I am looking for information [birth & marriage records] about my great grandfather, Bernard HAGAN who was born to Denis HAGAN & Catherine McWILLIAMS of Lurganaglare, Cattor, Corkhill and Eskragh Townlands around 1839. He may have been involved in the Crimean War in 1855.
He arrived in Victoria, Australia in 1863 on the clipper ship "Champion of the Seas".
I have visited Eskragh twice in the last 30 years and was bowled over by the hospitality of the locals, but alas I could find little about my family's origins - even from relatives.
I would appreciate any help at all.
Regards,
Bernard HAGAN
Wednesday 19th Feb 2014, 07:40AM
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Dear Bernard
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, Clogher is a Civil Parish in Co. Tyrone:
Roman Catholic records for Clogher begin in 1856 for baptisms and 1825 for marriages.
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
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
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
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
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. Hopefully you will return to Eskragh soon!
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Monday 24th Mar 2014, 11:12AM