Kerry Genealogy
Want to find your roots in Killarney? We Irish are renowned for enjoying our conversations about family roots and connections.
You’ll often find that a lot of people share family names, and that sometimes family names carry a nickname to help distinguish one family from another.
Here are a few useful resources to help you trace your roots:
- Irish Genealogy hosts some of the most comprehensive links and information to help you find your roots including links to parish databases, cemetary records, census information, and other research aids.
- Check out the Google group for genealogy Ireland and submit your questions. Its also a great source of info and links to sites with extensive databases that go way back.
- Another great place to start is at the cathedral in Killarney, St. Mary’s: + 353 (0) 64 32764
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I am trying to find the parents of The Rev.Dr. Florence McCarthy the Bishop of Cork. born about 1762.
Come on all you Irish, can anyone tell me..
Need to know.
Does anyone know or belong to the LEAHY FAMILY Some of the children Cornelius b ? 1813 ; John; Denis; ? Thanking you in anticipation.
Please could any tell me if there are any familes with the surname CATT living in or around KILLARNEY , as we as a family believe they came from IRELAND
Thanks Bella
I am trying to locate any family of Bridget Kennedy, who was born in the 1820s in Killarney. She married Denis Carey of Limerick, who was also born in the 1820s. They left Ireland in around 1845 and settled in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As far as we know they only had one child, Mary, who was born in Montreal in 1849. They later moved to the United States, we think in 1860. Family reports Bridget’s maiden name as O’Connor and that she was buried in New Jersey. However the only record that matched them and the date Mary was born states the mother as Bridget Kennedy.
ANy records of Margaret and /or John McKenna
I am searching for the Birth, Communion, Confirmation, Marriage and death Certificates for Thomas McCarthy and Margaret Ellis McCarthy my GGGgrandparents. Also the Birth, communion, confirmation Certificate for their son Michael McCarthy. I know Michael come to New Orleans and married Margaret Enright in 1879. I was told that our family was from Killarney. I don not know if Thomas and Margaret had other children or if the immigrated to America.
Pamela
Looking for family surname Cole. My great-great grandfather, William Thomas Cole, was born in Killarney, Ireland about 1818. He married Elizabeth Buckingham from England (Devon, possibly) in 1846 and traveled to Boston, Massachusetts that same year. Thanks for your help!
My GG Grandfather was a Thomas McCarthy who i am led to believe is from Killarney. I know that he was a sailor/seaman and had a daughter called Margaret who settled in Liverpool.
Looking for more info
Thanks
I am trying to trace any record of my Great-Grandfather, John Dooley who married Maria (Mary) Moriarty in the Cathedral, Killarney in 1850. My grandfather, Robert James Spillane Dooley was baptised in the Cathedral in 1855. His sister, Mary, in 1853.
Perhaps other children?
John Dooley is said to have been born in Cork, but there are many of that name in Cork records, so it’s confusing as to who is whom.
Why he married in Killarney I do not know, or how long the family lived there. Can anyone help with more information? Thanks