bullaun

 

Hi,

 

Thank you for your message.

 

Do you have any other information on your grandmother that you can share?

What is her forename?

Do you know the names of her children?

Did she and Thomas live in Bullaun or Mayo?

 

I did a search of the surname Dolphin with Thomas Tighe at www.familysearch.org which holds a collection of Irish church records and Irish civil registration indexes. Here is a link to some of the results found https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3ADolphin~%20%2Brecord_country%3AIreland%20%2Bmarriage_place%3ALoughrea~%20%2Bmarriage_year%3A1870-1880~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3AThomas~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3ATighe~

Could any of these be your grandmother?

 

You could also try looking in Church records at a local level for information. Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Bullaun parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Galway&CityCounty=East%20Galway&parish=Loughrea&churchid=336

 

For Church of Ireland records check: http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.

 

Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

Kind regards,

 

Genealogy Support