I am looking for the baptismal/birth record for John Michael Griffin (my 2nd great grandfather), born May 22, 1848. His parents were Michael Griffin and Elizabeth Conway. I found a marriage record for them in December 1840 in Ballaghadereen, but I cannot locate John Michael's birth/baptismal record. The family was Catholic and John immigrated to the USA around 1860.
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Ballaghaderreen TOWN PLAN
Location: Roscommon
Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon, Ireland
Ballaghaderreen TOWN
Location: Roscommon
Pre-1840 Tenant Map of Drumbrick, Glooria, Drumanilra, Gortleck, and Cloonkeen
Location: Roscommon
Cavetown, Croghan, Boyle, Co Roscommon
Carrowmore Tenant Map 1818
Location: Roscommon
Carrowmore, Croghan, Co Roscommon
Kilcoleman Costello in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described by Samuel Lewis in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" 1837.</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
Elphin Census of Tibohine Parish
1749-01-01 12:00:00
Religious Census of Killukin, Creeve & Tumna
<p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>
1766-04-15 12:00:00
Religious Census of Killummod
<p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>
1766-03-01 12:00:00