Hi all... I am? looking for additional information on the Timony, Timmony, Timoney surname in Rossily, Drumhome, Donegal.? Based on information I found on my grandmother's birth record, I believe her mother, ANNIE ELLEN TIMONEY b 1875, dau of William and Catherine MCKAY(or MCCOY) TIMONEY is from this townland.? I've located a?William TIMONY?in the 1857 Griffiths valuation that could be my William.? Unfortunately, there wasn't enough information to confirm..does anyone know where I might find additional online information for Boutlypatrick townland in Kilteevoge parish, Donegal?? I know that Annie immigrated to the US in 1900 aboard the Peruvian, various records indicate it sailed from Glasgow and Moville on Sept 6th, then Londonderry on the 7th.? The Ships manifest indicates her last residence was Mullinasole.? She arrived in Boston, MA, USA and travelled to the home of her Uncle? Michael MCCOY in Portland Maine. Any and all information is welcomed and appreciated! Ellen

Came across an interesting Street Atlas while out on the annual pre Christmas bag-carrying junket with 'She who must be obeyed'. It is part of a four volume series, covering the six cross-border counties. The maps are taken from the Ordnance Survey and the atlas is produced by Philip's, priced £5.99. Details are said to be on www.philips-maps.co.uk Although I had no particular interest in the area, I was so impressed that I have purchased the book that covers Co. Tyrone and Co. Fermanagh. While it is referred to as a street atlas, it covers the rural areas in great detail. All minor roads and other features such as rivers, lakes, forests etc. are included but best of all, the townlands are clearly listed. Scales are one and one third inches to the mile and two and two thirds inches to the mile so it does not show townland boundaries. I cannot be certain if it covers every townland but there seems to be an impressive list and there is an extensive index at the back. Definitely worth the price for anyone researching those areas and wanting to locate townlands. It also lists the postal code for each area.

I checked out the site. They did not have a map for Co. Donegal, nor any of the larger towns and villages (ie Donegal City, Letterkenny, Kilmacrenan, Creeslough etc) -----Original Message----- >From: "P. J." <[email protected]> >Sent: Dec 11, 2008 3:06 PM >To: DONEGALEIRE-L <[email protected]> >Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Maps > >Came across an interesting Street Atlas while out on the annual pre Christmas bag-carrying junket with 'She who must be obeyed'. It is part of a four volume series, covering the six cross-border counties. The maps are taken from the Ordnance Survey and the atlas is produced by Philip's, priced £5.99. Details are said to be on www.philips-maps.co.uk Although I had no particular interest in the area, I was so impressed that I have purchased the book that covers Co. Tyrone and Co. Fermanagh. While it is referred to as a street atlas, it covers the rural areas in great detail. All minor roads and other features such as rivers, lakes, forests etc. are included but best of all, the townlands are clearly listed. Scales are one and one third inches to the mile and two and two thirds inches to the mile so it does not show townland boundaries. I cannot be certain if it covers every townland but there seems to be an impressive list and there is an extensive index at the back. Defi! nitely worth the price for anyone researching those areas and wanting to locate townlands. It also lists the postal code for each area. > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. > >TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ > > >TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE > >SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: >Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ >Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ >Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Nancy. I am enclosing the Gravestone Inscription of you family. I have a photograph of the Gravestone too. and you are correct They are buried in Convoy Presbyterian Churchyard. I can send you the photograph off list if you don't already have it. Muriel In Memory Of William Fletcher Of Castletorrison Who died 20th May 1851 Also his wife Margaret Who died 8th October 1856 Also their son Samuel Who died 9th February 1870 Also their daughter Martha Who died 3rd April 1874 Also their son Robert Who died 26th January 1890 And their Grand-son Samuel Fletcher Who died 9th August 1895 Also their Grand-daughter Rebecca M Fletcher Who died 16th January 1917 And their Grand-son William C Fletcher Who died 25th February 1927 Mary Jane Fletcher Died 22nd February 1938 Robert Fletcher 27th August 1933 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Pilkinton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:58 PM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Fletcher > Hi All, > > I have just joined the list. My name is Nancy Reida Pilkinton and I live > in New Zealand.My father William Andrew Fletcher was born in Convoy in > 1899.His father was William Cunningham Fletcher died 25th February 1927 > and is buried at Convoy I believe at a graveyard at the Presbyterian > Church.I know there are gravestones at a church there and can only assume > it is Presbyterian.Also buried there is his wife Mary Jane Fletcher nee > Russell who died 22nd February 1938.Also buried there is his grandfather > William died 20th May 1851,his wife Margaret died 8th October 1856,their > children Samuel died 9th February 1870,Martha died 3rd April 1874,Robert > 26th 1890,grandson Samuel 9th August 1895, gandaughter Rebecca 16th > January 1917.It would seem either Samuel or Robert is my grandfather's > father but no idea which.It is likely that my grandfather was a farmer. > William and Mary had at least 7 children,William (my father),daughters > Louie,Reida and Maud,and 3 more sons,Samuel,James and R! > obert.My father William and his brothers Samuel and James all emigrated to > New Zealand in the 1930's.It would seem that Samuel worked in a bank in > Convoy before that.Any information about this family would be much > appreciated. > > Cheers, > > Nancy Pilkinton.

