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County Sligo Gilligan/Gilgan

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I am curently searching GILLIGAN OR GILGANand Monahan Co Sligo.

Bartholomew Monahan born abt 1760, <3 Catherine ? born abt 1760 with issue: Alice Monahan born abt 1793 Ireland, died 1881 Mass, USA.

This Alice Monahan born abt 1793,<3 Edward Gilligan(Gilgan)born abt 1790 with issue:(@this time only 6 known) Edward B Gilliganborn abt 1827 Ireland, died 1894 Mass, USA; Alice Gilligan born abt 1832 Ireland, died 1896 Mass, USA; Catherine Gilligan born abt 1834 Ireland, died 1903 Mass, USA; Ann Gilligan born abt 1819, died 1893 Mass, USA; Cecelia Gilligan born abt 1819 Ireland, died 1903 Mass, USA; Sarah Gilligan born abt 1816 Ireland, died 1894 Mass, USA. They all married.

I have only two pieces of info that state 'County Sligo'. And have been unsuccessful with rootsireland.ie and such. Any info, Thanks.

RiverSong

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Good Morning

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message. 

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.

Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records, census records, letters, diary entries etc. Have you tried searching Ancestry.com for any mention of your ancestor?s name in member family trees or messages? Ancestry are also hosting a number of very useful  'webinars' on Irish records on their website.

Remember to post any new information that you find here. 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.

Best of luck with your search

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support

 

 

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