Fitzgerald - Garvey Family History

Hi Jim,

Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information makes a connection with you.

Ballyferriter is a townland in the civil parish of Dunurlin in Co. Kerry.

http://www.logainm.ie/Viewer.aspx?text=Ballyferriter&streets=yes

Did you know that church records from Co. Kerry have been made available online free of charge?

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

Another website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what Catholic records are available in specific parishes. Dunurlin civil parish belongs to the Catholic parish of Kilmelchidar. To see what is available there follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Kerry&parish=Kilmelchidar&churchid=652

You could also check for record of the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/kerry/index.html

From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net

My Kerry Ancestors: http://mykerryancestors.com/services/free-genealogy-search/

I hope this is helpful.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support