Draper, Wolfe & Johnson from Cork & Offaly

Hi there,

Could you please post your message on the Kildorrery (Scart) parish page here: http://www.irelandxo.com/group/kildorrery-cork

Could you please post your message on the Kilmoe (Altar) parish page here: http://www.irelandxo.com/group/kilmoe-cork

Could you please post your message on the Ardnurcher parish page here: http://www.irelandxo.com/group/ardnurcher-laois

There are Roman Catholic church records available for the diocese of Kildorrery (Cloyne). These date from 1824 for baptismal records and 1803 for marriage records. You can find these at the National Library of Ireland (NLI), Pos. 4994. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for more assistance.

There are Roman Catholic church records available for the diocese of Schull West (Cork & Ross). These date from 1845 to 1880 for baptismal and marriage records. You can find these at the National Library of Ireland (NLI), Pos. 4800. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for more assistance.

There are Roman Catholic church records available for the diocese of Clara and Horseleap (Ardnurcher - diocese of Meath). These date from 1827 for baptismal records and 1821 for marriage records and 18250-68 for burial records. You can find these at the National Library of Ireland (NLI), Pos. 4174. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for more assistance.

Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864 however. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

1796: Spinning Wheel Premium Entitlement Lists This was part of a government scheme to encourage the linen trade, free spinning wheels or looms were granted to individuals planting a certain area of land with flax.The lists of those entitled to the awards, covering almost 60,000 individuals, were published in 1796, and record only the names of the individuals and the civil parish in which they lived. The majority, were in Ulster, but some names appear from every county except Dublin and Wicklow. A microfiche index to the lists is available in the National Archives, and in PRONI. There are 1,170 names for Co. Cork.

You could also try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at. Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38). Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS).

1838-48 Reproductive Loan Fund records. Parishes include Kilmoe. Nationakl Archives (UK), NA T 91.

Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.

Kind regards,

Sinead Cooney

Genealogist (Ireland XO)

Sarah Elizabeth Wolfe is my Grandmother. I have several generations of her Wolfe Ancestors, going back to William Wolfe b 1810 in Cahirkirky, Kilmeen, Cork. I have James Meara as the father of Catherine Meara, but with no DOB or place.

For confidentiality reason, I suggest that you e-mail me at tonykirkman@csi.com so we can share information and maybe Gedcom files

Tony Kirkman