Catherine McDonnell/ McDonald was born on February 1st, 1784 in Enniskillen. She had siblings named William, Joseph, Sarah, Mary Jane and more unnamed and Archibald. Their parents' name are unknown. I believe all of them were born in Northern Ireland (maybe all in Enniskillen) except Archibald was born in North Carolina. They left Ireland for America between 1790 and 1794. Is there any baptism record for Catherine? to reveal her parents' names. Is there any baptism record index? If not, is there any local researcher whom I can hire to search for the baptism record? Thank you very much Zack Bennett San Francisco, California

Can someone tell me exactly where a graveyard called "Finner Old Graveyard" is? The reference was in an issue of Journal of the Assoc. for Preservation of the Memorials to the Dead. Thanks, Janet C-S

Does anyone out there have any information on Magurns from Enniskillen. My grandmother was Ellen Magurn, born April 1862 and her mother was Catherine. I can find no other information on their family. If someone can help it would be greatly appreciated. krock321@aol.com (Kathleen Kerrigan Rocker)

We are fortunate enough tohave a few days visiting the west coast of Donegal and Enniskillen later this month. I need advice for at least two items: 1. access to "Church of Ireland records for Enniskillen" mostly 1800's 2. Your suggestions for friendly B&B's in Donegal & Fermanagh

Any competent bookseller should be able to order this book The ISBN is 0 9509834 4 6 Publisher is St.Davog's Press Belleek Co.Fermanagh N.Ireland Michael -----Original Message----- From: Raeanne Smith <raeanne@clear.net.nz> To: FERMANAGH-L@rootsweb.com <FERMANAGH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 06 September 1999 22:44 Subject: JohnnO'Donovan's Letters. >Hi everyone, >Back in July, Janet C-S made mention of "John O'Donovan's Letters from >County Fermanagh". I have tried unsuccessfully to obtain a copy of this >book. I have tried the likes of Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble & several Irish & >British Internet Bookstores. Does anyone have any other ideas on how I might >obtain a copy? >Many thanks, >Raeanne. > >

The Pettigo area of County Donegal Templecarne Parish has had numerous Floods down the years and Mc Mahons in the adjacent area of Fermanagh - Drumkeeran Parish. This area has great migration links with Australia especially Mc Graths. John Cunningham.

Hi everyone, I am trying to find any information on the marriage of John McManus & Margaret Dunlop who would most probably have married in Brookeborough at the beginning of the 1880's. Their eldest son, my grandfather, Edward was born in Cornamuckla, Brookeborough 22nd Sep 1881. The whole family emigrated to Kilmarnock in Scotland at some stage, but I do not know when. Regards, Raeanne.

Hi everyone, Back in July, Janet C-S made mention of "John O'Donovan's Letters from County Fermanagh". I have tried unsuccessfully to obtain a copy of this book. I have tried the likes of Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble & several Irish & British Internet Bookstores. Does anyone have any other ideas on how I might obtain a copy? Many thanks, Raeanne.

Looking for Patrick McMahon and Winifred Flood emigrated to Aus 1840's, native place Donegal but daughter Jane b Fermanagh. Place of res near both borders?

Greetings! I am new to these lists, as I see many others are, and have only just begun my family genealogy a few years ago. I was very excited to find these newsletters and all of you very helpful people. Here is what I am after: I am searching for information on my ggggrandfather, John S. HASTINGS, 24 Jun 1824 - 1887, and his mother, father and seven brothers and sisters who came to New York in the US from Co. Fermanagh in the late 1820s, early 1830s. Three of his brothers were Hugh John Hastings, 20 Aug 1820 - 12 Sep 1883, Thomas Hastings and Richard Hastings. I do not have the names of their mother and father, nor the sisters and am not sure what year they came over. I do know that the father came over first. Most of the family worked in the newspaper industry in the US. John S. Hastings was also a member of the United Irishmen of America. Where would be a good source of information for that organization? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Best wishes, Matt Hartigan Safety Harbor, Florida, USA

There are still Brocks in the Garrison area of County Fermanagh and have been there for a very long time. John Cunningham.

