100k online burial records will boost genealogy tourism in Cork region

A team of volunteers are entering the final phase of the project which will  see all records of county council-controlled graveyards completed

St Patrick's Cemetery, Skibbereen: The Skibbereen records have raised a lot of interest from North America because many who survived the Great Famine emigrated there. Picture: Carol Gilbert

A team of volunteers who put in thousands of hours are about to break the 100,000-barrier on online burial records, resulting in a huge boost in genealogy tourism in the Cork region.

They are now entering the final phase of the project which will be concluded next year and see all records of county council-controlled graveyards completed.