Nihill-Nihil-O'Neill

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Have you tried searching in church records for Thomas? Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which may help you is the irishtimes website,. Here they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Doorha, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Clare&parish=Doora-and-Kilraghtis&churchid=780

For Church of Ireland Records you can check:

http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42

http://www.nationalarchives.ie

www.irishgenealogy.ie/index.html  (Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland records are currently being uploaded here free of charge. However, this is an on-going project so not all records are available yet)

You may also want to have a look at the Co. Clare Library's website, as it can be a good source of information for the area, and will also show you what records are available for the area. Here is a link to their genealogy section:

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/genealog.htm

Alternatively, you could try contacting the Clare heritage Centre for help-however a fee may apply. Here are their contact details:

Clare Heritage Centre

Corofin,

Co. Clare

Phone: (065) 6837955   Email: clareheritage@eircom.net

I hope that this helps you to find some information on Thomas! Remember to post any new information that you find as the more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

Hi,

Nihill and O'Neill are both seperate/different surnames in Clare,

Declan