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Growing numbers of alternative documents and substitutes are now being published. The growth in
the use of the Internet is also helping. Plus, various publications by individuals and family history
societies is making life that little bit easier.

One of the best initial resources for UK and Irish research is the GENUKI website,
(https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Irl) covering the whole of Ireland but divided up into County areas.
Obviously, what is available will differ from area to area but the site is also categorised with topics
ranging from addresses of local archives and libraries to voting registers.

There are a number of local family history societies across the island of Ireland, but the UK also has
societies or groups as part of local family history societies. One of these societies is the Irish
Genealogical Research Society which publishes The Irish Genealogist, published twice a year and
sent out to members as part of their subscription. The latest publication is volume 15 (2019). Contents
include The Vesey Family: Three Generations in Ireland; Limerick Cathedral Registers, 1826-42:
part III and Queens County Gaols, I: Prisons, Prisoners and Dietary.

Membership of the IGRS costs £21 per year.

Another society that might be worth taking a look at is the Irish Family History Society. This is
based in Dublin and costs 25 euros to join.

A later edition of Gen Mag Online will take a look at the various societies, and records available for
researchers. For the moment a short discussion about one of Dublin’s now defunct churches will
start things off.

St. Bride’s, Dublin was a Protestant (Church of Ireland) parish church located at St. Bride Street in
Dublin. It was closed in 1898.

The original church dated back to before the days of the Vikings, and was dedicated to St. Bridget.
It stood close to where St. Patrick’s Cathedral now stands.
A new Church of Ireland building was built in 1684 by Nathaniel Foy, rector. It also possessed a
churchyard in which a number of notable Dublin residents were buried. These include: Sir Edward
Bolton, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, died 1659 and Sir William Domville, former Attorney
General for Ireland. He was buried in the churchyard in 1689.

The Domville family came from St Alban's in Hertfordshire. The first baronet was Sir William Domville
(1742 - 1833) who, during his life was Lord Mayor of London. The baronetcy became extinct on the
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death of the 7 baronet - Sir Gerald Guy Domville, who died in 1981. The Domville family claim
descent from the Domvilles of Templeogue in Dublin County,

Another well known resident was the Rev. William George Carroll (1821–1885). This was George
Bernard Shaw’s uncle.

Listed below are some baptisms found in St. Bride’s Dublin for the year 1670.

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1. 2 January, James Gay, son of Henry 6. 17 January, John Bexstone, son of Daniell
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2. 7 January, Samuell Sevell, son of 7. 29 January, Mary Bexton, daughter of
George Nathaniell
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3. 9 January, William Wheatley, son of 8. 3 February, Margaret Grime
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William
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9. 4 February, Prestland Mullinax, son of
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4. 9 January, Thomas Adamson, son of Edward
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10. 5 February, Thomas Carfuriht, son of
5. 10 January, John Stephenson, son of Henry
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