Hi. Would like help with tracing my G.Grand parents and GGGrand parents please.
My Grand parents were Margaret O'Keeffe and Joseph McCullagh from Ballysallagh Johnswell..Joseph was the son of Arthur McCullagh and Anne Whitehead, living in the townland of Grange Lower, parish of Paulstown, Co.Kilkenny and Margaret was the daughter of Mary Coogan and ? O'Keeffe.
My GGrandparents were Mary Coogan and ? O'Keeffe who in the 1901-1911 census were living with Marys parents and Marys 3 children in the townland of Rathgarvan-Clifden, Dundell Kilkenny . Mary was not a widow,but her husband,( christian name unknown,) was not listed in the census returns - possibly he was in the army or had emigrated.
GGGrand parents were Margaret Burtchaell and Patrick Coogan , married circa 1870, whos children were registered in Gowran.I have no information about either of these and would love to hear from anyone who could help.
Would be delighted if anyone had information about them.
Susan
Monday 27th May 2013, 10:20PM
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Hi Susan,
Thank you very much for your message.
I hope that someone in the family makes a connection with you and shares information.
In the meantime have you tried looking for information in civil records. 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. If you can find Margaret and Patrick?s marriage record in these civil records it will give you some useful information such as names and occupations of their fathers. 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 online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Church records can also be very useful. 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 to see if they were in the same area earlier in the 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 Irelandhttp://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Irelandhttp://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/kilkenny/index.html
Kilkenny Library:http://kilkennylibrary.kilkenny.ie/eng/Our_Services/Local_Studies/
I hope some of these links are helpful. 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
Monday 24th Jun 2013, 02:19PM