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Garrity of Roscommon

Roscommon

Hi, hoping fo find any info on my husband's Garrity ancestors:

1. John Garrity b @1800 in Roscommon, married Bridget Fallon

2. James Garrity, s/o John and Bridget Garrity, b 18 Oct 1822 Whicheuaugh Roscommon, he married Bridget Mullen b 1835 Ireland Bridget's parents:? Michael Mullen and Mary Riley?

We are hoping to travel to Ireland in 2020 for our 50th wedding anniversary and are hoping to learn more about our Irish ancestors and hopefully visit the areal they lived in

many thanks

Chris Murphy Delano

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Chris:

Hello again!

There are only three RC parishes in Co. Roscommon that have records back to 1800 and three more start before 1820. From looking at the subscription site Roots Ireland, it appears your family was from an area where the RC records started later. I don't see any baptismal records for james and John and Bridget Mullen or a marriage record for James and Bridget Fallon or John and Bridget Mullen. Garrity or the more common spelling Geraghty was a surname that was all over the county so it is difficult to pinpoint even an area to search. You mention Whicheuaugh in you message. There are only eight townlands in Roscommon which start witha "W" and none of them are close in spelling to Whicheuaugh. Did you find that entry on a family document?

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you again Roger!  It seems like you spent most of your Sunday helping me!  Thank you for your help on this.  Another family member supplied that information, I will have to ask him where he got that name.  You are a Blessing! Chris

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Chris:

Many surnames were "adjusted" when an immigrant came to his/her new country.

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

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