Hi Muireann,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone recognises the family and contacts you to further your research.
In the meantime, did you know that Kilmeen belongs to the Catholic parish of Boherbue and that these records are available online free of charge?
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
Another useful website is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. FOr Boherbue parish follow this link:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Cork%20North-West&parish=Boherbue&churchid=21
I notice that some of the dates that you have mentioned are 1864+. Civil registration began in Ireland in 186+4 so all births, deaths, marriages that occurred in the family after this date will also have been recorded in civil records. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records up to 1958 online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Have you tried looking for record of the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century? There are two:
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/
Also, if you haven?t already done so, you could check for record of the family in the 1901/1911 census records which can offer lots of useful information:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/
Some other websites that you may find helpful 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
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cork/index.html
Failte Romhat: www.failteromhat.com
West Cork Genealogy: http://www.westcorkgenealogy.com/
Cork Past and Present: http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/genealogy/
Cork Archives: http://www.corkarchives.ie/genealogy/
I hope some of this is helpful. 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
