DNA test results place my Irish family in Galway and South Connemara. I don't know if the surname spellings are the same as when the families were in Ireland. I can't find immigration records. Believe my Degnan grandmother was born in U.S. in 1887. Her mother was a Dorsey. My great grandparents may have been the ones who emigrated. I will appreciate any help in guidance and direction. I would like to claim my Irish citizenship.
iamtraceym:
In order to file for foreign birth Irish citizenship you have to have a grandparent born in Ireland.
Do you have the names of your great-grandparents and what was your grandmother's name? The surname in Ireland may have been Duignan.
Roger McDonnell
My great grandparents were Bartley Degnan and Ellen Dorsey Degnan. Again, not sure of the spelling prior to emigration. Thank you.
iamtraceym:
Bartholomew Degnan and Ellen Dorsey married in Boston on August 3 1873. Bartholomew was 21 and Ellen was 22. The father of Bartholomew was James and his mother Bridget. The parents of Ellen were Hugh and Bridget. I found this record on Ancestry.com Do you have access to Ancestry?
I went back to the subscription site Roots Ireland and did not find a baptismal record for Bartholomew but I did find a lead for Ellen Dorsey. There was a record of a baptism on February 27 1851 at St. Nicholas church in Galway city for an Ellen D'Arcy with father Hugh D'Arcy and mother Bridget Hession. I think this is likely the correct record.
Roger
Roger,
Thank you so much for your help. My Ancestry.com account is not active right now, due to my time constraints. I seem to go down too many rabbit holes on that site. I really, really appreciate your help with this. I would never have known what to look for, especially with the different spelling. I will likely be back in Ireland in 2023 to do some more searching. I guess the place to start will be St. Nicholas Church in Galway city. I was last there in 2018. It's been too long. If there are any other places, records for me to search, I would appreciate your suggestions. Again, thank you!