Hi Carolyn, I'm not sure I understood your note, esp. re which events were in Ireland and which in the US. But, according to William O'Kane, ed., HEATHER PEAT AND STONE: THE PARISHES OF CO. TYRONE (Dungannon: Irish World, 1992), the townland of Coolkeeragh is in the civil parish of Longfield East and the RC parish of Drumquin (aka Langfield). Note that LOngfield E and W are CIVIL parishes, and LAngfield is an RC parish. Grenham notes the following for dates and locations of surviving Langfield (RC) registers -- http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm? fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Tyrone&parish=Langfield&churchid=364 The burial records (1853-1856) are too late for your Thomas Martin, but possibly not for your Rose Mullin, last reported alive in 1846. If the two sisters you mention married in Ireland, the surviving RC marriage records (1846-1880) might help. Depending on the sisters' ages and marriage dates, the baptism registers (1846-1880) might be helpful for tracing their children, if they stayed in the same parish after marriage. If your folks weren't RC, your best bet for identifying the relevant church records is James Ryan, IRISH RECORDS: SOURCES FOR FAMILY AND LOCAL HISTORY (Dublin: Flyleaf Press, 1997) (pub'd by Ancestry in the US). Hope that helps. Claire K. On May 26, 2009, at 7:08 PM, Carolyn Cowart wrote: > > Several weeks ago with the help of Laurel and Clare I now have my > Martin familys' townland and parish name...Coolkeeragh townland and > Longfield east parish and siblings names,,Joseph, Michael, > Catherine, Ellen and Ann ( This possibly being shortened from > Roseanna ).All this from a bank record. I knew Joseph was born in > Ireland, Nov. 25, 1836, died Jan 3,1899 in South Carolina,this from > his obit.. Michael was born 1826 and came to U.S. in 1858 and died > there in 1886. This from his death cert.. Nothing known of brother > Charles nor sister Catherine. Don't know if they came to N.Y. or > stayed in Ireland. Sister Ellen married James McKenney/McKenna and > Ann(Roseanna) married John McKenney/McKenna. This from the death > certs. of Ellens' daughter ELLEN and Ann' daughter ROSANNA.These > two ladies having come to U.S. and lived with their uncle JOHN > MARTIN ,....and died in N.Y. Contacted two researchers and both > have said basically impossible because of the dates I am searching > for. These being Thomas Martin died 1837-1838 ,this according to a > bank record of one of their sons John who came to N.Y. in 1846 in > which he also says," his mother is Rose Mullin who is still living > in Coolkeeragh". I have found that apparently the parish of > Longfield East and Longfield West has been absorbed and is now > Langfield. I am at a loss as to what to do now. I don't know what > church was theirs to check records from, I don't know birth/ > baptisimal/marriage or death dates for the sisters or Charles to > search that route. I have come to a stand still searching for > probates and death certs. in N.Y. Is this where I throw in the > towel? Suggestions ,please! Thanks again Laurel and Clare . The > info. you passed on means a great deal. > Carolyn Cowart >