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Sunshine:
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
The RC parish corresponding to Ballysumaghan civil parish is Riverstown. The subscription site Roots Ireland has Riverstown records back to 1803. https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0565 As you indicated the 1823 marriage record is available but none of the baptismal records. Possibly they moved out of the parish after the marriage?
I also looked at the 1824 Tithe records for Ballysumaghan parish and there were ten McHugh records listed including a William and a Rodger. Likely the Rodger was not your ancestor but possibly a relative. http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?…
You may want to add Roger's story to our XO Chronicles site and possibly someone will see a connection https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/ancestor-dat…
Have you considered DNA testing?
Let me know if you have questions.
Roger McDonnell
