The Anglican Record Project

I do not need to go into much detail as the site says it all.

It's an important development with C of I records and you will be able to follow the progression of records as they are published.

Please remember that during the famine many R.C.'s temporarily converted in order to qualify to be fed.
http://ireland.anglican.org/about/151

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Philadelphia Irish 1841

I have many hundreds to add, this is a tiny fraction of those that are listed.

Loyal National Repeal Association - Philadelphia.

Freeman’s Journal August 6th 1841

*(Dublin newspaper)

The following are the names (Continued from yesterday’s FREEMAN) of the friends of Ireland of Philadelphia, who subscribed the munificent sum of 200l ., noticed in Monday’s proceedings at the association:-

SUBSCRIBERS OF 1 DOLLAR EACH.

Susannah McLaughlin, Philadelphia; Mary McLaughlin, do; Joseph McLaughlin, do; Mrs Catherine Walshe, do; Benjamin M Evans, do; Edward McGowan, do; George H Hawkins, do; Thomas H Hughes, Old Ireland; Captain John Pascal, France; Stephen M Byrnes, Philadelphia; Michael Treanor, Tyrone; Michael Tuite, Meath; William Guilfoyle, Queen’s County; Hugh Smith, Donegal; John Murphy, city of Cork; Thomas Lewellyn, Philadelphia; Richard Feoria, Roscrea; John O’Kane, Derry; Major W. W. Weeks? Philadelphia; Edwin Buck, England; John Mead, Philadelphia;; Patrick McElroy, Portaferry, Down; Thomas H P Norman, Philadelphia; Thomas McFadden, Mansynuke? Michael Murphy, city of Dublin, Daniel McKenny, Down; Patrick McKenny, do; William McGliney, Tyrone; John Downey, Philadelphia; Dr John Keohler, do; John Quin, Longford, Mary Brady, do; Mary Fary Farrell, do; Catherine Heslin, do; Mary Burke, do; Patrick Green, Armagh; James Derwin, Leitrim; Ellen L Sweeny, Bandon, Cork; James Martin, Down; George Devinny, Coleraine; Richard Edwards, Wicklow; Francis McCaffry, Philadelphia; James Mahony, Bandon; Owen McGinty, Donegal; Thomas Birgins, Cavan; James Forcus, Donegal; John Marshall, Tyrone;Patrick T Coffy, do; Phillip Devine, do; Patrick Gallaher, Donegal; Patrick McGough, Louth; Joseph Francis, Philadelphia; Samual C Bishop, do; Edward Williams, do; Mrs Thomas McCoy, do; James A Farrelly, Chester, Philadelphia; Patrick McBride, Tyrone; Edw Carr, do; Hugh Reilly, Virginia, Cavan; Arthur Magner, Cork; J Mangar, do; William Cullen, Wicklow; J. McGrath, Vinegar-hill; John McNichol, Derry; James Lamb, Limerick; Wm, Riordan, Mallow; * (Co Cork) Joshua Sturgess, Philadelphia; Timothy Whelan, Abbeyleix, Queens County; P Toomy, Bandon; James Doherty, Derry; H B Duffy, Derry; Danile McNally, Tyrone; John Knight, Mayo; W H Elsgood, Philadelphia; James McGlynn, Cavan; J Duffy, do; Richard Vaux, Philadelphia, Patrick Norton, Limerick; Patrick McDonough, Armagh; Col. John S Warner, Baltimore; * (USA or Ireland?) Patrick McCarron, Tyrone; Edward Flood, Cavan; Michael O'Donnell, Tipperary; Patrick Connelly, Clonakilty; John Goold, Bandon; Jeremiah Connolly, do; Alexander Collins, Inishowen; James O'Leary, Dunmanway; Peter Hickey, Bandon; Charles Ryan, do; Timothy McCarthy, do; Humphry Mahony, do; John Hurley, do; Patrick McCarthy,do;William Hanly, Donegal; Dr. Malone, Waterford; Nicholas Wall, Wexford; Wm. Regan, Bandon; John Nugent, do; J Nugent, Cavan; John Cochrane, Queen's Co; Pierce Archer (?) Waterford; John Landon, New York; Anthony Coghlan, King's Co; Email me! click here

Ancestors Photographs and Sketches

I enjoy managing to obtain photographs of my ancestors but there are other ways to give that special touch to your records.

