Michael Lillas

Hi

Thank you for your message.

Do you have any further information regarding the couple? 

Church records may be of some use to you. Do you know their religion? Most Catholic records are held locally - One site which might be of use is - http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/ - where you can ?browse? an overview of available records per county. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for possible assistance.

Church of Ireland parish registers for the period up to 1870-are public records. Registers are available for about one third of the parishes, however many were destroyed in the Public Records Office in Dublin in 1922. Most 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. A list of all surviving registers is available in the National Archives. http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.  The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf

You might also try:

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

The Limerick County Library http://www.lcc.ie/

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Conway Tithle  valuation Rathkeale records

No Lillas or Lillis records

SurnameForenameTownland/StreetParishCountyYearConwayDenisDromardRathkealeLimerick1825ConwayPattAbbey and West GurtrowRathkealeLimerick1825

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Michael Lillas' parents were Thomas and Mary both dead in 1841. He was a Roman Catholic.

Ellen Conways parents were Dennis and Ellen both dead in 1841. She was a Roman Catholic.

Hi 

This looks like a record for Ellen Conways father Dennis Conway. How can I find out more about this record and the information it contains? Is Rathkeale in Bruff?

Penny

Hi

Rathkeale is a seperate civil parish further west in Co Limerick. You can view information regarding Rathkeale AND Bruff at http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction…

All the best