The hunt was on for Kyle J. Betit’s article, “The Irish In
Chicago.” A Google Search almost hit the mark. Kyle Betit’s article was written
for the Irish At Home and Abroad
periodical published in Salt Lake City. I couldn’t find the article, but I did
find lots of other interesting information at IrishTimes.com.
Irish Times.com
offers a subscription for Irish ancestor research. A subscription can give you
research aids, but not copies of original records. The subscription pricing is
based on units. Search requests vary in unit price. For the time being I will
book mark IrishTimes.com as I am not
sure if this is what I need.
There was a teaser, of course. A surname search offered a
free count of households by county. I am looking for Dooley households in my target
counties of Galway, Mayo and Westmeath. I will check all the counties in the
spirit of thoroughness. Additionally, I will need to check Dooley spelling
variations that include: Dooly, Dowley and Dowly. Omitted counties means that there were no reported Dooley
households.
Dooley Households of Ireland
County Dooley
Households
Carlow (1852-53) 10
Clare (1855) 1
Cork (1851-53) 26
Galway (1855) 82
Kerry (1852) 3
Kildare (1851) 8
Kilkenny (1849-50) 89
Limerick (1851-52) 26
Longford (1854) 2
Mayo (1856-57) 8
Meath (1854) 3
Offaly (King’s) (1855) 89
Tipperary (1851) 47
Waterford (1848-51) 30
Westmeath (1854) 6
Wexford (1853) 16
Wicklow (1852-53) 1
The County Cork caught my eye for the simple reason that
Ellen Dooley nee Hart’s death certificate reported a birthplace of Cork,
Ireland. In 1851-53 there were 68
Hart households along with 26 Dooley households. Perhaps there is a connection.
Dooly Households of Ireland
Carlow (1852-53) 1
Clare (1855) 10
Cork (1851-53) 22
Dublin (1848-51) 4
Galway (1855) 17
Kildare (1851) 1
Kilkenny (1849-50) 40
Limerick (1851-52) 24
Longford (1854) 4
Meath (1855) 2
Roscommon (1857-58) 11
Tipperary (1851) 30
Westmeath (1854) 4
Wexford (1853) 10
Dowley Households of Ireland
Limerick (1851-52) 1
Dowly Households -
None reported.
This information was found at IrishTimes.com (http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
: accessed 9 August 2012).
