Hannon/Hayes Families

Hi - Thank you for your message.The reality of finding documentation pertaining to births/baptisms/marriages/deaths in Ireland prior to 1800 ? particularly in rural areas ? is that they simply may not exist. Some registers for urban areas pre-dating 1800 may exist ? though often these can be fragmented- as there was an increased need in cities or larger towns to document the population. Please also note that the Church of Ireland was the official church of the country and therefore the bulk of information that does survive for earlier periods is often from these registers.

 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.

Church of Ireland parish registers for the period up to 1870-are public records. Registers are available for about one third of the parishes, however many were destroyed in the Public Records Office in Dublin in 1922. Most are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. A list of all surviving registers is available in the National Archives. http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.  The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf

Some information relating to sites & services for County Cork genealogy/family history which might be of use to you include:

http://www.cork-guide.ie/genealogy.html

http://www.corkarchives.ie/genealogy/

http://www.from-ireland.net/county-cork-genealogy/

http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/

Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

Kind regards,                    

Genealogy Support

Thanks for your post, Aileen.  I am a descendant of Timothy Hannon most likely came from the same immediate area as Denis. They would also be of similar age. Timothy's 1849 Massachusetts marriage record states that his parents were Daniel and Mary. The only Dan and Mary (McDonnell) I can find are from Doneraile. I have found names for three children -- no Timothy.  Curiously, the only Timothy Hannon/Hannan I can find was born to William Hannan and Catherine Heffernan in July 1820 at Barrack Buttevant!  Do Daniel & Mary or William & Catherine show up anywhere in your records? Given the very close proximity of Doneraile and Buttevant the likelihood of a family relationship seems pretty high. I'm happy to assist in every way possible. At the moment I do not have anything more to add to your search. Best of luck to you!

Richard Burbach, Minneapolis