I just heard from another research that my great great grandmother came from Mayobridge, Newry, County Down, but she did not have any sources listed. I am trying to locate records to verify this. Previously, I only knew that she was from County Down.
My ancestor was Catharine Moore was born Jan. 14, 1838. Catharine's family in the United States was Catholic, so I am assuming that they also were Catholic in Ireland. The other researcher listed Patrick Moore and Catherine King as the parents of my Catharine Moore (but no sources were listed.) She first married John Trainor, but I'm not sure if that happened in Ireland or in the United States. (The other researcher listed the marriage as occuring in Ireland about 1848, which is suspect, because she would have only been 10 years old! This researcher did, however, have a different date for Catharine's birth- Jan 14, 1829, but I have records verifying the correct birthdate that I listed above.) John Trainor died June 12, 1860 in Pennsylvania. Shortly thereafter, (August 1, 1860) Catharine married my great great grandfather, John McGovern. They lived in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Here is the page on my website for this family: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gartner/john_mcgovern.htm
I would greatly appreciate any help in locating records to verify that Moyobridge is the correct townland in the parish of Clonallan for my Catharine Moore.
Thanks!
Linda Braund
lbraund
Thursday 6th Mar 2014, 06:33PMMessage Board Replies
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Dear Linda
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, Clonallen is a Civil Parish in Co. Down:
Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Warrenpoint begin in 1826. Mayo is a townland in the Civil Parish of Clonallen. You can see from the map of townlands in the link below, that Mayobridge is a small area in the north of the parish.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/MAPS/ClonallanWarrenpointTownlands.htm
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
The website of the Ulster Historical Foundation is also very interesting:
http://www.ancestryireland.com/
Some other websites that may be helpful are:
The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ - you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too
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
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
In relation to ages on records, one should always keep an open mind. Remember that many people could not read or write and it would have been difficult for them to give an accurate date for their own birth. Researchers will often factor in a 5 year period either side of a given date, but it is not unheard of for people to be up to 10 years older than they have said or were recorded to be. The Census is a prime example of this. Often in the 10 year period between 1901 and 1911 people will have aged from anything up to 20 years, sometimes more.
Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Monday 31st Mar 2014, 08:40AM