Hi Carole,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone researching the Hennessey?s makes a connection with you and helps you to further your research.
Have you tried looking in church records for information on Martin?s parents? 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. Ullard belongs to Graignamanagh parish. To see what records are available there follow this link:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&churchid=706&CityCounty=Carlow&CityCounty=Carlow&parish=Graignamanagh
It may also be an idea to contact the local parish priest for some advice on what church the family most likely attended. Here is the contact information.
http://www.kandle.ie/parishes/graiguenamanagh/
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
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/carlow/index.html
From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net
County Carlow Genealogical Projects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/County-Carlow-Ireland-Genealogical-Projects-IGPtm/153220164706906
Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
