trying to locate birth place

I am trying to locate the birthplace of my maternal grandfather. He was born in either 1896 or 1897 of Catholic parents and emigrated between 1918 and 1920 to New York. Name James Douglas Moran.

I'm trying to find the birthplace of my g grandfather
I only know that he came from Ireland. He was born abt. 1860. He married Annie F. Dwyer in Newton, MA.
and they had 4 children. His name was
William Edward MacDonald

i am trying to locate the birth place of the person\