Help Needed If Possible

[aghadowey]

You generally need a location in order to see what resources survive/are available. Not all information is online but Bill Macafee has put together many resources from Ballymoney and surrounding area to give you an idea of what might be found (see link in reply #4). However, your problem will be in making a link from your known ancestor to a family in Ireland.

[BallyaltikilliganG]

exploring further some early locations, My favourite database on Bill Macafee’s website is the
1660s Hearth Money Rolls  whose database column title headings are :-
Record No.-No. in Barony List-County-Barony-Parish-Townland (Modern Spelling)-Townland as spelt in Hearth Money Rolls-Forename as spelt in Hearth Money Rolls-Surname as spelt in Hearth Money Rolls-Surname [Standardised]

17731-1343-Antrim-Massereene Upper-Aghagallon-Ballymacilrany-BallymcElcaney-Brian-O Keregan-Kerrigan
7999-534-Antrim-Cary-Armoy-Knockans-Knouckneston-John-O'Kergan-Kerrigan
8072-607-Antrim-Cary-Ballintoy-Kilmahamogue-Kilmatomack-Daniell-O'Kergan-Kerrigan
8576-1111-Antrim-Dunluce Upper-Ballymoney-Ballybrakes-4 parts of Ballybrack-Philomy-O'Kergan-Kerrigan
8069-604-Antrim-Cary-Grange of Drumtullagh-Islandboy-Islandkerd-Pat-O'Kirgan-Kerrigan
8070-605-Antrim-Cary-Grange of Drumtullagh-Islandboy-Islandkerd-Brian-O'Kirgan-Kerrigan
16894-506-Antrim-Massereene Lower-Killead-Gortnagallon-Gortnagalland-Dermot-O Kergin-Kerrigan
1821-673-Donegal-Inishowen East-Clonca-Culoort-Cullurt-Neale-o'Kerregan-Kerrigan
533-533-Donegal-Raphoe-Convoy-Aughagault-Agagalty-Roory-o'Kerigan-Kerrigan
1732-584-Donegal-Inishowen East-Culdaff-Balleeghan-Balliaghan-Melaghlin-o'Kerigan-Kerrigan
790-790-Donegal-Raphoe-Donaghmore-Castlefinn-Castlefin-Connor-o'Kerigan-Kerrigan
820-820-Donegal-Raphoe-Donaghmore-Castlefinn-Castlefin-Tegg duff-o'Kerigan-Kerrigan
2997-969-L'Derry-Keenaght-Dungiven-Gortgarn-Gortgarn-Donoghy-o'Kirrigan-Kerrigan
5259-442-Tyrone-Dungannon Lower-Killeeshil-Fasglashagh-Fasglashagh-Brian-O'Kerigan-Kerrigan
 reducing that down to simpler groups and only in Co Antrim 6 civil parishes
Parish                       Townland modern spelling
Aghagallon   Ballymacilrany   Brian O Keregan
Armoy   Knockans   John O'Kergan
Ballintoy   Kilmahamogue   Daniell O'Kergan
Ballymoney   Ballybrakes   Philomy O'Kergan
Grange of Drumtullagh   Islandboy   Pat O'Kirgan
Grange of Drumtullagh   Islandboy   Brian O'Kirgan
Killead   Gortnagallon   Dermot O Kergin

jump to 1823 1837 Tithes Applotment Books
Kergan, John-Townland : Unchenagh Year: 1834-Finvoy-Antrim
Kergan, Michl.-Townland : Unchenagh Year: 1834-Finvoy-Antrim
Kergan, Richd.-Townland : Unchenagh Year: 1834-Finvoy-Antrim
Kerigan, Bernd.-Townland: Coolbane Year: 1832-Loughguile -Antrim
Kerigon, John, Sr.-Townland: Friary Year: 1832-Loughguile -Antrim
Kirgan, John-Townland : Artnacrea Year: 1825-Dunaghy-Antrim
Kirgan, Peter-Townland : Gortgole Year: 1825-Portglenone-Antrim

jump to
Griffiths valuation roughly 30 years later 1860ish  see
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
I think the name is made to conform to certain spellings I hunted quickly but only found
Kerrigan-Michael-Unshinagh-Finvoy-Antrim
Kerrigan-Neal-Unshinagh-Finvoy-Antrim
Kerrigan-Elizabeth-Tullymore-Skerry-Antrim
Kerrigan-John, Sr.-Unshinagh-Finvoy-Antrim
Kerrigan-John, Jr.-Unshinagh-Finvoy-Antrim
Kerrigan-John-Lislagan Upper-Ballymoney-Antrim
Kerrigan-Adam-Bushmills Road,Portrush-Ballywillin-Antrim
There are NO matches starting with the search string.
Rest of the matches:
Mc Kerrigan-John-Curramoney or Billy-Billy-Antrim
Mc Kerrigan-Alexander-Bushmills Road,Portrush-Ballywillin-Antrim

1901 census locations for Kerrigan
Castle Street-Ballymoney-Antrim
Millquarter-Ballymoney-Antrim
Carncullagh, Middle-Dervock-Antrim
notes Dervock in not a parish but townland in Derrykeigghan civil parish   
[hang on a second, Keigghan suggests  Derrykeighan, Derrykeeghan, Derryleggan, Derrygeeraghan, Derrylehan that is getting close to Derrykerrigan in sound, wtchyrthink]
Knockaholet-Killagan-Antrim
good luck onwards

[clg19821104]

I was up late last night and reading message boards and finding others who have searched this same line. Most of them said their reasearch lead them to the Ballymoney area of Antrim Northern Ireland. I am studying these hearth rolls but figuring out how to connect these families is not easy to say the least.

[aghadowey]

You ancestor may or may not have come from Ballymoney area but finding online trees/posts isn't really proof of anything. Unfortunately these days errors are copied from one tree to another like some sort of giant virus.

[clg19821104]

I get that but it's all i really have to work with right now. I have looked at the census record that Bill Macafee put up,  but I can't see how much help that can give me right now since im still in the mid - late 1700s when great grandfather Daniel Kirgan was born.

[BallyaltikilliganG]

you might be on the brickwall stage that eventually all family history encounters. in my case I kept a note of all earlier likely relatives and eventually paused, still interested but that is why I remain trying to help others.

Yes I hope you are not being given red herrings by me.  at the time I looked up those references for you I reminded myself on what the name sounds like.. My ear produced Carragin. I forgot about it but perhaps it’s the now the time to mention it eg
back to more tithes
Carrigain, Hugh-Townland: Antrim Gardens (Scotch Dr. North) Year: 1833-Antrim-Antrim
Carrigan, Hugh-Townland: Trummety Hugh Carrigan -Templemore {1823-38}-Derry
Carrigan, Neal-Townland: Feenagh Year: 1827-Cumber Lower-Derry
Carrigan, Owen-T: Corneany Y: 1825-Desertcreat-Tyrone
Carrigan, Patt.-T: Corneany Y: 1825-Desertcreat-Tyrone 

look up https://www.johngrenham.com for more ideas perhaps

[clg19821104]

No your not giving me any Red Herrings. I just can't find as much as a brother or cousin to My Great Grandfather Daniel Kirgan. I have looked at the cenus records avaliable but they are very hard for my bad eye sight to read and it gets frustrating.  I figured if I could some how find a cousin of his that would crack the brick wall. I have had several brick walls that i've had to crack but this one just stops dead in its tracks with no other information to go on.