Hello,
I am seeking any information on my ancestors who are from Donegal. In particular I am after information on the parents of John James Meighan (Meehan) born 1794 in Inver. John died in Australia but had several children before emmigrating. My direct descendant is his son John Dolard Meighan (born 1834). Any records of his birth or immiration would be useful.
Regards
Craig Meighan
Craig:
Unfortunately the RC records for Inver parish do not begin until 1860 so there would be no baptismal records available and civil registration of births did not start until 1864. Emmigration data is also not available.
You probably know this aleady but I looked at the 1857 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing and there were many, many Meahan and Meehan records so the name was extremely common in the parish. https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/donegal/inver.htm
Roger McDonnell