Genealogy Centres around Ireland

[Bills]

Christopher

Aghadowey's reply says it all.  I also read somewhere official that the centres exist to attract tourism to the area.  the fact that they are funded by the Irish Government's dept. dealing with tourism, and that there is hardly any emphasis upon genealogy should be obvious.

It is also a fact that the records were input by youngsters in the training scheme FAS as an initiative to develop office skills etc.  They has no knowledge, or indeed interest in Genealogy hence so many mistakes.

And Bridgy, dont confuse the name FH centres with the centres we are talking about.  They are connected with the LDS church (Mormons) which are immensly useful to family historians but not the subject of this enlightening conversation.

Aghadowey, we should be joining forces with this kind of advice!!

Bills   

[KarenM]

Hi there,

I'm going to Co. Cork, Ireland end of March and planning to do some research, do you have any suggestions?

Karen

[Christopher]

Hi there,

I'm going to Co. Cork, Ireland end of March and planning to do some research, do you have any suggestions?

Karen

Hi Karen,

Whereabouts in Co. Cork will you be doing your research as the Cork County Library has a wide range of resources.

Cork Archives Institute, Christchurch, S. Main Street, Cork. Tel: 21-277809
Collections deposited by private individuals, families and associations.
The library also holds a Listing of records filmed by LDS
Hours: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2:30 - 5 p.m., M-F

Cork Central Library, Grand Parade, Cork Tel: 21-277110
The library has an extensive local interest collection.

Cork County Library, Farranlea Road, Cork. Tel: 21-546499 Fax: 21-343254

Cork Archives Institute, Christ Church Centre, South Main Street, Cork

Family History Center, Sarsfield Road, Wilton, Cork

Christopher
 

[jaylay]

Are Family Research Centres the same as Genealogy Centres?  I got huge help from the Family History Centre in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, last year.  I emailed them looking for the record of a Church of Ireland marriage which took place in 1840, and one hour later, a guy emailed me back with the information I was looking for - no mention of money owed.  He said he would post out the copies of the newspaper clipping of the marriage, and the church record only charged me 5 euro to cover costs (and only then because I asked what I owed him!).  So Jan, hopefully you're looking for some rellies in South Mayo!  I have no experience of any others, other than Armagh Ancestry which is very expensive but quite helpful.

Jaylay

[Christopher]

I'm puzzled about the Centre at Sarsfield Road, Wilton, Cork. The LDS FHCs in Ireland are shown below but why show Munster, which covers Cork, with a Dublin address. Their Northern Ireland Centre is shown on the webpage www.genuki.org.uk/big/LDS/centres.txt so that covers Ulster but there's no reference to Connaught.

DUBLIN
The Willows, Finglas Road
Glanevin, Dublin
Tel. 0110-353-4625609

MUNSTER
The Willows
Finglass, Dublin
Tel. 0001 306637

Christopher

[aghadowey]

I'm puzzled about the Centre at Sarsfield Road, Wilton, Cork. The LDS FHCs in Ireland are shown below but why show Munster, which covers Cork, with a Dublin address. Their Northern Ireland Centre is shown on the webpage www.genuki.org.uk/big/LDS/centres.txt so that covers Ulster but there's no reference to Connaught.

The genuki list doesn't list other LDS libraries in Northern Ireland like Londonderry and Coleraine.

[Christopher]

I'm puzzled about the Centre at Sarsfield Road, Wilton, Cork. The LDS FHCs in Ireland are shown below but why show Munster, which covers Cork, with a Dublin address. Their Northern Ireland Centre is shown on the webpage www.genuki.org.uk/big/LDS/centres.txt so that covers Ulster but there's no reference to Connaught.

The genuki list doesn't list other LDS libraries in Northern Ireland like Londonderry and Coleraine.

Cork, Sarsfield Road, Wilton. Cork
Phone: 353-21-4897050
Hours: T 10am-12:30pm; W 7pm-9pm; third Th 7.30pm-9.30pm
 
Dublin, Finglas Road, Glasnevin. Dublin
Hours: T 11am-3pm, Th 10am-1pm, 3pm-7pm, F 7pm-9pm, Sat 10am-2pm
Closed: M,T,W,F,Sat,Sunday
 
Limerick, Dooradoyle Road, Limerick
Phone: 353-61-309-443
Hours: F 7pm-9pm. 

Belfast, 403, Holywood Road, Belfast
Phone: 44 (0) 289-076 9839
Hours: W, Th 10am-4pm; Sat 9am-1pm
 
Coleraine, 8, Sandelfields, Knocklynn Road, Coleraine. Co. Derry
Phone: 44 (0) 287-032 1214
Hours: Th 7pm-9pm
 
Londonderry, Racecourse Road, Belmont Estate, Londonderry
Phone: 44 (0) 287-135-0179
Hours: M 10am-1pm; Th 7pm-9pm 

[aghadowey]

Christopher, I know that the 3 LDS libraries in Northern Ireland are listed on LDS site (although not sure that opening hours are current) but my point was that the genuki site didn't list all the LDS libraries in Northern Ireland.

[Christopher]

Christopher, I know that the 3 LDS libraries in Northern Ireland are listed on LDS site (although not sure that opening hours are current) but my point was that the genuki site didn't list all the LDS libraries in Northern Ireland.

It's advisable to phone LDS FHCs to check on their opening hours.