Irish Ancestry

[pcoups]

I live in outback Australia. Most of the info I have I had to 'splash out' and buy.
If I'd been around in 1851 I might have been able to tell you who my rellies friends where.
When you pointed me to this site I thought you were offering help.
Thanks for nothing!
Lynn

[AngelFish]

Hi Mobo

Thank you for your reply! 

Can I ask you please, are Kelkenny Ancestry and Waterford Heritage Ltd private companies who only undertake commissioned research, or are they some kind of heritage groups who may be able to help me trace my ancestors?

Would you recommend them or did you just trace the companies for me?

Thanks again, I appreciate your reply, even if you can't give me all the answers
    Angelfish

[juddee]

Lynne

I live in a small country town in NSW where I have no access to any records at all without travelling to Sydney and staying overnight or searching through internet sites and have also splashed out to buy  certificates etc.

Any information I have found has been with the help of wonderful people like Mobo who is a mine of information on Ireland and willing to help us novices that I am gradually chipping away at my MAJOR brickwall after almost 20 years of searching.  I may be lucky in that my rels were RC so once I find the town I'll be up and running.     A matter of sticking at it and perservering I'm afraid.   Personally I think the web site Mobo posted is a good starting point.

Good luck with your search 

Juddee

[pcoups]

Juddee
I'm not going to get into an argument here. Great if Mobo's advice to you was helpful.............her advice to me I feel was sarcastic and uncalled for.
So be it.
Lynn

[Mobo]

 

Hi Angelfish !

I know nothing of the business structure of Heritage Centres in Ireland, I only know they were set up by the Irish Government to help people with their family research.

The only one I can personally recommend is Mayo, the rest are offered as links or points of contact.

 

 

[Jane Eden]

Hi Mobo

Edward Duffy, born about 1893 & family were born in Phibsborough, Dublin. Please can you tell me the townland, parish etc.

I am stuck around 1900 and have posted on the Dublin board but got no further. They were catholic. Any ideas what to do next

Thanks

Jane?

[Mobo]

 

Sorry Jane,

Phibsborough itself does not appear to be a Town, (even though I know it to be in Dublin).

If you contact Fingal Genealogy, they should be able to tell you which Town it comes under.  Likewise, they should be able to advise on where to search next. 

Fingal Genealogy
Swords Historical Society Co Ltd
Carnegie Library
North Street
Swords
Co Dublin
Ireland

Tel: + + 353 1 8400080

swordsheritage@eircom.net

 

[LouiseB31]

Mobo

Please can I ask two general questions?

1. Why do you say you need irish stamps to send letters? I went to Ireland on holiday and sent postcards back to Britain with Irish stamps on. I presume if I was writing from here I would send them with British stamps on.  Are you talking about sending a stamp addressed envelope with your enquiry so that you can have a reply?

2. Perhaps you could explain how the system works in Ireland. Most of us are only familiar with the British system. We know that in Britain and presumably also Northern Ireland the records are held in county archive offices and also nationally in London in various buildings, the GRO and the PRO.

What is the situation in Eire? I will call it that to distinguish it from Northern Ireland which I am presuming is the same as England, unless you say otherwise.

Regards and thanks

Louise


PS My ancestors were married in 1850 in St Nicholas Without in Dublin, which has since been knocked down. I have searched in lots of textbooks and on the internet to find out whether it was catholic or protestant, to no avail. 

[Graham Whitehead]

St Nicholas Without (Dublin) is an RC parish per list hhtp://scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/genie/index.cfm?UserID=  (ireland.com Irish Times)  lists all RC parishes in Dublin.  These for St Nicholas Without are held at the National Library of Ireland

I looked at this list recently and found it most helpful
Graham