DENNIS MCMAHON AND BRIDGET CAHILL I am seeking any information regarding Denis McMahon "native" of KILRUSH b1818/19 and his wife BRIDGET CAHILL b1823, "native" of KILRUSH who emmigrated to the colony of New South Wales in 184O. They came without children. Dennis' parents were Denis and Honorah and Bridget's parents were John and Nell (Ellen?). They lived in the area of Morpeth, Phoenix Park, near Newcastle Australia
thanks for any information,
Jane nee MCMAHON
jane
Sunday 23rd Feb 2014, 04:34AMMessage Board Replies
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Dear Jane
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, Kilrush is a Civil Parish in Co. Clare:
Records for the Roman Catholic Parish of Kilrush begin in 1827. You could check the sites below for a record of the marriage of Bridget and Denis.
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:
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.
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
Some other websites that may be helpful are:
The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ - you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too
The National Library of Ireland: http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland: http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Remember to post any new information that you find here. 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.
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Tuesday 25th Mar 2014, 03:27PM