Parents M Cahill and (unknown) Flannery are listed on Mary Cahill's 1919 USA death certificate. Also cited her place of birth as "Nania, Ireland." We hope this might actually be Nenagh. Any information about her parents, siblings, place and date of birth, marriage, emigration record - anything would be greatly appreciated.
Hi,
Thanks for your message.
It is difficult to find information on family history without a specific place of origin as most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Going on the assumption that she was from Nenagh here are some places you can check for information:
Civil Records:
You don?t mention Mary?s date of birth in your message but if she was born after 1864 you should be able to find her birth record 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
For more information on these records go to: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-civil-registration.html
Church Records:
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 Nenagh parish, follow this link:
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.
Land Records:
You could also check 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/
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
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Irish Gen Projects: http://www.igp-web.com/tipperary/index.htm
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/tipperary/index.html
I hope some of this is helpful. Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Hi ,
I have James Cahill born around the same time in Nenagh. He would be my gr.gr.grandfather. I also have an extensive family tree on ancestry.com
Best of luck , Alex Cummings