Just found this page; hoping to connect with cousins! My Michael Collins married Catherine Dwyer about 1840. I have found the birth records of their first three sons...James, Timothy, and Michael at the Kilbrittain church in 1841, 1844, and 1846.
Don't know when they emigrated exactly but they were listed in the 1850 U.S. Census in Boston, Massachusetts with a new baby born in 1849. So that narrows the timeframe from April 1846 to early 1849. I fear that baby Michael may have died before the departure, or perhaps during the crossing as he does not appear on that census.
Michael (Sr) may have had siblings/cousins named Bridget, Catherine and Cornelius while Catherine may have had siblings William and Daniel Dwyer as these are names listed as baptism godparents.
I am looking for any information on these folks especially their parents and siblings....grandparents, too.
Thank you,
Rita McSorley
Sunday 16th Mar 2014, 06:38AM
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Dear Rita
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, Kilbrittain is a Civil Parish in Co. Cork:
Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Kilbrittain begin in 1810.
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However, so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
Other important sources you could check for records of Michael Collins, include the Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith?s Valuation:
Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1837): http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp
Griffith?s Valuation (1847-1864): http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Some other websites that may be helpful are:
The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ - you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.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.
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Thursday 3rd Apr 2014, 02:23PM -
Hello.... I believe were related I've done research and have lists of Dwyer's from Kilbrittain around 1850 Names including Timothy Michael John Daniel William, quite a few came over to England, and I'm decendant from this line, feel free to contact me on shaggy696969@hotmail.com
Sunday 20th Aug 2017, 10:00PM -
We are related, Email me on the above email address My tree now exceeds 700 members... :)
Paul Dwyer
Friday 25th Aug 2017, 05:28PM