I am looking for my GGGgrandparents Michael Conroy and Mary Haggin. I have no information at all apart from details of their sons John Conroy who was born 1835-36 in Edenderry Armagh and married Jane Rainey in St Patricks Portadown on 4-2-1884 and another son Andrew who never married. This was John's second marriage as he was married to an Ann Maloney who died. My Mother told me Michael and Mary were both from Galway but I cannot trace them or beyond them.Hoping someone can put me on the right path.
Thursday 29th Aug 2013, 05:02AM
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Hi,
Thank you very much for your message.
Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.
Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names in Galway at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.
There are some places where you can search online, however it may be difficult to discern whether the results are relevant to your family or not without more information:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
Unfortunately, Conroy and Higgins are both quite common in Galway so they can not be used to narrow down parish of origin.It may be an idea to contact the East Galway Family History Society to see if they can be of any assistance, however a fee may apply. Here is their email:
In the meantime, here are some websites that you may find useful:
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
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/galway/index.html
From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net
Irish Genealogy Toolkit: www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com
Galway Surname List: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlgalway/galway.htm
Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Wednesday 4th Sep 2013, 03:04PM