Re: Corbett /Galway
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Re: Corbett /Galway
catherine reynolds 3/04/08
Hi Catherine:
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 ONLY available thru the Tipperary Family History Research center at a substantial fee (regardless of outcome).
Note 4 - Microfilms of parish church rcds are kept by the National Library of Ireland.
For Cat(herine) Corbett B 1889 +/- 2 yrs, Co. Galway, with the father's forename unknown, I found 1 rcd in 1888, Clonbur RC parish. The father's forename for this rcd is Pat(rick).
Possible siblings are Bridget B 1884, Julia B 1887, Michael 1878, Margaret 1883, Michael 1887, and Richard 1884; no Adelaide.
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.