One of my favourite photographs is that of my grandfather who died on my 5th birthday back in 1964. I spent a number of years researching this side of my family and it gave me great pleasure too. 

I got to hear about a talented young artist from Co. Armagh who now lives here in Co. Cork. I asked him if he would be interested in sketching a picture of my grandfather as I wished to give this as a present to the family. I was delighted with the sketch and I certainly can recommend him. (see link below sketch) 

I could talk about this forever but it's best to just show you........the sketch is the 2nd image.

Feel free to e mail me if you wish to  obtain details of this fine artist.


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Griffiths Valuation & Cancellation Books

I have discussed this before but I thought I would give another example of the griffith's and the cancellation books.

I couldn't see my Savage ancestors in the griffith's valuation so I went through the cancellation books in Dublin for that area where I knew they lived in the early 1860's. This is a very good way of seeing who owned/rented the property before my gx2 grandfather.
Of course you can also see through out the years who the next and next etc. tenant was.

This not so great photograph (c.1861) is of the original entry. Arthur Savage was my Gx2 grandfather from Co Meath, Ireland.





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McCormack of Co Louth (8)

Togher -

Mary 1863 Patrick 1864 Bridget 1868 

McCormick

Laurence 1794 John 1796 Mary 1810 Elen 1815 James 1815 Bridget 1824 Mary 1826 Anne 1839 Thomas 1844 Margaret 1847 Thomas 1847 Anne 1850 Pat 1852 Rose 1854 Pat 1857 Mary 1858 John 1862 Margaret Emily 1882 Robert 1884 

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Irish Genealogy Books by County

I have enclosed a link to a website that publishes books on Irish genealogy by county.

Over the years I have found several of them extremely useful in my research and highly recommend them to researchers no matter what level you are researching from.

There are 15 titles available at the moment. I'm sure if you have any questions on how to obtain a copy of any one title I am sure they will be delighted to hear from you.
Fly Leaf Press

McCormack of Co Louth (7)

Monasterboice

McCormick (No McCormack)

Mary 1820 Thomas 1822 Ann 1828 Patrick 1851 Mary 1852

 
Faughart

Mary Anne 1863 Margaret Elizabeth 1865

McCormick

Bridget 1862 Patrick 1868 Bridget 1870 Email me! click here

McCormack of Co Louth (6)

Lordship  (as usual the McCormack's are followed by McCormick)

Mary 1865 Patrick 1865

McCormick

Bernard 1834 Bernard 1856 Thomas 1861.


Cooley

Elizabeth 1832 John 1835 John 1837 Hugh 1837 Anne 1840 George 1856 Anne 1858 Mary 1860 James 1863 Catherine 1863 James 1868 Richard 1868 Bridget 1868  Catherine 1870  Catherine 1870 Mary 1871 John 1871

McCormick

Pat 1836 Mary 1838 Ellen 1839 Catharine 1840 Thomas 1846 Patrick 1866 Anne 1866 Pat 1868 John 1870 Anne 1873 Bridget 1873 Peter 1874 Patrick 1875 Ellen 1876 John 1877 Thomas 1877 James 1877 George 1878 George 1878 Rose 1878 Ann 1881 Margaret 1881 Mary Catherine 1885

This now completes the parishes of Lordship and Cooley. if you believe you have another variant of the name then please click to e mail me to let me know.

