Thank you! My ggf was John Reilly and my ggm was Mary Ellen Gilleece. I do have a copy of their marriage certificate. They were married Feb 19, 1882 at the Chapel at Knockninny. According to the entry, Mary Ellen's father was James and John's father was also John. John Reilly senior was deceased at the time of the marriage. SO was James. Mary Ellen was 27 and lived in Aughyoule and John was 25 and lived in Drumrush.
What I have been searching fruitlessly for are their birth and death records. Or any other kind of records relating to birth, death and siblings. The person who did some research for me at Ulster Ancestry couldn't find any records that matched the information I had for Mary Ellen or for John exactly although he found records (in the Valuations) for Gilleeces and Reillys in the area dating back to 1829. There are three Reilly farms in Drumrush in 1829 but no John Reillys. There is a Peter, a Thomas and an Owen "Gilleese" all renting from a landlord in Aughyoule in 1862. And plenty of Reillys, which may explain how John and Mary Ellen met. Could be that John was originally in Aughyoule but by the time they married in 1882, he had moved to Drumrush. But with all of the information that Ulster Ancestry did provide me there is nothing that definitely points to either John or Mary Ellen's line.
Any suggestions for how I could proceed further? Thank you so much for your interest!
Valerie Campbell Ackroyd