Beverly, > > The port of departure could well have been Sligo. It would only be a guess, > though, as Derry and Belfast and others were used often as well (although > further away) > > I tried to find your Montgomery passage at the following site > http://www.cimorelli.com However, they are experiencing a database > problem today so it would not show many entries. You might want to try it > when fixed. > > I am looking for Brocks from Tyrone or Fermanagh. > > Christopher Brock > Margaret > Sons John, Wm Chris > Daughter Jane > > Came to Canada in 1832. > > I am in Gravenhurst, Ontario,, Canada > > Best Luck > >

In case some of the names in this letter might be of interest to others on the Fermanagh list, I am copying the contents of a letter from John BURGESS to his daughter in Ontario. He is writing from The Dairies, in January 1847. Dear Ann: I am sorry to have to send you work that I am very uneasy, that I have not had any but one letter from you which compels me to send you this. I have to inform you that at present we are all in good health. This is the Lord's doing and demands gratitude on our part. If you should receive this you will be sorry to learn the awful state of this country. I must leave you to judge of it for to describe it to you as it is, is impossible. Ireland from shore to shore is in a state of the most abject destitution; the potatoes are done altogether; the people in general are starving; hundreds have died of hunger. Murders and robberies are quite common; the cattle are stolen out of the house; sheep and cattle are killed and skinned, and carried away off the field; houses are broken into, and meal and oats carried away; there is not anything that can be eaten but is taken. We have our cows to-day but we cannot tell but this night we may lose them; every man that has cattle is in the same state and the people have become quite bold and hardened. They say plainly they won't want while there is meat of any kind to be got. They are stealing whole stacks of corn out of the hog yard at night, and what looks worse there is scarcely one Roman Catholick, however poor he may be, that has not bought a gun or pistol. We expect awful times. God only knows how all this will end, but in him is our help. Under the shadow of his wing Still may we dwell secure Sufficient is his arm alone And our defense is sure. Our markets are very dear. Meal is 4/6 s. per barrel, wheat 45 shillings per barrel, Indian meal 22 shillings per hundred. When a stone of potatoes is seen in town it will sell at whatever the person pleases to ask for it. The last stone I saw went 15 pence, flour is this day 3 and fourpence per stone. You cannot be thankful enough that you are out of this place. I cannot tell you how much meat I will have to buy. I have bought all I have made use of yet. -- Send me word how you all are, and are you all striving for the world to come; do you all attend classmeeting, James in particular. John Earls -- Wm. Macutchion and families are all Well. Jane wishes a letter from Mary Jane ---all out neighbours are well ---Wm. Kerr, Margery and Barbara went ot New York in October -- Mr. Naun and family went with them. When they were out a short time they were wrecked by a storm, with cold and fright poor Naun died at Liverpool. Uncle Christy of kelavilly is dead on the 11th of December -- Old Mrs. Johnston of Brade has been very ill; I hear she is better -- Arthur is working at Mr. Reade's as usual -- Mrs. Wallace got safe to Philadelphia -- Let me know did John Irvine improve the talent he got. Does he pray in publick? Does Mary Jane get good health? I would like a letter from James Welsh and let me have one from John. Send among you all the news you can --Your mother and I were ill, but we are now well -- James Wallace stayed on in Vaughn. He would not go with his mother and two brothers. The Dairies people are all quite well. Margaret, James and Job send their love to you. For the present I will bid you farewell, if we never meet in this vale of tears, I hope we will meet Where no slightest touch of pain Nor sorrow least alloy Will violate our rest or stain Our purity of joy This is the prayer of your affectionate father. John Burgess (John Burgess, married to Margaret Irvine, died at sea in 1850. He born in 1766 in The Dairies, his wife in Fermanagh also. They had the following children: Mary Jane Burgess b. 1806 m James Welsh Jane Burgess b. 1808 m John Earls and possibly ?Earls Elizabeth Burgess b. 1810 m William Macutchion Arthur Burgess b. 1812 d April 9, 1873, m Mary Balfour in The Dairies Ann Burgess b 1816 m William Broddy and possibly ? Mayhew John Irvine Burgess b 1820 m Nancy Irvine in Oxford County Ontario James G Burgess b 1824 d 1904 Margaret Burgess b 1829 m James Little in the Dairies, Fermanagh I am researching Burgess, Alcock, Small, Hawkins all from Ireland Regards, Terri Alcock

