Re: Catherine Flaherty - Roscommon to Rhode Island
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In reply to:
Catherine Flaherty - Roscommon to Rhode Island
Maureen McHugh 8/11/08
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 Cath(erine) Flaherty B 1861 (exact) in Co. Roscommon with a father forenamed John, I found 0 rcds. Indeed, there are 0 rcds within a +/- 4 yr range of this date. The closest match is in 1859 with a father named Luke.
Only the RC parishes of Ballagh, Frenchpark, Kilglass, Moore, Tarmonbarry and Tulsk were NOT keeping B rcds by 1861. This info may help you continue your search through a parish historical society, etc.
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.