Re: Hugh Gilmartin Bundoran, Donegal Ire.
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In reply to:
Hugh Gilmartin Bundoran, Donegal Ire.
6/02/01
Hi Deirdre:
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,800,000 surviving rcds for abt 70% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800. Cos. Donegal and Derry were recently added to the database.
Note 1 - Without a KNOWN county, the chance of an ancestor's rcds NOT being in this database is AT LEAST 30%.
Note 2 - Only 1/2 of Co. Cork's rcds are in this database.
Note 3 - The RC church kept control over most parish rcds from Tipperary (north). These are ONLY available thru the Tipperary Family History Research center at a substantial fee (regardless of outcome).
For Hugh Gilmartin B 1896 +/- 1 yrs, Co. Sligo, with the father's forename unknown, I found 1 rcd in 1897, Drumcliffe RC parish. Father's forename was Peter.
For Peter Gilmartin M 1892 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Sligo, I found 2 rcds: 1888, and 1896. The 1896 rcd is in Drumcliffe RC parish. This is the more likely of the two.
For Peter Gilmartin B 1871 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Sligo, with the father's forename unknown, I found 5 rcds: 1869, 1870, 1873, and 2-1874. The 1869 and an 1874 rcd are in Drumcliffe RC parish. Father's forenames were Pat(rick), Michael, James, James, and John respectively.
This research should keep you busy for awhile.
Google the Foundation's name to lead you to this database. Register, opt to be notified as rcds are added and browse. Pls post your search results to my genforum msg.
Hope this helps. Good luck.