I am looking for my Kehoe ancestors who immigrated to Baltimore, Maryland in the USA in the 1850s. My ancestral grandfather was named Michael Kehoe who was born in 1831 in County Wexford according to his Baltimore obituary in 1884. His wife Johannah Kehoe born around 1830 (her maiden name was possibly Griffin and her mother's surname reads Dalton from her 1908 death certificate) may have also come from this area. I am now focusing on the town of Mackmine in the parish of Clonmore in County Wexford due to one Griffith Valuation record that lists a Michael Kehoe and a Thomas Kehoe as tenants from the lesser John Richards.
Saturday 15th Mar 2014, 02:03PM
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Dear William
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, Clonmore is a Civil Parish in Co. Wexford:
Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parishes of Bree begin in 1837 and Davidstown begin in 1801.
There are some places where you can search online for records of Michael, 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.
Other important sources include the Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith?s Valuation:
Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1837): http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp
Griffith?s Valuation (1847-1864): http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
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
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
Thursday 3rd Apr 2014, 11:43AM