I'm looking for information on my ancestors, John Flanagan (b: about 1807) and Mary Maguire (b: about 1810) in Boho area. They were married in Ireland and had 6 children when they left: Ann (b;1827), Bridgit (b; 1831), William (b: 1834), Andrew (b: 1835), Mary (b: 1836), and Peter (b: 1839). They left for Canada probably in 1842. John was Roman Catholic and Mary was protestant (C of I?). They could have baptized children in either faith. I'm looking for any information about where they lived or their ancestors. Thank you!!!
MEFlan
Monday 15th Dec 2014, 01:53AMMessage Board Replies
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In Co Fermanagh, Church of Ireland would have been the most likely denomination, if Mary Maguire were protestant. (Methodism is also found widely in the county but at the period you are looking at, Methodists did not conduct their own baptisms or marriages. They still used the Church of Ireland for that,. The earliest Methodist baptisms I have seen in that area date to about 1836). If this was a mixed marriage in the 1820s, then as I understand it, at that particular period the RC church probably wouldn?t have married them. They are more likely to have gone to the Church of Ireland.
Unfortunately the early baptism and marriage records for Boho Church of Ireland parish were lost in the 1922 fire in Dublin and they have nothing earlier than 1840. Kiltyclogher Church of Ireland is also partially in Boho parish. It has no records earlier than 1898.
For RC records, the civil parish of Boho is partially in the RC parish of Devenish and partially in Inishmacsaint. Bad news there too. Devenish has no records earlier than 1853 and Inishmacsaint 1847. (This is not uncommon for RC parishes in this part of Ireland. Few have records before the 1820/30s).
Obviously I know that your family had left Ireland around 1842, but on the basis that they may have left close relatives behind, I looked at Griffiths Valuation to see where there were Flanagan households in Boho in 1862. There was a Patrick in Agho, another Patrick in Dooletter, John in Treel, Bridget in Killydrum, James in Toneel North & Denis in Aghamore. However proving a link with your family could be tricky to do.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=placeSearch
It is extremely difficult doing research in the early 1800s as there are so few sources to go to.
Ahoghill Antrim
Monday 15th Dec 2014, 08:47AM