I don't know how I missed the following! My excuse is that OH has been ill this year, no Irish visits and another grandchild so May onwards was very busy for me, but in case others have missed the news then they might be interested in the following. As I have Tipperary roots and have struggled for years to get information I am over the moon. For those already in the know apologies but I have not seen any indication on here about this good news.
"29th May 2008
National Library has re-opened Roman Catholic parish registers for Cashel & Emly, Cloyne and Kerry.
After 16 years of no access, the National Library has finally re-opened public access to the parish registers of the 'closed' dioceses of Cloyne, Kerry & Cashel & Emly. The issue of access to the microfilms of the registers from these dioceses has been a hot issue for many years now and is one that CIGO has raised previously with the Library. However, much of the success in finally getting the films once again open to the public must be attributed to the Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland (APGI) and in particular its members Paul Gorry and Maire Mac Conghail and the influence they have both used in recent times. In doing so they highlighted the fact that as far back as 1994 the Library had received legal opinion that the Bishop of Cashel & Emly's claim to own copyright of the registers (and thus the Library's microfilm copies of them) was without legal foundation. An excellent press release about this story can be read on APGI's website."
Janet
PS For those who do not know the Diocese then Cashel and Emly are all Tipperary, North and South, and parts of Limerick. Cloyne is part of Cork County around Kilworth whilst Kerry Diocese is just mainly Co Kerry.
"29th May 2008
National Library has re-opened Roman Catholic parish registers for Cashel & Emly, Cloyne and Kerry.
After 16 years of no access, the National Library has finally re-opened public access to the parish registers of the 'closed' dioceses of Cloyne, Kerry & Cashel & Emly. The issue of access to the microfilms of the registers from these dioceses has been a hot issue for many years now and is one that CIGO has raised previously with the Library. However, much of the success in finally getting the films once again open to the public must be attributed to the Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland (APGI) and in particular its members Paul Gorry and Maire Mac Conghail and the influence they have both used in recent times. In doing so they highlighted the fact that as far back as 1994 the Library had received legal opinion that the Bishop of Cashel & Emly's claim to own copyright of the registers (and thus the Library's microfilm copies of them) was without legal foundation. An excellent press release about this story can be read on APGI's website."
Janet
PS For those who do not know the Diocese then Cashel and Emly are all Tipperary, North and South, and parts of Limerick. Cloyne is part of Cork County around Kilworth whilst Kerry Diocese is just mainly Co Kerry.
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