Fallon - Ballinrobe area

MayoBallinrobe (Mayo)

I'm looking for information on Margaret ('Maggie') Fallon and her father Patrick Fallon. Margaret is my Great Grandmother. At some stage (apparently between 1858 and 1864)she moved to Scotland or England, and as a result I have quite a lot of info on her life there, but little on her early life in Ireland.

The Scottish birth records of 2 of her children with her 1st husband, John Riley/Reilly/Rilley, include that they were married at Ballinrobe Co Mayo on 10Jan1858 and her fathers name was Patrick Fallon. His name is confirmed on the certificate for her 2nd marriage in England, and her birth place is confirmed as Mayo in English census records.

I've been unable to find a record of her birth,anymore info on her father, or anything on her mother. It's likely that she was born in 1842 as her death registration in 1892 states that she was 50 years old. I found an entry for Patrick Fallon in Griffiths Valuation against land and a house in Rathkelly, but I've nothing to confirm that this is the right Patrick Fallon.

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11 years ago

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Dear Peta

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

RC records fro Ballinrobe begin in 1843 for baptisms and 1821 for marriages though there are some missing dates. Anyone baptised in the parish before that time will not have a baptism record (which doesn't meant that they were not baptised it's just that the record is not available.). In any case just to be sure, I had a look in Co. Mayo but could see no baptism for any Margaret born to a father Patrick between 1830 and 1850. There are some other children on rootsireland.ie named with a father Patrick Fallon but none for Ballinrobe. There are 3 marriages for a Patrick Fallon in Co. Mayo between 1835 and 1845 but again as we don't know the place of residence/townland of her mother (where they would have married) I cannot say, which, if any, is relevant.

Rootsireland does have a civil death record for the Patrick you mention in your post in the townland of Rathkelly, Ballinrobe. He was a Gardener and died on 14th April 1865. As you suggest with the Griffith's entry though, it isn't possible to know for sure. You may have to gather such info and retain so that you can make a more informed decision later should more records become available in future. The informant on the death was a Henry Fallon - not a name you mention above but again, we can't be sure how relevant this is.

Fallon - Ballinrobe area

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