David and Sarah Walsh

Hi Dennis thanks for your message.

I think that the parish that you are referring to is actually spelt Killanin. It is both a Roman Catholic Parish and Civil Parish in CO. Galway.

THe Irishtimes website shows you what kind of information is available on the parish. You can see his by following the link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=1040&civilparish=Killannin&citycounty=Galway

the website also shows what ROman Catholic Church Records are available from the parish. Follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&churchid=629&CityCounty=Galway&CityCounty=West%20Galway&parish=Killanin

There are a number of sources that are available to help find familily records, however it is very hard to know where to begin if you can't narrow it down in terms of dates.

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Genealogy Support 

Hi Dennis,

I too am looking for David and Sarah Walsh.  They are my gggrandparents. I found them on the 1901 Ireland Census under Galway. David was 55 and Sarah was 46.  They lived in Finnaun Townland.

I have information on their son Patrick David who came to the US in 1880's and married Margaret "Maggie" Jane Gibbons in 1891 in Scranton, PA. She too was from Oughterard.

If you have found any additional information on David and Sarah Walsh since your last post, I would love to hear about what you have found.

Thanks.

Helen

Hello Helen

I am so pleased to hear from you, this is the first piece of information I have received concerning the family in Ireland.

I will fill you in on what I know, and that may help

David Walsh snr B 1846   GGF, Married 1870 age 24, Was 30 when first child born

Sarah Walsh   B 1855 GGM, 15 when married   Was 21 when first child born

Lived at Finnaun, just outside Oughterard

He was a cattle man or Farmer

Grandparents

John (Sean Guy) Walsh B 1876, D 1966 (90) (my Grandfather), Married Ellen Bradley

Siblings:

Paudar Peter , not married ?

Paud, Went to USA ?

Mary, married Michael O'Toole (maybe Grandfather of Michael O'Toole from Oughterard my 2nd cousins)

Michael, Married Ann Malloy, Had 4 or 5 Children

Thomas  ?

(The above information was from my g Aunt in Oughterard who was 90 when I visited in 2004)

Ellen Walsh (nee Bramley) Born Clare Galway (graigmore?) 1887 died 25th May 1955 (john died 26th May 1960 ,5yrs and 1 day later)

22 yrs Difference between them when married

Sibblings: Had a sister, Married Dr Jim Hughes practiced in Oughterard

Brother Michael

Not much else known.

Children of John and Ellen

Sarah-Anne      born:    19th July  1916 Died 2011 95

David   (My Father )       29th December 1917   Died: 18th August 1989    aged:   72

Paude                           ....                                           D Australia  1995 ....

Peggy                           B...1919                                    D 2nd Feb 1934  15, Hit by a car                                                                         

John                                                                             D  UK 2000 ?

Michael                                    B 1926                         D 15 August 1938         12

Mary                Still Living  

Peter                Still Living

The House in Camp st Oughterard was built in 1921

Before that Granfather John owned 3 shops in Main Street of Oughterard. People had no income and he gave them credit because they were starving. Until he went broke. The shops were then taken by the Black and Tans, and still used today.

Dave Was 3 when they moved into Camp St

I hope this all makes sense to you   

I have a photo of my Grandfather John and the census copies from1901 and 1911

You can contact me directly on   denniswalsh0201@gmail.com and I will send them to you

I would love to hear from you again to see if we are related  

Best regards

Dennis