Ballagh Hillstreet

Ballagh:

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Hillstreet or Hill Street is northeast of Elphin town and close to the Co. Leitrim border. The civil parish is Aughrim. There is an RC parish Aughrim/Kilmore but I don't see an 1851-1852 baptismal record for a Michael Farrell in that parish. There is a Michael Farrell 1851 baptismal record in Elphin RC parish. Can yoiu share the document that you have? What were the parents names?

Roger McDonnell

Name:Michael FarrellDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:06-Oct-1851Address:Not RecordedParish/District:ELPHINGender:MaleCountyCo. Roscommon
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John FarrellMother:Mary FarrellOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:John FarrellSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Catherine Cunan

Hi Roger,

Many thanks for the information.

What I have is just a report of the entry in the registers produced by a Father Thomas O'Boyle PP some 20 years later in 1871. The mother should be Catherine Beirne and the father John Farrell. I think that the family might have been living at Ballagh (the one near Hill Street).  The records for Aughrim go a long way back so is there any reason why a particular entry should be missing? Is there any record of who the parish priests were at Aughrim?

I would appreciate some idea as to whether there were several parishes in the vicinity at which children might have been baptised

cheers

Ballagh:

Here is the link to the Aughrim parish register for part of the 19th century https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0539  On the right hand side you will see a map with Aughrim highlighted and the nearby parishes including the ones in Co. Leitrim. I also provide you with the link to the Diocese of Elphin Diocese https://www.elphindiocese.ie/  They may have records regarding 19th century priests at Aughrim parish. The other link is to the parish of Aughrim

Roger

https://www.elphindiocese.ie/parishes-ministries/parish-details/?parishID=10

Thanks