Ballintober Co Mayo

Hi John,

Thank you very much for your message. I am delighted to hear that you are planning on visiting this month! It may be an idea to contact the South Mayo Family Research Centre while you are here to see if they can be of any assistance. Here are their contact details:

South Mayo Family Research

Main St.

Ballinrobe,

Co. Mayo.

Phone: +353 (0) 94 9541214    Email: soumayo@iol.ie

Please note that a fee may apply.

In the meantime, here are some places where you could try looking for more information:

Church Records:

You could try looking for the original marriage certificate in Ballintubber. Sometimes these marriage records list the couple?s fathers? names. Also, if the couple were born in the parish you may be able to find their birth records. Generally, (although not always) weddings took place in the bride?s parish of origin so it is likely that Bridget at least was born there. Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Ballintubber/Burriscarra parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Mayo&parish=Burriscarra&churchid=1048

As you can see records start as early as 1839 so hopefully you may be able to find something there. I suggest that you ring the parish priest in advance to try to set up an appointment. http://tuamarchdiocese.org/2009/12/burriscarra-ballintubber/

Also, the above link shows that South Mayo Family History Research have copies available.

Civil Records

You don?t mention when Bridget and John married. If it was after 1864 there will be a civil record of it as civil registration became compulsory in that year. If you can find this ther couples fathers? names will also be listed.  Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office. Here is their website:

http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You can search the indexes to these records up to 1958 online at:

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

Land Records:

You could also check for record of the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

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

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/mayo/index.html

Mayo.ie: http://www.mayo.ie/dnn/Genealogy.aspx#.UhH2EJJ19q0

From Ireland: http://www.from-ireland.net/

Irish Genealogy Tool-kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.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.

Have a lovely visit!

All the best,

Genealogy Support

Hi John, I just did an internet search on my great great grandfather John Hynes from County Mayo and I found your post. I think your wife and I might be related. Are you interested in sharing information? Regards, Ed