Hi Colleen,
Thank you very much for your email.
Cootehill is a town in the civil parish of Drumgoon in Co. Cavan. The parish is on the border of Cavan/Monaghan.
Coolkill is a townland in the civil parish of Ematris in Co. Monaghan, so this is probably the address that was listed in the Boston paper:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=1960&civilparish=Ematris&citycounty=Monaghan
I did a search for James Clarkin in Ematris parish in Griffith?s Valuation and one result came back:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&Submit.x=14&Submit.y=22&Submit=Submit&familyname=Clarkin&firstname=james&baronyname=&countyname=MONAGHAN&unionname=&parishname=EMATRIS
As the parishes of Ematris and Drumgoon are beside each other it is possible that the James recorded in each parish is the same James.
For more information, you could try looking in church records.It may be an idea to start with Ematris parish as this was the address given. Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Ematris parish, follow this link:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Monaghan&parish=Ematris&churchid=307
For Drumgoon:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Cavan&parish=Drumgoon&churchid=824
As you can see from the above links Monaghan Genealogy and Cavan Genealogy have copies available, here are their email addresses respectively if you would like to contact them:
theomcmahon@eircom.net
cavangenealogy@eircom.net
Please note however that a fee may apply.
Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42
Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.
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
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Census Records: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/
Monaghan People: http://www.monaghantourism.com/people.aspx
Cavan Genealogy: http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=35
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/index.html
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
