Murray

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.

Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names in Cork at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.

Have you tried searching on Irish Genealogy Website. They are currently uploading church records to their website free of charge. So far only Catholic records from some parts of Cork have been uploaded, you may be lucky and find a record relevant to Thomas:

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

You could also try:

www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.

www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.

Some other websites that may be helpful 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/cork/index.html

Failte Romhat: www.failteromhat.com

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm

Family Search Links: https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ireland_Genealogy_Websites?goback=.gde_3030105_member_230205486

West Cork Genealogy: http://www.westcorkgenealogy.com/

Cork Archives: http://www.corkarchives.ie/genealogy/

Cork Past and Present: http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/genealogy/genealogicallinks/

Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support