STEPHEN FRANCIS GLENN, b Dec 1835 Navan, Meath

Tom:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I searched the subscription site Roots Ireland and could not find a baptismal record for Stephen Glenn or Francis Glenn in Co. Meath. In fact there were only three Glenn baptismal records on the Roots Ireland data base in Co. Meath and the earliest was 1851. The Navan baptismal records are on Roots Ireland and go back to 1782. However, the NLI parish register shows a gap between 1813 and 1842 https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0955 so maybe Stephen's baptismal record is not available. I need to check further.

Roger McDonnell

Tom:

I e-mailed the Heritage Center in Co. Meath. I will let you know.

Roger

Roger,

Thank you for your prompt reply and the actions you took. It's interesting to me that you are associated with the Castlemore Roscommon Parish.  In the 1990s, I was on a plane flight from the US to Scotland and the person sitting next to me had the exact same name as mine, Thomas Joseph Glenn.  He was a Catholic priest who said he was from Ballaghaderreen, going to visit his mother there.  He told me I should look for my Glenn ancestors in his home area, even though the oral history was that Stephen Glenn was from Navan.

Again, Thanks, Tom Glenn

Tom:

I just heard back from the Heritage Center in Meath which is located in Trim. They confirmed a gap in records which includes the time period when Stephen was baptized. I asked them to correct the page which implies that records are continuous from 1782. One of my grandmothers was also from Ballaghaderreen.

Roger