Have possibly narrowed down my ancestors to Moat, Kilbegnet, Roscommon thanks to Griffith's Valuation. Does anyone have any information on the Catholic churches existing in Kilbegnet parish @ 1840-1860? Obviously focusing around the Moat area. Thanks - Matt Croghan

"mattcroghan" <> wrote in message news:1133036987.398727.52400@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > Have possibly narrowed down my ancestors to Moat, Kilbegnet, Roscommon > thanks to Griffith's Valuation. Does anyone have any information on the > Catholic churches existing in Kilbegnet parish @ 1840-1860? Obviously > focusing around the Moat area. Thanks - > > Matt Croghan > Hi Matt, The Kilbegnet-Glinsk Catholic records at the Nat Lib here in Dublin start in 1836 (with some gaps) up to 1880.Burials up to 1836 only. Click here for answers to the church question http://www.glinsk.com/glinsk_church.htm Brian

Thanks Brian - The link to the Glinsk area was exactly the reference I was looking for, even a history of the original church. It's hard to orient oneself geographically when I'm 8,000 km away. A great help. I'm learning a great deal about 19th-century Ireland, in a way more interesting than the search for my family. :-) The National Library website was fascinating, I found the link you mentioned regarding the parish registers. Thanks again - Matt San Diego, California