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Over the years many people make contact with the Parish seeking information regarding Church records which are quite extensive. There are over 40,000 Baptism records dating from 1832, 12,500 Marriage records dating from 1836 and 9,600 Confirmation records dating from 1911. Most of these records are computerised but can also be viewed in the original Record Journals.

Below are some of the people who visited St. Patrick's Church for this purpose.

Visit of Shandon and Brenda Lea from Scotland on 7th. September 2009

Shandon and Brenda with Aonghus O'Broin, Parish Secretary

Original email from Shandon (with permission)

I am Shandon Barrett Lea, the great-grandson of Daniel Barrett, Ships Carpenter and Mary Ellen Walsh, who were married at St. Patrick's Church on 8th. September 1874. I have the civil certificate of marriage which confirms that Patrick Barrett, Toll Collector, and William Walsh, Shopkeeper, were present at the wedding and nuptial mass performed by John Precentor-Falvey PPVG. The address of Daniel Barrett, aged 26, was 4, Watercourse Road, while Mary Ellen Walsh, aged 18, stayed at 37, Lower Road.

My request is that if you have any records in the lives of these families, Baptisms, Burials, Marriage, Communions, Confirmations. I would be prepared to purchase copies. I realise that there are many families with similar names which is the reason for including all the above in this message. My particular interest is records of my grandfather, Daniel's son, Patrick John Aloysius Barrett, born 1875, who attended the Christian Brothers' School and then University College Medical School, Cork, 1895-6, aged 20. The College records say that his father was deceased and his parents' residence was 110, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork, and his Guardian was Mrs. Walsh of 100, Lower Glanmire Road. My wife and I with two of our four adult children are coming to visit Cork on the 7th. and 8th. September 2009, for a short holiday over from Scotland.

Please could you reply with any information you may have, and also tell us what time of the day would be most convenient to see any records and to purchase copies.

Yours sincerely, Shandon Lea

Shandon and Brenda were very pleased with their discoveries

Visit of David and Kim Kraus to St. Patrick's Church on 7th. September 2009

Co-incidental with the visit of the Lea family above, David and Kim Kraus from Pheonix, Maryland, USA, came in on the off chance of viewing their family records.

Kim seems quite pleased with her discoveries, records of her family who resided at 93, Lower Glanmire Road, which was the original Woburn House. Also in the picture are Aonghus O'Broin, Secretary, and David Dwyer, Sacristan

Visitors to St. Patrick's Church on Wednesday 13th June 2010

Fr. Donal Sullivan, Sacred Heart Church, Florida with a group of his parishioners after 08.45 Mass at St. Patrick's Church

Fr. Donal at the Baptismal Font where he himself joined the Christian Community about 70 years ago when he lived on the Lower Glanmire Road.

The Group on a sunny morning on the steps of St. Patrick's Church including Canon Liam and Sr. Joan (Florida)

Visitors to St. Patrick's Church on Monday, 9th. August 2010

Aonghus O'Broin, Parish Secretary looks on as Megan Smolenyak, genealogical adventurer, is clearly pleased as she prepares to make a photographic record of the baptism of Annie Moore on 25th. May 1874

Megan, Chief Family Historian of Ancestry.com and President of Roots Television.com is flanked by Aonghus O'Broin and Tim McCoy, (Scoil Oilibheir), mentor to the student film, 'From Cork to New York' which tells the story of Anne Moore

Megan Smolenyak, (who also has Irish roots) was visiting Cork City Hall, and stopped off at St. Patrick's Church to view the Parish Records.

As part of her unusual occupation and scholarship, Megan has researched the story of Anne Moore (formally of the Old Youghal Road, in this Parish) who was the first person to pass through Ellis Island, USA

Megan is also credited with establishing President Barack Obama's Co. Offaly ancestery.

For more on Anne Moore and Megan's work see

www.honoringourancestors.com

(Link connection by permission of Megan Smolenyak)

Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass at St. Patrick's Church on 23rd. August 2010

Phil and Eamon McManus from Newry, Co. Down, who were married on the 14th. June 1960 at St. Patrick's Church with Fr. John after their Anniversary Mass

Phil and Eamon with their daughter and family who came from Manchester for the celebration

On the steps of St. Patrick's Church before heading of to Cloyne (where Phil went to school) and thereafter a holiday in Glengarriff

Congratulations Phil and Eamon

Visit of Karen St. Pierre with her Dad, Bill, and brother Bob, on 25th. April 2011

Aonghus O'Broin, Parish Secretary, points out the Baptismal Record of Bill's mother

Karen, Bill and Bob at the Baptismal Font where Bill's mother, May Naomi Davie was baptised on 6th. June 1889, parents Christina Malony and Francis Davie, by Fr. J. Cassidy, Celebrant.

This was the first visit of the family, from New York, and despite not being able to gain entry to Collin's Barracks Museum, where Francis Davie was stationed at the time of May's baptism, it is understood that they were royally entertained at nearby Sheahan's imbibing emporium.

Enjoy the rest of your trip around Ireland, and perhaps come back some day.

For Karen's scholarship see http://karenstpierre.com/index.html

Visitor to St. Patrick's Church

Dani Lee M. McGowan (originally from Montana) made a visit to St. Patrick's Church on 13th. November 2011 in the hope of tracing her McGowan ancestors but to no avail. She had been searching the Registers with help from Owen Lane and David Dwyer, Sacristan.