Washington State is starting to put public records online here: http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx The Irish Genealogy site is releasing more free RC records for County Dublin, County Kerry and County Carlow here: http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I have added the following to my website within the past two weeks: County Limerick section: Hackmys Civil Parish, townland map, Tithe Applotments Hospital Civil Parish, townland map, Tithe Applotments Croom Civil Parish, tithe applotments Croagh Civil Parish, tithe applotments Riddlestown townland, tithe applotments Crecora Civil Parish, tithe applotments County Mayo section: Crossboyne Civil Parish, townland map, Tithe Applotments County Tipperary section: Crohane Civil Parish, townland map, Tithe Applotments Holycross Civil Parish, Tithe Applotments Cloghateana Townland (Magowry Civil Parish), Tithe Applotments Horeabbey Civil Parish, townland map, Tithe Applotments -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I have added the follow civil parish tithes to the Limerick section of my website: Hackmys Hospital I also have begun adding townland maps to the section. Today I added the maps for the above civil parishes. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I tried searching & have had no problems so far (I had to register first for 24 hours). George Ryan

I put in my Great Aunt's name and it was listed, but when I clicked on the name, I then went to an area where you had to join in order to get see the information. Mary Anne Berrigan Anderson Colonial Heights VA

I registered and did a search which come up with a number of records but to see the records, I had to pay. I tried searching & have had no problems so far (I had to register first for > 24 hours). > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Yeah, I had the same thing happen, to see the record you had to pay...rip off? Sorry, I passed the site without checking first. I put in my Great Aunt's name and it was listed, but when I clicked on the > name, I then went to an area where you had to join in order to get see the > information. > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

If you have ancestors who had siblings that went to Australia, you might be interested in this site: http://www.findmypast.com.au/ 24 hours of free access I haven't tried it yet and don't line sending a link I haven't tried but 24 hours is a short time, so sending it on without checking. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Hi Don. I had some thoughts on your search but first I need to ask you if the James Roney you mention in the 1910 census is in the Michigan census? I had assumed the Roneys were all in NY, but the only one I can find who matches age, place of birth, etc. is in MI. Terry Bora ----- Original Message ----- From: "DON R CAMPBELL" <dcjefe@verizon.net> <<<<<<The 1910 census for James has a penciled in notation that would suggest his place of birth was County Down, Ireland. The notation is, however, smudged and the interpretation may not be correct.>>>>> Don Campbell Palmetto FL USA

Michael, John and Lawrence Mitchell came to the US before 1851 (date recorded on a Gravestone). The brothers settled in Rondout Village (now part of Kingston, Ulster County NY). Michael b. abt 1829 was a saloon keeper, John b. abt 1834 and Lawrence b. abt 1832 were masonary contractors and worked on the building of the City Hall in Kingston on Broadway. All were parisheners of St. Mary's RC Church on Broadway and all are buried in St. Mary's Cemetery on Foxhall St. John's first wife was Bridget ?. His second wife was Ellen ?. He had 2 Children Patrick and Catherine. Patrick died at age 28. Don't know about Catherine except she was baptized at St. Mary's. Lawrence m. Catherine. Joint. They had 4 chn. John, Lawrence (both deceased before age 2) Anna J. and Mary Agnes. I have little information on Michael. My query is: Where in Galway did brothers come from. How did they get here (walked on water) and when did the brothers arrive in the US. Thank you for any help. Judy Christopher (O'Brien/Mitchell) -- Judy Christopher

I've been following the Roney/Rooneys for thirty years and, due to new and/or conflicting information, have changed direction on several occasions. I know Barney/Bernard Roney/Rooney was born in Ireland about 1798. Elizabeth (Torney) Roney/Rooney was born in Ireland about 1807. Best estimates would suggest they were married about 1829/30. Family tradition has it that Elizabeth tried to hold the family in the Catholic Church during her later years and was disappointed that the Orleans County area of New York did not have a Catholic diocese. It is safe to assume, therefore, that they were married in a Catholic ceremony. James was born in Ireland Jan 15, 1831. Patrick was born in Ireland May 1, 1833. I know they immigrated to America about 1833/34 but I do not know the port of embarkation or the port of entry. Barney worked on the re-construction aspect of the Erie Canal and lived in the Gaines area of Orleans County, New York, from approximately 1834 to approximately 1846. He (and his family) may have been incorrectly listed on the 1840 census as "Barny Noly". The 1910 census for James has a penciled in notation that would suggest his place of birth was County Down, Ireland. The notation is, however, smudged and the interpretation may not be correct. The death certificate for Henry (youngest son - born in Gaines) clearly states the "birthplace" of both Barney and Elizabeth as "Co. Clare, Ireland". The document is signed by "Libby Roney",and, taking into consideration the family connections at that time she would be knowledgeable of both Elizabeth's maiden name and their place of origin (if not birthplace) in Ireland. The other available (so far) death certificates for family members do not give a County designation and only verify the country of birth (Ireland). The likely port of embarkation from County Clare would be Shannon. I would like to develop a list of ships that may have entered the United States from Shannon during the period 1833/34. In addition, and likely more difficult, I would like to determine if any records are available for that area (County Clare) regarding marriages, birth, baptism or the like for any of the four that were born in Ireland. Thank you in advance for any assistance and/or suggestions anyone may offer. Don Campbell Palmetto FL USA dcjefe@verizon.net

