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Roman Catholic Parishes
Parish Baptisms Marriages Deaths
Allen & Milltown 1820–1899 1820–1899
Athy 1753–1899 1753–1899
Ballymore Eustace 1839–1899 1839–1899
Balyna 1785– 899 1797–1899 1887-1899
Caragh 1849–1899 1857–1899
Carbury 1821–1899 1821–1887 1847-1978
Castledermot 1789–1899 1789–1899
Celbridge 1857–1899
Clane 1821–1899 1821–1899
Curragh 1855–1893 1855–1889 1877-1890
Kilcock & Newtown 1771–1899 1770–1899 1889-1897
Kilcullen 1777–1899 1786–1899
Kildare & Rathangan 1815–1899 1815-1899
Kill & Lyons 1813–1899 1813-1899
Leixlip 1844–1899 1845-1899
Maynooth 1814–1899 1806-1899
Monasterevin 1819–1899 1818-1899
Naas 1813–1899 1813–1899 1859-1895
Narraghmore, Crookstown & Kilmead 1827–1899 1827–1899
Newbridge 1786–1899 1786–1899 1889-1894
Rathangan 1880–1899 1880–1899 1888-1892
Suncroft 1805–1899 1805–1899 1892-1899


  • Athy RC - No baptisms from April 1797 to Aug. 1803 inclusive or from July 1812 to June 1815 or from Jan. 1817 to Dec 1821. No marriages from March 1797 to Aug. 1803 inclusive or from March 1817 to March 1822 inclusive
  • Ballymore Eustace RC - Records on microfilm in National Library from 1779.
  • Kilcullen RC - No formal register covering baptisms 1837 to 1849 inclusive & marriages 1843 to 1851 inclusive
  • Kill RC - No marriages from Dec. 1834 to Jan. 1843 inclusive. No baptisms from April 1832 to Oct. 1840 inclusive
  • Kilcock RC - No marriages for 1788, 1789, 1790. Gap in marriages from 1791 to 1834.
  • Celbridge RC - The Celbridge registers date from 1767 but the microfilmed records in the National Library which we have indexed only start at 1857 to circa 1881/2. There were no marriages microfilmed. Contact the parish.
  • Newbridge RC - Vol. 2 Baptisms: A handwritten note states: There appears to be no account of baptisms from August 1832 to January 1834 the date of first baptism registered in this book. None from middle of year ’35 to beginning of ’37.


Church of Ireland Parishes
Parish Baptisms Marriages Deaths
Athy 1669–1875 1669–1875 1669-1791
Ballinafagh 1851–1904
Ballysax & Ballyshannon 1830–1899 1841–1897 1834-1895
Carbury 1804–1902 1805–1902 1805-1986
Carnalway 1864–1899 1846–1899 1871-1899
Carogh 1887–1904
Celbridge or Kildrought 1777–1836 1882-1984
Clane 1802–1946 1804–1902 1804-1899
Donadea 1847–1903
Kilcock 1846–1898
Kilcullen 1778–1898 1779–1899 1779-1899
Kildare Cathedral 1801–1899 1802–1898 1801-1899
Kill 1814–1900 1820–1905 1800-1986
Leixlip 1669-1875 1669-1845
Maynooth or Laraghbryan 1871–1901 1839–1903
Moyglare 1879–1906 1856–1903
Morristown Biller/Newbridge 1878–1899 1878–1899
Naas 1679–1900 1714–1901 1679-1986
Rathangan 1880–1900
Rathmore see Kill
Taghadoe see Maynooth
Straffan 1838–1901 1838–1950 1841-1984
  • Kildare COI - No baptisms from 09.09.1849 to 12.05.1850. No marriages from 30.03.1845 to 04.11.1847
  • Morristown Biller/Newbridge COI - No baptisms from 14.12.1807 to 15.06.1834 & from 09.03.1869 to 21.08.1878
  • Leixlip COI - Please refer to Register of the parish of Leixlip, Co. Kildare 1665-1778 edited by S. Pegley. Published by RCB. Large gap between 1680 & 1707. No baptisms between 1680 and 1707, marriages 1681 to 1710 or burials 1680 to 1707. Further gaps in burials from 1737 to 1751 and 1757 to 1767. There may have been another register which covered the period 1680 to 1707 which has been lost.

Other Sources

  • Tithe Applotment Books
  • Griffith’s Valuation
  • 1901 Census
  • 1911 Census
  • Graveyard Inscriptions
  • Leinster Leader Newspaper – 1881 onwards. Computerised index.
  • Kildare Observer Newspaper
  • Local publications, journals
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