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From: "Terryl Bjerkeset" <>
Subject: Re: [IRL~ROOTS] A letter of authorisation from the bishop
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 13:26:12 -0500


Hi,

Last fall I made a trip to Nova Scotia and was told beforehand that I needed authorization to view the Catholic church records at the local archives. I wrote to the diocese and received a letter authorizing me to see them. When I got to the archives, there was already a letter there from the diocese who had sent a copy to me and to the archives.

I think it would be a very good idea to get one. You don't want to get there and be unable to use them. Write the National Library or wherever you intend to search and ask for the address you need. They should be able to give you the information. I don't know how long it would take but I would look for an email address for all. It would be much quicker.

Terry Erickson Bjerkeset
----- Original Message -----
From: Marjory Watts
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 11:48 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [IRL~ROOTS] A letter of authorisation from the bishop

Good questions, and something others searching from outside the confines of
England and Irelnd would be grateful for a clear answer - especially those
of us who do not belong to the Catholic Church in later generations.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Moira Forde" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 9:01 AM
Subject: [IRL~ROOTS] A letter of authorisation from the bishop


>
> In "A Guide to Tracing your Cork Ancestors" by Tony McCarthy
> and Tim Cadogan
> (my edition dated 1998) on page 109, under the Heading
> National Library of
> Ireland, it says:
>
> "The microfilms of Catholic Parish Registers are the
> National Library's most
> frequently requested resource. Generally, these microfilms
> may be freely
> consulted. In the case of parishes in the dioceses of
> Cloyne, Kerry and
> Limerick, a letter of authorisation from the bishop must be
> produced before
> examining the microfilms."
>
> I am going to Dublin in early September and wanted to search
> the Cloyne
> parish registers. Can anyone tell me:
> 1. Is this still in force - i.e. that I must have a letter
> of authorisation
> from the bishop?
> 2. If so, how do I go about getting such a letter? Who do I
> write to? Where?
> What exactly should I say?
> 3. Is it likely to take less than the four weeks that I have?
>
> Hoping someone who has experienced this can help!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Moira
>
> Christchurch, Dorset
> Researching FORDE, DOODY, CUMMINS, CONNELLY, McDONNELL,
> HAZEL, REID and
> BRADFIELD in Co. Cork; DOODY in Co. Waterford; CHURCH in Co. Leitrim;
> BEWLEY, SAUNDERS and GALBRAITH in Dublin
>
>
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