Callaghan/Callahan/Kellagher of Templeport

Hi Maree,

Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information on the family makes a connection with you to share information.

Unfortunately, it may be hard to find information as civil registration did not begin in Ireland until 1864. Prior to this records were kept by the local parish church and Catholic records in Templeport parish do not start until 1836:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Cavan&parish=Templeport&churchid=852

Church of Ireland records generally tend to have an earlier start date so if they Protestant you may have a better chance of finding records. Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42

Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

Tithe Applotment Books: http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

Griffith?s Valuation: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cavan/index.html

Ireland Gen Projects: http://www.igp-web.com/Cavan/index.html

Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.

Kind regards,    

Genealogy Support

Maree,

 It has been a few months since you posted, I hope you are still an active researcher. I am also looking for an ancestor by the maiden name of either Callahan or Kelleher. Most family records have her as Kelleher, but I have some that have her name as Callahan.  Her first name is Brigid and she married James Morrow (b.1796). My family records show she died in 1840 and is buried at Killiewaum.  James and children emigrated to Brantford Ontario.  I know this is a shot in the dark, but I figured it was worth trying.

Warmest Regards and good hunting!

James Morrow

Hi Maree, my husband’s great-great grandmother was Mary Callaghan from County Cavan. On her death certificate in 1900 (Victoria, Australia) it states that she married Patrick Keegan in Templeport, County Cavan in 1854. Her parents were James Callaghan and Margaret Bannon. Have you done an ancestry DNA test? My mother-in-law has so you should match up with her  if you share the same family of Callaghans. Kind regards, Therese

Thank you Therese.   I haven't done an Ancestry DNA test yet - it is on my plans.  Those names don't ring a bell with any I have in my family tree, but there is a good chance that I could have missed some!  I hope to be able to get back into doing more research soon, so will keep this information on my radar.

Once again, many thanks,

Maree

Thank you Therese.   I haven't done an Ancestry DNA test yet - it is on my plans.  Those names don't ring a bell with any I have in my family tree, but there is a good chance that I could have missed some!  I hope to be able to get back into doing more research soon, so will keep this information on my radar.

Once again, many thanks,

Maree