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Brian Gurrin

@briangurrin.bsky.social

Working on Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland project (@virtualtreasury). I ❤️ censuses, Irish demographics, and enjoy running when not at the desk.

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Brian Gurrin@briangurrin.bsky.social · last mo.

Irish Genealogical Research Society post about our new 1766 religious census map @virtualtreasury.bsky.social See our map here 👉 kg.virtualtreasury.ie/collection-m...

1766 Religious Census Map - Knowledge Graph

Website to Explore VRTI KG

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Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS)@igrs1936.bsky.social · last mo.

IGRS Top Research Tip #214: Has your research stalled in the 18th century? Checkout the Virtual Record Treasury’s online 1766 Religious Census database with new interactive map feature. It covers all known surviving census data from this vital resource: kg.virtualtreasury.ie/collection-m...

Brian Gurrin@briangurrin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

59 original 1766 returns survive, in National Archives, Ireland. Magnificent sources, which can be seen on the Virtual Treasury. Here's NAI's new guide, published to celebrate 260th anniversary of 1766 census: nationalarchives.ie/help-with-re...

Religious Census 1766 | The National Archives of Ireland

Discover the best practices for referencing archives, helping you properly document historical records and sources in your research at The National Archives.

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Brian Gurrin@briangurrin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1766 religious census of Ireland is 260 years old today (5 March). Have a look at our brand new map of surviving details from 'Ireland's first census'. 😃

Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland@virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A 260th Birthday Present from Ireland's first census 🥳 🎁 This detailed map shows parishes with surviving names or population numbers. Some parishes have a handful of names - others have hundreds! www.virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/1... New user? See Help Page www.virtualtreasury.ie/help 👀 ALT

A detailed map of Ireland showing which Civil Parishes have surviving names (originals or transcribed copies) and extra information, which have surviving population numbers (originals or transcribed copies) and extra data.
Brian Gurrin@briangurrin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In 2006 I told the late (great) Prof. Ray Gillespie that I wanted to publish every surviving scrap from the 1766 religious census, by 2016. I missed the 🎯by 10 yrs, but 😃 to report that on the 260th anniv. it's done. Everything, >50k names & population details, now online. @maynoothuniversity.ie

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Brian Gurrin@briangurrin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

5 March 1766, House of Lords. Resolved: 'Parish ministers ... to return a list of the several families in their parishes ... distinguishing which are Protestants and which are Papists. As also, a list of the several reputed Popish priests and friars'. 'Ireland's first census', 260 y.o. today. 🎂📷 🎁

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Joel Herman@joelherman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Wolfe Tone on Paine: I have been laterly introduced to the famous Thomas Paine and like him very well. He is vain beyond all belief, but he has reason to be vain and, for my part, I forgive him. He has done wonders for the cause of liberty ... and I believe him to be conscientiously an honest man.

Brian Gurrin@briangurrin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1766 religious census of Boho parish, Co. Fermanagh, by Revd John White. ‘One Papist is generally a herdsman for a whole townland. There is not a Papist in the parish anyway considerable, either in circumstances, or mental capacity, all poor, low, illiterate people’.

Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland@virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Boho parish, County Fermanagh Rev. White describes his ‘Papist’ parishioners as not ‘anyway considerable, either in circumstances, or mental capacity, all poor, low, illiterate people’. virtualtreasury.ie/item/VRTI-CE... (See ALT )

'Bohoe - I may furter observe to you Sir that this D[istrict] is mostly under stock or grazing, & one Papist [Catholic] is generally a herdsman for a whole townland, there is not a Papist in the D[istrict] anyway considerable [worthy of consideration] either in circumstances or mental capacity, all poor low illiterate people'. National Archives, Ireland NAI PRIV/M/2476(D), pp 6-7. A transcript by Tenison Groves of original return compiled by Reverend John White. https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-PRIV-M-2476-%28D%29