people who want to trace their Leitrim ancestors. The difficulty
faced by many people who travelled from many lands to trace their
Leitrim ancestors was that source material was scattered throughout
the county and elsewhere. All the available sources have now been
gathered in one place and the Leitrim Genealogy Centre and the Leitrim
County Library have combined to provide a full time professional genealogy
service for County Leitrim. Experienced researchers carry out research
at the centre. Enquiries can be dealt with by calling the centre or
by writing giving all available details.
The sources available are as follows:
Church records of baptisms and marriages
Civil(State) records of births, marriages and deaths
Land records
1901 Census
Gravestone Inscriptions
Newspaper references
| Some of the Irish names most
associated with Leitrim are: |
Carroll
Clancy
Ford
McShanley
McClancy
McCoggan
McColreavy
McDorchy
McFergus
McFinnevar
McGilheely
McGilmartin
McGloin
McGourty
McGowan
McMorrow
McManus
McSharry
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McPartian
McRannal (Reynolds)
McShanley
McTeigue
O'Cuirneen
O'Duignan
O'Finn
O'Meehan
McKenney
O'Mulvey
O'Radaghan
O'Rourke
Owen
McKeon
O'Gallon
McColgan
McGovern
McWeeney |
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