Tracing roots in County Kerry
Contae Chiarraí · Province of Munster
Kerry is in the far south-west of Ireland, in Munster. Parts of the county are Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) areas.
Kerry is one of the counties with transcribed Catholic parish records on churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie, which makes it easier than most to search church records by name.
Free records for County Kerry
- 1901 & 1911 census – search Kerry
- Civil birth, marriage and death records
- Catholic parish registers (National Library)
- Griffith’s Valuation
- Tithe Applotment Books – browse Kerry
Tips
- Try churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie first – Kerry coverage there is good.
- Irish and English spellings of names and places can both appear in records.
Surname stories linked to County Kerry
Sources
- irishgenealogy.ie – church records coverage notes
- National Archives of Ireland
Townland and place-name details: see logainm.ie (Placenames Database of Ireland).