Great grandfather John Fahy he came from Roscommon a place called Elphin

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You can try posting your query on the Elphin parish page of this website - 

In the meantime - if you haven't already - you could try checking information regarding this person at:

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/

Do you know his religion? : Most Catholic records are held locally - One site which might be of use is - http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/ - where you can ?browse? an overview of available records per county. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for possible assistance.

ELPHIN (ELPHIN AND CREEVE)

 Very Rev John J Gannon PP
 Elphin, Co Roscommon
 Tel: 071 9635058
 Very Rev James Tighe CC
 Elphin, Co Roscommon
 Tel: 071 9635131

Church of Ireland parish registers for the period up to 1870-are public records. Registers are available for about one third of the parishes, however many were destroyed in the Public Records Office in Dublin in 1922. Most are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. A list of all surviving registers is available in the National Archives. http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.  The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf

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Genealogy Support 

Dear Paul,

John Fahy is my great, great grandfather too. I am descended from his son Thomas Fahy, born on the 24th September 1886. It would be great to know which child you are descended from? Thomas moved to Ardwick, Manchester and we are still based in Manchester area. 

It would be great to hear from you. 

Thanks very much

Kate Vickers