My Grandmother Elizabeth (nee Kearney) Tierney born 1880 Bray to parents Lawrence Kearney 1845 Mother Mary Reilly 1847, that's as far back I can go back. Tks
Tuesday 2nd Apr 2013, 07:07PM
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Hello Rita,
If you are looking to find out more you should look to find civil and church records of the births/ baptisms and marriages of the people you have mentioned in your message. A marriage record of Lawrence Kearney and Mary Reilly could provide you with their fathers names which would take you back a generation further.
Most Catholic records are held locally - One site which might be of use is - http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/ - where you can ‘browse’ an overview of available records per county. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for possible assistance.
Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
Have you tried looking for your great grandparents in the 1901 and 1911 census? You can them here: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
Best regards Michael
Friday 19th Apr 2013, 10:08AM