I am researching the McGivern & Sullivan families that lived in this area in the 1800's. The McGiverns were farmers in Lissasunna & the Sullivans farmed in Knocknanuss. My direct ancestors are as follows: Patrick McGivern (abt 1821 - 1891) married 1857 at the Parish church in Desertserges, & Eliza Sullivan (about 1840 - ?).His Father is John McGivern & her father is Thomas Sullivan. I am keen to contact anyone with connections to these families. Cheers Alison
Saturday 4th May 2013, 02:50AM
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Hi Alison,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone connected to the family contacts you to help you with your research.
In the meantime did you know that church records from Desertserges are available online free of charge at:
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
Also, have you heard of the two land acts pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. They do not give any genealogical information but can sometimes be used as a census substitute as there are no surviving full census records prior to 1901:
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/corkswrc.htm
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cork/index.html
Failte Romhat: www.failteromhat.com
Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Monday 10th Jun 2013, 03:50PM