I'm looking for information on John McGale, born 1832. Specifically, I'm trying to find who his parents were, but would appreciate any other information. This is what I know: John McGale, born 1832 in Omagh, Tyrone County; died 1878 in Dublin; married Bridget Dooley abt 1856-1859; children: Julia, Patrick, MaryAnn, Kathryn, Bridget, Peter, Margaret, Ellen, John.
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In order to find John?s parents names you will probably have to look in church records. if you can find his birth record it will list both parents? names, also sometimes marriage records can give the couple?s fathers? names.
Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Drumragh parish, follow this link:
Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42
Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.
I hope this is helpful. Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
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Genealogy Support