Looking for my fathers origins
Hi everyone, I wonder if anyone can help me. I'm looking for my late fathers family and have hit a dead end. My fathers name was John ahern and he was born in 1930 and placed in a home awaiting adoption. We think his mothers name was Bridget or Brigid and she came from the Galway area. In 1936, when he was six years old, he was adopted, or boarded, by a family who worked a farm in abbeyknockmoy. We have no information about this family except that when the farmer died in the late40's, early 50's, he left the land to his nephew as he had no children of his own. My father then travelled to Liverpool and eventually resided in Birmingham in approximately 1951.We are aware that he remained in touchwith a neighbour from the adjoining farm, possibly called Margaret, for some time after he moved away but we have no information about her either. When he died we were unable to locate a birth certificate or passport, however he only ever traveled between Ireland and England, and all befor the 80's so we are unsure as to whether he ever had one. Any information at all would be greatly appreciated and I can't wait to hear back.
Thanks, Mike Ahern.