Michael Dolan b 1822 Anna Lavin 1828

Hi,

Thank you 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 Roscommon or Clare 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.

I did a quick search for Michael Dolan at Roots already. No results came back for 1822, however one came back for 1823. You need to register with the site and buy credits to view the record.

Action

Cost

Source

Surname

First Name

Year

County

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25 credits

Church Baptism

Dolan

Michael

1823

Co. Roscommon

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Have you tried looking into the Michael's emigration? Sometimes more infomation can be found at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. You may be lucky and find a place name here. For information on US immigration records check http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/

It may be an idea to contact Roscommon Heritage and Genealogical Centre for some assistance, however a fee may apply. Here is their email: info@roscommonroots.com

If Anna is possibly from Clare I suggest that you check the Clare County Library Local Genealogy section. They have an excellent collection of county resources including some birth and emigration records under the ?Donated Material? section:

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/genealog.htm

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

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm

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

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

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

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

His headstone says 1822. I have his naturalization papers and they don't really tell me anything. I believe he left Ireland via England. I just don't have much info to go on as most of Dolan kin are long dead.