Hi Alison,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone connected to the family contacts you to help you with your research.
In the meantime did you know that church records from Desertserges are available online free of charge at:
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
Also, have you heard of the two land acts pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. They do not give any genealogical information but can sometimes be used as a census substitute as there are no surviving full census records prior to 1901:
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/corkswrc.htm
Irish TImes: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=257&civilparish=Desertserges&citycounty=Cork
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cork/index.html
Failte Romhat: www.failteromhat.com
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
