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CorkCaheragh (Cork)

My great grandfather was Richard Goggin. The only information I was told about him by my mother (who was born in Australia) is that he was from Bantry and was possibly a publican. Since 'digging' I found out that he wasn't from Bantry but married my great grandmother there in 1877 (and that is where my grandmother, Annie was born in 1882).

He came from Killeenleagh or Killeenlea or Killeenleigh and various other spellings (depending on the record the information came from) and was born in 1853 and may be buried in Bantry in 1899. 

 

Richard's father was Patrick Goggin from Cahara (according to the written record of his marriage) and his mother was probably Bridget Hinigan (or Henigan or Hennigan or Honigan, again depending on the record) who were married in Drimoleague and Drinagh on 3 March 1835. They had six sons and one daughter: William, Tom, John, Margaret, Pat, Francis and Richard. The children were all baptised in Caharagh (again what was written). That is the extent of my digging so far.

If anyone has any information I would be most grateful.

Thank you

Paula

Paula Holey

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Hi Paula

If you haven't already-  You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp for the family.

 

The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive. The information in the Tithes is quite basic, typically consisting of townland name, landholder's name, area of land and tithes payable. Many Books also record the landlord's name and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land. The tax payable was based on the average price of wheat and oats over the seven years up to 1823, and was levied at a different rate depending on the quality of land. For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the Tithe survey and Griffith's Valuation.

 

Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/

Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com

 

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

Valuations office in Dublin (http://www.valoff.ie) will have a record of the land registry from 1855 to modern times.

 

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