Hi, I have seen a recent reference to a book called "The Fermanagh Story" by Peader Livingston. Does anyone have any knowledge of its contents and where one might buy or borrow a copy? I am in Canada. Thanks, Suzanne Lisson

Here are a few suggestions for placing your ancestors in Fermanagh in the 17th century. The Ulster Journal of Archaeology I am not sure of the complete volumes. My library has 1853 to 1862 and 1894 to 1911 and the local university has more current issues from the 60s to 90s. I have found outstanding records. The older issues contain many reprints of letters, memoirs and other records. Start with Parliamentary Memoranda of Bygone Days. by the Earl of Belmore. This was in Vol 9 , 1903 (or perhaps an earlier issue, as early as 1899). Older information can be found in the Enniskillen Vestry Books listing all the baptisms marriages etc. Part of this is printed in the 1903 volume 9. These volumes also contain very old gravestone inscriptions an dother useful stuff. Vol 5 1898-99 contains gleanings of Fermanagh History. Lord Belmore wrote a few books. I have not seen them but expect to find great history in them. One is The history of the Corry Family. Read all you can find the history is outstanding. Author Trimble, William Copeland, 1851- Main Title The history of Enniskillen with references to some manors in Co. Fermanagh and other local subjects. Publisher Enniskillen, William Trimble, 1919-21. Lots of detail on the history of the area and often family names other than the land owners are mentioned. Author Ireland (Eire). Manuscrits Commission. Main Title A census of Ireland, circa 1659, with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661) ed. by Séamus Pender. Publisher Dublin, Stationery office, 1939. This census lists the landholders and more, organized by parish and townland. names listeed include " Titiladoes" (sp?), meaning imprtant people in the community/ heads of large households or those in control or influencial, such as having long leases on large pieces of land with many subtenants. You may find your people here. An Historical Account of the Plantation of Ulster 1608-1620 This book lists not just the planters but also all the applicants for land, many of whom do not appear to have received land but still came to Ulster with other planters. It aslo lists the towns theses people were from in Scotland and England. Irish Pedigrees Vol II, 1888, John O'Hart 4th ED. and Irish Landed Gentry When Cromwell Came to Ireland Vol 1, 1884, John O'Hart. These books contains many geneologies. Visitation of Ireland Vol.2, 1898, Ed. Joseph Jackson Howard LLD and Frederick Arthur Crisp. More geneologies. What is the earliest record you have aside from the bible of the Scoles in Fermanagh? Have you checked the LDS records? If you ever find any records on Black, Rutledge or Newcombe names in Fermanagh please let me know. Good Luck David Black

Hi all, I have just received three marriage certificates: Father Hugh McKearney(deceased) in all cases. Andrew McKEARNEY (age 24) m 1865 Margaret BERGINE, Lancashire England Thomas McKEARNEY (age 21) m 1868 Catherine POLLARD, Lancashire England Hugh McKEARNEY (fullage) m 1868 Alice SARGINSON, Lancashire England It would appear that these lads had quite some building experience, particularly bricklaying. It is also possible because of the twin births through a couple of generations that Andrew and Thomas were twins if their ages at date of marriage is correct. I have a record of an Anne McKearney also marrying in England, her father's name is Hugh and mother Mary. The 1881 and 1891 census shows them being born in IRE, however, family history has it they came from Enniskillen. Can anyone suggest which would be the best way of tracking down where they were born in Ireland - who would I contact, would I be best using a researcher there (again any recommendations). Thanks for your time, Kathryn Adelaide, Sth Australia

Well I am starting to see a pattern here and I wonder if other researchers run up against this as much as I do: Your ancestors arrived in New Orleans but it was the year before they have records of ships passengers. Your Great grandmother graduates from High School and you go to the local historical society in that town and they have lists of all the graduates from that high school but they start a few years after she would have graduated. Your ancestors came over on a boat from England to New York, you know the year and month and who they travelled with, but the year they arrived there are no passenger lists for. You find a grave in the town where you think one ought to be and the name is right and it says "Our Father" so he obviously had kids and therefore descendants, but there are no dates on it. Arrrrrrrrgh!!! What more can I say. Peggy Falk Missouri, USA KAYE, WOODHEAD, DAWSON WRY, Yorkshire, England LUCAS, LIPTON, JOHNSTON Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland

G'day All, This is my first time on this list so I am going to list my McKEARNEYS. I have my gggfather Hugh McKEARNEY and his brothers going to England sometime before 1865 when I believe his brother Andrew is married. Thomas was married in 1868 as was Hugh. It is believed that these McKEARNEYs came from Enniskillen. What I would like to know is where is the best place to check for a birthdates. Is it possible to check when the family moved to England. I am waiting on marriage certificates of these three to confirm that they are related and that their father's name could also be Hugh, mother unknown at this stage, but possibly Mary ? Any suggestions would be gratefully received. Thanks Kathryn Adelaide, Sth Australia

I know from a family Bible that my ancestor Richard Scoles was born in Enniskillen in 1715. Yet I can't find any evidence that any members of the Scoles family lived in Co. Fermanagh prior to that time. I checked the muster rolls, the hearth rolls, and Peadar Livingstone's The Fermanagh Story. Can anyone help me? Thanks. Jaira Hill Silverton, OR

My ancestor Patrick CASSIDY came from near Derrygonnelly (possibly from Drumgormly). He married a Mary McCaffrey who was probably from the same area. Is anyone researching CASSIDY or McCAFFREY? Is anyone else interested in this part of Fermanagh? Janet Cassidy-Stroh

Greetings All! I was wondering if there was anything left of the Castle Enniskillen? Regards, David U.S.A.

