James McGilligan was born 10 Feb 1900 in the Roman Catholic parish of Granaghan (Swatragh, Co. Derry). On 22 Jun 1924 he was ordained a priest at Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Schools/Colleges:
- St. Columb’s College, Derry, Co. Derry
- St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Appointments:
- 1924-5 Post Graduate Studies, Dunboyne House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
- 1925-9 Curate in Lissan, Co. Tryone
- 1929-40 Curate in Carrickmore, Co. Tryone
- 1925- On loan to Arch-diocese of Armagh
He died 6 Jun 1940 at Carrickmore, Co. Tryone and buried at Carrickmore, Co. Tryone.
Source: Daly, E. and Devlin, K., 1997. The Clergy of the Diocese of Derry: An Index. Dublin, Ireland: Four Court Press. (Page 101)
Elder & McGilligan Genealogy 
3 replies on “James McGilligan, 1900”
Hi there, this is my grandmothers brother, we have a photo of him. We have found his great grandfathers grave in swatragh.
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Can you please help us trace the grave of father James McGilligan born Feb 10 1900 died June 6th 1940 buried at carrickmore Co Tyrone curate there 1929 to 1940. I am his great niece and would like to obtain birth death certificates etc… Many thanks
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Hi Barbara, I found the birth certificate for James McGilligan. He was born February 10, 1900 to John McGilligan and Catherine O’Neill. His father’s occupation was listed as a publican. The birthplace recorded as Granaghan (Swatragh, County Londonderry). Regards, Ray
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