SHEEDY'S IN KNOCKLONG

Hi,

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• Names
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• Religious denomination
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• Occupations

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In Doonmoon in the 1901 and 1911 census. Just looking for Ellen Sheedy before 1901 and the parents of Ellen Sheedy and if she had any brothers or sisters.

Can you help?

Maura

Hi Maura,

Thanks for getting back to me.

If Ellen was born after 1864, her birth would have been registered with the General Register?s Office so you should try contacting them to see if you can get a copy of it.  Here are their contact details:

Government Offices

Convent Road

Roscommon

Ireland

Tel:+353 90 663 2900

Locall:1890 25 20 76

Fax:+353 90 663 2999

Homepage: http://www.groireland.ie/

You could also try looking at birth records in the local parish church. Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Knocklong parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=East%20Limerick&parish=Knocklong&churchid=265

As you can see Limerick Genealogy have copies available. if you would like to contact them here is their email, however a fee may apply: research@limerickgenealogy.com

I hope this is helpful.

All the best,

Emma

Emma,

that was so helpful I'm going to ring the gro in the next few hours

thanks agian

Maura