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Lyons family Dunmore, Galway
« on: Wednesday 17 September 25 13:13 BST (UK) »
Hi
I’m new to Roots Chat. I’m helping a friend with her family tree.
Looking for information on Michael Lyons and his family. He was born in 1904 in Dunmore and on his marriage certificate his father is listed as Michael Lyons farmer.
He married Mary Grehan from Glenamaddy in 1938. They had 11 children.
I’m trying to find the dates of his children’s birth plus his parents and grandparents.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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Re: Lyons family Dunmore, Galway
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 28 September 25 15:27 BST (UK) »
Welcome to RootsChat!

For reference, here is the marriage certificate:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1938/08887/5214160.pdf

Michael Jr. is a shopkeeper from Dunmore, and his father is a farmer. One of the witnesses is a Patrick Lyons.

He married Mary Grehan from Glenamaddy in 1938. They had 11 children.
I’m trying to find the dates of his children’s birth plus his parents and grandparents.

Civil records of births in Ireland have only been released up to 1924, so the years his children were born would not be covered. Furthermore, RootsChat only deals with deceased people; discussions of living people are not allowed. I imagine quite a few of his children are still alive.

He was born in 1904 in Dunmore

Where did you get this information? Is his year of birth estimated from his death record?

Looking for a Michael Lyons of around the right age in Dunmore in the relevant time period leads only to this one:
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Dunmore__North/Gortnalea/475226/

Father Michael is a farmer, he has a brother called Patrick and he is residing in Dunmore. However, his year of birth is 1902:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1902/01907/1740070.pdf

His mother is Bridget Ratigan/Rhatican/Ratican.

Here is the marriage of the parents:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1898/10420/5794134.pdf

Queenie  :)

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Re: Lyons family Dunmore, Galway
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 28 September 25 15:59 BST (UK) »

Welcome from me too!  :)

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For reference, here is the marriage certificate:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1938/08887/5214160.pdf

On the marriage record, Mary Grehan was living in the townland of Kiltullagh.
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/tiaquin/kilkerrin/kiltullagh/kiltullagh/

It's about 3 km south of the village of Glenamaddy.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4043468#map=12/53.5821/-8.5659


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Re: Lyons family Dunmore, Galway
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 28 September 25 22:26 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the reply.


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Re: Lyons family Dunmore, Galway
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 28 September 25 22:30 BST (UK) »
I worked out his birth date from his death so only approximate. That looks like it could be him on the census. The family christian names carry forward to the next generation.
Thanks