County Mayo (Irish: Contae Mhaigh Eo) is a county in Ireland. Mayo County Council is the local authority that is responsible for the county. It is located in the province of Connacht and is part of the West Region. It was named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. The county has a population of 130,552 according to the 2011 census.
This page is being used at the moment ONLY for posting messages on the Mayo Message Board for people who know that there ancestors are (or were) based in Mayo, but do not know what parish they came from. If you know what parish your ancestors came from, please JOIN that parish and post your message on their message board - you'll get a quicker and more informed response that way.
The more information that you have about your ancestors, the better the response you should receive. Try to post as much information as possible:
- names
- dates
- places
- if they were married (and to whom)
- children's names
- descendants' names
- any thing else you can think of
When your query has gathered enough information for you to decide what parish your ancestors came from, we can then more your query to that parish's message board.
This will be an exciting journey for (and us).
