Eilis, Thank you so much for the information and how you've set it up and explained; as it makes it so much easier. I will enjoy the search so much more knowing some shortcuts. Best wishes and regards, Shannon O'Flynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eilis O'Hara" <naeireann4@yahoo.ie> To: <FLYNN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 8:06 AM Subject: Re: [FLYNN] MSG Board - Flynn's of Kilmeena, Co Mayo > Shannon, > > The Flynn, O'Flynn and other variations of the surname > are very common in Ireland and you'll find them in > just about every county. > > While family information about ancestors can contain > important clues, your best way to try to find your > O'Flynns in Ireland is through Canadian church and > civil records. Family recollections may send you to > the wrong place in Ireland in your search. > > There are generally no surviving census records for > Ireland for the 1800s. Civil registration didn't start > until 1864 (Protestant marriages in 1845). The first > complete census is 1901 and 1911 has been issued > early. Available Church registers would be your > primary source for your ancestral information in > Ireland. > > So you should start with the available Canadian census > records and then try to obtain information in civil > and church records as well as Peter O'Flynn's naval > information. > > Tombstone inscriptions, obituaries, cemetery records, > wills and even church histories are other important > sources. > > You'll need not only the county where they originated > in Ireland but also the townland or civil parish. > These are Administrative Divisions generally used in > the 1800s as geographic locations. An explanation is > available at > > http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/2435.asp > > > A list of all the townlands in Ireland for each county > is available at http://www.seanruad.com Just select > the county you're interested in and you can access the > list for that county. > > Eilis O'Hara > > > --- Shannon O'Flynn <shannonoflynn@shaw.ca> wrote: > > If only I could remember when my ggrandfather > > Peter O'Flynn migrated to > > Vancouver and then the island in Victoria. > > Somewhere in the early 1900's, > > and then was in the Navy; yet the O'Flynn relatives > > of mine are untraceable > > for me so far as I was very close with my > > ggrandparents Peter and Mary > > (Matthews, maiden name) O'Flynn; yet the rest of > > the O'Flynn's lived > > elsewhere. I'm sure he had siblings in Vancouver > > possibly. From there I'd > > like to also pinpoint the counties in Ireland where > > my relatives live. I > > should probably look into Matthews as well, yet I > > think Scotland is the main > > area of my ggrandmothers heritage. The Carr's are > > also related to me as are > > the White's. > > > > Shannon O'Flynn > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Eilis O'Hara" <naeireann4@yahoo.ie> > > To: <FLYNN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 7:35 AM > > Subject: Re: [FLYNN] MSG Board - Flynn's of > > Kilmeena, Co Mayo > > > > > > > Here are a couple of O'Flynn returns from the > > 1901 Co. > > > Mayo census for Kilmeena Civil Parish: > > > > > > Rosdooaun Townland, Kilmeena Civil Parish, > > Burrishoole > > > Barony: Household O'Flynn Mary(85) farmer widow > > > > > > Rosdooaun Townland, Kilmeena Civil Parish, > > Burrishoole > > > Barony: Household O'Flynn Peter(50) farmer > > Bridget(45) > > > wife-John(20) tailor-Pat(17)-Norah(15) > > > > > > Eilis O'Hara > > > > > > > > > --- ConnorsGenealogy <nymets11@pacbell.net> > > wrote: > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4dW.2ACEB/1449 > > > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > > > Looking for any links to the following Flynn's > > of > > > > the townland Buckfield, Kilmeena, Co Mayo: > > > > > > > > John 1801-1879 > > > > Thomas 1847-? married Bridget Duffy 1850-? > > > > John 1872-1890 > > > > James 1873-1940 > > > > Mary 1875-? > > > > Thomas 1876-? > > > > Rose 1878-? > > > > Catherine 1880-? > > > > Patrick 1882-? > > > > Timothy 1883-? > > > > Joseph 1887-? > > > > Michael 1889-? > > > > Sarah 1891-? > > > > Honor "Nora" 1894-1894 > > > > Michael 1845-1940 married Sarah Anne Duffy > > 1854-1932 > > > > > > > > from: lmf2540@msn.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== FLYNN Mailing List ==== > > > > Flynn Genealogy Forum > > > > http://genforum.genealogy.com/flynn/ > > > > Flynn Clan of America > > > > http://www.clansandnames.org/flynn.shtml > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Gain access to over two billion names > > including the > > > > new Immigration > > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. > > Click > > > > to learn more. > > > > > > > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > Eilis O'Hara > > > > > > *No Personal E-Mails Please* > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > Yahoo! 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