Nagle/Neagle(s) in Ennistymon

Hi,

Thank you for your message. I hope that someone with information makes a connection with you and helps you to further your research. In the meantime have you tried getting the civil record of their marriage: Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so there should be a record of their marriage. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office. Here are their contact details:

General Register Office

Government Offices

Convent Road

Roscommon

Ireland

Tel:+353 90 663 2900

Locall:1890 25 20 76

Fax:+353 90 663 2999

Homepage: http://www.groireland.ie/

You can search the indexes to these records up to 1958 online at:

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

Here is an example of a civil marriage record and what kind of information you can expect to get off it:

http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/image-files/sophiadoolittlemarriagecert.jpg

You could also check for record of the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Have you tried looking in the 1901/1911 census records? If not here is the link:

http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

Also, you should have a look on the Co. Clare library website, they have an excellent county collection available:

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/genealog.htm

Some other websites that may be helpful are:

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

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/clare/index.html

From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net

Best wishes,

Genealogy Support

Hello,

           My third great grandfather was Richard E. Nagle (Sometimes spelled Neagle) of Kilconnell, Liscannor, County Clare.  My McDonagh family still owns the farm today. He had a son named Patrick born about 1831. There were a bunch of Richard Nagles around that area though. Are you on Ancestry.com? If so have you done the Ancestry DNA test?  That may tell us if we are third or fourth cousins or whatever. I had the Clare Heritage & Genealogical Research Centre research my Nagles and they did a very good job.  Looking forward to hearing from you.

Tim      

Hello Tim,

Well, it has taken me three years to the exact date, but today I received an electronic copy of a marriage record I sent to Roscommon for.  It's the record of Patrick Neagle and Mary Geraghty of Ennistymon (July 17, 1867).  Patrick's father is Richard Neagle and Mary's is John Geraghty.  These are definitely my ancestors because they are confirmed as parents to Martin Neagle (Nagle) my 2nd great grandfather.  (Martin's original birth record also became available to me recently.)  I have not done the Ancestry DNA test as I didn't realize it could be used to compare to another person to evaluate degree of kinship.  I thought it would be a waste for me since I already have a strong idea which corner of the world my ancestor's came from.  I don't know if there's any other information I might be able to provide to compare to your tree, but please let me know.  

The marriage certificate lists Patrick and Mary as servants and Richard and John as "Laborers" - not very specific.  If Patrick was born in 1831 and married in 1867, he'd be about 36.  Witnesses names are hard to read but appear to be Michael Cassidy and Bridget Friel?  These may be close friends or relatives of the family.

Thanks for your help,

Kerrin