Looking for my husbands roots

Janet:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

The search will be difficult because Maher/Meagher is a common surname in Co. Tipperary. In addition, not having his mother's maiden name will also hinder the search. Here is a link to the Gortnahoe parish register up until 1880  https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0266 The records are in Latin. 

I searched on the subscription site Find My Past and did not find a Patrick Maher/Meagher record in Gortnahoe with a father Edward around 1818. I did find a record in the next door parish of Moycarkey. See transcription below from the subscription site Roots Ireland. FYI Roots Ireland does not have the Gortnahoe records in their data base.

You may want to add Patrick's story to our XO Chronicles site and possibly someone will see a connection  https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/ancestor-dat…

Has your husband considered DNA testing?

Roger McDonnell

Name:Patrick MaherDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:19-Jun-1817Address:ParkstownParish/District:MOYCARKEYGender:MaleCountyCo. Tipperary
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Edmund MaherMother:Mary KavanaghOccupation:Not Recorded
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Informant 1:Thos Kavanagh Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Maher 

Hello Janet,

My great-grandmother, Ellen Maher, was born in Gortnahoe in 1850 to a Patrick Maher. This Patrick Maher was married to Bridget Mulhall. There was another Patrick Maher in Gortnahoe that married a Briget Mulally and somehow both of these families are related. One of the daughter's of Bridget Mulally was a witness at my great-grandmother's wedding (which took place in Iows). A large number of them immigrated to New Jersey, and worked on the railroad. Many also lived in upstate New York. A DNA test would help you sort out which Maher families you are connected to.

Ellen Murphy