Patrick Nest*r of Co. Offaly (Kings) or Clare or Antrim

Dear Jenni

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message. 

I have checked the Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland 1851 and there is no townland of Clare in Co. Offaly. The townland of Clare is situated in the following counties: Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Down, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Tyrone and Westmeath. 

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 at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records, census records, letters, diary entries etc.

There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:

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.

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.

Some other websites that may be helpful are:

The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ - you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too

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

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland: http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

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

Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/

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.

Best of luck with your search

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support

Hello

I was reading this post about Nestor and was wondering if it is Kings County would it be Clara and not Clare.  Looking at the 1901 Census there are Nestors in Clara Kings County and I know that a Father Patrick Dunne helped/encouraged people from Kings County to go to Australia.  Over 6,000 Irish people went to Queensland.  

Maybe Clara in Kings County might be the place to start and there are still Nestors living in Clara Co Offaly

Geraldine Smith

Hello

I was reading this post about Nestor and was wondering if it is Kings County would it be Clara and not Clare.  Looking at the 1901 Census there are Nestors in Clara Kings County and I know that a Father Patrick Dunne helped/encouraged people from Kings County to go to Australia.  Over 6,000 Irish people went to Queensland.  

Maybe Clara in Kings County might be the place to start and there are still Nestors living in Clara Co Offaly

Geraldine Smith