Re: Catherine Linahan (sic) Co. Cork ca. 1800
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In reply to:
Catherine Linahan (sic) Co. Cork ca. 1800
Jim Kelleher 12/21/08
Hello Jim:
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).
For Thomas Kelleher B 1828 +/- 2 yrs, somewhere in Ireland, with a father forenamed Thomas, I found 0 rcds. Kanturk B rcds began 1822 and M rcds in 1824. This is no guarantee that all B/M events were rcd'd, or survived. Also, Note 2 may apply. It MAY be that his, and his parents rcds haven't been transcribed yet. Suggest you wait until the database is more complete.
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.