Owen Fitzgerald immigrated to the United Staes in 1833. I am looking for his roots in Ireland. His headstone states he was from Filiter Parish, County Kerry, Ireland. He was born about 1800. He married Ellen Unknown in Ventry Parish, Dingle Bay, County Kerry Ireland (Filiter Parish), about 1833. I would welcome any and all information about him or his wife. Thank you
Hi,
Thank you very much for your message.
Unfortunately, I cannot find any reference of Filiter parish in CO. Kerry. Here is a link that shows all the civil parishes in the County:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/civilparish/index.cfm?fuseaction=GetMap&CityCounty=Kerry
The closest I can see is Fenit..
Also, this is a map showing all the Catholic parishes in the County:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/kerryrc.htm
Did you know that church records from Co. Kerry have been uploaded to http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ free of charge? If Owen was born and married in Co. Kerry and if there is a record of these events you should be able to find them here.
Have you tried looking into the family?s emigration? Sometimes more infomation can be found at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. You may be lucky and find a place name here. For information on US immigration records check http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
Some other websites that you may find useful 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/kerry/index.html
From Ireland: http://www.from-ireland.net/
My Kerry Ancestors: http://mykerryancestors.com/
Irish Genealogy Tool-kit: www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com
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Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Could the parish be Ballyferriter?