Can anyone help?

Hi Andrew 

Thank you for your query. Firstly do you know what the religious denomination of your family was? you can view what Roman Catholic records exist for Clonakilty through the link below: 

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/  (Browse Roman Catholic Parish Map)

For Church of Ireland records see: 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 could also check the frequence of the Coakley Surname in Ireland in the mid 19th Century through the Irish Times link above. This will give you the number of Coakley households in each County, which could narrow it down for you.

You will need to find a place of origin e.g. Parish, Townland to be successful in your research

Here are some other websites that may be of help to you:

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/?gclid=CKLT_Pa4wrUCFYUf4Qod4EoAGg

I hope this information is helpful Andrew. Do not hesitate to contact us again.

Kind regards,                    

Genealogy Support 

These are my GGgranparents, have you had any luck? We all thought they came from Cork. they were Roman Catholics as I have Baptismal records of some of the descendants in Cardiff.