Hi I was fortunate to find my g-grandfather's family in the 1851 Census Abstracts. It struck me that this is a little used source of reference, probably because there are so few records. The 1841 abstracts that I could find amount only to about 60 families in County Donegal, totalling about four hundred names. I've posted them at http://www.movillerecords.com/census_extracts_home.html There are about 270 families in the 1851 abstracts, and I'll try and get these online before Christmas. They have been preserved due to the introduction of the Old Age Pension Act in 1908. This provided pensions for everyone aged 70 and above, but as compulsory registration of births was not introduced in Ireland until 1864 many people were unable to prove their age. To verify the claimant's age, details were checked initially against the 1841 and 1851 cencii. This information was recorded, and fortunately survived the 1922 fire which destroyed the original census records. The abstracts cover the families of pension applicants only, and were copied from the originals about 1908. The 1841 abstracts may (but not always) include: names from the 1841 Census the relationship between the individuals age (mainly children - including those born between 1841 and 1851) a cross reference to the 1851 Census, noting discrepancies in names and ages the comments of the investigating Officer maiden (or married) name of women recent deaths and those between 1841 and 1851 the Barony, Parish and Townland in which the family lived the pension claimant I hope you'll be as lucky as I have been .. ! Ben http://www.benpalmer.co.uk/movillerecords.htm http://www.movillerecords.com

Grace, Thanks for the notice, in these economic times I just would have thought you took a second job. Merry Christmas to you, Dennis and your family. Bridget -------------- Original message -------------- From: Grace and Dennis gallagher <[email protected]> Hello, Everyone, It seems that once again my contacts list has been hijacked. I am not selling electronics equipment. My apologies for any inconvenience or confusion. I will contact MSN regarding this problem My best wishes for a very happy holiday season to all of you and your families. All the best. Grace. Suspicious message? There’s an alert for that. Get your Hotmail® account now.

Guess we are now getting all the messages that were on hold while the Severs were changed over at Rootsweb Bob ==================================== hiflyte wrote: > You entered this person sometime in the past. > ==================================== >

Hi All, I have just joined the list. My name is Nancy Reida Pilkinton and I live in New Zealand.My father William Andrew Fletcher was born in Convoy in 1899.His father was William Cunningham Fletcher died 25th February 1927 and is buried at Convoy I believe at a graveyard at the Presbyterian Church.I know there are gravestones at a church there and can only assume it is Presbyterian.Also buried there is his wife Mary Jane Fletcher nee Russell who died 22nd February 1938.Also buried there is his grandfather William died 20th May 1851,his wife Margaret died 8th October 1856,their children Samuel died 9th February 1870,Martha died 3rd April 1874,Robert 26th 1890,grandson Samuel 9th August 1895, gandaughter Rebecca 16th January 1917.It would seem either Samuel or Robert is my grandfather's father but no idea which.It is likely that my grandfather was a farmer. William and Mary had at least 7 children,William (my father),daughters Louie,Reida and Maud,and 3 more sons,Samuel,James and Robert.My father William and his brothers Samuel and James all emigrated to New Zealand in the 1930's.It would seem that Samuel worked in a bank in Convoy before that.Any information about this family would be much appreciated. Cheers, Nancy Pilkinton.

