Looking for Ellen O'Neill ancestors Abbeyfeale, Limerick

Kathleen:

You may want to try www.rootsireland.ie    This is a pay site but based on this link it appears that Abbeyfeale church records are included back to 1829.

http://limerick.rootsireland.ie/generic.php?filename=sources.tpl

Roger McDonnell

Thank you Roger

I did take your advice and found one baptism in the year search 1855 - 1859 for 1855  Ellen O'Neill (who was born abt 1857) father Michael O'Neill  however it was for Mitchelstown Co Cork (not Abbeyfeale Limerick). The priest noted that parish was Brigown and Marshalstown. It looks as if I'll have to go a bit more homework before I know for sure if this is my great grandmother.

Any other hints would be much appreciated.

Regards from down under,

Kathleen

Hi Kathleen

Searching Griffiths Valuation  gives two results for the spelling of Goulding as follows

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&familyname=Goulding&firstname=First+Name&baronyname=&countyname=KERRY&unionname=&parishname=&Submit.x=54&Submit.y=14

But this is for a Michael Goulding from Killemlagh and Patrick Goulding from Killorglin.

However search the Kerry church records online at http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

will give various spelling options for Goulding.

Searching through Griffiths Valuation for Abbeyfeale gives, Patrick Neil, Main St Abbeyfeale, 1852.

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&familyname=Neil&firstname=Patrick&baronyname=&countyname=LIMERICK&unionname=&parishname=&Submit.x=34&Submit.y=9

 In 1901 Census for Abbeyfeale gives following results for O Neill

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=1901&surname=O+Neill&firstname=&county=Limerick&townland=Abbeyfeale&ded=&age=&sex=&search=Search&relationToHead=&religion=&education=&occupation=&marriageStatus=&birthplace=&language=&deafdumb=&marriageYears=&childrenBorn=&childrenLiving=

In 1911 http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=1911&surname=O+Neill&firstname=&county=Limerick&townland=Abbeyfeale&ded=&age=&sex=&search=Search&relationToHead=&religion=&education=&occupation=&marriageStatus=&birthplace=&language=&deafdumb=&marriageYears=&childrenBorn=&childrenLiving=

Now these may not be related to your family.

Without a townland name within Abbeyfeale area and Caherciveen region we will have difficulty taking this search further.

Could you check the record you have to see if there is a townland name mentioned on any of them.

I look forward to hearing from you, sorry I could not be of more help.

Hi Kathleen

We across this today, Slatter's directory 1881, it list a Michael O Neill weaver for Abbeyfeale.

http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/streetandtradedirectories/1881slatersdirectorycorkcityandcounty/1881corkcounty/Macroom.pdf

Now this may or may not be your Michael O'Neill but dates seem to fit. Ellen O'Neill born about 1858, her father still a weaver 20 odd years later.

Bye

Thanks so much - I'm claiming him! There does not seem to be too many Michael O'Neills around at that time who fit the facts as I know them.  And according to Google, Listowel is abt 16 kilometers apart from Abbeyfeale.

Do you know if it was common to join surnames as my great grandparents did for their children?

Thanks again

Kathleen

Hi Again

No information on how common it was, or the reason to have double surnames at that time.

What is the family connection to Listowel ?

If you are searching for relatives in Co Kerry (Listowel, Co. Kerry) look up following website

http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ select church records.

This is free website, a recent initiative to place church records online.

Regards