I am trying to trace my grandfathers family from balleymote his name was Martin Monaghan his father also Martin Monaghan was married to an Eliza Phibbs. martin senior emigrated to America and while he was away eliza died. My grandfather was then looked after by a man called barclay dunne. My grandfather came to scotland and in 1901 married my grandmother Catherine Carrigan. I would like to find out if their were any other children of the marraige or if martin senior ever returned to balleymote any info would be appreciated
Friday 4th Jan 2013, 09:33PM
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried looking in Church records for records of any other children that Martin and Eliza may have had? Most Catholic records are held locally. However, the irishtimes website allows you to see an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Ballymote follow this link:
For Church of Ireland records check http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.
Some other websites which may be 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
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
Family Search: https://familysearch.org/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/sligo/index.html
You could also try contacting the Sligo Heritage Centre for possible assistance. However, a fee may apply for their services. Here are their contact details:
Co. Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Centre,
Aras Reddan,
Temple Street,
Sligo.
Phone: (071) 914 3728 EMail: heritagesligo@eircom.net
I hope that this is helpful.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Friday 1st Mar 2013, 03:45PM