Parish Name

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Thank you for your message.

Do you know much about their emigration? The dates, the reason why they left, who they may have travelled with?..etc..Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool, New York, etc.), this could be a good place to find more information. -And perhaps even find out an exact place of origin.

Do you know his religion? Most Catholic records are held locally - One site which might be of use is - http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/ - where you can ?browse? an overview of available records per county. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for possible assistance. Church of Ireland parish registers for the period up to 1870-are public records. Registers are available for about one third of the parishes, however many were destroyed in the Public Records Office in Dublin in 1922. Most are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. A list of all surviving registers is available in the National Archives. http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.  The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf

Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. 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.

Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.

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Genealogy Support 

Thank you for your reply.

I  researched my second great grandfather using Ancestry.com.  He was born somewhere in Ireland around 1832. Sometimes I see his name as Micheal ( as opposed to Michael)  Rooney.   He was Roman Catholic but  I do not know the name of the parish they were part of or even the county they lived in.  His father (my third great grandfather) was also named Michael was born in Ireland around 1806.  His mother's name was Anne (1809).  He was one of 8 siblings.  Siblings names were,  Anne (1825), Thomas (1826), John (1829), James (1831), Bernard (1835), Mary (1837) and William (1840).  I believe I may have found him on the 1841 Scotland census so his family may have moved to Dunbartonshire, Scotland after the birth of the last sibling in 1840.  In 1854, he departed from Liverpool and arrived to New York.  He lived in New York (Queens County) until he passed around 1905.

I would like to find out more about his roots in Ireland.  I am planning to visit Ireland in July, 2013.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Hi-

If you haven't already - you might try any of the following in an attempt to determine a County of origin for your ancestor:

The National Archives Scotland- family history: http://www.nas.gov.uk/familyHistory/

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

British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093

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

If you are planning to visit Ireland in 2013 - please fill out the online visitors form now available on our HOME page.

 http://www.irelandxo.com/visiting-ireland-2013

Likewise - If you would like to share your travel plans wih us via info@irelandxo.com - we will endeavour to conect you with a volunteer who may be able to provide some advice or assistance.

Kind regards,                    

Genealogy Support 

I am hoping someone might know  Edward Rooney who was born in Hilltown, Dunboyne, Co. Meath on 6th Oct. 1878 ; he was one of 7 siblings; his father John Rooney was my great grandfather's only brother;  and John Rooney of Hilltown was evicted from of his land in Hilltown, I have found a cutting in the Freemans' Journal; It appears he was an excellent farmer c. 1881

As the 1926 census are not open yet to the public it is difficult to trace Edward; I do believe that he lived in Dublin and may have died in the 1960's. I have checked the newspapers for his death, and found a few; so I am not sure;  He also had a sister Elizabeth - Lily who was a teacher and  unmarried and again I believe she died in the 1960's. 

As I have gathered a vast amount of research on this family, I would not like to leave Edward out; I think he may have been married; 

Please if anyone knows anything of this family please concact me;

Mary O'Connor 

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