Can you please re-root my email... It is currently going to jackieashton@metronet.ca <mailto:jackieashton@metronet.ca> I need it to go to jackieashton@hotmail.com <mailto:jackieashton@hotmail.com> If you can't do this, could you please tell me how to change my email address for this list. Thanks, Jackie Ashton -----Original Message----- From: janhart [SMTP:janhart@webleicester.co.uk] <mailto:[SMTP:janhart@webleicester.co.uk]> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 12:41 AM To: FERMANAGH-L@rootsweb.com <mailto:FERMANAGH-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: Re:Ritchie, Keyes, Cullen, Johnstone Katie It's worth your while to look at Co Donegal as well as Co Fermamagh. The Donfam site http://homepage.tinet.ie/~donfam/page369.html <http://homepage.tinet.ie/~donfam/page369.html> has info about the Keys family. Look at Rootsweb pages for Donegal at http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/irl/Donegal/ <http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/irl/Donegal/> and Fermanagh at http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/irl/Fermanagh/ <http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/irl/Fermanagh/> I find the Local Ireland site at http://www.local.ie/ <http://www.local.ie/> really useful - follow links to each of the counties. Hope this helps Jan Hart janhart@webleicester.co.uk <mailto:janhart@webleicester.co.uk> ----- Original Message ----- From: katietaylor <katietaylor@uswest.net <mailto:katietaylor@uswest.net> > To: <FERMANAGH-L@rootsweb.com <mailto:FERMANAGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 3:55 AM Subject: Re:Ritchie, Keyes, Cullen, Johnstone > I am researching the family of Joseph Ritchie b 10/20/1829 at Snowhill, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh and died 5/1919. Family stories say he was a strict man and a Methodist. One Sunday he whiped his son Charles Frances Ritchie and his brother for laughing on Sunday. The boys left to the USA. The line I am researching is Charles Francis Ritchie line. He settled in Virginia, then some of his family stayed in Virginia, West Virginia, and some of it moved to Centralia, Ill. He married first Jane Keyes, then her sister, Anna Keyes. Anna was b 1834, died 1892. They were the children of Andrew Keys, b 1800, d. around 1865, and Elizabeth Cullen, b around 1802, died 1886. Her parents were William Cullen who married Elizabeth Jane Johnstonn around 1799. > > Aside from the family history, I'm also researching the Snowhill house and the Enniskillen history as well. > > Does anyone have any history or information about the families or locality history? I will be happy to share our branch of the US history. >

Katie It's worth your while to look at Co Donegal as well as Co Fermamagh. The Donfam site http://homepage.tinet.ie/~donfam/page369.html has info about the Keys family. Look at Rootsweb pages for Donegal at http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/irl/Donegal/ and Fermanagh at http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/irl/Fermanagh/ I find the Local Ireland site at http://www.local.ie/ really useful - follow links to each of the counties. Hope this helps Jan Hart janhart@webleicester.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: katietaylor <katietaylor@uswest.net> To: <FERMANAGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 3:55 AM Subject: Re:Ritchie, Keyes, Cullen, Johnstone > I am researching the family of Joseph Ritchie b 10/20/1829 at Snowhill, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh and died 5/1919. Family stories say he was a strict man and a Methodist. One Sunday he whiped his son Charles Frances Ritchie and his brother for laughing on Sunday. The boys left to the USA. The line I am researching is Charles Francis Ritchie line. He settled in Virginia, then some of his family stayed in Virginia, West Virginia, and some of it moved to Centralia, Ill. He married first Jane Keyes, then her sister, Anna Keyes. Anna was b 1834, died 1892. They were the children of Andrew Keys, b 1800, d. around 1865, and Elizabeth Cullen, b around 1802, died 1886. Her parents were William Cullen who married Elizabeth Jane Johnstonn around 1799. > > Aside from the family history, I'm also researching the Snowhill house and the Enniskillen history as well. > > Does anyone have any history or information about the families or locality history? I will be happy to share our branch of the US history. >

Anyone interested in the Famine in Ireland in the 1800's check out the site at http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/adw03/peel/ag2ire.htm It is very interesting. P.C.

I am researching the family of Joseph Ritchie b 10/20/1829 at Snowhill, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh and died 5/1919. Family stories say he was a strict man and a Methodist. One Sunday he whiped his son Charles Frances Ritchie and his brother for laughing on Sunday. The boys left to the USA. The line I am researching is Charles Francis Ritchie line. He settled in Virginia, then some of his family stayed in Virginia, West Virginia, and some of it moved to Centralia, Ill. He married first Jane Keyes, then her sister, Anna Keyes. Anna was b 1834, died 1892. They were the children of Andrew Keys, b 1800, d. around 1865, and Elizabeth Cullen, b around 1802, died 1886. Her parents were William Cullen who married Elizabeth Jane Johnstonn around 1799. Aside from the family history, I'm also researching the Snowhill house and the Enniskillen history as well. Does anyone have any history or information about the families or locality history? I will be happy to share our branch of the US history.

