Bartholomew Brady from Meath

Hi,

Thanks for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.

Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.

There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections:

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.

I did a search for Patrick Brady in Meath in the two land records pertaining to Ireland. Unfortunately these do not have any genealogical information so it can be difficult to know which results are relevant to you if there are multiple ones. However, they can sometimes narrow down your search to certain parishes.

The earliest is the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38)

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=brady&firstname=patrick&county=Meath&parish=&townland=&search=Search

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=brady&firstname=pat&county=Meath&parish=&townland=&search=Search

The later is Griffith?s Valuation (1848-64)

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&familyname=brady&firstname=patrick&offset=0&countyname=MEATH&parishname=&parishname&unionname=&baronyname=&totalrows=46&PlaceID=0&wildcard=

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

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/

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/meath/index.html

From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net

IGP: http://www.igp-web.com/meath/index.htm

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.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support