Searching for Sheehans and Longs in Milltown area.

Hi there,

Could you please post your message on the following parish pages:

http://www.irelandxo.com/group/kiltallagh-kerry (Castlemaine) and http://www.irelandxo.com/group/listowel-kerry (Listowel)

There are Roman Catholic church records available for the diocese of Milltown (Kilcolman). These date from 1830 for both baptismal and marriage records. You can find these at the National Library of Ireland, Pos. 4266. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for more assistance.

I am not certain which Roman Catholic parish the civil parish of Kiltallagh is in. It could be between a few. There are Roman Catholic church records available for the diocese of Keel. These date from 1804 for both baptismal and marriage records. You can find these at the National Library of Ireland, Pos. 4273. There are Roman Catholic church records available for the diocese of Molahiff. These date from 1830 for both baptismal and marriage records. You can find these at the National Library of Ireland, Pos. 4267.If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for more assistance.

I also found this link which could be useful for Kiltallagh church records: http://www.myirishancestry.com/articles/kerry/catholic-parish-of-keel-and-kiltallagh-co-kerry-marriage-records-1804-1820

There are Roman Catholic church records available for the diocese of Listowel. These date from 1802 for baptismal records and from 1837 for marriage records. You can find these at the National Library of Ireland, Pos. 4281. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for more assistance.

Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864 however. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You could also try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at.Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38). Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS).

Have you tried checking the Ellis Island records (www.ellisisland.org) or the Castle Garden records (www.castlegarden.org)? Generally, more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at, this could be a good place to find more information.

There are other documents that you should check:

1847-51 Assisted passages Castlemaine estate, Kiltallagh parish. Analecta Hibernica, Vol. 22, 1960

Guerin, Michael, Listowel Workhouse Union, 1996.

Hickson, Mary, Selections from Old Kerry Records, Historical and Genealogical, London: Watson & Hazell, 1872-4.

O'Connor, Michael, A Guide to Tracing your Kerry Ancestors, 1994.

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Kind regards,

Sinead Cooney

Genealogist (Ireland XO)