Description
The Census of the Diocese of Elphin was organized by Bishop Edward Synge in 1749 so he could establish the numbers of Protestants and Roman Catholics in his diocese, which embraced most of County Roscommon, part of south-east County Sligo and part of north-east County Galway. The census covers 69 parishes, and the major towns of Sligo, Roscommon, Boyle and that part of Athlone which is in County Roscommon. It is an important, and largely unexplored historical document and this edition will be of particular use to historical demographers, local historians and genealogists.
