Ballygawley Baptisms and Lisdoart Mill - Request
Hi Len,
on a related matter. As you know, the 4-courts fire of '22 destroyed
many of Ulster's (in particular) life-event records but probably fewer
than popularly believed. In many cases only paarts of pages were burnt.
I heard that there is a global project to recreate as many of the
destroyed records as possible, by reference to secondary sources -
copies of records held elsewhere, such as in England, on the Continent
and North America, in libraries, private archives and the like. Do you,
or anyone, know how this project is progressing and if it can be
accessed, even if only part finished?
As for pre-famine (/an gorta mór/) records, I'm in much the same basket
as you. 🙁 Although I have been able to go back a further 50 years in
a few lines.
And as for today, your forebears in Daw Park would be pleased to know
that they are outside Adelaide's COVID hotspot zone. 😁
Gordon
On 29/11/2020 1:00 pm, Len Swindley wrote:
Yes, Gordon, Irish Genealogy irishgenealogy.ie Irish Genealogy
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp
is an absolute gift to researchers for sure. And the civil
registration certificates can be downloaded free of charge. What a
gift! And Protestant marriage certificates (commenced 1845) contain
the names of fathers of both bride and groom offering further research
opportunities to entries in the tithe applotment books of the 1820s-30s.
Civil registration of Catholic marriages and all births and marriages
in Ireland commenced 1864.
Congratulations on your successes, Gordon.
Personally speaking, the civil registration records are a wee bit late
for my research; such is the fate of those of us whose forebears
emigrated prior to the Great Famine 1845-50.
Len Swindley
Good afternoon Gordon,
You draw our interest to a most interesting project. The restoration of many destroyed documents in the old PRO, Dublin continues.....
See Beyond 2022: Ireland’s Virtual Record Treasury – The National Archives of Irelandhttps://www.nationalarchives.ie/our-archives/collaborative-projects/beyond-2022-irelands-virtual-record-treasury/ for an introduction to the project being undertaken by Trinity College, Dublin and the direct link Beyond 2022 | Ireland's Virtual Record Treasuryhttps://beyond2022.ie/ It promises much for genealogical researchers.
Thanks for the update on my Daw forebears in Adelaide, I had no doubts as to their safety during Adelaide’s recent COVID outbreak: particularly since they have been comfortably resting at peace in St. Mary’s Cemetery since 1850 & 1851. Very humorous Gordon.
All the best,
Len
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Hi Len,
on a related matter. As you know, the 4-courts fire of '22 destroyed many of Ulster's (in particular) life-event records but probably fewer than popularly believed. In many cases only paarts of pages were burnt. I heard that there is a global project to recreate as many of the destroyed records as possible, by reference to secondary sources - copies of records held elsewhere, such as in England, on the Continent and North America, in libraries, private archives and the like. Do you, or anyone, know how this project is progressing and if it can be accessed, even if only part finished?
As for pre-famine (an gorta mór) records, I'm in much the same basket as you. 🙁 Although I have been able to go back a further 50 years in a few lines.
And as for today, your forebears in Daw Park would be pleased to know that they are outside Adelaide's COVID hotspot zone. 😁
Gordon