Descendants of Francis McGrath and Rose Vallely

Dear Frankie

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and thanks for your message

As you may know, Cladybeg is a townland in the Civil Parish of Kilclooney, Co. Armagh:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=380&civilparish=Kilclooney&citycounty=Armagh

The records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Ballymacnab/Lisnadill begin in 1820. You say you have had no luck finding any records of Francis and Rose. Have you searched www.familysearch.org or www.rootsireland.ie (a subscription site) for records of other children they may have had? As they were born prior to 1864, the year when civil registration began in Ireland (generally speaking) there will be no civil record of the births of any children or of Francis and Rose?s marriage.

You could also search the Tithe Applotment Books 1823-1837 and the Griffith?s Valuation, (a land survey taken between 1847 and 1864) for records of Francis McGrath. Although they only record the name of the head of household, it could prove useful.

Tithes: http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp

Griffith?s Valuation: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch

The website of the Ulster Historical Foundation may also be of general interest to you:

http://www.ancestryireland.com/

Best of luck with your search

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support

Thank you Clare!!