Family of Bernard Carroll

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You could start by looking for either a church or civil record of Mary Corbally and Thomas Carroll’s marriage. 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.

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

These documents should provide you with both Mary and Thomas’ father’s names and could also give you their place of residence and occupations.

For more information on Carrolls and Corballys in the Ardee area you could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp  or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/    

The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive. The information in the Tithes is quite basic, typically consisting of townland name, landholder's name, area of land and tithes payable. Many Books also record the landlord's name and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land. The tax payable was based on the average price of wheat and oats over the seven years up to 1823, and was levied at a different rate depending on the quality of land. For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the Tithe survey and Griffith's Valuation.

Best regards Michael

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Baptised in the parish of Tallanstown - Near Ardee, Co Louth

5 Children between 1851 & 1875 for Thomas Carroll & Mary Corbally

Please note Bernard Carroll Baptised 6 June 1873 mother is recorded as Conly (is this your Bernard?)

This is all I have on this family but it may be of help.

Nicola

Thanks Nicola,  I do believe this is my great grandfather Bernard Carroll despide the error in his mother's maiden name.  That's the ony Bernard Carroll I could find around that birth year.

Gerri