Hi Folks,
My Great grandfather Richard Fitzgerald born in Skibbereen 1807 and died in Lisbealad Dunmanway 1903.
On 15th February 1846 he married Anne Mahony in Skibbereen.
Witnesses were Jeremias Mahony and Cornelius Donovan.
I have a possible Baptism for Anne on 05 / 10 / 1825 in Schull East and parents there were Tim Mahony and Mary Driscoll.
Richard and Anne had 5 children, Catherine born in the Abbey Skibbereen 1847, Mortimer in Schull East 1849, and the next 3 Ellen 1855, John 1857, and Bridget 1859 were born in Lisbealad, Dunmanway.
Anne died in 1859, Richard remarried and my Grandfather was from that second marriage.
I would love to know more about Anne and her siblings. I am also trying to establish where she may have been buried. I would love to hear from anybody who may be able to help me in any way in my Mahony research.
Thanks so much.
Sirron
Tuesday 18th Mar 2014, 10:06AM
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Dear Sirron
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, Skull is a Civil Parish in Co. Cork:
Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Skull begin in 1807 for baptisms and 1809 for marriages. There are some missing dates, notably between 1815 and 1816; 1832-1833 and 1870-1871.
As you seem to have quite a lot of information already, your next step could involve tracing the marriages of Richard and Anne?s children and the baptisms/births of any children they had. I would also suggest looking at the 1901/1911 Census for further information about this next generation.
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.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
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 name the head of household, the information is still important:
Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1837): http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp
Griffith?s Valuation (1847-1864): http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Some other websites that may be helpful are:
The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too
Holder s of land over 1 acre 1876: http://www.failteromhat.com/lo1876.php
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
Tuesday 8th Apr 2014, 11:26AM