Patrick Mulcahy

Hi Bernadette,

Thank you 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 in Limerick at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.

There are some places where you can search online, however it may be difficult to discern whether the results are relevant to your family or not without more information:

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.

I already did a quick search on Roots and two results came back. However you need to buy credits to view the actual records:

Action

Cost

Source

Surname

First Name

Year

County

*

25 credits

Church Baptism

Mulcahy

Patrick

1834

Co. Limerick

**

25 credits

Church Baptism

Mulcahy

Patrick

1834

Co. Limerick

*

It may be an idea to look into his emigration more in Australia as generally more inforamtion was given at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. The University of Woolongong has produced, on microfiche, a complete index and transcript of all information concerning immigrants of Irish origin recorded on ships' passenger lists between 1848 and 1867 for New South Wales. These are useful for finding out an exact place of origin as well as parents' names. The Public Record Office of Victoria has good online databases of settlers at www.prov.vic.gov.au Otherwise, other records may be found in the Colonial Office Papers of the UK National Archives, class reference CO 201. This class contains a wide variety of records, including petitions for assisted passages, emigrants' lists, records of emigrants on board ship, petitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more.

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

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/#Limerick

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

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

Alternatively, you could contact Limerick Genealogy for some assistance, however a fee may apply. Here is their email: research@limerickgenealogy.com

Remember to post any new information that you find here. 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

Thank you for your quick response to my request for information on Patrick Mulcahy. I will contine to search using the sites suggested in your reply.

Regards,

Bernadette

Hello Emma.

I have now discovered that the parents of Patrick Mulcahy born Limerick 1843, are Patrick Mulcahy and Bridget Hannan. I trust this will help identify the birth record you suggested. No further details at this stage.

Thanks in anticipation for your help with this ancestor

Regards,

Bernadette Mithen

Hello...... I have posted previously requesting information on Patrick Mulcahy  b early 1830's .

I have searched and found two records that I think are for siblings of Patrick ... Ellen b 1834  and Elizabeth b 1836  (parents Patrick Mucahy / Bridget Hannan) both from Moorestown Limerick.

is there anyway I can locate a record for Patrick from this area also?  

Thank you in advance for any help

Regards. Bernadette Mithen