Hello, I am new to the list and thought I'd post my interests, see if anyone out there is researching the same. I have: John GILHOOLY b. unknown d. before Aug 1891. married Ellen CALLAGHAN b. unknown. John is listed on his son's death cert in Scotland as a Roof thatcher, however on his son's marriage cert in Ireland he is listed as a labourer. Im guessing a roof thatcher would be classed as a labourer? John and Ellen had three children that I know of in Ballinamore. I don't know if there are any more, but I guess it's a distinct possibility. Children: - John GILHOOLY b. 8 Aug 1869 - James GILHOOLY b. 2 Apr 1872 - Mary GILHOOLY b. 14 Jul 1874 I know nothing more of James and Mary (other than James may have migrated to Scotland) At somepoint John (1869) must have come to Belfast, he married Mary Jane Sandlin (registered as Jane Sands on Marriage cert) in Belfast on the 3rd Aug 1891. John's father John is listed as deceased. Around about 1896 John, Mary Jane and children migrated to Glasgow, Scotland. They lived the rest of their lives there. John was a tailor by occupation, although there were periods in Scotland when he seems to have been unable to get tailoring work and had to take various jobs. He died in 1935. His wife lived until 1953 and died in London whilst visiting her son. Any help anyone can give me regarding Gilhooly's in Ballinamore would be much appreciated. I seem to be getting nowhere with them. I have no idea if John Gilhooly (snr) and Ellen Callaghan were from ballinamore or not. My mother had always thought the Gilhoolys were from Sligo, so it came as a big surprise to realise they where from Leitrim. John (1869) married in the catholic church, so I can only assume that the Gilhoolys were catholic. His wife's siblings all married in the church of Ireland. Would a marriage record for John and Ellen be a realistic possibility? All I know is that they must have married pre 1869. Though I can't be sure how far back as I don't know if John (1869) was the eldest. Regards Morag Cameron