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Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10,522 Send Message	Potty	Report	27 Aug 2008 16:51
	In our local library I noticed a booklet entitled "Irregular Marriages in Portpatrick". Apparently "Irregular" meant marriages of people who weren't resident in the Parish. Portpatrick used to be one of the ports of entry into Scotland for Irish immigrants and apparently quite a few married there. If you are looking for an elusive marriage of Irish ancestors it might be worth searching the Portpatrick records on the IGI - use Hugh Wallis site to find them. Portpatrick is in Wigtownshire. If you find anything of interest and want it looking up in the booklet to see if there is anymore info, I will gladly do so but I can't offer to do searches.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	27 Aug 2008 18:39
	Thats an interesting bit of info Potty
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10,522 Send Message	Potty	Report	28 Aug 2008 13:40
	Hi Heather Apparently Portpatrick was the "Gretna Green" for Northern Ireland. I think some of those who married there then went on to England.