County Louth (Irish: Contae Lú)is a county of Ireland. Louth County Council is the local authority responsible for the county, which is part of the Border Region. It is located in the province of Leinster and is named after the town of Louth. The population of the county is 122,808 according to the 2011 census.
This page is being used at the moment ONLY for posting messages on the Louth Message Board for people who know that there ancestors are (or were) based in Louth, but do not know what parish they came from. If you know what parish your ancestors came from, please JOIN that parish and post your message on their message board - you'll get a quicker and more informed response that way.
The more information that you have about your ancestors, the better the response you should receive. Try to post as much information as possible:
- names
- dates
- places
- if they were married (and to whom)
- children's names
- descendants' names
- any thing else you can think of
When your query has gathered enough information for you to decide what parish your ancestors came from, we can then more your query to that parish's message board.
This will be an exciting journey for (and us).
