McBrearty/Gillespie

DonegalKillymard (Donegal)

My name is Catherine and I am tracing my Grandmother Mary Catherine Mcbreartys family. I do not have a lot of information. What I do have is the following. If you could direct me to finding more infor ation on family. I would appreciate. Thank you for your time. God Bless

Patrick McBrearty married Mary Gillespie they had 5 children:

Name: Mary Mc Brearty

Birth date: 24 May 1867

Birthplace: Donegal, Ireland

Father's name: Patrick Mc Brearty

Mother's name: Mary Gillespie

1867 Births, volume 7 page 38, entry # 329...

24 May at Rosylungan, Mary daughter of Patrick McBREARTY, Farm

Labourer residing at Rosylungan parish of Killymard and Mary

McGREARTY formerly GILLESPIE. Signed Patrick McBREARTY [his mark X]

residing Rosylungan [much more clearly written this time], registered

28th May 1867, James David, Registrar.

Name: Anne Jane Mc Brearty

Birth date: 26 Jul 1869

Birthplace: Donegal, Ireland

baptism/christening place28, DONEGAL, DON, IRE

William Mc Brearty 12 Dec 1869

Name: John McBrearty

baptism/christening place: 32, DONEGAL, DON, IRE

birth date: 07 Aug 1871

birthplace: Donegal, Don, Ireland

Name: James Mcbrearty

Baptism/christening date: baptised 6 Dec 1873 at Clar, his Godparents were Edward and Susan O'Donnell.

Baptism/christening place: DONEGAL, DON, IRE

Birth date: 04 Dec 1873

Birthplace: Donegal, Don, Ire

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13 years ago

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Hi - thank you for your message. Some resources for County Donegal that may be useful to your research include:

http://www.from-ireland.net/county-donegal-genealogy/

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/ulster/index_do.htm

Some other sites you might try - if you haven't already - 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

Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

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McBrearty/Gillespie

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