Parish for Curragh camp

Hi Sandy

Thank you for your query. Do you know what Georges wife's name was? Was she Irish?Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. 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.

The link below gives details of the land divisions that the Curragh camp was under (Barony,Civil Parish etc.) and also the churches of various religion that were present there:

http://kildare.ie/library/townlands/kildare-townland.asp?TownlandID=453

Do you know what the religious denomination of your family was? you can view what Roman Catholic records exist for the Curragh Camp through the link below: 

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseact…

For Church of Ireland records see: http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.  The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf

Here is a message board for the Curragh area that may be of help to you in tracking down the church/military records you need:

http://curragh.proboards.com/index.cgi

Here are some other websites that may be of help to you:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/?gclid=CKLT_Pa4wrUCFYUf4Qod4EoAGg

All the best in finding further information Sandy. Kildare could be a good place to look for a marriage record if the birth of Mary Ann was there. Please do not hesitate to contact us again.

Kind regards,                    

Genealogy Support