Michael Dodd Troy & Johannah O'Morrissey To Canada in 1838

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Have you tried looking at church records in Dromcolliher for more information? Catholic records for the area do not begin until 1830 so unfortunately you will not be able to find Michael and Johanna?s birth records if they were born in the parish or their marriage record. However, there may be some useful information in the children?s birth records such as the names of sponsors.

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=West%20Limerick&parish=Drumcollogher&churchid=869

As you can see from the above link copies of the records are available at Limerick Genealogy. If you would like to contact them here is their email however a fee may apply: research@limerickgenealogy.com

Have you checked in the Tithe Applotment Books for any record of the two families? These are land records compiled between 1823 and 1837 in order to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings should pay in tithes to the Church of Ireland :

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/limerick/index.html

Limerick Library: http://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/LocalStudies/

Familysearch: www.familysearch.org

Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.

Kind regards,    

Genealogy Support