New on Ancestry: Ireland, Casey Collection Indexes, 1545-1960

There are over 1 million index records, 1,037,567 according to the catalogue entry, in this newly available collection.

Taken from a 16-volume series, commonly known as the Casey Collection, it is a compilation of Irish genealogical and historical records from parts of counties Cork and Kerry — Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland, and Quaker birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial records transcribed from parish and civil registers.

“You can search the database using the indexed fields or browse by volume. The information contained within this collection includes the following:

Name
Gender
Event type (birth, marriage, death, and burial)
Date range
Denomination
Event barony
Event county
Event parish
Birthdate
Event date
Marital status
Age at time of event
Death district
Father’s name
Mother’s name
Next of kin’s name
Relationship.

More genealogical and historical information can be found by viewing the images.”