Searching for ancestors

Hello Jenny,

A quick search of this site has thrown up some good results for the details in your message,

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?namefm=james&namel=brosnahan&exact=&name2fm=&name2l=kerrisk&location=kerry&dd=&mm=&yy=&diocese=&parish=&century=&decade=&sort=&pageSize=100&ddB=&mmB=&yyB=&ddM=&mmM=&yyM=&ddD=&mmD=&yyD=&locationB=&locationM=&locationD=&member0=&member1=&member2=&member3=&member4=&member5=&member6=&member7=&member8=&member9=&namef0=&namef1=&namef2=&namef3=&namef4=&namef5=&namef6=&namef7=&namef8=&namef9=&namel0=&namel1=&namel2=&namel3=&namel4=&namel5=&namel6=&namel7=&namel8=&namel9=&keyword=&submit=Search

And there is more information linked here

https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bfather_givenname%3Ajames~%20%2Bfather_surname%3Abrosnahan~%20%2Bmother_givenname%3Acatherine~%20%2Bmother_surname%3Akerrisk~

I think, considering the time frame of these results the next place worth checking would be the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp  or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/     The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive. The information in the Tithes is quite basic, typically consisting of townland name, landholder's name, area of land and tithes payable. Many Books also record the landlord's name and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land. The tax payable was based on the average price of wheat and oats over the seven years up to 1823, and was levied at a different rate depending on the quality of land. For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the Tithe survey and Griffith's Valuation.

Kind Regards Michael

Wow, thankyou so much for taking the time to respond and share all of that knowledge...you are amazing..kind regards, a truely grateful jen

Hi Jenny

there is a e magazine thats free onlin at the website www.irishlivesremembered.com in the march edition there is an articul about  Brosnan Clan Gathering I tried to go online but there bandwidth has been exceeded so I have copied and will try and attach it here for you, the spelling is different to yours but that is quite normal they may still be connected to your family

Good Luck

Maureen O'Connor NZ 

I am glad you found my response helpful, best of luck with your researching.

Michael.

Hi Maureen, thankyou so much - what a great e mag, and thrilled to learn about the Brosna Clan Gathering. Kindest regards..Jenny

looking for info of Kitterick family Westport co mayo (james francis Kitterick)was my grandfather there are a lot of kittericks in this area both westport down to louisberg but no one wants to be related to this family.I have been to westport and inquired with some kittericks but no one seem to be related to my clan. Interesting