Dear Wendy I've had a good look at the available birth records,and I don't think it is going to be easy. I an assuming your gt grandfather John Fahy married in the US. Who did he marry? You should be able to find his marriage certificate,which hopefully will give his father's name. If he was born c 1870, he married c 1900? Round about 1904, the RC church in the US required the parish of baptism be notified before marriage. These details were sometimes kept by the church in the marriage register,both in Ireland and in the US. Did your grandmother have any siblings?Names? What about the 1880 census? Where were they living? If you can't find the info.you need in the US,it will be 10 times harder searching Irish records. Was there anything in his obit./headstone/mass card to help? Naturalisation? Shipping list? I have been unable to find any Joseph Fahy married to a Mary anything,let alone O'Connell. Nor any Patrick Fahy and Mary (O)Connell The best options were: Pat Fahy/mary Campbell, Portumna. John b.26 feb1871,also Pat,Rose,Michael. Pat Fahy/Mary Connor ,Oughterard. Mary 1866 Pat Fahy/Margaret O'Donnell, Gort+ Ardrahan. john b.2 april 1870,James.pat Thady Fahy/ Mary Connell, Headford.Honor,Sarah. I did not search specifically for a John,as many kids were never registered,but at least one of his siblings might be. I was just looking for couples having kids around that time. I'm sure you realise,if there is just one fact incorrect,it widens the search even further. O'Connell for O'Donnell is an easy mistake.Marg. looks like Mary when handwritten. If his father was not Pat or Joseph,then there are even more options. If you have an LDS nearby, I would recommend using the IGI on disc (NOT the internet) to print out all the likely Fahy births. It's much more easy to use than the IGI online,as you can move much more quickly through the records using the up/down keys and mark/print the relevant entries.There might be quite a few,but at least you will have a list of all the Fahy families haveing kids in galway at that time.Also check for a few additions in Vital records 2. Cathy