Tully ancestors in Cavan County

The 1821 census for the parish of Kilmore has survived (copies in PRONI Belfast and the National Library, Dublin) and so you might get a little information from that, but you are at that point in Irish research where getting back any further is very difficult.

I'll try the 1821 census and see how I make out.Any Idea on how I can find out if I have any Relatives living in Cavan County or Kilmore parish? I'd love to make a connection.

There was a Patrick Tully farming in Pollabane in 1857, near a Phillip Gaffney, in Griffiths Valuation. You could follow them up in the Valuation records (which are not on-line) in the valuation office in Dublin to see when they left and who replaced them.

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameS…

There are no Tully or Gaffney families in either Knockahista or Pollabane in the 1901 census, so it looks as though your family moved about a bit or left Ireland.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Moynhall/Pallabane/

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Moynhall/Knockahistha/

There?s 305 Tullys and 601 Gaffneys in Cavan in that census, so quite a few to choose from. You could try advertising in local papers but few people alive today in Ireland would know their family history back to the early 1800s. You would probably need to employ a researcher to group the families in the 1901 census and try tracing back and forward. Quite a task, especially when you consider the high level of emigration in the 19^th century. The local RC parish records don?t start till 1859 so that won?t make it any easier.

Hi Ahoghill Antrim,Oh boy,it sounds like I have my work cut out for me!! I'd like to thank you for all the help and information you've given me. It's a shame that families lost touch with each other over the years.Please keep me in your thoughts and continue to pass along anything you might find.Have a great upcoming Holiday season!! Thank you Robert Tully.