This is a record newly come to light, thanks to Dr Conor Brosnan’s research. Dingle Historical Society hosted an illustrated talk on The Great Famine in the Dingle Peninsula delivered by Dr Brosnan, in the Skellig Hotel, Dingle on 13th August last. To a packed house of more than 300 people, Dr Brosnan gave a […]
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Kerry to Denver & Back to Co. Kerry
From Denver County to County Kerry: An American Adoptee Explores Her Irish Roots (Part I) I first met Marsi in 2017 when at Lorna Moloney Clans & Surnames Conference in Nenagh. Lorna asked me if I could give any help to one of the groups who was exploring her probable Irish ancestry. As one […]
O’Sullivan-Glannie Kerry
I get a lot of email queries asking about different branches of the O’Sullivan (Sullivan) families in Kerry. See an earlier blog with an overall summary. Today I have a first-hand account of a number of the O’Sullivan branch names from the Kilgarvan area and their home locations from Sean O’Sullivan of Tuosist. The […]
Fitzmaurices, Lords of Kerry, Barons of ...
The Fitzmaurice family were established in Kerry c.1235. Next Sunday 28 April 2019, Lixnaw Heritage & Historical Group are holding a conference, examining the history of this important clan. I am currently researching and writing a book provisionally titled The Fall of The Fitzmaurices: The Demise of Kerry’s First Family, and I will be one […]
Kerry Land & Tenant Rentals
Ancestor Network.ie Very few Kerry Estate or Kerry Tenant Rentals have been digitised but details of some are available in various archives. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Kerry became predominantly owned by English landlords and by Anglo-Irish families who were granted land in return for various services. These lands or estates were typically divided […]
Kerry Tenant Rent Books
This final excerpt of Land Rentals, explains about the records or Rent Books that were kept to record payments due on the land rented. There is also comprehensive coverage of what records exist and how to access them. These are some of the questions that my colleague Jim Ryan of Flyleaf Press and Ancestor Network […]
Kerry Land Agents/Evictions/Middlemen
In Ireland we are very much aware of the importance of ‘the land’. Who owned the land? Who rented the land? How did the system work ? These are just some of the questions that my colleague Jim Ryan of Flyleaf Press and Ancestor Network has answered in his definitive article on Irish land records […]
Kerry Land Rentals
What are Land Rentals? At their most basic, rentals are records that show the name of the tenant; the location of their holding, and rents due and paid. In Ireland we are very much aware of the importance of ‘the land’. Who owned the land? Who rented the land? How did the system work ? […]
Kerry Land Records
In Ireland, we are very much aware of the importance of ‘the land’. Who owned the land? Who rented the land? How did the system work? These are just some of the questions that my colleague Jim Ryan of Flyleaf Press and Ancestor Network has answered in his definitive article on Irish land records or […]
Kerry Baptism Records
Baptisms in Kerry in nineteenth century Finding a record of your Kerry ancestor’s baptism or birth is the ultimate goal of everyone tracing his or her ancestry. So why can’t we find some baptismal records? What were the norms surrounding baptisms in 19th century Kerry? What details are included in baptismal records? Baptisms in Church […]