My ancestor's name is Bridgett Farrell, daughter of Peter and Bridgett Farrell, born in 1806 in Drumgerd, Cavan, Ireland. She married Thomas McMahon in 1921. She arrived in the United States in 1846 in Boston, Massachusetts
Sunday 9th Mar 2014, 03:38AM
Message Board Replies
-
Dear Tammy
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, Kilashandra is a Civil Parish in Co. Cavan:
Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Kilashandra and Drung begin in 1803. As this is the case, you could try searching the sites suggested below for records of Bridget and perhaps her parents. 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
Monday 31st Mar 2014, 01:16PM