Cheryl, Dunn is a fairly common surname in Ireland. Looking at the 1901 Irish census there were 1749 people of that name, 302 of whom lived in Co Antrim and 197 in Co. Tyrone. Obviously they were not all related to each other. Derriaghy (modern spelling) is about 50 miles from Co Tyrone and unless you think your ancestors may have moved from one county to the other, I’d be surprised if they were related to the families in Tyrone.
Derriaghy in the 1700s was rural agricultural land just south of Belfast. Today it forms part of the city suburbs. You haven’t said what denomination your ancestor was. If he was Church of Ireland then the Derriaghy parish records start in 1749. There’s a copy in PRONI (the public record office) in Belfast. If he was of another denomination then the surviving church records are mostly there too, but not all churches have records for the 1700s so I can’t guarantee success. Researching ancestors in Ireland in the 1700s can be very difficult due to the lack of records. Elwyn On 1/23/18, C. Pritchard <[email protected]> wrote: > Good Morning, > I will be coming to Ireland in March of this year, in a few weeks. My > father's family is from Northern Ireland. > Michael Dunn was born in Derrygahy, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland in 1785. I > have read everything on your website about the Dunn Families, but can not > find anything about Michael. > Can you please tell me is there anywhere else I should be looking? I found > a picture of a George Dunn on your website, I can not tell if he is related > to my family in anyway, but my brother and son are the spitting image of > George Dunn! > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, to even find distant family in > Ireland. We will be spending a night in Lisburn, which looks close to > Derrygahy. > > Your website is very interesting, thank you for all the effort, and your > help. > Cheryl PritchardPaso Robles, California. " If we ever forget "WE ARE ONE > NATION UNDER GOD" Then we will be One Nation Gone Under!" > Ronald Reagan > _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList mailing list [email protected] http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com
