Hi, after any information about Thomas quirk born around 1840 Borrisokane. Parents are Daniel quirk and Catherine Riley. Don't known where they came from but have dates for Daniel 1810-1846, Catherine 1812-1845. Don't know anything of the family until Thomas in Australia around 1858 and marries Hannah Saffin in Sale, Victoria.
many thanks
Amy
Hi Amy,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried looking in church records for information? Unfortunately it may be difficult to find further information on Thomas? parents if you do not know where they came from. However, you may be lucky and find either a birth/marriage record there also.
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 Borrisokane parish, follow this link:
As you can see from the above link the North Tipperary Genealogy Centre have copies available. Here is their email if you would like to contact them, however a fee may apply: tipperarynorthgenealogy@eircom.net
Some other websites that you may find useful in your research 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/tipperary/index.html
Ireland Gen Projects: http://www.igp-web.com/tipperary/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool-kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/index.html
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support