Kevin, The following 1901 Irish census entry (Crockanboy, household number 12) seems relevant: James McDermott, head, 58, farmer, married, Co_T, I&E Sarah McDermott, wife, 45, farmer's wife, married, Co_T, I&E James McDermott, son, 20, farmer's son, not married, Co_T, I&E Annie McDermott, dau, 14, farmer's dau, not married, Co_T, I&E Mary McDermott, dau, 12, scholar, not married, Co_T, - Sarah McDermott, dau, 10, scholar, not married, Co_T, - Alice McDermott, dau, 8, scholar, not married, Co_T, - Frank McDermott, son, 6, scholar, not married, Co_T, - Rebecca McDermott, dau, 3, -, not married, Co_T, - Patrick McDermott, son, 8mnths, -, not married, Co_T, - The parents look like your great-aunt and her husband, and son James looks like the subject of the Brooklyn obituary. Ciarán Ó Duibhín. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin P Nash" <kevinpnash@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] Crockanboy, Bodoney Lower (Greencastle R.C.) Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:57:08 +0100 Hi Clare I have McDermotts from Crockanboy in my tree but don't know if they are related to this particular James (who would have been born in about 1881). The family I am researching are McKeown from Cashel, the neighbouring townland. My Great aunt, Sally McKeown married James McDermott from Crockanboy. I would guess that he was born about 1880 but he never emigated. My GGF, James McKeown, married Ann McNally, also from Crockanboy. My aunt married John Bradley (born 1912), and he was from Crockanboy also. Which families are you researching? Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: <tyroneire@aol.com> To: <mawcee@mindspring.com>; <cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:44 PM Subject: [CoTyIre] Crockanboy, Bodoney Lower (Greencastle R.C.) > > Crockanboy is in the civil parish of Bodoney Lower, north of Omagh > town. The R.C. chapel is in Sheskinshule but is known as Greencastle. > > Yes, there is a meaning to the name of this townland -- Cnocán Buidhe > "yellow hillock" > > I have many family lines in this parish and have done a lot of research > there, so let me know if I may be of help. > > -Clare L. > > -----Original Message----- > Cece wrote: > > <<< > > On a search for BREEN'S from Tyrone, I ran across this obit, and > thought I would ask where Crockanboy is and is there a meaning to the > name? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Brooklyn Standard Union > 1931..DEATHS APRIL > > JAMES McDERMOTT, of 757 Manhattan Avenue, died Wednesday in Greenpoint > Hospital in his fiftieth year. He was born in > Crockanboy, County Tyrone, Ireland, and had been a resident of the > Eastern District of Brooklyn for thirty-two years. He was for many > years engaged in the coal and ice business. He is survived by his > widow, Mary; three sons, James, John and Peter; a daughter, Mary; his > mother, Sarah McDERMOTT, and four brothers and eight sisters. He was a > son of the late James McDERMOTT. The funeral will be held from the > home of his sister, Mrs. Patrick McENENY, at 757 Manhattan avenue, at > 9:30 A.M. to-morrow, with requiem mass at the Church of St. Antony. > Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery under direction > of James F. MURRAY, 605 Lorimer street. >>>>