Hi Marilyn, Apologies if any of this is out of date. The Ask about Ireland website now has the maps of the GV which show exactly where Mary McSwyne (no space) lived (Magheraboy, Plot 1b): http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_family_search_form.php The parish of Leck also shows a Patrick Longan (most folks were illiterate then so Longan is Langan), probably grandfather or your James as it is a very unusal name in Leck parish, living on Plot 7 in the townland of Creeve (Smith), and again, there is a map. He has a wee farm of 9 acres so would have been considered well off in those days whereas the McSwynes only had a tiny cottage. Sometimes it can be difficult to locate the plots on the AaI GV maps so you should use Bob Hilchey's map to locate the position of your townland first: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bhilchey/MLeck.html Unfortunately, the AaI map seems to be the wrong one for Creeve (Smith) - it does not go far enough west so you will need to be a bit clever to find it. Let me know if you need help. I think Liam has told you about the modern Discovery series OS maps which are really the only way of locating places on the ground. Regards, Boyd -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of marilyn anne love Sent: 28 November 2008 00:01 To: [email protected] Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Sweeney/McSwyne/Langan: Magheraboy and Lurgybrack Hi everyone has anyone on the list any connection with these areas just outside Letterkenny? Magheraboy and Lurgybrack. Also with the Sweeney/McSwyne or Langan families from these areas? I recieved this information from Ben Sweeney, a lovely man from donegal who has been a great help in getting info on my elusive Great-Grandfather James Langan "James Langan born 9/1/1876 -baptised 11/1/1876 priest Fr E, Gibbons,parents Mary Sweeney @ Patrick Langan, sponsor Grace Sweeney. The address was Magherabouy which is in the parish of Leck and if you check the 1857 griffith valuation you will find an Ann Mc Swyne which was the name given to the Sweeney, she could be Marys mother and they had no land and paid 5 shillings per year to the landlord Mr Armour and one of this generation still lives there.I think I know where Patrick Langan lived in a large 2 story hse at Lurgybrack which is still there in Leck parish." can you recommend a good map series to buy so I can get a better sense of how these areas work together. Any information or ideas greatly appreciated. Ireland is HARD! marilyn anne love calgary alberta canada When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone know anything about SAMUEL BERESFORD who married ANNIE (possible wrong name) CRAIG and operated Craig's Hotel (operated by the Craigs from early 1900's)on the Diamond in Donegaltown until 1924.when they sold the hotel and adjoining bakery.to a Mr. Willie Lawn who sold the property to William Travers. In 1937 Travers sold the hotel to DOMINICK BRESLIN who renamed it the Abbey Hotel His son operates it now. I am still in pursuit of CRAIGS. Thanks Clare

Betty I have found several places to get good maps: Fist, look at Lindel's collection of sources at, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/howto.htm There is more than maps there and it is good. Liam suggests Google Earth4.3 at URL http://earth.google.com/ At http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fianna/guide/towns.html you will find a list of the microfiche numbers to order maps for many Townlands that you may see at your local Family History Center. (look at www.familysearch.org) Go to http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bhilchey/ and you will find maps outlining parishes, baronies,dioceses, civil parishes and Townlands that I have found most helpful Hope this helps. One of these ought to have what you are looking for. Clare

This is great Claire. Thanks much! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Claire K Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 00:21 To: Bob Orr Cc: Donegal County Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Griffiths Valuation http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_start.php On Dec 4, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Bob Orr wrote: > Is there a site for looking at individual Griffiths Valuation? Thanks! > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good Luck Janice Found on a research 1740 Protestant Householders’ Survey, Parish of Magilligan County Londonderry {Names as spelled, many phonetically} Bellymargy Henry Doogan, Thos Leek, John Maglahlin, Moses Dicky, Mrs Gage Scotch Town John McFeely, John Moody, John Moody, William All Carrowreagh John Ruth, George Ruth Minearny Thomas Ross, David Clyde, John Cox, William Allison, John Fleming, John Glenn, William Gill Oughtymoyle John Lynton, David Church, James McGrannahan, Thos Green, John Clerk, John Clerk, John Clerk, Richard Black Ballyscullion Mrs Brown, James Hanna, John Moorhead Drumavally Jerry Flemming, Saml Fleming, Wm Flemming, John McAtire, Edward Ross, C***? Cust, John Smith, George Makracan, Arthur McCrakan, William Ross, John McCrakan, William Maglahlin, William Michaell, Walter Nicholson, James Plain, William McCain, Robt Moore, Lowdy McCrackan, Hugh Conn, Robt Callwell, John Taylor, Robt Taylor, Thomas Taylor Doaghs George Lee, John Stunkard, John Reynolds, Thomas Reynolds, John Glenn, James Wilson, John Crawford, James Crawford, Laughlin McCurdy, John Brice, William Bacon, John Blair, Thomas Magee, George Lecky, Thos Tate, Robt Glenn, Matthew Jack Carnowry John Flemming, James Clerk, Archy Flemming, James Stunkard, John Cust, Robt Calwell, John Dicky, David Williamson, William Allen, John Snell, Harry Cumming, Wm Marshall, James Black, James Carswell, Patrick Campbell, Wm Church, John Caruthers, David Townsend, Hugh Conningham, Mathew Coningham, Hugh Coningham, Mrs Tate, James Lyon, William Dohardy, Joseph Lyon, Hugh Roger, Mr Parrot Ennis, David Muskimmin, George Muskimmin, John Tate, Thos Tate, John Muskimmin, James Muskimmin, Mrs Lecky, Mrs Lurting, Thos Moore, Charles, Robinson, John Baxter, Mr Ennis, Mr Richard Cust, James Dohardy, William Pogue _Research Services_ (http://www.ulsterancestry.com/research.html) _Free Pages_ (http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ua-free-pages.php) **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

