Dear List Major breakthough - think I have identified town where the Irish side of my husband's family originated. Could anyone help with the following?: JOHN O'BRIEN BORN ABOUT 1838 CLONAKILTY, CORK PARENTS: DANIEL O'BRIEN BORN ABOUT 1811, IRELAND - (OCCUPATIONS VARYING FROM DOCK WORKER TO JOURNEYMAN DYER - some family talk of SAIL MAKER) CATHERINE BORN ABOUT 1811, IRELAND On the 1851 census for Cardiff, Glamorgan Wales, John is living with his parents and a much younger brother CHARLES BORN ABOUT 1848 IRELAND Also living with the family on this census is a JEREMIAH O'BRIEN, MARRIED, BLACKSMITH BORN ABOUT 1816 IRELAND WITH HIS SON, JOHN, MASON'S LABOURER, BORN 1839 IRELAND Is there any chance that any of these people appear on any Parish Records or have all the records been destroyed/not available? Here's Hoping and thank you in advance, Julie Blackman

Hi Julie, Below are some contacts re church records for Clonakilty. I notice from the Diocesan Website www.corkandross.org that the Clonakilty parish charges 20 Euro for each cert. I'm not sure whether this covers a search. It may well be the price charged when exact details are provided by you. Regards, Brendan Jones. Rev. Edward Collins CC Email: eddiecollins@eircom.net Tel: 023-33100 The Presbytery, O'Rahilly Street, Clonakilty Co Cork Rev. Gerard Galvin CC Email: ger@gerardgalvin.com Tel: 023-33114 Mobile: 087-6864874 Fax: 023-35586 The Presbytery, O'Rahilly Street, Clonakilty Co. Cork Very Rev. Leonard O'Brien PP Tel: 023-33165 Parochial House, Clonakilty, Co Cork