Rev. Francis Shortt of Corkbegg

Hi Sue, 

You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). The 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). 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.

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

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/.

I wish you luck in your search!

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,

Cynthia O'Connor

Genealogist

Ireland Reaching Out

It pleased Almighty God
to withdraw from this life on the
2nd day of March 1843
in the 38th year of her age
MARTHA
Wife of Revd Francis Shortt A M
Rector of Corkbeg parish
Deeply lamented by her husband children and friends

Memorial Type: Altar tombRecord Date: 

14 September 2011

This is the inscription on the tomb. It does not say the The Rev is in here but he almost certasinly is.

Michael Kenefick

Aghada Graveyard Researchers