Looking for descendants of Michael Kilbeg d 1901 Tuam Galway and Bridget McHugh Kilbeg b abt. 1851. They were the grandparents of my friend for whom I am researching.   Per the transcripts of the marriage records both civil and church (Roman Catholic) they married on August 29, 1874 in the civil Parish/District of Tuam 1, Co. Galway.  Michael’s surname was spelled either Kilbeg or Kilbig (different on each doc), his address was Carrowpeter Tuam and Bridget McHugh’s address was Vicar Street Tuam. They were married by Anthony Waters, C.C. Michael was a labourer and Bridget was a servant. They were of full age with no specific age given. He was bachelor (previously unmarried) and she was a spinster (previously unmarried).   Michael’s father Edmund Kilbeg was deceased at the time of the marriage. Edmund’s occupation was listed as landholder. Because the surname Kilbeg is uncommon I wonder if he is the Edmund who was listed in the Griffith’s Valuation taken in Galway in 1855. Bridget’s father was Patrick Mc Hugh a labourer. The two witnesses were Patrick Frain or Fraine (different on each doc) and Margaret Mahon. Family knows that Bridget McHugh’s mother was Judith Monaghan and that Michael Kilbeg’s mother was Julia Bane or Bain.   According to the 1911 Irish census Bridget Kilbeg, a widow age 60, was living in the rural part of Tuam, Carrowpeter townland with her son Thomas age 28. In the town of Tuam a Michael age 18 was living at the Tuam Club where he was steward. They were the only Kilbegs in Ireland in that census   Per the 1911 census Bridget was the mother of 7 children. Six were living in 1911. Per records available on the Internet three children born to Michael Kilbeg and Bridget Mc Hugh were:  Mary,  Birth: 25 MAY 1876 Tuam, Galway, Ireland, Edward Birth: 20 MAY 1878 Tuam, Galway, Ireland and John, Birth: 01 JUL 1880 Carrowpeter, , Galway, Ireland.  Per Ralph Connors a generous Irish researcher “For the following forenames and surname Kilbeg, with a father forenamed Michael, I found: B 1876 Mary, B 1878 Edmund, B 1880 John, B 1882 Thomas, B 1885 Margaret, B 1887 Julia,  B 1892 Michael.” Ralph Connors also mentioned that he “research(s) 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). Note 4 - Microfilms of parish church rcds are kept by the National Library of Ireland (NLI).”   Mary (Mae), Margaret and Julia immigrated to Chicago. Mae went to their uncle, Martin Mc Hugh, with her sisters coming later. Thomas and Michael were living in 1911, so it was either Edmund (Edward ?) or John who had died by then.   In Chicago Mae married a Mitchell and Julia married a Dolan. I do not have Margaret’s married name.   Any assistance in tracking down or connecting with this family would be greatly appreciated.   Mary Quirk-Thompson Milwaukee WI