Re: O'Keefe, Keefe Patrick, Ireland to Tumut NSW.
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O'Keefe, Keefe Patrick, Ireland to Tumut NSW.
amanda curran 2/17/09
Hello Amanda:
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,800,000 surviving rcds for abt 70% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800. Cos. Donegal and Derry were recently added to the database.
Note 1 - Without a KNOWN county, the chance of an ancestor's rcds NOT being in this database is AT LEAST 30%.
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 available thru the Tipperary Family History Research center at a substantial fee (regardless of outcome), and the National Library of Ireland on microfilm.
For Pat(rick) O'Keefe B 1843 +/- 1 yr, Co. Tipperary, with a father forenamed Mic(hael), I found 1 rcd, 1842, SS Peter & Paul RC parish, Clonmel.
For B??? O'Keefe B 1843 +/- 5 yrs, ditto, SS Peter & Paul RC parish, I found 2 rcds for Bridgets: 1849 and 1851. Since your B O'Keefe is male, these are not likely to be for your ancestors. B O'Keefe may have been B in another parish.
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.