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Michael Bourke [b.1801] Ann Doherty [b.1804]

GalwayCong (Galway)

I am looking for my great great grandparents Michel and Ann who were born in Mayo Co. They had a son Richard Bourke born in 1829 in Ireland. There is  alsoa great great grandparents Richard Bourke born 1799  and Brigit Smiith born 1809 in Mayo Co.. Richard and Brigit ere married in Canada in 1834.Michael 1801 and Richard 1799 were possibly brothers or cousin as they had grandchildren who needed church permission to marry. The family lore is that we came from east of Ashford castle so I joined the Cong parish.I also have Michael Lynch B. 1800 and{Mary] Ann Long b.1797 in Ireland, they were my GReat grandmother,s grandparents.The story is that Michael Lynch was a protestant tax collector who lost his job because he married Ann a catholic. There first child John was born in 1826.  I only have that the Lynch,s were born in Ireland.

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Hi There

 

The oldest records you can search online are the TITHE APPLOTMENTS (1823-37)

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?…

(Search by name or Browse by townland)

 

 

Then there are the Griffiths Valuations (1850's), where you can locate the townland of origin.

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNam…

 

More recent records are the 1901 and 1911 Census

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

 

These are the Irish Records available at Familysearch.org

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927084

 

You could also Browse through these Sites with Mayo Gravestones

Cong Cemetery on Findagrave    - 

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSvcid=244803&CRid=226…;

http://www.irishgraveyards.ie/search_page.php

 

Some townlands to consider near Cong would be Clonbur,  Cross, Ballinrobe, The Neale.  (East of Cong as you mention would be Cross, Shrule, Headford, )

http://www.irelands-directory.com/Mayo/Cong/maps.html

 

 

I come from West Mayo, but someone else maybe able to supply more information about the local area.

 

Good luck with your research, feel free to ask/email me if you have any difficulty with the above sites

 

Sl?inte

 

Dympna

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