The goal of the Ballymaguigan Roots website is to assist each other in
the research of our ancestors from the townlands such as; Ballymaguigan, Ballyronan, Ballinderry, etc. areas of Magherafelt
in Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
This is a private, by invitation only, website that currently has over
200 members and continues to add members with common interest weekly.
Members share news, photos, family history, family trees and official records
such as; birth, marriage, and death records that they have accumulated over the years. We do all this and much more with other
in a private, password-protected environment.
If your family came from, or still lives in the area, here are just a few
of the great reasons why you should consider joining the group
-- Communicate. Be in the loop with what's going
on in the research of your Magherafelt family ancestors, even from across the country or world.
-- Share. Easily and
quickly share information, from pictures, birth, baptism, marriage, and census records along with news with various family
trees of members.
-- We currently have Birth, Baptismal and Marriage records from St. Trea's, Newbridge and St. Patrick's,
Ballinderry Chapel along with census and other records too many to mention. All of this can be downloaded to your own computer
to view at your leisure.
Don't be surprised if you discover a relative that you never met or even knew existed on
this site. It has happen more then once! If nothing else you will meet a great group of people with a common interest "Ballymaguigan".
In June 2004 members from all over the world travelled to Northern Ireland
for the group's 3rd annual reunion. Over 250 attended a reunion dinner in the Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown.
Below is a photograph of Jerry Doyle (our leader)
addressing the multitude at the dinner which included members from America, Canada,
France, Scotland, England, Ireland and there were even some from Ballymaguigan.
Below are just some of the of Ballymaguigan members that you can expect
to be in tough with if you become a member of the website. (but dont let this put you off they are really a great bunch
- Honestly)
Since this website is password protected so I am unable to give you a direct
link here. To become a member of Ballymaguigan Roots, you will have to contact Jerry Doyle at jerry.doyle@sbcglobal.net , and (if he likes you) he might just let you know the password.
Seriously though, this site is a must for
anyone with family connections with Ballymaguigan and/or the surrounding area, so get in touch with Jerry and perhaps you
might meet a distant relative on Ballymaguigan Roots
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