My ancestor CATHERINE BRODERICK immigrated to New South Wales, Australia, on board the "Stamboul" in 1854, aged 12 with her brother, Jeremiah, aged 20, and sister, Bridget, aged 16. they were from Ballynakill, Glaway. Their parents were John Broderick, who had died by then and Ann (Nancy) Callinan. I would like to know more about her parents and ancestors, and Ballynakill, if possible.
Regards
Lorayne
Hi
Thank you for your message.
There are 4 civil parishes by the name of Ballynakill in County Galway - all in different areas of the county. Do you have any additional information regarding this family which may assist in narrowing your search?
Some sites/resources which might be of use to you are;
Irish Times Ancestors - http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/civilparish/index.cfm?fuseaction=GetMap&CityCounty=Galway where you can BROWSE through information relating to County Galway and the various Ballynakill parishes.
Galway County Library - http://www.galway.ie/en/Services/GuidetoourServices/PublicLibrary/
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
Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
Galway Genealogy Information: http://www.galway-ireland.ie/genealogy-galway.htm
Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
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