Dear All,
My wifes family history has been traced back to the McGillycuddy Eagars who were the Magistrates in Killorglin in the mid 19th century about the 1850's to the late 1880's. During this time they lived at Cliffton Lodge in town that went with their position, they also owned Lickeen House by Blackstone Bridge, south of Caragh Lake, Caragh Castle and earlier the family owned Ballymalis Castle.
We have been unable to locate the family burial sites but through family letters believe that there may be a family tomb in Knockane where a George H Cole Baker was burried after a drowning accident in Dingle Bay in 1894. This location appears in a letter to Eusibius McGillycuddy Eagar (my wifes Grandfather) who migrated to Australia in 1891 and died in 1914 in Western Australia that was written by an Aunt Madge.
We are visiting Ireland and Killorglin for Christmas this year with our children and would love to be able to locate the headstones of family members, so we are seeking any known or possible locations where we should be basing our search .
Thankin you in anticipation
Ian
Monday 27th Oct 2014, 01:57PM
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Hi Ian
Have you tried www.irishgenealogy.ie/ which is a free site?
There are 128 Kerry Eagar burial records there as well as baptisms and marriages.
Don't be put off when the home-page says the Civil records are unavailable - just click on church records and search for Eagar Kerry.
Col
ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Tuesday 28th Oct 2014, 07:36AM -
There are some burial registers, although these dont include very many early records, and a map to the various graveyards available on line on the Kerry Local Authorities website - Graveyard Records
Shane Wilson, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Tuesday 28th Oct 2014, 11:27AM -
I'm familiar with the family above. I've done quite a bit of research on the Eagar family in Co Kerry. I have visited a lot of graveyards there and there aren't too many Eagar headstones. I've never come across any for the descendants of Alexander Eagar, which is surprising as they would have been fairly prominent. The burial registers on the Kerry graveyards site only really start around 1900.
I hope you enjoy your trip to Co Kerry. If I can help with any other information, please let me know.
J Egar
Friday 5th Dec 2014, 02:59PM