James McKernan, according to the records of St Patrick's House where he died in 1911, was born in Swanlinbar in 1840. His father was called Francis and his mother Catherine, but, other than that, I can find nothing else about them.
Any assistance would be much appreciated. Many thanks.
craggagh.
Dear Craggagh, I looked up the 1901 census & found this - could this be his brother Francis http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Swanlinbar/Turna…
I also looked up another townland & found this, possible another brother
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Swanlinbar/Drumb…
if you look for Patrick's marraige & it looks like he married twice & amazingly his first family were born in Australia, this may assist you & it may tell you who his father is. You can look for records on Familysearch.org (free site) you may find what you are looking for.
Hopefully I have given you some directions to continue on your search.
Do let me know how you get on.
Best Wishes Carmel O'Callaghan
Hello Carmel -
I've looked at the links you posted and I'm not sure they're part of the same family. However, because of the area they come from, I intend to investigate further.
Thank you for your interest and assistance - I'll let you know if I get anywhere.
craggagh.