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McCormack of Co. Louth (3)

St Peter’s R.C. Drogheda

Hugh 1837 Anne 1841 Mary 1841 Margaret 1849 Mary Ann 1850 Anne Maria 1871 Mary Joseph 1873 Margaret 1876 Catherine 1877 Patrick Joseph 1882 Laurence 1882 Catherine 1882 James 1883 Monica 1883 Julia Marcella 1885 Margaret 1886 Bridget 1888 Margaret Ellen 1889 Patrick 1890 Thomas 1890 Christopher Peter 1890 Francis 1891 Elizabeth 1891 Thomas Richard 1893 Margaret 1894 Mary Catherine 1894 John 1895 Josephine 1898

McCormick - Honora 1765 James 1768 Jane 1777 William 1782 Rose 1784 Mary 1784 John 1787 Daniel 1787 Ann 1788 Ally 1788 Catherine 1788 Daniel Austen 1790 James 1790 Patt 1791 Patt 1793 Catherine 1794 Mary 1794 Margaret 1803 Mary 1804 Margaret 1819 Hugh 1821 John 1823 Thomas 1823 John 1826 Margaret 1829 Mary 1831 Patrick 1832 Mary 1834 Catherine 1839 Hugh 1844 Margaret 1845 Mary 1849 Hugh 1849 Mary 1851 Hugh 1851 Catherine 1852 Ann 1852 Bridget 1853 John 1853 Margaret 1853 John 1854 Patrick 1855 John 1856 Elizabeth 1856 Michael 1857 Thomas 1857 Ann 1858 Bridget 1860 Catherine 1861 Margaret 1863 Bernard 1865 Thomas 1867 Mary 1870 James Joseph 1878 Mary Kate 1883 Anne 1885 Julia Marcella 1885

The names McCormack and McCormick are interchangeable. Some of mine here in Drogheda appear with both spellings. Obviously the priest recorded what he thought the spelling should be.
The next parish will be Carlingford.



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McCormack of Co Louth (2)

Here are the baptisms of McCormack's and McCormick's of the parish of Dundalk. Ardee I did previously and Drogheda St. Peter's R.C. will be next.

Dundalk  
McCormack- Teresa 1828 Margaret 1836 Mary 1836 Rose 1838 Margaret 1841 James 1841 Anne 1842 Elizabeth 1843 Mary 1844 Mary Anne 1845 Andrew 1845 Bartholemy 1846 Mary 1851 Patrick 1858 Mary 1861-1864 (year not clear) Elizabeth 1862 Michael Joseph 1864 Mary Anne 1869 Mary Catherine 1872 Patrick 1874 Joseph John 1875? Michael 1875 Thomas 1879 Alice 1880 Catherine 1882 George 1884 Margaret Mary 1885 Roseanne 1885 Edward Alphonsus 1886 Patrick Joseph 1887 Michael George 1888 Patrick John 1892 Patrick 1893 Margaret Esther 1894 Mary 1895 Brigid 1896

McCormick -  Aly 1790 Margaret 1790 Mary 1791 Peter 1791 Anne 1792 Biddy 1793 Charles 1793 Catherine 1793 Mary 1794 Anne 1794 Mary 1794 Margaret 1795 Judith 1795 Martin 1796 An1796 William 1797 Peg 1797 An 1797 Matt 1798 Bryn (Bryan?) 1799 Jane 1817 Elizabeth 1818 Andrew 1818 John 1820 Biddy 1822 Rose 1822 Anne 1824 Joseph 1824 Mary 1824 Rose 1825 James 1826 Bridget 1826 James 1829 Mary 1829 Catharine 1830 Rose 1831 Mary 1832 Peter 1833 Patrick 1834 Jane 1836 Anne 1838 Peter 1839 Nicholas 1839 Edward 1840 Andrew 1841 Mary Ann 1846 William 1846 Patt 1848 Ann 1848 Joseph 1848 Mary 1849 Patrick 1849 Bernard 1849 Margaret 1853 James 1853 James 1854 Mary Jane 1855 John 1856 Ellen 1856 Bernard 1858 Edward 1861 Andrew 1864? Mary A 1866 Patrick 1867 Maryanne 1869 Alice 1870 Catherine 1871 Catherine 1872 Elizabeth 1874 Mary Jane 1874 Margaret 1874 Michael 1876 Elizabeth Rose 1876 Elizabeth 1877 John William 1877 Edward 1877 Mary 1878 Mary Ellen 1878 Andrew 1878 Bridget 1880 James 1880 John Joseph 1880 Mary Anne 1881 Andrew Joseph 1881 Michael 1882 Mary Catherine 1883 Margaret Teresa 1884 Anne Elizabeth 1888 Roseanne 1897

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