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« on: Thursday 08 December 22 23:21 GMT (UK) »
An update on an old post. The 1921 Scotland census has at last cleared up part mystery and confirmed my James as born in Armoy, Co. Antrim, it doesn`t say whether parish or town. Confirms date as circa March 1849 to James Mckay and Bridget Darragh.
There`s a few Darraghs around Armoy in Kilchroan and the Glenshesk side of Armoy in Griffiths and Census but few Mckays, one Presb family who don`t seem connected. There`s one J. MCay on Knocklayde in the 1832 Tithe.
Most of the Mckays seem to be situated in the coastal area and sub coastal between Ballycastle and Ballintoy in Griffiths and Census, there`s also some further south in Loughguille, the odd one in Cushendun. If they got married in the brides parish as was tradition I guess James could be from any adjoining areas
Frustratingly despite much more records being available these days, his parents remain elusive, Bridget Mckays/Darraghs are not common in death indices anywhere or BMDs or RC parish records.
The Armoy RC records have some interetsing spelling of most names and I think Mckay has been recorded as McKy and transcribed to Ancestry/Findmypast as McFly!! but am not 100 percent on that.
I have shown DNA connection to a line of Darraghs and Coyles who got in touch with me over the years on other sites and are linked to Dan Darragh of Ballycastle who died in Portland jail for his part in IRB activity in Antrim and UK mainland. But she would be ages to be his aunt rather than a sister I think.
If this dislodges any new info from anyone it would be much appreciated.
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