hello list- i am searching for all gernon ancestors from co. louth, meath, westmeath, and monaghan in all time periods, even up to today. they were an ancient norman family mainly based in louth (gernonstown or baile an gherleanaigh , today castlebellingham) but some in other counties, they arrived with strongbow and were potent family until the 1700's when they became a medical family. i am searching for this medical family in particular at ardee, co. louth, where my branch came from. specifically a john hall gernon, physician and others of his line , our branch is now at 8th generation of physicians in usa , starting from the first gernon doctors in louth in 1700's. they had castlesd and built churches too. i am especially interested in info on their castle at duleek, meath.....it is now a ruin, but once held ling william's bed and the last skins of irish wolves, sold off in an estate sale in 1950's then the new owner stripped the lead roof and let it fall to ruin, now the state owns it and family are trying to have it restored.....any news on this or any other churches, castles or estates of theirs or of family memebers, very very welcome, including info on present-day gernons to contact.....thank you! best regards, mary (gernon descendant)
Mary a chara, I have a lot of information about the Gernon family because they married into the Dowdall family. My Mom was a Dowdall and I am researching the Dowdall family. I have a copy of the Dowdall Deeds which goes back to the early 1200s and there are many many entries regarding the Gernons. The castle at Duleek was built by the Bath family. I have a picture taken of it this past August. A Dowdall married a Bath and the Bath and Dowdall coat of arms are carved in stone and on the side of the castle. Just checked Lewis Topigraphical Dictionary of Ireland and find that in the 1830s it is listed as owned by Gernon. Don't know when it changed hands, although there are so many marriages between the Gernon family and the Dowdall family that it may have descended to the Gernons through marriage. Will have to do some checking on this. Jenet Dowdall Bath Plunkett had several celtic road crosses erected in the area. One is in memory of her husband William Bath and another her husband Oliver Plunkett. Have you tried posting on the County Louth and Meath bulletin boards? Slan go foill, Margaret (Mairead) > hello list- i am searching for all gernon ancestors from co. louth, meath, > westmeath, and monaghan in all time periods, even up to today. they were an > ancient norman family mainly based in louth (gernonstown or baile an > gherleanaigh , today castlebellingham) but some in other counties, they > arrived with strongbow and were potent family until the 1700's when they > became a medical family. i am searching for this medical family in > particular at ardee, co. louth, where my branch came from. specifically a > john hall gernon, physician and others of his line , our branch is now at > 8th generation of physicians in usa , starting from the first gernon doctors > in louth in 1700's. they had castlesd and built churches too. i am > especially interested in info on their castle at duleek, meath.....it is now > a ruin, but once held ling william's bed and the last skins of irish wolve s, > sold off in an estate sale in 1950's then the new owner stripped the lead > roof and let it fall to ruin, now the state owns it and family are trying to > have it restored.....any news on this or any other churches, castles or > estates of theirs or of family memebers, very very welcome, including info > on present-day gernons to contact.....thank you! best regards, mary (gernon > descendant) > > > ==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== > If you are leaving your current ISP, please unsubscribe! > Digest Fianna-D-request@rootsweb.com > List Fianna-L-request@rootsweb.com > only one word in body of message UNSUBSCRIBE > No signature/No nothing! >