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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.
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Paul Galloway , his mother Joyce and David Dwyer, Sacrestan, December 2008 |
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Canon Liam Leader explains the entries in the Parish Records to Paul and Joyce. As a surprise early Christmas present to his mother, Paul brought Joyce from Cheshire to St. Patrick's to see at first hand the family records of her Grandparents wedding in 1896 and other records dating back to 1846. They also visited other family connections at Alexander Rd. and Ffrenchchurch St. Well done Paul |
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, Sacrestan