Thanks Carol for that update...I am waiting for County Clare. But, I noticed that you have Sullivan. My great grandfather's first wife was Mary Sullivan and they married in NYC about 1867...had sons Thomas and John before moving to Illinois about 1875...any relation to your Sullivan's? Mary Ann In a message dated 6/4/2010 12:14:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hokafanti@verizon.net writes: Back in December, I asked for suggestions on researching back from NYC to Co. Cork. From that request, I got many good responses. One suggested that I go to this new site: http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/ that had Kerry & Dublin records FREE with plans to release County Cork "soon". Well, according to their website, the launch date is June 16, 2010, when... "Church of Ireland records of Dublin City, County Kerry and County Carlow will be added. Also a subset of the Roman Catholic parishes in the Diocese of Cork & Ross will also be added. In addition to these records, digital images of the originals of these church records will also be available to view on this website." So, for those of you who may have ancestors in any of those locations, mark your calendar for a week and a half's time to view that site. Carol Hokana Boston Searching in NYC: O'CONNELL, SULLIVAN, CALLAGHAN, and HALLORAN, c 1855-1900 all from Co. Cork ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Back in December, I asked for suggestions on researching back from NYC to Co. Cork. From that request, I got many good responses. One suggested that I go to this new site: http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/ that had Kerry & Dublin records FREE with plans to release County Cork "soon". Well, according to their website, the launch date is June 16, 2010, when... "Church of Ireland records of Dublin City, County Kerry and County Carlow will be added. Also a subset of the Roman Catholic parishes in the Diocese of Cork & Ross will also be added. In addition to these records, digital images of the originals of these church records will also be available to view on this website." So, for those of you who may have ancestors in any of those locations, mark your calendar for a week and a half's time to view that site. Carol Hokana Boston Searching in NYC: O'CONNELL, SULLIVAN, CALLAGHAN, and HALLORAN, c 1855-1900 all from Co. Cork

It sure took me 2 days of trying to find family in Limerick. But, I did it. Found my Fox Family in both 1901 and 1911 census along with the original PDF copies. I printed all to have for my very large file. Now if I could only find the Galway folks I would be finished. Judy Christopher -- Judy Christopher

Pat: Thank you for sharing this great site with us. I just wish that the different counties would put up their information on the Internet. Betty Lou Garcia From: Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> Sent: Wed, Jun 2, 2010 6:58 pm Subject: [NY-IRISH] good news, 1901 online The 1901 Ireland census just went online. Go to: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ In the Census Year box, chose 1901 -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I had a problem finding a sure thing, also. So I went to Browse Census and found my people that way much easier. Remember the DED is same as Poor Law Union. I didn't have time to check why it didn't come up with search. Evidently something I did wrong. No success even though I know that the family was indeed on the census. This > was a test run fro me. I will keep trying with the ones that I know should > indeed be there. Am I doing something wrong???Kathleen > Searching West Belfast???? Co. Antrim > > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

No success even though I know that the family was indeed on the census. This was a test run fro me. I will keep trying with the ones that I know should indeed be there. Am I doing something wrong???Kathleen Searching West Belfast???? Co. Antrim --- On Wed, 6/2/10, Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> wrote: From: Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> Subject: [NY-IRISH] good news, 1901 online To: "ny irish" <ny-irish-l@rootsweb.com>, "IRISH-AMERICAN" <Irish-American-L@rootsweb.com>, Irish-In-UK-L@rootsweb.com, Can-Ontario-Irish-L@rootsweb.com, New-England-Irish@rootsweb.com, "roll calls mailing list" <Ireland-roll-calls-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 3:58 PM The 1901 Ireland census just went online.  Go to: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ In the Census Year box, chose 1901 -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website.  Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry:  http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The 1901 Ireland census just went online. Go to: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ In the Census Year box, chose 1901 -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

The tombstones at NYC's Calvary Cemetery that indicate an Irish origin (and other tombstones) have been transcribed by Rosemary Muscarella Ardolina in _Old Calvary Cemetery: New Yorkers Carved in Stone_ and _Second Calvary Cemetery - New Yorkers Carved in Stone_. I understand she completed (or nearly completed) Third Calvary, but it remains unpublished. (There is a Fourth Calvary, but as far as I know, she did not do any extractions there. For those unfamiliar with Calvary, it is so large, it is divided into four separately-named portions, but is all one cemetery). The first volume (Old Calvary) includes: headstones containing Irish names and places, almost indecipherable stones, any stone with a place of birth, and Civil War and Spanish American War veterans. She examined all the monuments in the cemetery, and transcribed 5,315. The original publisher, Delia Publications, shows this title as out of print, but Amazon shows it in print from Heritage Books. The second volume (Second Calvary) includes tombstones: that show a place of origin, that state Civil War or Spanish-American War service, or that are in poor condition and may soon become unreadable. There is both a name index and an index of origins (more than 3,000 Irish origins, 70 Italian origins, 109 other origins) to the 3,305 entries. Delia Publications shows this volume as still in print. Although the 8,000+ transcriptions in these two volumes are a drop in the bucket of Calvary's 3 million+ burials, they are a great resource for anyone researching Irish emigrants to NYC. ALL tombstones that indicate an Irish origin (anything from county to townland) have been transcribed. For more information, see: Amazon listing for Old Calvary: http://www.amazon.com/Old-Calvary-Cemetery-Yorkers-Carved/dp/0788404539 Heritage Books (Old Calvary): http://heritagebooks.com/ Delia Publishing (Second Calvary, orig. pub. Old Calvary): http://www.deliapublications.com/ The books may also be available at your local library. (And, BTW Michael, nice piece of serendipity recounted in your blog. It's so nice to be rewarded for our good deeds, especially when the reward is so prompt!) Hope this helps. Regards, Claire K. On May 31, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Michael Cassara wrote: > ...I spent the day visiting > Calvary Cemetery, which is just down the street from where I live in > Sunnyside, Queens (NY). ...it's really a > goldmine for genealogists - particularly those of us with NYC-Irish roots. > Many of the monuments include detailed genealogical information - and many > of the Irish monuments include information on the deceased's birthplace.