The Sperrins are steeped in history and intrigue, learn more about the genealogy of the area by clicking below.
Listed below are items:
Ballymena Library Department of Local Studies
Demese Avenue, Ballymena Tel: 028 2566 4121
Key Resources:
Griffiths Valuation 1848 – 1864
Details of the 1901 census
Bready and District Ulster-Scots Development Association
251 Victoria RoadBreadyStrabaneBT82 OEB
Tel.
Gravestone Inscriptions
Another excellent resource is the “Ireland’s Gravestone Index”, enter name, county, approximate date of death.
Omagh Library – Department of Local Studies
1 Spillers Place, Omagh Tel: 028 8224 4821
Resources include:
The 1901 Census for Country Tyrone
1848 – 1864 Griffiths Valuation Land Registry
A compilation of old Tyrone Newspapers
Public Record Office for Northern Ireland
One of the most valuable starting points for people tracing their roots in the Sperrins region is the Public Records Office of NI – PRONI.
The Irish Room - Genealogy & Ancestral Research
The Irish Room at Coleraine Library have the following resources available for Genealogy and Ancestral Research:
Irish Reference Family History Collection
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Ulster American Folk Park – Centre for Migration Studies
Shipping records
National land records for the Irish Flax Growers Index
Irish Journals and Local History Records .
