lismore

Hi Mike,

Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information makes a connection with you and helps you to further your research.

In the meantime, have you tried looking at church records in Lismore parish to see if you can find any information? Sometimes the couple?s fathers? names are recorded on marriage records. Also, if they were both born in the parish you may be able to find their birth records there.

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 Lismore parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Waterford&parish=Lismore&churchid=112

As you can see from the above link, Waterford Heritage Services have copies available online. If you would like to contact them here is their email, however a fee may apply: mnoc@iol.ie

You could also try looking on www.familysearch.org

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

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

Waterford Library: http://www.waterfordcountylibrary.ie/en/familyhistory/

Irish Genealogy Tool-kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/

Best wishes,

Genealogy Support