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The Mayo Family
History Centres - County Mayo, Ireland
Discover the History
of
Your Family in Mayo
There are two family history research
centres, appointed by the Irish Genealogical Project, to be
the official family history research centres for
Mayo.
The
Mayo North Family Heritage Centre
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Situated near the
town of Crossmolina, on the grounds of Enniscoe
Estate which also houses a heritage museum and
forge.
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Services
The Mayo North Family History Research Centre, offers a
full service for the Northern half of County Mayo. Its
sponsoring body has been to the fore in establishing the
Irish Family History Foundation. The centre deals with a
huge volume of enquiries resulting from the mass exodus of
people to all corners of the world, especially the USA.
Common Surnames in North Mayo
Gallagher, Durkan, McHale, Barrett, McNulty, McNicholas,
Brennan, Henry, Doyle, Harkin, Dogherty, Foy, Kelly, Loftus,
Gaughan and Lavelle.
The
South Mayo Family Research
Centre
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The South Mayo Family
Research Centre is located in the Main Street of
Ballinrobe town adjacent to the public
library.
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Services
The South Mayo Family Research Centre offers a Full
Service to enquirers. The centre is amongs the busiest of
the Irish Family History Foundation's network of centres,
because of the high volume of emigration from South Mayo
since the time of the Great Famine and the resultant high
volume of enquiries. The centre has computerised over one
million records.
Common Surnames in South Mayo
Walsh, Burke, Gibbons, Prendergast, Joyce, Murray,
Gallagher, Lydon, Heneghan, Murphy, O'Malley, Kelly, Moran,
Duffy, O'Connor, Waldron, Farragher.
Main Records held at the Mayo
Family History Centres
The main records include:
- Roman Catholic records, the earliest of which date
from 1794.
- Church of Ireland (Anglician/Episcopalian) records
commencing in 1744
- Presbyterian records commencing in 1819.
- Methodist Church records which date from 1829
In addition to these sources the centres also hold:
- Civil records of Births, Deaths and Marriages
- Gravestone Inscriptions
- Rent rolls
- School roll-books
- Tithe Applotment books
- Griffiths Valuation of Tenements
- 1901 Census
- RIC Police indexes
- Lists of Emigrants and Migrants
- Old Age Pension Census Search Forms
and a variety of other genealogical sources. The total
number of records available at the centres amount to well
over a staggering 2 million and is increasing all the
time!
Services
Both centres specialise in the production of individually
researched Family History Reports researched by a team of
dedicated and professional genealogical researchers. You can
commission your exclusive Report by simply filling in the
application form on this site.
The map below shows the major towns and the division
between the areas served by the Mayo North Family Heritage
Centre and South Mayo Family Research Centre.
If you are unsure which area of Mayo your ancestors
originated from you can contact the North or South Mayo
centre and they will pass your enquiry on to the appropiate
centre .
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