My great grandparents were married in 1845 at St Nicholas Catholic Church in Castlelyons. I was seeking information on their family. They were James Keefe, wife Mary Toomey and their son John Toomey Keefe, baptised 3 Mar 1846 at same church. I know James had two brothers William and John. Wondering if there were any other family members. Who their parents wee? Thanks for any info. Rita
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Wednesday 9th Apr 2014, 08:35PMMessage Board Replies
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Dear Rita
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, Cstlelyons is a Civil Parish in Cork: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=13&civilparish=Castlelyons&citycounty=Cork
Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Castlelyons begin in 1791. 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.
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.
Other important sources include the Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith?s Valuation. Even though these sources only record the head of the household, the information is very important and can be valuable:
Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1837): http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp
Griffith?s Valuation (1847-1864): http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too, for instances of the family name at that time
Cork Past and Present: http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/
As an aside, have you tried searching Ancestry.com for any mention of your ancestor?s name in member family trees or messages?
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
Wednesday 16th Apr 2014, 10:57AM