Hi everyone, I have been doing some research for my dads friend, as he knows nothing of his dads family. All he has is his dads birth certificate and a story of how he fled to England from the Irish army? but he doesn't know when that was and he died in Leicester in 2008. His birth certificate says he was born Michael Hobart 1926 castlegregory, Ireland to parents Liam hobart and bridget Ashe. I think James hobart and Catherine walshe were liam/William's parents but I can't find anything of there births, marriage or deaths. I found a few brothers and sisters of William but it looks like a few ended up in America and a few in hammersmith London, not sure if any stayed in Ireland or how many there were but it's very hard to find strong leads. Ultimately the goal is to find any living relatives possibly cousins for him to speak too.
Thank you in advance to anyone how can help or advise where to look.