Neil - and Doug, I don't know if the records have been moved, but when I visited in 1983 I went through the original baptismal registration books that were right at St.Brendan's in Ardfert. They were in the original script and not difficult to read at all. The other church there (can't remember the name, but it may be St.Mary's) was built in 1875, so I think the records you want would be from St.Brendan's. Doug - what is the e-mail for the bishop's office to gain permission? I don't have any plans to visit Ireland at this point, but wonder if gaining permission would give me access on e-mail, or through mail request. Please let me know. Thanks. Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Walton" <waltonfamilytree@googlemail.com> To: "Doug Yorke" <dyorke@comcast.net>; <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] request to diocese > Doug > > The parish records accessible on microfilm at the National Library in > Dublin > are incomplete. This link shows what is available for Ardfert: > http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Kerry&parish=Ardfert&churchid=648 > > Whether the missing years are available locally at the church, or whether > they simply don't exist, I don't know. If you find out, perhaps you could > let me/us know. > > I recently searched the Ardfert parish records at the National Library and > have to say they're not easy to decipher; some I just couldn't make out at > all. Generally, the older records were the hardest to read. Having said > that, it's probably quicker to go through one reel of microfilm than the > original records. > > Hope this helps. > > Neil > > > > Murus aeneus virtus - Virtue is a wall of brass > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Yorke" <dyorke@comcast.net> > To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:43 PM > Subject: [IRL-KERRY] request to diocese > >> just emailed a request to the Bishop's office in Kerry. Received a reply >> WITHIN THE HOUR and they will snailmail me written approval to research >> records in Dublin. >> >> I'm currently looking for pre-1850 information on my GG grandfather, >> Thomas Teahan, and GG grandmother, Ellen Fitzgerald. My question would >> be.....if I visit the Kerry library and the church in Ardfert, is there >> anything to be gained by stopping at the Dublin Library?? (we will be >> there PRIOR to going to Kerry) >> >> Doug >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

email address for Kerry diocese is bishopshouse@eircom.net. They asked me for my mailing address so they could (snail)mail it to me. Doug Kathleen Conway wrote: > Neil - and Doug, > I don't know if the records have been moved, but when I visited in > 1983 I went through the original baptismal registration books that > were right at St.Brendan's in Ardfert. They were in the original > script and not difficult to read at all. The other church there (can't > remember the name, but it may be St.Mary's) was built in 1875, so I > think the records you want would be from St.Brendan's. > > Doug - what is the e-mail for the bishop's office to gain permission? > I don't have any plans to visit Ireland at this point, but wonder if > gaining permission would give me access on e-mail, or through mail > request. > > Please let me know. > Thanks. > Kathleen > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Walton" > <waltonfamilytree@googlemail.com> > To: "Doug Yorke" <dyorke@comcast.net>; <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 2:53 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] request to diocese > > >> Doug >> >> The parish records accessible on microfilm at the National Library in >> Dublin >> are incomplete. This link shows what is available for Ardfert: >> http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Kerry&parish=Ardfert&churchid=648 >> >> >> Whether the missing years are available locally at the church, or >> whether >> they simply don't exist, I don't know. If you find out, perhaps you >> could >> let me/us know. >> >> I recently searched the Ardfert parish records at the National >> Library and >> have to say they're not easy to decipher; some I just couldn't make >> out at >> all. Generally, the older records were the hardest to read. Having said >> that, it's probably quicker to go through one reel of microfilm than the >> original records. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Neil >> >> >> >> Murus aeneus virtus - Virtue is a wall of brass >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Doug Yorke" <dyorke@comcast.net> >> To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:43 PM >> Subject: [IRL-KERRY] request to diocese >> >>> just emailed a request to the Bishop's office in Kerry. Received a >>> reply >>> WITHIN THE HOUR and they will snailmail me written approval to research >>> records in Dublin. >>> >>> I'm currently looking for pre-1850 information on my GG grandfather, >>> Thomas Teahan, and GG grandmother, Ellen Fitzgerald. My question would >>> be.....if I visit the Kerry library and the church in Ardfert, is there >>> anything to be gained by stopping at the Dublin Library?? (we will be >>> there PRIOR to going to Kerry) >>> >>> Doug >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > >