Burtchaell/Coogan /O'Keeffe /McCullagh

Hi Susan,

Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information on the family makes a connection with you.

Have you tried looking in civil records for more information? Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so any births, deaths or marriages in the family after this date would be recorded in these records. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:

http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You can search the indexes to these records up to 1958 online at:

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

You could also search in church records. Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For parishes in Kilkenny, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/kilkennyrc.htm

Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42

Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.

You could also check for record of the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

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

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/kilkenny/index.html

Ireland Gen Projects: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik2/

Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.

Kind regards,    

Genealogy Support

Hi Susan

I have been doing a lot of research on the O'Keeffe's, particularly in Churchclara and would be happy to help where I can.  

I see on the Civil Irish Records that Mary Coogan married John Keeffe in 1893.  Here is the link: 5865056.pdf (irishgenealogy.ie)

His father was Patrick Keeffe who was deceased by the time of their marriage.

Let me know if you'd like me to find more.  This post was a few years back and so you may have all the information you need by now :)

Regards

Desley