Looking for family named variously as Forbus/Forbis/Forbis. Michael married Mary Laydon (Lyde0 in 1850's and family emmigrated to Massachusetts c. 1865. He listed as from Galway City are youngest of his children Family tradition has her of Barna. His second wife (in US) was Margaret (Malia) O'Day widow of John O'Day who lived in Portland Maine but originnaly from Moycullin. John and Mary were Catholic and both spoke Irish..
Monday 10th Mar 2014, 04:13PM
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Dear John
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, Barna is in the Civil Parish of Rahoon, Galway:
Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Rahoon begin in 1806. Church of Ireland records for Rahoon are lost, while Church of Ireland records for St. Nicolas Parish begin in 1792. Corresponding Roman Catholic records for St. Nicholas Parish begin in 1723.
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:
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.
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
Some other websites that may be helpful are:
The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ - you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too
The National Library of Ireland: http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
Ask About Ireland: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ where you can see the Griffith?s Valuation for free
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland: http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
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.
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Monday 31st Mar 2014, 03:19PM