Missing family

Hi,

Thank you for your message. Have you tried looking for more information in Church records? Catholic records from Bandon are now available online free of charge here:

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

You can see what records are available in the parish here:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Cork%20South-West&parish=Bandon&churchid=17

Bandon Catholic parish incorporates a number of civil parishes:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=rctocivil&churchid=17&church=Bandon

I found record of two Aherns in the civil parish of Desertserges in the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books:

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=ahern&firstname=&county=Cork&parish=desertserges&townland=&search=Search

Here are the McCarthy?s in the Desertserges and Ballymodan

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=mccarthy&firstname=&county=Cork&parish=desertserges&townland=&search=Search

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=mccarthy&firstname=&county=Cork&parish=kilbrogan&townland=&search=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

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

Failte Romhat: www.failteromht.com

Cork past and present: www.corkpastandpresent.ie

From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support