Indeed a close knit family who kept in contact with each other... The Book of Magauran : Leabhar Méig Shamhradháin. by McKenna, Lambert (Editor). Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1947. might be of interest too? Maybe via Inter Library Loan?? It's on Library shelf at the moment... I can reserve it and get it here tomorrow if you want! Dave On 22/03/2015 12:34, Dee Byster-Graham wrote: > Thank you so much, Dave. > > All three articles prove what a brawling, drinking, disciplinarian lot the > Magaurans were. > This family had every facet of life within it - from great Archbishops to > IRA fighters.:) > Found a site today which tells the story from 7th century onwards, about the > love/hate relationship with the Dolans etc. > Only up to 1000ad or so yet, find them quite fascinating and beginning to > like them very much - and it says Leitrim is their original home. > > We had Ribbonmen in the family in Fermanagh, probably illicit stills as > well. > One could believe it's genetic. > > DEE.
Ah Dave, If only I could get over there and read it tomorrow..................... Shall give info to friend and try for inter-library loan. Thanks so much, Dee. -----Original Message----- From: fermanagh-gold-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:fermanagh-gold-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dave H via Sent: Sunday, 22 March 2015 10:58 PM To: fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD Magauran and Slowey. Indeed a close knit family who kept in contact with each other... The Book of Magauran : Leabhar Méig Shamhradháin. by McKenna, Lambert (Editor). Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1947. might be of interest too? Maybe via Inter Library Loan?? It's on Library shelf at the moment... I can reserve it and get it here tomorrow if you want! Dave On 22/03/2015 12:34, Dee Byster-Graham wrote: > Thank you so much, Dave. > > All three articles prove what a brawling, drinking, disciplinarian lot > the Magaurans were. > This family had every facet of life within it - from great Archbishops > to IRA fighters.:) Found a site today which tells the story from 7th > century onwards, about the love/hate relationship with the Dolans etc. > Only up to 1000ad or so yet, find them quite fascinating and beginning > to like them very much - and it says Leitrim is their original home. > > We had Ribbonmen in the family in Fermanagh, probably illicit stills > as well. > One could believe it's genetic. > > DEE. ================================== https://www.google.ie/ ================================== http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message