Records of John Fitzgibbon on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Fitzgibbon and the Fitzgibbon Genealogy

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Fitzgibbon Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Fitzgibbon family tree.

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Fitzgibbon Family Tree Databases

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Some Famous People called John Fitzgibbon

John Fitzgibbon (Cork hurler)

John Fitzgibbon (born 6 May 1967) is an Irish retired hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club Glen Rovers. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for seven seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a left corner-forward.

Fitzgibbon began his hurling career at club level with Glen Rovers. He broke onto the club's top adult team as a 18-year-old in 1985, having enjoyed championship successes in the minor and under-21 grades. Fitzgibbon was at right wing-forward on the Glen's 1989 Cork Senior Championship-winning team. He played his last club game in 1993 after making 25 championship appearances for Glen Rovers.

At inter-county level, Fitzgibbon was part of the successful Cork minor team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1985 before later winning an All-Ireland Championship with the under-21 team in 1988. He joined the Cork senior team in 1986. From his debut, Fitzgibbon was ever-present as an inside forward and made a combined total of 38 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 1993. During that time he was part of two All-Ireland Championship-winning teams – in 1986 and 1990. Fitzgibbon also secured three Munster Championship medals and a National Hurling League medal. Fitzgibbon's inter-county career ended in 1993 after he was forced to emigrate.

Source: John Fitzgibbon (Cork hurler), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

John Fitzgibbon (politician)

John Fitzgibbon (1845–1919) was an Irish politician. Fitzgibbon started his working life in his father's drapery business in Castlerea Seen as a spokesman for the tenant, Fitzgibbon exercised his powers of persuasion and oratory at meetings across Roscommon. His political life spanned 30 years, from the land war to the ranch war. He was also involved in the Gaelic League, the temperance movement and the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction (DATI). At the December 1910 election, he became MP for South Mayo. He served on the Castlerea board of guardians and was a member (later chairman, 1901), of Roscommon County Council.

Michael Wheatley wrote of Fitzgibbon: 'He himself sold land to the Congested Districts Board for Ireland (CDB), oblivious to what a later age would call 'conflict of interest'. Wheatley was referring to the fact that Fitzgibbon was a member of the CDB in Castlerea when the transaction took place.

Source: John Fitzgibbon (politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

John Fitzgibbon (Limerick hurler)

John Fitzgibbon (born 21 September 1992) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for the Limerick senior team.

Born in Adare, County Limerick, Fitzgibbon was introduced to hurling in his youth. He enjoyed Harty Cup success at colleges level with Ardscoil Rís while simultaneously enjoying championship successes at underage levels with the Adare club. Fitzgibbon has won one championship medal.

Fitzgibbon made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Limerick minor team. He later lined out with the under-21 team. Fitzgibbon made his senior debut during the 2015 Waterford Crystal Cup. He has since gone on to become a regular member of the Limerick senior team.

Source: John Fitzgibbon (Limerick hurler), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Fitzgibbon

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

Fitzbernard Fitzgibbons Fitzpatrick Fitzpayn