looking for information on my grandfather patrick luke kelly 1860s galway moved to sligo dont know when but married and had children and was a farmer he married a kate gallagher and had 4 children catherine elizabeth ,mary bridget born 1889 and john luke and margaret teresa born 1901kate and margaret died 1904/5 patrick then married bridget gallagher dont know much more about them the last i have is 1911 census bridget is down as head of household patrick landlord ,land was passed to bridget 1957 then to luke kelly 1987 but cant find anything else about them thanks in advance for any help i can get x
rosie1055
Sunday 21st Apr 2013, 09:01PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Rosie,
Thank you very much for your message.
Have you tried looking in church records for information on the family in the 19th century? 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. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. Rossinver civil parish is divided into 2 Catholic parishes:
Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so any births, deaths or marriages in the family after this date would be recorded in these records. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
It may also be an idea to contact C. Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Centre for assistance, however a fee may apply. Here is their email:heritagesligo@eircom.net
Perhaps you could try getting in contact with Luke who owns the land now? You could try contacting the local parish priest to see if he can assist, or you could check the local phone book.
In the meantime some other websites that you may find useful with your research 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
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/sligo/index.html
Familysearch: www.familysearch.org
Sorry I couldn?t be of more assistance. 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
Wednesday 29th May 2013, 09:59AM