If you have found ancestors who came from the Paulstown area then you need to know a few of the relevant administrative areas that will help you with searching for particular records.
Administrative Areas
County: Kilkenny
Barony: Gowran
Poor Law Union: Kilkenny
Civil Parish: Kilmacahill
Neighbo(u)ring Civil Parishes: Shankill, Wells, Grangesilvia
Townlands: Paulstown, Kellymount, Shankill
Neighbo(u)ring Townlands: Jordanstown, Duninga, Ballytarsna, Kilmachaill
Roman Catholic Diocese: Kildare and Leighlin
Roman Catholic Parish: Paulstown (encompassing Paulstown and Goresbridge)
Roman Catholic Church: Church of the Assumption, Paulstown
Church of Ireland Diocese: Leighlin (which is a part of Cashel and Ossory)
Church of Ireland Church: St. John, Shankill
Roman Catholic records are available for the following years:
Paulstown and Goresbridge Baptisms: 9 July 1824 – 19 April 1846 / 3 June 1855 – 4 March 1860 / 2 January 1870 – 12 December 1880
Paulstown and Goresbridge Marriages: 21 January 1824 – 28 November 1840 / 21 January 1841 – 11 February 1861 / 28 February 1870 – 27 November 1880
Goresbridge Baptisms: 20 May 1852 – 30 May 1869
Paulstown Baptisms: 11 March 1860 – 1 May 1870
Paulstown Marriages Jan. 22, 1861 – Nov. 25, 1869
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