>From what I have read and heard while in Northern Ireland, there were several reasons for the mass emigration from Ireland. There was a large one in 1820s and the greatest one in the 1840s famine years. It was not just Fermanagh or Armagh but all of Ireland that was affected. The reasons for the 1840s exodus was obviously mostly related to the famine and the terrible conditions that prevailed. The 1820s was more subtle in that was the era when the land lords grew tired of having their tennants sublet the lands into smaller and smaller parcels. They started to cut out the middle man and let the land to farmers directly. These middle land lords then looked for opportunity elsewhere. Some of the larger land lords actually paid their tennants passage to get them off the land. At that time, there were many British timber ships bringing timber back from Canada. (my area here in Ontario was decimated of large white pine trees in the mid 1830s - 1860s). Vastly reduced passage fares to Canada were promoted as these ships were returning empty. America was a prime area as well but the British (N.I.) were not so welcome there after the war. Britain opened up land grants in Canada just for that purpose. To populate the 'Canadas' so that she could be defended from the aggressors to the south. A fellow in Fermanagh told me that his area (Lisnaskea) had regular wagon runs to the Port of Sligo. By the mid 1820s the streets of Sligo were filled with families waiting embarkation to the promised land. Several of these subjects are discussed in more detail on some of the Irish Immigration websites. Regards Barry Brock

Reply to: RE: area in Fermanagh Luvinis wrote: > I am a recent subscriber to the FERMANAGH list and have a question > that hopefully, someone can help me with. My great great grandfather, > William Armstrong was naturalized in the US in 1839. His naturalization > papers state that"he said he was born in Landromgolen in the county of > Fermanaugh and .... that he left his place of nativity in the month of April > in 1832". At the web site <http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/placename/index.cfm> you can enter various pieces of names to try to locate the common spelling. According to the site, "You should keep it in mind that different accents change vowel sounds much more than consonant sounds. For example, if family tradition records your home place in Ireland as "Ballybraden", you should enter "Ballybr" in the top box, to return all names starting with "Ballybr". If this still returns more than 30 matches (it does), go back and enter "Ballybr" in the top box and "d" in one of the other boxes. You will then see a list of all placenames starting with "Ballybr" which also include the letter "d". This includes Ballybraddin in Co. Antrim, which is almost certainly the place you are looking for. " I entered Co. Fermanagh and the consonant combinations "dr", "mg", and "n" and found the following possibilities: Placename County Civil Parish Poor Law Union --------- ------- ---------- -------------- Drumgallan Fermanagh Galloon Lisnaskea Drumgallan Fermanagh Rossorry Enniskillen Drumgoland Fermanagh Galloon Clones Drumgoon Fermanagh Aghalurcher Lisnaskea Drumgorran Fermanagh Aghavea Lisnaskea Drumgowna Fermanagh Aghavea Lisnaskea Drumgowna East Fermanagh Drumkeeran Lowtherstown Drumgowna West Fermanagh Drumkeeran Lowtherstown Drumgrenaghan Fermanagh Drumkeeran Lowtherstown No "land" in front, but there doesn't appear to be any place in Ireland that begins that way; this could be due to difficulties understanding your great great grandfather. I think the first three are your best possibilities. S R C A cott obert ranston nderson mailto:phssra@physics.emory.edu

I am a recent subscriber to the FERMANAGH list and have a question that hopefully, someone can help me with. My great great grandfather, William Armstrong was naturalized in the US in 1839. His naturalization papers state that"he said he was born in Landromgolen in the county of Fermanaugh and .... that he left his place of nativity in the month of April in 1832". I have checked a number of sources including: "A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland" (Brian Mitachell)...."Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns , Parishes and Baronies"....Lewis' "Topographical Dictionary " and a few other sources, but have not found any reference for Landromgolen or any name bearing any similarity. If anyone has any information or suggestions, I would appreciate hearing from you. Maryann Smith Nyack, New York