Re: Timothy Healy -from Mallow Co.Cork
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Timothy Healy -from Mallow Co.Cork
AnneMarie Healy 2/20/09
I almost made a career as I did research to answer your post. I think you will be pleased with the results.
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,000,000 surviving rcds for abt 65% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800.
Note 1 - Without a KNOWN county, the chance of an ancestor's rcds NOT being in this database is AT LEAST 35%.
Note 2 - Only 1/2 of Co. Cork's rcds are in this database.
Note 3 - The RC church kept control over most parish rcds from Tipperary (north). These are ONLY available thru the Tipperary Family History Research center at a substantial fee (regardless of outcome).
For Timothy Healy B 1890 (exact) somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 2 rcds: Cork, and Mayo. The Cork rcd is the likely match. The father's forename for this rcd is Robert. The parish is Mallow RC. A view of the detailed rcd SHOULD show the parent's names and other info.
For Robert Healy M 1886 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Cork, I found 1 rcd in 1889 Cork. The parish is Mallow.
For Robert Healy B 1867 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Cork, with the father's forename unknown, I found 1 rcd in 1865, again in Mallow. Father's forename was Cornelius.
For Cornelius Healy M 1861 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Cork, I found 1 rcd in 1865. Parish was Donoughmore.
For Cornelius Healy B 1840 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Cork, with the father's forename unknown, I found 4 rcds: 1841, 1843, 1843 (Kerry), and 1844. Father's forenames were John, Cornelius, Cornelius, and Oliver respectively.
You will have to view the detailed rcds for the above to see the parents' names. This will ensure you are looking at the right rcds as you go back generation by generation.
Google the Foundation's name to lead you to this database. Register, opt to be notified as rcds are added and browse. Pls post your search results to my genforum msg.
Hope this helps. Good luck.