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Title: Bernard McGuire 1855
Post by: Rayjamgor on Sunday 02 April 17 09:52 BST (UK)
Looking to find out where Bernard came from , he died in 1923 in Anderston ,Glasgow aged 68. His parents named as John McGuire farm labourer and Honora Fegan . After a recent family get together the oldest McGuire says his grandad used to talk about Sligo . Any help would be great appreciated .
Title: Re: Bernard McGuire 1855
Post by: Elwyn Soutter on Sunday 02 April 17 10:14 BST (UK)
There’s a marriage on Ancestry for John Maguire to Honor Figan/Fegan on 3.2.1853 in the RC parish of Aughavas, Leitrim. Witnesses were James McKernan & Catherine Figan or Fegan. Leitrim is the next county to Sligo.

No townland (address) recorded in the marriage record.

http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632359#page/98/mode/1up
Title: Re: Bernard McGuire 1855
Post by: gaffy on Sunday 02 April 17 11:34 BST (UK)
County Leitrim again, have a look at the third baptism down on the right page (took place in Cloone-Conmaicne RC parish on 25 November 1854), Bernard son of John Maguire and Honor Fegan:
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632400#page/105/mode/1up

Left page, 8th baptism down from top, son Patrick baptised on 28 November 1856:
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632400#page/113/mode/1up

Right page, 3rd baptism down from top, son John baptised on 28 January 1860:
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632400#page/127/mode/1up

(note: same address given in the above baptisms, my lamps can't make it out)

Also this 1864 civil registration for a son called Mick Maguire:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1864/03625/2338353.pdf

(note: Melican gets a mention here: http://www.aughavascloone.ie/content.aspx?par=6&ContentId=33 )

Title: Re: Bernard McGuire 1855
Post by: Rayjamgor on Thursday 06 April 17 20:54 BST (UK)
Thanks very much guys, the info helps greatly .I guess Sligo and Leitrim families would be intermarried  and the stories passed down . The same relative also told me his own grandfather on his mothers side lived in Glasgow but owned a home in Castledawson , Londonderry. Thanks again.
Title: Bernard Maguire 1854
Post by: albagal on Wednesday 24 July 19 18:13 BST (UK)
That was amazing to find! After thinking I was at a dead end with Bernard McGuire, thanks to the people (gaffy and Elwy Soutter) who spent their time researching this family, I now have Bernard (Maguire), his brothers John, Patrick & Mick and their parents marriage! MANY THANKS!
Jean McGuire