My name is Ronald O'Neil, the great grandson of Cornelius O'Neil who was a seaman who arrived in Australia in the late 1850's. His father's name was also Cornelius. I will be in Kinsale on 5 April 2014 to celebrate my 70th birthday. If onyone knows anything of my forebears, I would love to correspond. Of course I would be happy to fill in the spaces on the Australian end.
rononeil
Sunday 16th Mar 2014, 08:58AMMessage Board Replies
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Good Afternoon
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message. I hope you are looking forward to your trip to Ireland.
As you can see from the link below, Kinsale Town is in the Civil Parish of Ringcurran, Co. Cork:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction…
Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Kinsale begin in 1805 for baptisms and 1828 for marriages. There are some places where you can search online for Cornelius, 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 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 and Happy 70th Birthday!
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support