Burkes of Kilmaley

Jason:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Co. Clare RC parishes are difficult to research because the records are not online for the most part. Here is a link to the parish register for baptisms starting in September 1828 thru April 1882  http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0796

If you belong to subscription sites like Find My Past or Ancestry World, the records may be available on those sites. The Kilmaley records are not on Roots Ireland which is also a subscription site. By the way, I checked on Find My Past and did not see a baptismal record for Ellen in Kilmaley around 1831. 

The Co. Clare library site is an excellent resource for genealogy. I would check to see if they have any records for Kilmaley.

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/genealog.htm

Finally, your best bet is to go to the register slowly when you have time and look for baptismal records for your family. The baptismal records start on page 34 and are fairly legible and in English rather than Latin which is a plus. 

The format is name of child followed by parents names. The second line has the sponsor names and then the townland of the parish which is another plus.

Let me know if you have questions.

Roger McDonnell

Hello Roger!

Thanks for the detailed help!

I will go through the Catholic Registers when I have time.

Thanks and regards

Jason