Looking for info for Haley (Healy) and Sommers families

Mary,

What may be the parents marriage is listed in Roscommon Town Jan – Mar 1881 Volume 3, page 304. Michael Healy & Mary Somers both appear in the same index so it seems likely that it’s the marriage you are interested in. If you get a copy of that certificate you’ll get their fathers names as well as townlands (addresses) which may enable you to search further. Tradition was to marry in the bride’s church which should be on the certificate, and so that may be the place to search for her baptism and that of nay siblings.

Mary:

Following on Elwyn's lead, I looked up the civil marriage record on Roots Ireland and the transcription is below. You will note that Michael was a widower and the names of the fathers are shown. I looked at the townlands for the bride and groom. I found Curraghbaghla in Athleague civil parish and the reference data base  shows Co. Galway. The 1911 census also shows Co. Galway and in fact there was a John Somers family in the townland in 1911. Likely he was a brother of Mary. http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Killeroran/Curraghb…   I was not able to find Cloonlaughlin where Patrick lived.  I also found a likely baptismal record for Mary in 1855. (below marriage record).

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Roger McDonnell

Date of Marriage:20-Feb-1881
Parish / District:ATHLEAGUE CIVIL
County:Co. Roscommon 
Husband MichaelHealy Address Cloonlaughlin
Wife MarySomersAddress:Curravoughla
Civil ParishOccupation:FARMER
Status:Widower (Male)
Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Husband's Father Patrick Healy
Wife's FatherName:JamesSomers

First name(s)MaryLast nameSommersBirth year-Baptism year1855Baptism date29 Jan 1855ParishAthleagueAlternative parish namesAthleague and Fuerty, FuertyDioceseElphinCountyGalway, RoscommonCountryIrelandFather's first name(s)JasFather's last nameSommersMother's first name(s)BiddyMother's last nameSommersRepositoryNational Library of IrelandNational Library of Ireland linkhttp://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000633867#page/1/mode/1upRegisterBaptismRecord setIreland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms

Mary:

I located a Cloonlaughnan townland in Tisrara civil parish which is just to the south of Athleague so I think that is where Michael was from. The 1855 Griffiths for Tisrara parish does show a Patrick Healy in Cloonlaughnan which confirms the location.

Roger

A big thanks to each of you for the information you have provided.