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County Galway, Ireland, Genealogy & Family History Notes with coats of arms
County Galway Ireland Genealogy Family History Notes with coats of arms Author:Michael C. O'Laughlin Finding Your Family in County Galway This illustrated, well indexed book, was created exclusively to help you find your family in County Galway, Ireland. Focusing specifically on families within the county, it includes an introduction to research and sources in Galway. The most numerous families from birth records are given, as well as r... more »ather rare Galway families found in heraldic records. Included you will find a full page county map from the Atlas of Ireland, along with a listing of modern parishes and old townlands, along with the address and location of records for more research. Published by the Irish Genealogical Foundation, this book was originally made for members researching in Limerick. What this book does This work includes copies of actual records (some worn, torn and faded), from the IGF Library. It also includes rough sketches of family coats of arms and notes from centuries past - seldom found elsewhere. The resources provided here will help research any family in the county, including old Irish families, and settler families from England, Scotland, Wales and the continent. This book is a hands on guide for finding your family in Galway- some family history is included - but it is not a gigantic collection of family histories . (For that see 'The Book of Irish Families, great & small', the first book in the Irish Families series by O'Laughlin.) The Irish Families Project for Galway The Master book to the 34 volume Irish Families series is 'The Book of Irish Families, great & small'. That book gives hundreds of family histories from County Galway, and the surrounding areas. " County Galway Genealogy and Family History Notes", volume 33 in the series, expands upon that coverage with added families and new resources just for Galway. (In this way both books can work together Most Numerous Families The most numerous families in Galway in the 19th century were:
Kelly.....Kelley.....Kellie
Burke.....Bourke.....Burk
Conneely.....Connelly.....Connolly
Joyce.....Joys.....Joyse
McDonagh.....MacDonaugh.....McDonough
Walsh.....Welsh.....Welch
Fahy.....Fahey.....Fahee
Mannion.....Manion.....Mannian
Flaherty.....Flahertey.....Flaugherty
Murphy.....Murphey.....Morphy
Connolly.....Conoly.....Connelly
Keane.....Kean.....Keene
King
Forde.....Ford
Connor.....Conner.....Conor
Lyons.....Lions
Mullin.....Mullins.....Mallin
Egan.....Eagan.....Egane
Kenny.....Kenney.....Kinney
Toole.....Tool.....O'Toole
The Families of Co. Galway contents: T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s List of Books, ISBN data.......................................
Barony Map of Galway (1878)..........................
P a r t O n e
Introduction to Sources; Birth Index.....................
National Resource List .........................................
Local Resource List...............................................
Names in County Galway .....................................
P a r t T w o The 1659 census does not exist for Galway. We include a survey and valuation with proprietors and houses in 1657, and forfeiting proprietors from earlier years. Many Irish families are given in specific locations in this census substitute. The baronies of County Galway are :
Arran; Athenry; Half Ballymoe; Ballynahinch; Clare; Clonmacnoon; Dunke« less