Stephen W. Carney Family

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, given the information you have provided it may be hard to find more inforamtion other than what you already know. When doing genealogy research in Ireland it is important to have a specific location of origin, preferably a parish name. 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 anything more specific than Cork and Mayo? If you can find a townland/village/town name even, it will help you find out what parish they lived in.

Also, the reality of finding documentation pertaining to births/baptisms/marriages/deaths in Ireland prior to 1800 ? particularly in rural areas ? is that they simply may not exist.  Some registers for urban areas pre-dating 1800 may exist ? though often these can be fragmented- as there was an increased need in cities or larger towns to document the population. If Stephen was from Cork city you may be in luck. Please also note that the Church of Ireland was the official church of the country and therefore the bulk of information that does survive for earlier periods is often from these registers. 

If you would like more information on Church of Ireland registers go to http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/. 

Perhaps you could also try getting in contact with the county libraries for possible assistance or advice.

Mayo:

Mayo County Library,

Library HQ,

Mountain View,

Castlebar,

CO. Mayo.

Phone: +353 949047557  EMail: ihamrock@mayococo.ie

Website: http://www.mayolibrary.ie/en/LocalStudies/

Cork:

Local Studies Department,

Model Business Park,

Model Farm Road,

Cork.

Phone: +353 21 4546499  

Website: http://www.corkcoco.ie/co/web/Cork%20County%20Council/Departments/Library%20&%20Arts%20Service/Services/Local%20Studies

I hope that this helps. If you do find anymore inforamtion remember to post it 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

my great great great great great grandfather robert carney is from ireland came to delaware around 1800. here a pic of my great great grandmother her name is maragret carney and her brother irn carney. kids of thomas carney.