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Hi Alison,
Do you know what religion you ancestor was?
There are Roman Catholic church records available for the diocese of Aghaderg (Dromore). These date from 1816 for both baptismal and marriage records and from 1838 for burial records. You can find these at the National Library of Ireland, Pos. 5505, or the Public Records of Northern Ireland, MIC.1D/29. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for more assistance.
You can find information about weavers on the following documents:
(a) Workers & Manufacturers in Linen, in The Stephenson Reports 1755-84, National Library of Ireland, Ir. 6551 Dublin.
(b) 1796 Linen Board premiums for growing flax. www.failteromhat.com
You can find information about all military records at the UK National Archives here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Could you please post your message here (Tullamore): http://www.irelandxo.com/group/kilbride-ballycowan-offaly
Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.
Kind regards,
Sinead Cooney
Genealogist (Ireland XO)