Forwarded on behalf of "Jill Watson" <[email protected]> (a subscriber, but not using this address) > > > I am looking for the graves of my great great grandparents in County Cork > > Ire? I will give the information below from their death Cert. > > > > Name: Mary O'Neill > > Date Of Death: 21 June 1883 > > Place of death: Knocks, Desert Serges > > Condition: Married > > Age: 47 > > Occupation: Wife of Cornelius O'Neill a farmer > > > > Mary's maiden name was Hegarty she may have been born in Ardfield County > > Cork? Still looking for that peice of the puzzle. > > > > Name: Cornelius O'Neill > > Date of Death: 15 June 1902 > > Condition: Widower > > Age: 60 > > Occupation: Farmer > > > > I belive Cornelius O'Neill's age to be wrong that it should be 67. > > > > I am also looking for the grave of their son Patrick O'Neill Who was killed > > by lighting 11 July 1893 . > > The newspaper article I have from The Examiner says that "The funerals of > > the men, Patrick Neill and Patrick Sullivan , killed on the occasion, took > > place yesterday: the former was interred at Desert and the later at > > kilnagross (not sure of spelling , faint ) > > > > I think the O'Neill may be buried Parish: Desertserges in County Cork since > > that is where they were from. I was in Ire. once and I did go to this Parish > > and I do know unless you knew where a paticular grave was their may be no > > hope of finding it. I did not search for it because at that time I did not > > have this information. > > > > I have also heard that their are no burial records for Desertserges. If I am > > wrong on this please correct me? > > > > Thank you for taking the time to read this > > > > Aine > > > > [email protected] > > > > O'Neill family > > Townalnd : Knocks > > Parish: Desertserges > > Register District: Clonakility > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > > to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > My Uncle was Robert Hegarty who came from Cork County. He was Church of > Ireland and served in the Royal Irish Constabulary [RIC] until the Irish > Free State was founded when he emigrated to Gloucestershire in the UK. He > married my mother's sister Harriett Moody from Ennis Co Clare. I know > nothing about his family in Cork. > WLR Watson Oxford. > >