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Patrick Towey from Ballaghaderreen (1863 or 1865?)

Hello,  I'm attempting to find birth records of my great grandfather Patrick Towey from Ballaghaderreen possibly born in either 1863 or 1865 (?)  to James Towey and Margaret Johnston (from Kilmovee possibly?)  Patrick immigrated (sent for by an older brother (?) )  to my hometown of Katonah, NY as a teenager and married Margaret Dempsey (possibly born Anna Margaret Dempsey from Coleraine?) .  As there are several Patrick Toweys from the area in the mid 1860s, I have no idea of the parish, townland or diocese, and Ballaghaderreen was part of Mayo when he was born.   With many thanks!  George Mekeel in Youghal

gnilesm

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The townland of Ballaghaderreen (now in Roscommon) is in the Catholic parish of Castlemore and Kilcolman, and the parish records which are available online (which appear to go far enough back for the dates you want) can be found at this link:

https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0119

If the mother was from Kilmovee (in Mayo), then her marriage probably took place there (weddings were usually held in the bride;s home parish).  You can use the interactive map at the above link to move to the records for Kilmovee, which go back far enough that you might well be able to find her marriage record, and maybe even a baptismal record for her there.

You can see more info about the townland of Ballaghaderreen at this link, which includes an interactive map:

https://www.townlands.ie/roscommon/frenchpark/kilcolman/ballaghaderreen…

The townland only includes part of the town itself, as you can see from the map, but there are links there to use in moving to nearby townlands.

kevin45sf@yahoo.com

 

In Griffith’s Valuation of Mayo, 1856-57, there were seven heads of household in Mayo named James Towey, one in Ballaghaderreen:

 

Source Surname          First Name      Townland        Parish  County

Towey James  Town Of Ballaghaderreen Pound Street      Kilcolman        Co. Mayo       

Towey James  Hawksford      Kilcolman        Co. Mayo       

Towey James  Tonregee        Kilcolman        Co. Mayo       

Towey James  Derrynacartha, Lower            Kilcolman        Co. Mayo       

Towey James  Derrynacatha Upper  Kilcolman        Co. Mayo       

Towey James  Derrynacatha Upper  Kilcolman        Co. Mayo       

Towey James  Coollena         Kilcolman        Co. Mayo

Source: rootsireland.ie.

 

You can see more at askaboutireland.ie.

I hope this is helpful.

glanvil3@aol.com

 

Here's an Anna Margaret Jane Dempsey baptized in Coleraine in 1865. We'd need more info to say that it is definitely your Anna. For instance, were her parents Francis Dempsey and Sarah Hunter?

 

Anna Mgt Jane Dempsey

Baptism:08-Oct-1865

Address:Mullamuck

Parish/District:COLERAINE

Co. Derry

Roman Catholic

Father:Francis Dempsey

Mother:Sarah Hunter

 

Sponsor 1:John Molloy
Sponsor 2 Marianne Molloy

 

 

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