Dominick and Bridget Gallagher

A John Gallagher was born 16 Jan 1830 in the parish of Kilmoremoy, Diocese of Killala, County of Mayo, to Dominic Gallagher and Bridget Doogan.

Dominic's age 70 in death register may have been an under-estimation. That would give him a year of birth c1809. Anthony's estimated y.o.b.calculated from his age at emigration to Australia was c1816. 

If Anthony was born around 1816 to Dominic & Bridget,  could the same Dominic & Bridget have been parents of Nelly 1853 and Thomas 1858? That's a stretch of 42 years. It might have been the same Dominic but not necessarily the same Bridget, unless Anthony was born later. ( There are 2 instances in my FT of men whose 1st and 2nd wives had same forename. One of these couples lived near another couple of similar age with same names; most of children of these couples had same names and were similar ages.) 

Anthony had to be old enough to have a granddaughter born c1857. Was he on 1851 English census? What was the town or city where he married in 1854?

I'm just doing sums. My great-aunt was officially 74 on her death certificate. Her younger brother died 5 years earlier aged 78. Only the latter was correct. Great-aunt was nearer to 90 than to 70 and was probably over 90. Ages of all members of that family fluctuated wildly on records.

Informant of Dominic's death, John Gallagher, doesn't state a relationship to deceased.

It would be helpful to find registration of Bridget's death.

There were 2 adults in Ballaghadereen called Martin Cassidy on 1911 census. (Thinking about the census search on behalf of Bridget Gallagher's pension application c/o Mrs Martin Cassidy.)

House 31 Bogtiduff (Ballaghadereen):  Michael Cassidy & wife Bridget both aged 65  + son Martin, 34 + daughter Anne, 21.

House 16 Drumndassal (Ballaghadereen): Martin Cassidy, 65 & Anne Cassidy 65, wife.

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie ;

Edit. PS. This might be birth registration of  Martin Cassidy at Bogtiduff in 1911:

Registration District Ballaghadereen, Union of Castlerea, Counties of Mayo 7 Roscommon. Born June 1875. Parents Michael & Bridget (formerly Duffy). Abode Boughtaduff.

I was hoping Bridget's maiden name would be Gallagher.

Found the correct Martin Cassidy, 3rd time lucky! Cashellahenny is in Mayo. I was confused by Ballaghadereen registration district being in both Roscommon and Mayo.

1911 Census: Kilmovee District Electoral Division: County Mayo. Cashellahenny House 2:

Martin Cassidy, 63, head, farmer. Cannot read, speaks Irish & English 

Bridget Cassidy, 63, wife.             Cannot read, speaks Irish & English 

Dominick Cassidy, 19, son.          Can read & write.

www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Mayo/Kilmovee/Cashellahenny/7…  

Dominick's birth registration: Swinford: Kilkelly District: 1893

Born January 1893. parents Martin Cassidy & Bridget (formerly Gallagher) Abode Colebrook. 

*Marriage of Bridget Gallagher to Martin Cassidy:

 Sup. District Swinford:   Reg. District Lowpark:    18th Feb. 1889 at R.C. Chapel of Carracastle.

Bridget was a spinster, abode Corragoola. Her father was Dominick Gallagher, farmer. Martin was a widower, a farmer of Coalbrook. A witness was Kate Gallagher. It doesn't say whether either father was deceased.

Were there local directories at the time? Some list farmers in an area. Another source for finding people in this era is dog licence register on Find My Past. A dog owner had to buy a licence every year or register his dog as an essential working dog and claim exemption.

* The Bridget Gallagher (daughter of Dominick & Bridget) mentioned in Julia's original post was paired with a husband Patrick Corcoran. (Do you know when & where this marriage was?) The Bridget Gallagher who married Martin Cassidy said she was a spinster. Accccording to her age on 1911 census she was around 40 when she married Martin Cassidy. Late marriage was not unusual post-Famine.

I think we're looking at 2 Dominick & Bridget couples, each with a daughter called Bridget. 

