This site has been recommended to me and how fascinating this is to read!
I live in Yorkshire, albeit on my mothers side my Grandad family are from Galway. After a lot of digging about and asking my mum 1000s of questions I got the siblings names and the father and Mother. Now this is the cool bit I only found out yetserday. tradition is to name the male of the family after the grandparent which has of course cause given me a lot of grief (still not reasolved really)
Also the names of the Counties and some areas vary in name and I am not familiar with them at all
I managed to find Gt Grandparents x 3 generations in Tuam, Dunmore, Galway. Back in the 1840s. Prior to that its sparse. Looked at all the usual databases and its a shame really as the Census prior to and includign 1851 is pretty poor and for some odd reason Galway is not listed as an option to search
Anyway, I do hope one day I can visit Tuam, once Ifind out exactly where they were, I know they were farmers and according to my mum extremely poor. My Gt Grandfather left Ireland so that his children (my grandad Thomas) could have a better life. it was tough for them, he became a miner at a local pit and lived in one of the mining houses which was basically a slum. Eventyually the pit closed, the houses were demolished as they were squalid and my grandparents moved to a nice village nearby in to a Council House where they both lived until passing away. My grandma reached the age of 100.
I am living in hope that maybe someone can help find details of my relatives Catherine Connel and james Connell 1837 and 1842 respectively. Their residence according to paperwork was Agerdool? Their Children Michal John, Mary, James and Patrick were all born in the area.
Thank you
Muddipaws
Wednesday 11th Mar 2020, 09:19AMMessage Board Replies
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Welcome to ireland Reaching Out!
I located the 1866 civil marriage record for James and Catherine on the free site www.irishgenealogy.ie https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1866/11538/8243605.pdf
The record shows that Catherine was a minor (under 21) and the names of the fathers of the bride and groom (both John) was listed. They both lived in Adragoole which I believe is Addergoole Beg in Dunmore civil parish. The Dunmore RC baptismal records have a big gap between 1854 and 1877 so the first baptismal record I could find on the subscription site Roots Ireland was in 1879 for Michael and I also located an 1884 record for Mary.
I located a civil birth record for John Connell born January 2, 1875 .https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1875/03110/2140658.pdf
James February 26, 1877 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1877/03019/2106425.pdf
I will look for more records.
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Wednesday 11th Mar 2020, 03:14PM -
James February 23, 1871 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1871/03306/2211670.pdf
Here is the Connell family in the 1901 census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Dunmore/Addergoole_Beg/1398560/
1911 census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Dunmore__North/Addergoole__Beg/474992/
James died May 21 , 1913 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1913/05332/4484520.pdf
Catherine died 1942 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1942/04673/4244967.pdf
Below is a possible baptismal record for Catherine and also a possible baptismal record for James.
Name:Catherine ConnellDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:27-Jan-1842Address:ClonfeanParish/District:DUNMOREGender:FemaleCountyCo. Galway
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John ConellMother:Bridget MannionOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Thomas ConnellSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary CrowName:James O'ConnellDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:28-Apr-1838Address:ClonfeaneParish/District:DUNMOREGender:MaleCountyCo. Galway
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John O'ConnellMother:Bridget MannionOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Patrick ConallySponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Bridget TooleCastlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Wednesday 11th Mar 2020, 04:09PM -
Am I reading this right James and catherine have the same parents?
Muddipaws
Wednesday 11th Mar 2020, 09:11PM -
I didn't pick that up. The Catherine and James on the two records are brother and sister. What we don't know is whether either of these records is for your ancestors. The surname Connell was very common in the area. We do know that both records can't be for your James and Catherine.
Roger
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Thursday 12th Mar 2020, 04:21PM