Re: Kelleher, O'Connell, O'Callaghan
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In reply to:
Kelleher, O'Connell, O'Callaghan
Margaret McGrath 4/23/07
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 John Kelleher and Ellen Connell M 1845 in Banteer parish, Co. Cork, I found matching marriage rcds. This are almost certainly for your ancestors. A view of the M rcds should confirm that the marriage was to each other. The M rcds SHOULD also show their parents' names, residence, and sometimes other info.
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.
Thanks for having such exact data. Hope this helps. Good luck.