Will be visiting Ireland the first of August. Was hoping to find information on great (3x) grandparents who I believe were from Kilworth (Patrick Ahearn 1820 and Margaret Whalen 1841). Any suggestions on where to look? Many thanks.
Hi
Thank you for your message.
Some sites that might be of assistance to you 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
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
Cork Genealogy: http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/genealogy/
Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/
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Kind regards,
Genealogy Support