The John Dominick,  Gallagher at Carragooly on 1901 census, mentioned by Elwyn had father named John, whose wife was Mary. John Dominick was 7 on 1901 census. He looks to have been the one born October 1893,  registered Swinford Sup, Reg. District. Mother Mary, formerly Doherty.

I don't see a marriage of John Gallagher & Mary Doherty. There were a lot of John Gallagher marriages.  Gallagher was a common name. There were many Gallagher-Gallagher weddings. Beware of getting them mixed-up.

Griffiths' Valuation Corragooly townland: As well as Dominick occupying 12 acres, there were 2 other Gallagher entries,  Anthony, with a house & office, no land, (plot 5d)  and  Michael who occupied 14 acres (plot 14a). Anthony shared plot 5 with Michael Higgins  (14 acres) and 2 women, Catherine Kelly and Catherine Larkin. Corragooly is/was near the boundary with Counties Roscommon and Sligo. It was in Kilbeagh parish. Total acreage of Corragooly was 244, so not big. 

Another Dominick Gallagher entry in Griffiths' for Kilbeagh parish was in Killaturly townland. This is a few miles further West. It covered 850 acres. Gallagher accounted for 15 of 53 names listed, so almost 1/3 of total.  Dominick shared plot 2 with Michael Gallagher and Martin Gallagher, amomg others.   There were 3 Patrick Gallaghers  in the townland -  Pat'k Gallagher (Tom),  Patrick Gallagher (jun.) and one was simply Patrick Gallagher.*  

The name Dominick Gallagher has 10 more entries in Mayo on Griffiths' Valuation. Anthony Gallagher ws mentioned 32 times.

*Did this mean that Pat's father was Thomas and that the other 2 were father & son?

Re Dominic Gallagher of Corragooly who died 1879. Letters of Administration were granted to "John Gallagher of Corragooly, farmer, the son".  Effects £64. 5s.

(Irish Calendar of Wills & Administrations 1858-1922, Irish National Archives)

www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/search/cwa/home.jsp

Dominic Gallagher who died 1869 should be there too but I couldn't find him. 100+  Gallaghers are in it.

Remaining on legal matters:

The name of Dominic Gallagher was in Mayo Petty Sessions Court Registers 1841 onwards. A few cases made it into the local newspapers.

Several Mayo men called Dominic Gallagher got dog licences 1871 onward. 

Elwyn,

Thanks for the explanation. I've come across agnomens before although not for members of my own families. I noticed them on a census. Just looked agnomen up in dictionary - defined as "additional name". 

I've added the Griffiths article to my reading list. 

Where can one see census search forms? I found them once when researching my Irish ancestors but I can't remember where. Although 3 of them survived into their late 70s & 80s post 1909 I didn't find their names in that collection.  Irish Toolkit website explains what they are and also mentions "Green Forms" used for applicants who paid for a search. I still couldn't locate the collection. I recommended another enquirer on this site to read your explanation of the census search form.

On the subject of this particular census search form for young Bridget Gallagher & parents, Dominick & Bridget in Corragooly townland on 1851 census.  Mrs Martin Cassidy, address Cashellahenny, Ballaghadereen, was that same  Bridget Gallagher. Mrs Cassidy was making the application on her own behalf. Her age on 1911 census was 63 so she expected to have her 70th birthday either late 1917 or in 1918. That puts her estimated birth year 1847/8. According to 1911 census transcription neither Bridget Cassidy nor her husband Martin could read. She would have needed help to complete application forms. She was still living in Corragoolly when she married, aged around 40, so unsurprisingly she had correct information about her abode and her family in 1851.

The Bridget Gallagher who became Mrs Martin Cassidy was, I presume, a different person from the Bridget Gallagher who married Patrick Corcoran. (Bridget Gallagher - Patrick Corcoran marriage was mentioned in original post by Hillsgirl.)

It may have been the case that the Bridget Gallagher who became Mrs Patrick Corcoran never made a census search application.