Re: Gibney of Glennamaddy Galway
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In reply to:
Gibney of Glennamaddy Galway
Dan Graser 11/17/08
Hello Dan:
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 county, 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 Thomas Gibney B 1840 +/- 4 yrs in Co. Galway with the father's forename unknown, I found 0 rcds. Note - Glenamaddy parish rcds date back to 1838. There is no guarantee that all B rcds were subsequently rcd'd or survived.
There are no B rcds for a John Gibney B Galway in a relevant range of yrs.
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.