My Ancestors of Ballynahaglish (Mayo)

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Have you tried looking in Church records for information? As civil registration did not begin in Ireland until 1864, for information on births, marriages, deaths it is necessary to look at the local parish records.

Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. Ballynahaglish civil parish is part of Backs Roman Catholic parish.To see what is available there go to:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Mayo&parish=Backs&churchid=738

For information on Church of Ireland records check: http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.  

www.familysearch.org  have some church records available online

www.rootsireland.ie have a huge collection of church records available, however you have to pay to use this site.

For births, deaths, marriages in Ireland after 1864 you can also search in civil records. These are available from the General Register?s office in Dublin. Here is their website:

http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You can search these records online at: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

You could also check for record of the family in the land acts pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Have you tried searching in the 1901/1911 census records to see if there were any family still living in the area at the time? you can search these online here:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/mayo/index.html

Alternatively, you could contact the North Mayo Family History Research Centre for assistance, however a fee may apply. normayo@iol.ie

I hope that some of these links are helpful. Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support