searching for fahey(fahy) kinvarra

[helpme]

please can some one help me find
Darby Fahey (fahy) born 1822 kinvarra galway
i have this info on him from the british library he married mary mcnamara from galway but have no record of his marriage here in western australia so must have married in ireland
any information woud be grateful
thank you
Debra xx

Here is the information that we hold on Darby Fahy. I have transcribed it from the Bengal register of European soldiers and the register of recruits:
 
Rank: Gunner, 5th Company, 1st Battalion Artillery
Occupation before enlistment: Labourer
Town of origin: Kinvara
County: Galway
Date of enlistment: 1 May 1843
Date of attestation: 3 May 1843
Joined Depot: 23rd May 1843
Age at enlistment: 21
Height: 5 feet, 7 and 3/4 inches
Hair: Black
Eyes: Hazel
Complexion: Sallow
On what ship and date embarked to India: Humayoon on the 24th June 1843
Remarks: Invalided to Chunar, struck off on 29 September 1860

[heywood]

Hi, that's great that you have that description - puts a bit of flesh on the bones!
Records are going to be difficult with it being so early but I have found these for you to look at :
http://www.failteromhat.com
If you look for Griffiths Valuation (around the 1850s) there are lots of Fahys (no 'e') for Kinvarradoorus parish but only 1 entry for a fahy in Kinvarra - Thomas Fahy. there are other Faheys (with 'e') but not Kinvarra I think.
When I 'googled' Fahy/Kinvarra I found a record of Kinvara Remembrance Masses - often said at death anniversaries etc- and there is a Darby Fahy for 1834. Possibly a relative of your Darby. You can see this at:
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/IRL-GALWAY/2003-09/1063843127
There is an email address for the subscriber - albeit 2003 and a link there to
http://www.celticcousins.net/ireland/kinvara.htm
which shows residents in Kinvara in 1834 when Darby would be there presumably.
I do hope you find something
Best wishes
Heywood

[helpme]

Hello Heyward
Thank you veruy much for your repoly and these links i will go look.
it is nice to get the description at least i know he did exist lol
i was beginning to wonder lol.
many thanks
dEBRA XX