Marilyn Try Discovery Series Sheet 6 from www.elstead.co.uk Magheraboy 319 acres is visible East of Letterkenny but Lurgybrack 81 South of Letterkenny acres is not See also 30 and 29 at the URL http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bhilchey/MLeck.html However both townlands are visible on www.multimap.com Key in Letterkenny and look along the N13. Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the cat" ----- Original Message ----- From: "marilyn anne love" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 12:01 AM 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 > > >