Hughes Family Genealogy

Hi Kevin:

Thank you for your query to the Ireland Reaching Out message board.

As you already know, the Lisdoonvarna parish registers only begin in 1854 for baptisms and in 1860 for marriages and they are available online for free under the NLi website.  https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0630

The Kilshanny parish registers are not available online so that it is a matter of attending the parish office to see if it is possible to view these registers.  I would recommend that if you are doing so, you would physically go there and have your information written down so that you can see specific families, years, names, etc.  

You might find other helpful information through the Clare Library website which is available here specifically for Kilshanny parish (the civil parish for Lisdoonvarna)

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/kilshanny.htm

 You should also note that the parish registers that exist for Kilshanny/Lisdoonvarna have been transcribed and are free to download on the library website.  

I know that there is a North Clare Historical Society who is active and I will make enquiries for you about Hughes connections there.  

If you are coming to County Clare and you would like to meet in the Local Studies Centre in Ennis (which I would highly recommend that you visit anyway), please let me know.  You can email me directly at:  jhalloranryan@irelandxo.com

All the best,

Jane

Hi Jane,

Thank you very much for all of the information. Let me see where this leads and i will be in touch.

Kevin

That's great, Kevin.  The best of luck!

Kind regards,

Jane