Dalton ( Richard)

Dear Di:

Many thanks for your query to the Ireland Reaching Out message board and welcome to the site.

There are a number of local volunteers who may be able to assist if there is a story as to Richard Dalton's death and I will alert them to your post.

In the meantime, you may be aware that the Knockavilla parish registers are online through the National Library of Ireland website and the link is below:

https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0273

In addition, newspaper research may be very helpful to your research for further information.  You might try the website Irish News Archives and the British Newspaper Archives.  Both are subscription sites but have a number of old and local Irish papers digitised.  These can be searched for family references.  In addition, if you have a FindMyPast subscription, the British Newspaper Archives are available through their site.

If you have further information, or have any questions, please let me know.

The best of luck with your research!

Kind regards,

Jane

Thank you Jane !  I will follow up on some of your leads. I guess essetially, it is the death of Richard Dalton that I will be looking for. I will be coming out to Ireland with a friend in Julay next year. Jennifer and I are both in the genealogy club in our town here are were inspired recently by a couple of visiting Irish Genealogist who presented at aour club.  We hope to stay in Clonmel and visit some of the both her and my family parishes.   My families are both Dalton and Brosnans and my husband's family of course- the Fitzgeralds

.   Once again thank you. Dianne Fitzgerald

Hello Jane and others,  I am looking forward to finding the church where my Dalton /Dwyer relatives were married and my great , great , grandfather was baptised.  I have not paid for access to a Newspaper record and so i still do not have any clue what happened to Richard Dalton not long after his marriage  and birth of his son Patrick in 1854. Mary  Dwyer reverts to her maiden name and comes out to Australia, leaving her little boy Patrick behind, ( He came out later) . I think Richard Dalton is born in 1830  to Michael and Mary Dalton. I would like to see the GRIFFITH Valuations blocks of land  identified as that of Richard Dalton or Dwyers. Any clues on the Knockavilla /Donaskeigh Catholic Church.  When Mary Dwyer re marries in Australia in 1858 she lists herself as spinster which I believe is untrue. Still wondering what happened to Richard Dalton. If Richard was a policeman as family rumour has it...an RIC ''event " is listed for 1860. I may get to National Archives in London next month to see what the "event " was . 

Thank you for reading...all quidance welcome. Di Fitzgerald

Hello I will be in Tipperary soon ( 12th to 16thApril) would anyone be able to give me info on where to find the church  where my ancestors were married in 18 54 in  Donaskeigh  as listed in my previous post - ( Richard Dalton , Mary Dwyer ) later a baptism in October 1854 of Patrick Dalton their son . Interested in seeing the church st least or any other pieces of info you may be able to gleen  . Most grateful  . I have car and can drive to meet any locals or see parish sites . Thank you  Di . 

Dear Di Fitz:

The catholic parish of Knockavilla where it appears your ancestor was baptised is located in the village of Knockavilla and is named the Church of the Assumption.

You might be able to get further information by contacting the parish office at the link below:

http://www.knockavilladonaskeigh.ie/contact-us.php

The parish website is below:

http://www.knockavilladonaskeigh.ie/

The website has some good links as well as the Parish Priest's contact details.

In the meantime, I will let some of our volunteers in the area know about your visit and direct them to this post.

If you need further information, please let me know. 

Kind regards,

Jane.