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Is there any way I could get ahold of a current phone book of this area? Am searching for a Thomas and Ann Keenan who had a son Hugh, b1833 . Hugh emigrated to US ca 1850. Just wondering if there are any Keenans still in the area? Thanks ahead of time. Carole Kopser -----Original Message----- From: FERMANAGH-D-request@rootsweb.com <FERMANAGH-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: FERMANAGH-D@rootsweb.com <FERMANAGH-D@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 9:22 AM Subject: FERMANAGH-D Digest V98 #9

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I am looking for ideas on how to search for Adam and Dora's immigration to the US. Our first notice of their arrival in the US is from the 1870 Wisconsin State Census. They appear in the 1875, 1880 and 1885 state census but the census taker had to phonetically spell their last name because each census had a different spelling. Adam and Dora could not read or write english.... Conly/Connely/Connelly/Conley were the last name spellings... We do know that from the 1870 WI state census that a son Michael was born in NY and was 1 yr old during the summer of 1870 and another son Mathew was 4 yrs old and listed Ireland as the place of birth. This narrows the time of immigration somewhat. The unusual combination of their first names allowed our success in finding them in Wisconsin and hope that it lends itself to finding them with son Mathew on board a ship bound for New York. Any help you can give is appreciated. John in Texas T32RYAN@aol.com

Have a William Gray supposed to have been sacked from police force Shipping records state from Lowthertown in 1841 He was married and father was John Going to Ireland end of May so if anyone could tell me where to find this information I would be very grateful Nita in Australia fraser@aljan.com.au

TITHE DEFAULTERS LISTS - IRELAND 1831 Malvern, Australia: Data Tree Publishing (1998) (MICROFICHE ) ISBN 0-9585255-0 Available in Australia from: Data Tree Publishing, Suite 393, 45 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, Vic 3144 E-mail: datatree@alphalink.com.au URL: http://www.alphalink.com.au/~datatree/index.htm Available in USA from: The Irish At Home and Abroad, P.O. Box 521806, Salt Lake City, UT 84152, USA; FAX: (801) 467-6507 E-mail: Kjbslc@aol.com URL: http://www.ihaonline.com/ The Tithe Defaulters Lists of 1831 are application forms from Church of Ireland clergy whose tithe income was withheld when farmers failed to pay their tithe. The lists are available in the "OPMA" ("Official Papers: Miscellaneous and Assorted") boxes at the National Archives. Some counties have more names listed than others, and some counties are not covered at all in the lists. Stephen McCormac has abstracted the information from the lists, and his extracts are now available on microfiche arranged geographically. The original records were sometimes patchy and lacked consistency but where the information was available the townland, parish and occupation of the defaulters have been transcribed. Each set includes an introduction explaining the history of the tithes, an example of the Form of Affidavit and the Clergy Relief Fund Act and an example of a Schedule (for Ballynemara, Co. Kilkenny). Also each set includes (for all counties) the OPMA index reference numbers for the National Archives, a comparison to the data in the 1831 census (statistical), the tithes due and tithe arrears by parish, and a list of clergy. For further information regarding the lists see Suzanne C. Hartwick,"Schedules of the Clergy Relief Fund, 1831: Tithe-Defaulters and Their Occupations," The Irish Genealogist 8 (1) (1990): 82-102. Kilkenny: 10,263 names on 4 fiche Tipperary: 9346 names on 3 fiche Wexford: 2773 names on 2 fiche Cork: 2,115 names on 1 fiche Waterford: 1,838 names on 1 fiche Louth: 965 names on 1 fiche Limerick: 851 names on 1 fiche Laois 360 Meath 36 Carlow 437 Offaly 23 Kerry 20 886 names combined on 1 fiche Complete collection 29,027 names on 15 fiche

Hello Fermanagh - can anyone help - I'm trying to locate information on a William (Willie) Reilly - who lived at Derryginnedy with his wife Catherine (former name Donegan). William was actually born in the USA - possible Williamsburg, and returned to Ireland when he was 10, then brought up by relatives (Maguires I believe). I understand William died sometime between 1940 and 1950 and was buried in St. Mary's Churchyard (he was a Catholic by the way). I also understand that his father (name unknown) was a twin and they both went to the States sometime in the mid 1800's, where the second twin was killed in a Railroad accident in Williamsburg. I would be so grateful if anyone could throw any light on the above or could give me any suggestions where I might start looking. Thanking you in advance. -- el

i understand there were a lot of lang s in fermanagh co ire. i am searching for some information any way or anywhere i can get it. not much to go on. my gggrandfather born ireland before 1830. his oldest son was born 1830 so, it may have been 20 years before that he was born. his name was william billy,lang his sons who were born in miss.usa. named enoch,james,joseph lang daughter named mary jane lang. i mention this if these names may be prominant in family in ireland. does this look familar to anyone fvaughn

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Does anyone know of a listing of colony ships that left the Fermanagh region in the 1840's, destined for North America? Thanks

Does anyone have any information about this family? Left Enniskillen in 1827 settled in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. Thank you Jeff livingstone maryjeff@sprynet.com

Hi, Still hoping someone has seen ANYTHING on my ggg grandparents from Fermanagh (Enniskillen area) Andrew MOORE m. Sarah GIBSON ca 1814 Thanks, Suzanne Lisson