Thomas Carroll

Hi,

Thank you very much for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.

Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.

There are a couple of places online where you can search for records, however these websites do not have complete collections:

www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.

www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.

You should also check at: http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ There are Catholic records from some parts of Cork available here. Hopefully this includes the parish that Katherine was born in. If you can find her birth record here it will give you her parish of origin and her parents names, the names of sponsors etc.

You could also try looking for them or their families in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. Thee do not have any genealogical information but can sometimes be used to tie a person to a specific place. There are two:

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/

Have you tried looking into the family?s emigration? Sometimes more infomation can be found at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. You may be lucky and find a place name here. For information on US immigration records check http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/

Some other websites that may be helpful 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

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm

Genealogy Links Cork: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cork/index.html

Genealogy Links Limerick: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/limerick/index.html

Ireland Genealogy Projects: http://www.igp-web.com/

Failte Romhat: www.failteromhat.com

Limerick Library: http://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/LocalStudies/

Limerick City Archives: http://www.limerickcity.ie/Archives/

Cork Library: http://www.corkcoco.ie/co/web/Cork%20County%20Council/Departments/Library%20&%20Arts%20Service/Services/Local%20Studies

Hopefully you will find some information on parish of origin for Katherine and Thomas. Once you have this more avenues of research will open up to you. Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support