Laraghy Family

Hi Peter,

Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information makes a connection with you.

In the meantime have you tried:

Church records:

Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Churchtown/Dysart parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&churchid=915&CityCounty=Westmeath&CityCounty=Westmeath&parish=Dysart

As you can see Dun na Si Heritage Centre have copies available. Here is their email if you would like to contact them:

dunnasimoate@eircom.net

Land Records:

You could also check for record of the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Newspaper:

You could try looking in local newspapers for any articles that may have been written about the trial. Also, if you know where the trial took place there may be articles in that area also. Click here to see what newspapers are available in the Westmeath County Library:

http://www.westmeathcoco.ie/en/ourservices/tourismartsrecreation/libraryservice/localstudies/newspapers/

Also, you could check the online database of some Irish Newspapers here:

http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

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 Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net

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

IGP: http://www.igp-web.com/westmeath/index.html

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

Thank you for the info i will check them out as soon as i can.  He was held in Kilmainham Jail.

Sorry people i did not leave info i should have about my great great grandfather.  He was sent to Australia as a convict in 1820 on the ship Almorah for 7 years in Australia. He was held in Kilmainham Jail before being sent out here.  His life in Ireland we know nothing about but we do know that his father was  Owen Laraghy as well His Mother was Jane Coffey that we do know. Thanks people.

Hi Emma thank you for the info.  My Great Great Grandfather was Owen Laragy was sent to Australia as a convict from Ireland in 1820, 7 years for stealing. He was held in Kilmainham Jail before being sent out to Australia. We do not know much about his family in Ireland, but we do know his father was Owen Laragy to, and his mother was Jane Coffey. We do not know what brothers and sisters he had not much at all. As much info as we can get will be good thanks.