William Farraher

Hi,

Thanks for your message.

Westport town is part of the Catholic parish of Aughaval. Unfortunately, baptism records for the parish do not start until 1845. You may be lucky and find their marriage record however. 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. For Aughaval parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Mayo&parish=Aughaval&churchid=1043

There are some marriages from 1823-29 in Westport , including that of some Farraghers, recorded here:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~deesegenes/westport.htm

For baptisms  1848-73 in the parish click here:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~deesegenes/wbapt.htm

You could also check for record of the family in the land records 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/

Some other websites that may be 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

Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/

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

Mayo: www.mayo.ie

Mayo Ancestors: http://www.mayoancestors.com/default.aspx

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support