Thomas Joseph Daly

Hi Gerald,

Thank you for your message.

I there some connection between the Daly?s and County Kerry?

It may be difficult to find information on Thomas without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.

There are some places online where you can try searching:

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge.This is an ongoing project so only a few area have been covered so far. this is includes Dublin city and also Co. Kerry.

www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.

www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.

Also, Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864, so if Thomas was married after this year or died after this year in Ireland there should be record of it in civil records. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:

http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You can search the indexes to these records online at:

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm

Dublin Heritage: www.dublinheritage.ie

Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/dublin/index.html

Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support