Derrygonnelly..... I have a photocopy of an article, "The Village on the Sillies", sent by a friend in Western Australia. The article is pp20-37 from a book (and here I begin to rely on a semi-legible pencilled annotation on the photocopy...) entitled "GLIMPSES OF OLD DERRYGONNELLY" by William K ????ke?. I would assume this was William K PARKE , who wrote "THE PARISH OF INISHMACSAINT" (published 1982, The Select Vestry, Parish of Inishmacsaint; printed by Graham and Sons (Printers) Ltd., Gorlin Road, Omagh, Co. Tyrone): very interesting reading, lots of good information (with the occassional factual error). If anyone knows where there is a full copy of "GLIMPSES OF OLD DERRYGONNELLY" I would appreciate knowing ross beattie sunny sydney (though showers are forecast - would have to be since the Fifth Test Match in the current Ashes cricket series between England and Australia is due to start here in 3h 36m) > ---------- > From: Caiside@aol.com[SMTP:Caiside@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, 2 January 1999 3:56 > To: FERMANAGH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Belcoo area, Co Fermanagh > > Ok Shamrockers and Fermanaghites, here's my look-up offer: > > If anyone has family from the Belcoo area, they may be interested in the > book > "If Only: Historical Sketches of the Belcoo Area" published by the Belcoo > & > District Historical Society. I bought mine from the Tourist Office in > Enniskillen several years ago. > It is a very rich history of the area, including maps, school photos, and > lots > of narratives from old folks remembering.... > > If anyone wants a look-up in its index email me privately. But you must > have a > SPECIFIC name, not "all the McGowans" . There are also references to > townlands > in the index, so if you know the townland you could ask about that. > > Now if there was only a book like this for the Derrygonnelly area...<sigh> > Janet >