My ancestors emigrated from Granard, through Liverpool, to the United States in 1849-1850. I have visited Granard, and have viewed the original baptism records -- fascinating. There is nobaptismal record for my g-g-grandfather, Patrick Macken, b: April 1837, and no marriage record for his parents. They seem to have settled on land in Ballygilchrist with other family members, so I wonder if they might have moved there from a nearby parish or even another county. Is that a reasonable assumption? Is there a place from which others moved to Granard in the 1830's? Also, are there any others in this community who might have ancestors in common with me? John Macken married Julia Heary/Heany. They had about 8 children, settled in the U.S. in Hinsdale (Berkshire County) Massachusetts.
bmacken01
Sunday 20th Jan 2013, 11:27PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Perhaps you could try contacting the Longford Genealogy Centre for assistance-however a fee may apply for their services. Here are their contact details:
Longford Genealogy,
17 Dublin Street,
Longford,
Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0) 43 41235 Email: longroot@iol.ie
You could also try contacting the Local Studies Department of the Longford Library. They may be able to give you some information on movement patterns in and out of the parish. Here is a link to their page:
http://www.longfordlibrary.ie/lib_arc_home.aspx
Some other websites which you may find helpful 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 US National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/
Genealogy Projects of Ireland, Longford: http://www.igp-web.com/longford/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/longford/index.html
I hope that these suggestions and links are useful to you.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Friday 22nd Mar 2013, 01:31PM