Nicholas McAleer

Just a few thoughts to get you started.  (I'm just filling in time learning about other parts of Ireland, not an official helper.)

Make sure you let the site know when you've made your arrangements so they can help you when you arrive in Ireland if they can.

Dromore is both a Parish and a Townland within the parish of Dromore.

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http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doPla…

Griffith Valuation was conducted C1860 but may give you an idea of what townlands to look for.

Landlord, Occupier Surname, Occupier Forename, County, Parish, Townlands

McAleer Landlord shown with Lowercase firstname.

MCALEER CHARLES TYRONE DROMORE TULLYMAGOUGH

MCALEER MICHAEL TYRONE DROMORE TUMMERY

MCALEER NICHOLAS TYRONE DROMORE TUMMERY

MCALEER OWEN TYRONE DROMORE TUMMERY

MCALEER MARY TYRONE DROMORE TUMMERY

MCALEER RODY TYRONE DROMOR EAGHADULLA (HARPER)

MCALEER JOHN TYRONE DROMORE DRUMLISH

MCALEER John CROSSLEY EDWARD TYRONE DROMORE DRUMLISH

MCALEER JOSEPH TYRONE DROMORE DRUMLISH

MCALEER CATHERINE TYRONE DROMORE DRUMLISH

MCALEER DANIEL TYRONE DROMORE GOLAN

MCALEER CHARLES TYRONE DROMORE GOLAN

MCALEER CATHERINE TYRONE DROMORE SHANNARAGH

MCALEER PATRICK TYRONE DROMORE AGHEE

MCALEER Patrick BREEN PATRICK TYRONE DROMORE AGHEE

MCALEER CATHERINE TYRONE DROMORE AGHEE

MCALEER TERENCE TYRONE DROMORE DERGANY (MAGUIRE)

MCALEER OWEN TYRONE DROMORE NEW PARK

MCALEER NICHOLAS TYRONE DROMORE AGHLISK

MCALEERWILLIAMTYRONEDROMOREMAGHERAGART

MCALEER MARY TYRONE DROMORE ESKER

MCALEER PATRICK TYRONE DROMORE ESKER

MCALEER PATRICK TYRONE DROMORE ESKER

MCALEER Patrick TYRONE DROMORE ESKER

MCALEER MICHAEL TYRONE DROMORE DROMORE

MCALEER James CHISM ROBERT TYRONE DROMORE MAIN STREET

MCALEER JAMES TYRONE DROMORE MAIN STREET

MCALEER HUGH TYRONE DROMORE CHURCH STREET

MCALEER TERENCE TYRONE DROMORE OUGHTERARD

MCALEERTHOMASTYRONEDROMOREOUGHTERARD

MCALEER TERENCE TYRONE DROMORE AGHNAMOE

MCALEER Hugh TRAYNOR MICHAEL TYRONE DROMOR EAGHNAMOE

MCALEER HUGH TYRONE DROMORE AGHNAMOE

MCALEER MARGARET TYRONE DROMORE POLFORE

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Dromore Roman Catholic Church Records

Transcribed from Dromore RC Church records - LDS film No. 0926052

Information provided by Michael O'Donnell
mod[at]together.net

https://cotyroneireland.com/churchrecord/dromorerc.html

Quite a lot of McAleers, but very few early ones.  Only good if they were Catholic.

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About 5 days ago there was a query about McAleer for Dungannon (only about 30km away from Dromore).  It may be worth you checking it out.

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https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0305

Catholic Parish Registers at National Library of Ireland

Dromore
Diocese of Clogher | County of Tyrone

Microfilm 05568 / 03

Baptisms

01 Nov. 1835 to 30 Dec. 1864

Marriages

21 Oct. 1833 to 23 Nov. 1864

Later films are also available.

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https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/sites/default/files/d7_files/publications/P…

also has a list of townlands in Dromore, which has more townlands than the Griffiths Valuation list.

Unfortunately I think you are delving into a time frame with very few surving records, especially if they were Catholic.  There are also three other churches in Dromore, but I haven't looked into them.  Good luck.  Enjoy Ireland.

Hi Marilyn

Our daughter-in-law was a McAleer whose forebears came from Gortaclady, near Dungannon. We visited there a few years ago and linked up with Seamus McAleer who, although no kinship could be established, was the soul of hospitality. He even engaged a researcher to find a possible connection for us.

Seamus is the MD of a big construction company bearing his name with headquarters in Dungannon. He may be retired now, but he has sons in the business. We had dinner with his extended family whom he summoned from various parts of Tyrone to meet us. If you look him up, please pass on our best wishes. 

John & Maureen James

Perth, Western Australia

There are 6 townlands in Co Tyrone named Dromore. Do you happen to know which Nicholas came from? There are 3 in Clogher parish and 1 each in Aghaloo Dromore and Arboe. So your first problem is trying to narrow that down.

The births and marriage are all long before the start of statutory registration in Ireland (1864). To trace someone before that you need to rely on church records. You haven’t said what denomination they were but I’ll assume RC. Aghaloo records start in 1846, Arboe in 1827, Dromore in 1835 & Clogher in 1856. The RC parish records are on-line free on the National Library site:

https://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

You could search them to see if you can trace the family.

I can see a marriage for a Nicholas McAleer to Brigid Droogan on 25.11.1841 in Dromore. However they may have still been in Ireland in 1868 in which case it can’t be your family.

My  great grandmother was Mary McAleer born about 1852. Lived in Dromore and married my great grandfather John Hughes in 1867 in Dromore. They moved to Glasgow, Scotland in the 1890s. Mary died in 1922 and John in 1929.I don't know if Mary was related to Nicholas.