Below are links to online extracts from the JPMDI relating to Carlow and Laois (Queens Co.). These contain gravestone inscriptions, church records, family history and local history collected between 1888 and 1916 under the auspices of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland. The journal was edited by P.D. Vigors of Holloden, a soldier turned farmer and antiquarian. He died in 1903 and was succeeded by local antiquaries, Lord Walter Fitzgerald and Canon JFM Ffrench, Rector of Clonegal.

This information is particularly valuable as a lot of the gravestones recorded may now be unreadable or lost. The journal also contains details from Parish registers, family histories and other historical documents, a lot of which were lost in the destruction of the Public Records Office in 1922.

The Carlow and Laois/Queens entries are listed in the chronological order in which they appear in the journals, with their page number in brackets. Please note some of the locations will have multiple entries, sometimes in different volumes. Anyone who wants to view the full journals should search for them on www.archive.org.

Click on the Volume number to see the entries listed.

Volume 1 1888-1891 – Clonegal (13), Barragh (29), Slyguff (63), Lorum (66), St Mary’s Carlow (70), Clonegal (72), Myshall Old Church (75), Borris, Church on Kavanagh Demense (78), Dunleckney and Augha (134), Visitation of Leighlin Diocese (137), St Mary’s Carlow (139), Lorum (147), The Graves, Carlow (148), Painstown/Oak Park (150), Tullow (152), Tullore, Queens Co. (228), Portarlington (230), Sleaty (231), Bestfield (299), Borris RC (300), St Mary’s Carlow (302), Dunleckney (302), Myshall CoI (306), Killhogan/Rath Melsigi (307), Raheengorah (307), St Mullins (308), Ahgaboe (475), Ardglass/Arles (476), Castletown (477), Dysart (478), Killeshin Old Church (478), Lea (479), Sleaty (480), Timoge (481).

Volume 2 1892-1894 – Records of the Diocese of Leighlin (9), Ballyknockan (10), Borris RC (14), Castle Hill, Carlow (15), Old Leighlin (16), Kiltennel/Kiledmond (350, Dunleckney (36), Myshall CoI (36), Urglin (37), St Johns Athy (191), Castletown (192), Borris RC (254), Busherstown (255), Cloydagh (256), Dunleckney Vestry books (259), Old Leighlin Registers (265), St Mullins (269), Urglin (273), Slane (348), Ballyaddan (348), Ballyadams (350), St. Mary’s Carlow (420), Dunleckney (421), Fenagh (424), Old Leighlin Registers (425), St Mullins (430), Tullow CoI (435), Ballyadams – Bowen and Hartpole Familys (536).

Volume 3 1895-1897 – Ahade (13), Clonmelsh (13), Clonmelsh/Rath Melsigi (17), Cloydagh (19), Fenagh (20), Hacketstown CoI (22), Old Leighlin incl. Registers (23), Abbeyleix (128), Monksgrange – Bowen and Hartpole burials (128), Ballylynan (131), Tankardstown (132), Fossey (133), Mayo Church (134), Shrule – Hartpole family, Effigy and Shrule castle (134), Carlow – The Wall Family slab and family history, also a description of an inscribed stone on Castle Hill (202), Clonmore CoI (205), Clonagoose (206), Clonmelsh (207), Cloydagh (208), Dunleckney (209), Fenagh (209), Kellistown (212), Killenmond/Kiltennel (213), Linkardstown (214), Nurney (215), Old Leighlin (218), Urglin/Grange-Rath (220), Curraclone, Queens Co. (331), Killeshin Parish/Rath Killynure (333), Stradbally (333), Roseanallis (334), Ahade (373), Ballyknockan (373), St Mary’s, Carlow (374), Dunleckney Registers (374), Fenagh (380), Kiltennel (383), Grange, Arles (493), Killaban (495).

Volume 4 1898-1900 – Fenagh (3), Tullow (6), Ballyadams (113), Visitation of Leighlin Diocese 1615 (174), Fenagh (179), Staplestown (183), Tullow CoI (186), Killerig (189), Wells Parish Register (191), Arles – Grace Mausoleum and burial ground (294), Ballinacarrig (358), Staplestown (360), Old Leighlin Cathedral (364), Wells Parish Register (365), Monks Grange (463), Portarlington (465).

Volume 5 1901-1903 – Ahade Church (5), St Mary’s Carlow Vestry Books (6), Clonmelsh (7), Stapletown (8), Wells Parish Registers (11), Killeshin Parish Church/Graigue (97), Lea (101), St Mary’s Carlow Vestry Books – Early entries from 1600s (142), Kellistown (146), Killeshin Parish Church/Graigue (239), St Mary’s Carlow Vestry Books – Early entries from 1600/1700s (301), Clonmore (305), Hacketstown CoI (305), Kellistown (306), Painstown/Oak Park (310), Wells Parish Registers (311), Abbeyleix (412), Killeshin Parish Church/Graigue (416), Portarlington French Church (422).

Volume 6 1904-1906 – PD Vigors Obituary (v), Ballyellen (5), Clonegal (5), Clonmore (6), Hacketstown CoI (6), Killinane (7), Urglin/Rutland (8), Abbeyleix (127), Ballinakill (127), Heywood Mausoleum (129), Portarlington French Church (131), Hartpole Effigy (137), Tierhogar Chrurchyard (139), Clonegal CoI (192), Dunleckney (212), Cross Base at My Wolseley (218), Urglin/Rutland (218), Wells (224), Dysartgalen (399), Durrow (400), Lea (401), Acaun (430), Kineagh (431), Daily Express report of dedication of Episcopal Throne in memory of PD Vigors in Old Leighlin (553), Acragar, Ardea Parish, (597), Aghaboe (599), Coolbanagher (600).

Volume 7 1907-1909 – Clonmore (2), Tinnaclash (2), Dangans Churchyeard?Ardea Parish (169), Killeny (171), Shaen/Straboe (172), Stradbally CoI (172), Tankardstown (174), Hacketstown CoI (236), Ballyadden (446), Maryborough CoI (447), The Ridge, Maryborough (451), The Roberts Family Stradbally (503), Carlow, Hartpole efffigy Fragment (521), Abbeyleix (659), Kilmanman (662), Kilteale (662), Toberboe (665).

Volume 8 1910-1912 – Killhogan/Rath Melsigi (9), Nurney (10), Old Leighlin (11), Tinnaclash (12), Aghaboe (149), Aharney (150), Attanagh (151), Ballinakill (152), Cloneagh (152), Lea (156), Tullow CoI (237), Castletown (422), Rathdowney (425), Clonegal (495), Abbeyleix (616), Clonaslee (616), Crannagh Crossroads, Ballyadams (618), Killenard (618), Killogue (621).

Volume 9 1913-1916 – Killerig (17), Tullow CoI (19), Dysart (146), Killinard (148), Clonmore (223), Tullow, The Abbey (225), Abbeyleix (344), Killenard (344), Mountmellick (352), Dunamase (543), Killeshin (544).