I'm interested in finding the descendents of the McCormacks and Maddens who were listed as tenants sharing 70 acres in the townland of Gortlassabrien, a mile or so east of Ballina. In the Griffiths Primary Valuation, circa 1849, the tenants were Andrew McCormack, son of Thomas, James McCormack, Michael McCormack as well as Andrew, James and Thomas McCormack, sons of Mick (Michael) and Thomas and Andrew Madden. By 1856, only Andrew McCormack, son of Thomas, and James McCormack were left on the land. I know that two of the McCormacks, Michael and the other James, came to Canada in the early 1850's and ended up in Ontario (thank you, Marie Cruickshank for sharing that information). That still leaves two McCormack men unaccounted for as well as the two Madden men. I've accumulated quite a bit of information about the families while they were living on the land and I'd like to share it. Theresa Liewer