Hello All I popped into the National Archives of Ireland on-line as I've not been there for a long time. I searched the archives for the Parish my ancestors and came up with 9 matches found for 'donaghedy'. It is possible to order copies from them, as I have ordered pages of the Donemana Relief Fund before. The following are from the National Archives of Ireland so I absolutely give them credit for this data. http://www.nationalarchives.ie/index.html http://www.nationalarchives.ie/services/public/obtaincopies.html I'm only posting a few that include names 'Famine Relief Commission Papers, 1845-1847' NA reference number: RLFC3/2/28/ Description: Rev James Gerahty, incumbent of Donaghedy and chairman of a sub committee of the Stewartstown Petty Sessions district committee, seeking financial assistance for a newly established committee, with abstract and draft reply, and clarifying his position as chairman of a sub committee. EH Caulfield, chairman of Stewartstown Petty Sessions district committee, writing in support of Rev Gerahty's application for assistance. Subscription list signed by Joseph Dudgeon, secretary of Stewartstown Petty Sessions district committee. Dudgeon subsequently returns a completed circular [NOT ENCLOSED] and requests that a grant be approved for the committee as soon as possible. Caulfield forwards an amended subscription list, with separate certificate, and notes that some subscriptions included on the first list had not actually been collected; with note: 'First grant of o222 to be cancelled. Warrant detained for certificate...'. Dudgeon finally enquiring if the donation of o88 sent to him is actually intended for the Ballyclog sub committee. (SEE RLFC3/2/28/10) Date: 7/01-23/04/1847 Item: 23 Drawings: 9 items County: Tyrone Barony: Dungannon Comments: Stewartstown ------------------------------------------------ NA reference number: RLFC3/2/28/ Description: Memorial from committee formed to provide '...useful employment.. so as not to allow the farming operations of the country to be neglected, or the labour of the poor to be wasted...' stating that they had remained separate from the general relief committee for the parish [Donaghedy] and had not received any financial assistance from it. Request a grant on the basis of an enclosed subscription list, subsequently returned for certification by Robert McCrea, chairman, and Thomas Ramsay, secretary. Date: 5/03-29/03/1847 Item: 31 Drawings: 3 items County: Tyrone Barony: Strabane Comments: Donelong -------------------------------------------- 'Department of the Taoiseach' Description: Letter from D Coffey, Assistant Deputy Keeper, to Dr NS O'Nuallain, 4 November 1955, relating to the application from Mrs Alice McCann. He set in motion a search through the papers and encloses a copy of the report by Mr Dunne who carried out the search stating that the papers in question were sent to Mr Love in October 1916 and not returned. He further discusses the question of access to the 1916 files. Date: 4/11/1955 Cabinet: s 5019E File: State Paper Office, Search Applications, 1953-1955 Type: Letter Keywords: research -------------------------------------------------- Here are some Famine Relief papers from Strabane NA reference number: RLFC3/2/28/ Description: Rev Henry Lucas St George, rector of Dromore, urgently appealing for aid to supplement his own efforts to relieve the great distress in his parish. States that a subscription of o137 13/9 had been raised the previous November but that this money had been '...very improvidently spent...' on providing labour to local farmers and that no provision had been made for the sick, destitute and children. Notes the absence of resident proprietors in the parish and claims that his own efforts at providing relief cannot continue much longer. Date: 16/03/1847 Item: 32 Drawings: 4pp County: Tyrone Barony: Strabane Comments: Dromore ---------------------------- NA reference number: RLFC3/2/28/ Description: Memorial from committee formed to provide '...useful employment.. so as not to allow the farming operations of the country to be neglected, or the labour of the poor to be wasted...' stating that they had remained separate from the general relief committee for the parish [Donaghedy] and had not received any financial assistance from it. Request a grant on the basis of an enclosed subscription list, subsequently returned for certification by Robert McCrea, chairman, and Thomas Ramsay, secretary. Date: 5/03-29/03/1847 Item: 31 Drawings: 3 items Tyrone Barony: Strabane Comments: Donelong ----------------------------------- NA reference number: RLFC3/2/28/ Description: Rev Henry Lucas St George, rector of Dromore, urgently appealing for aid to supplement his own efforts to relieve the great distress in his parish. States that a subscription of o137 13/9 had been raised the previous November but that this money had been '...very improvidently spent...' on providing labour to local farmers and that no provision had been made for the sick, destitute and children. Notes the absence of resident proprietors in the parish and claims that his own efforts at providing relief cannot continue much longer. Date: 16/03/1847 Item: 32 Drawings: 4pp County: Tyrone Barony: Strabane Comments: Dromore ---------------------------------- NA reference number: RLFC3/2/28/ Description: James Hewitt, proprietor of the Goland electoral division and chairman & treasurer of relief committee, stating that the committee has decided to provide employment for all the able bodied poor of the district and to feed the old and infirm for the next 6 months by subscription rather than by striking a rate. States that he has already promised to provide '...a sum exceeding the yearly rental of my property which comprises the whole district...' and requests financial assistance from government; with note '...inform that grants will be made under the new Act in aid of subscriptions...'. Date: 27/03/1847 Item: 34 Drawings: 2 items County: Tyrone Barony: Strabane Comments: Goland ------------------------------------ Good Luck~ Teena

Hello again. I am completely stymied and hope somebody might point me in the right direction to find information on my MILLIGAN and FIELD ancestors. My great grandfather was Joseph H. MILLIGAN. He was born about 1815 "in Ireland" (not much help there) and died in Boston, MA 7/30/1901. His parents were, according to his death record, Thomas MILLIGAN and Margaret FIELDS. She was b. in Ireland. Joseph MILLIGAN married Ann FIELD (don't know date or place) and he came to the USA in 1850, supposedly through Pennasylvania. I am not sure if there is any connection between FIELD and FIELDS surnames. Ann was b. about 1835 so there was quite a discrepancy in their ages, and she d. before he did, no date yet. Ann is said to have been born in England but I have no record. I don't now where or when Joseph and Ann were married...whether they came to the USA together, separately, or if they were married in Ireland or here. Jospeh and Ann's daughter, Rebecca Milligan, b. MA, USA, married William Charles Armstrong who was born in Co. Tyrone. This makes me wonder if Joseph Milligan may have been from Co. Tyrone as well, but that's just speculation. If anybody can help me locate the birthplace in Ireland of Joseph H. Milligan, son of Thomas Milligan and Ann Fields, I would be very happy! He is a dead end for me as far as parents and birthplace and further marriage information. Thanks so much for any suggestions. Regards, Marilyn in frozen New Hampshire, USA