Fallwell / Conerty Irish ancestry - Cornakill, Co. Cavan

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

You do not mention what sources you have already used to find the information provided here. I will give some suggestions of where you may be able to find information, hopefully you will not have tried them all already:

Church Records:

Civil registration did not begin in Ireland until 1864, so prior to this births, marriages and deaths were recorded by the local parish church.

Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For  Drung, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Cavan&parish=Drung&churchid=1143

It will be difficult to find records for those ancestors whose parish of origin is not known. There are a few places online you can search in the hope that you are lucky and can find a record pertaining to them:

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

www.rootsireland.ie has a huge collection of Irish church records, however you have to pay to use this site.

Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42

Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.

Civil Records:

Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so any births, deaths or marriages in the family after this date would be recorded in these records. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:

http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You can search the indexes to these records online at:

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

Land Records:

You could also check for record of the family in the land acts pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Census Records:

Have you tried looking the family up in the 1901/1911 census records? These can give losts of useful information. You can search these online here:http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

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

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

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

Alternatively you could contact Cavan Genealogy Centre, however a fee may apply. Here is their email: cavangenealogy@eircom.net

I hope some of these links are helpful. 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