Betty, before you go spending money on buying a new atlas; don't forget that there are lots of wonderful and free on-line maps available. My initial thought is about www.multimap.com But also remember that google now has MAPS as one of its "tabs" to search under. I'd recommend trying these before you fork out the money for a hard copy atlas. Also, on the County Derry site, a wonderful man called Murray from New Zealand has been inviting us to use the maps of Ireland which he is putting freely available online on his kiwicelts web-site. I personally have problems with using them ( I am useless with technology) , but most people write back raving about how wonderful they are. Here is his URL for them: http://ireland.kiwicelts.com:80/irishMap/ireMap.html Also, don't forget that there is the most wonderful information about most Irish towns, parishes, baronies, etc, in "Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" c. 1837. Here is the URL for it at Library Ireland: http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/index.php AND: ... remembering your Scottish connections, here is also a URL for Lewis's later (1846) Topographical Dictionary of Scotland: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=308 (that same organisation also has his topographical dictionaries for England and Wales available) HTH: Ray in Oz. Good Luck. Ray in Oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> > And, then I'd like to thank you for the new information you're providing. > I need to summarize it and then find out about the towns you are > mentioning. > > (I found out that there is a new Atlas for "Great Britain and Ireland" > being > sold, and I'll go to a book store in my area and see if they are selling > it. > I need to find out more about the towns and counties in the United > Kingdom.) > > Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA)

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Found while browsing the web. Don't know about the rest of you but I bookmark most/many URLs that have good data on them, never know when it will be required either by me or someone else. URLs that will probably interest someone on the List. Not Ireland but I am sure some are Irish............................. Missouri - USA Soldiers Records: War of 1812 - WWI http://tinyurl.com/587tcq Or http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/details.asp?id=N13089&conflict=World%20War%20I&txtName=Norton&selConflict=All&txtUnit=&rbBranch=all# New York Cemeteries Project: http://www.usgwtombstones.org/newyork/newyork.html Passengers Arriving at the Port of New Orleans Jan to July 1851 http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/Portals/0/archives/gen/passenger.txt Children to Bermuda 1849 - 1850 http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/bermuda.html also links many good links regarding immigration to Canada via the U of Waterloo website.ion to Canada. New South Wales 1828 Passenger Index: http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/pass28s.htm 1851 Co Antrim Cenus - surviving: http://irishgenealogy.net/cp/phpbb3/viewforum.php?f=34 Carrick On-Line Donegal http://www.carrickonline.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=61 Time to quit browsing. Hope they help someone Bob Cdn ================================================

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Hi Betty. This reply to your personal note was rejected by your comcast ISP (situation normal for me); so I am sending it to the list --- with apologies to listers. ray in oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray To: "Betty" Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 1:41 AM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] HANNAH, RITCHIE ~1800 > Hi again Betty. > > Yeah, it would make sense that a very late December marriage might not be > registered with the GRO until early January of the following year; but if > the parents' information was not there, then they evidently just > registered the same details as they would have done a few weeks earlier. > What a pity! > > Yep! I have that "might not be remembering correctly" situation too -- > very much so; sadly. > > Thanks for the note. > Ray

This service is free, all you have to do is sent in your research data/names. FORMAT: Your Email Address,PLU,Parish,Townland,Prime+Given,Spouse+Given,Child1,Child2,Child3,Child4,Child5,Child6,Child7,Child8 NO /SPACES after the commas, Please. Please follow the format above. Send to the Donegaleire Mailing List [email protected] Subject Box: New Donegal Researchers Names ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Obtain a Copy of the Donegal Researchers List database for: Friday 5 Dec 2008 1. To obtain a copy of the Donegal Researchers database go to the URL http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/WhatsNew/New.html or http://hiflyte.22web.net/WhatsNew/New.html Both websites have the same data. "Click Here to Download the Donegal Researchers List" (RED BOX) A box will open select "Save to Disk" button and hit OK To VIEW the Database read the other paragraphs on the page regarding viewing the DB. Complete instructions for submitting your data is also on this page ============================ Bob Cdn ===========================================