New wiki member with so many Irish brickwall family members! Yikes!

Question

New to Wikitree and learning the ropes so go easy on me!

Wow am I having a hard time finding my Central/Southern Ireland relatives (my father's Doyle side) anytime prior to the mid-1800s and earlier!  I have been through ancestry, family search, my heritage, here, google and find my past.  I went through Griffith's evaluation (1846) and parish birth records and ended up with nothing.  It is like they all just don't exist after their kids emigrated to Massachusetts.  I can't be the only person that has been stumped with this I hope. If you have any recommendations on places to check (or folks that I could hire to help if that's a thing?), I would appreciate it! This is maddening but addicting. LOL

Answer 1

Hi Stephanie,

Welcome to WikiTree. I can relate to how addicting genealogy can be and how frustrating Irish records are. We have a fantastic Ireland Project on WikiTree which is full of fun and friendly people to collaborate with. We also have a Discord server we use to chat with each other. You can find out more about the project here.

In the mean time, give us a shout if we can help with anything.

Susie :-)

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TY! I’ll check it out for sure!!!

Answer 2

Who have you found on your Irish side so far? Can't see any from your Wiki profile. Who are your grandparents? have you looked at parish records on registers.nli.ie?

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Sorry you can’t see my tree-that would be helpful! Is there a setting I can change so you can see it? Just to clarify, I’m back to my 5th generation from Ireland that has me stumped.  I have found up to that point, so roughly mid-1800s and earlier have turned into my brick wall.

Answer 3

Did John Doyle marry Mary Kearn before they left Ireland in 1883 or after in USA?

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I don’t have a John Doyle that married a Mary Kearn in my family (that I’m aware of…)