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Cork / Looking for birth or baptismal record-Herlihy surname
« on: Thursday 15 March 18 19:21 GMT (UK) »
I am in the process of gathering information to apply for Irish citizenship through my grandmother. She was born in Ireland, I believe in the City of Cork, SS Peter and Paul's Parish.
I have been able to track down her parents' marriage registration, her sister's birth registration, the ship manifest that documents her father's passage to Boston, the ship manifest that documents her passage to Boston as a toddler with her mother and sister. I also have documentation of my grandmother's marriage to my grandfather (in Lowell, Massachusetts) and confirmation of her Irish birth on U.S. Census records.
What I have not been able to find is registration of her birth in Ireland! I've tried every name variation I can think of but haven't been successful with the Irish Genealogy database for civil registrations! Is it possible the birth wasn't registered?
The reference librarian at the Cork County Library suggested I contact the parish to inquire about a search of church baptismal records. Is that possible and if so, as I'm in the U.S., would I need to have this search done through a Cork-based genealogist or researcher?
All ideas, suggestions, are welcome.
I have been able to track down her parents' marriage registration, her sister's birth registration, the ship manifest that documents her father's passage to Boston, the ship manifest that documents her passage to Boston as a toddler with her mother and sister. I also have documentation of my grandmother's marriage to my grandfather (in Lowell, Massachusetts) and confirmation of her Irish birth on U.S. Census records.
What I have not been able to find is registration of her birth in Ireland! I've tried every name variation I can think of but haven't been successful with the Irish Genealogy database for civil registrations! Is it possible the birth wasn't registered?
The reference librarian at the Cork County Library suggested I contact the parish to inquire about a search of church baptismal records. Is that possible and if so, as I'm in the U.S., would I need to have this search done through a Cork-based genealogist or researcher?
All ideas, suggestions, are welcome.