Looking for any information on Patrick Farrelly, who lived in Lisnabantry in 1863. Originally from Lurgan parish, town land of Curraghmore. He is my great-great grandfather. His wife was Ann Flanagan- they had at least four children: Thomas and Rose (twins) b. 1834. Patrick (my g-grandfather) b. 1836, and Andrew, b. 1838. As far as I know, Patrick and Andrew were the only ones who emigrated to the US.
Hi Lois,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried looking in Church records for information on Patrick?
Most Catholic records are held locally. You could try writing to the parish priest for possible assistance. One website which you may find useful however, is the irishtimes. Here they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Lurgan parish follow this link:
For Church of Ireland records check http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.
You could also check the land records for some mention of Patrick. There are are two:
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith's Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Some other websites which you may find useful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Family Search: https://familysearch.org/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cavan/index.html
I hope that this is helpful.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support