New additions to the Bandon Genealogy Website

We have added over forty new files to the Bandon Genealogy website today. These include some parish entries for Abbeymahon, Templemartin, Killowen, Knockavilly, Lislee, Desertserges, Timoleague and Murragh. There are also many more Bandon records including rent rolls from 1650 onwards, a full 1717 survey of Bandon with very good descriptions of houses, additional Bandon lease and tenancy information as well as several more entries under miscellaneous lists.

Bandon Genealogy and the Lismore Papers

Our recent research has been concentrated on the papers of the Dukes of Devonshire, the landlords for most inhabitants of Bandon town and many of the surrounds. We are posting as much as possible on the website but Bandon researchers should check this resource for themselves if they have the opportunity, as it is extensive and rich in information on local families.

The index to the Lismore Papers (estate papers of Dukes of Devonshire) can be found online at
http://www.nli.ie/manuscriptlist/..%5Cpdfs%5Cmss%20lists%5C129_Lismore.pdf

and is searchable. The papers themselves, along with numerous microfilms, are held at the National Library of Ireland, Dublin. The National Library does not do research to our knowledge but if you find something of interest and are unable to visit in person it may be possible to have a professional researcher check that reference for you. Where the condition of the material allows, photocopies of documents can be obtained.

We have extracted as much specifically Bandon material as practical so we hope you will find something of interest once we have it all up on the website."

bandon leases and church records

We have now have access to data relating to Bandon leases from the 1700s which we will be posting shortly on the Bandon Genealogy website. We can also research information for people in some of the local parish records. Please take a look at the index page of our site under the category entitled 'coming shortly'. If you need us to check any names for you in any of the categories listed which you think are relevant to your family, please get in touch with us at bandon.genealogy@gmail.com

We hope that you will find our website useful.

Bandon Lease information 1600-1800s

We have been researching leases in the Bandon area that fall between the 1600 and 1800s. These leases are full of family information including family members and relationships. We are posting some of this information on the site today which we hope that researchers will enjoy. Some of these leases are difficult to read so some errors may well occur in transcription. In spite of any potential errors, these leases are a treasure for Bandon researchers as many contain information not found elsewhere.