I have traced my great grandmother Catherine Gilligan to the village of Fore, also great grandmother Catherine Gibbons. Any information on the family much appreciated.
Mellis
Sunday 24th Feb 2013, 02:59PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi,
Thank you very much for your message.
- Do you have any other information that you can share? Information such as:
- Important dates, such as birth, marriage, death dates that will help establish the timeframe that you are looking at.
- Do you know the religious denomination of the family?
- Did Catherine emigrate? If so what do you know about her emigration?
- Do you know of any family that remained in the area?
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Catherine married in Collinstown, Westmeath. She was born in Fore, her father's name was Christopher Gilligan.
She married Christopher Dalton, circa 1868, and moved to County Cavan. The family was Catholic.
Mellis