Richard O'Neil 1784/druid sites

Hi

Thank you for your message.

You can check for information about the frequency of the O'Neil name in the mid-19th century and any other variant spellings of the name here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/

If you haven't already - you could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp  or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/     or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/       

Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com 

Some additional sites/resources which might be of use to you include:

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

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Mayo County Library: http://www.mayolibrary.ie/en/Genealogy/

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Genealogy Support