Harry Connatty, Clonkeffy, 1821 Census

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Have you tried looking for information in Church records? Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which you may find helpful is the Irish Times where they give you an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Castlerahan parish follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Cavan&parish=Castlerahan&churchid=821

For Church of Ireland records check http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.  The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf

You can also do a search on Family Search, this is a huge database of genealogical records compiled by the Church of the Latter Day Saints. You may be able to find baptismal/marriage records for members of the family. Here is the link: https://familysearch.org/

Have you tried looking at the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century? These do not offer any genealogical information but they can sometimes be used to connect a person to a specific place at a specific time. As there are no complete census records prior to 1901 these can sometimes act as a good substitute. 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/     

Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864. These records are available at the General Registers Office in Dublin, however you can do a search of the indexes online at:

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

The next records available in Ireland are the 1901/1911 census records. These can offer lots of useful information and can be searched here:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

Some other websites which you may find useful in your research 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

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

The US National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/

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

Alternatively you could try contacting Cavan Genealogy- a fee may apply. Here are their contact details:

Cavan Genealogy,

1st Floor,

Johnston Central Library,

Farnham St.,

Cavan.

Phone: +353 (0) 49 4361094      Email: cavangenealogy@eircom.net

I hope that this is helpful.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support