My great grandfather, John Patrick O'Brien, emigrated to Canada in the mid 1800's and I understand that he has form County Wicklow and sailed sometime between 1850 and 1870 although that is not certain,
He apparently landed in Montreal and settled in the Ottawa valley in the province of Ontario.
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Do you have any other information regarding your ancestor?
Do you know much about their emigration? The dates, the reason why they left, who they may have travelled with?..etc..Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool, New York, etc.), this could be a good place to find more information. -And perhaps even find out an exact place of origin.
If you haven't already - you may want to try any of the following:
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
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
The Library & Archives of Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html
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