Re: Maurice Carey Co Limerick
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In reply to:
Maurice Carey Co Limerick
victoria brennan 7/27/08
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,000,000 surviving rcds for abt 65% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800.
Note 1 - Without a KNOWN parish, the chance of an ancestor's rcds NOT being in this database is AT LEAST 35%.
Note 2 - Only 1/2 of Co. Cork's rcds are in this database.
Note 3 - The RC church kept control over most parish rcds from Tipperary (north). These are ONLY available thru the Tipperary Family History Research center at a substantial fee (regardless of outcome).
For Maurice Carey B 1855 +/- 2 yrs in Co. Cork with the father's forename unknown, I found 2 rcds: 1853 and 1855. The parishes and father's forenames are respectively: Youghal [Patrick] and Conna [Jeremiah].
For Maurice Carey M 1874 (exact) in Co. Limerick, I found 1 rcd in St. John's RC parish.
For Hanora McCarthy M ditto, I found ditto.
These M rcds are HIGHLY likely to be for your ancestors. A view of the detailed rcds SHOULD show their parents' names and other info.
For Hanora McCarthy B 1853 +/- 4 yrs in Co. Limerick, I found 1 rcd in Bulgaden parish. Father's name was John. Suggest you do the M rcds B4 you examine the B rcds. The M rcds often provide info that is usefule in validating the B rcds.
Google the Foundation's name to lead you to this database. Register, opt to be notified as rcds are added and browse. Pls post your search results to my genforum msg.
Hope this helps. Good luck.