Cassidy family from Drishane

Hi Dan,

Thank you for your message. I hope that someone with information on the family makes a connection with you and helps you to further your research. In the meantime here are some resources:

Church Records:

Civil registration did not begin in Ireland until 1864. Prior to this all records of births/deaths/marriages were kept by the local parish church so it may be an idea to look at these records for information. Fortunately, records in Caheragh begin as early as 1818:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Cork%20South-West&parish=Caheragh&churchid=24

Also, these records have been made available online at Irish Genealogy:

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

Civil Records:

Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so any births, deaths or marriages in the family after this date would be recorded in these records also. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office. Here is their website:

http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You can search the indexes to these records up to 1958 online at:

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

Land Records:

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/

Census Records:

The 1901/1911 census records are available to search online at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

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

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

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

West Cork Genealogy: www.westcorkgenealogy.com

Cork Past and Present: www.corkpastandpresent.ie

Failte Romhat: www.failteromhat.com

Irish Genealogy tool-kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/index.html

I hope this is helpful.

All the best,

Genealogy Support