My Great Grandfather was Thomas Crow born about 1812 in Roscommon, Ireland, he married Sarah Mack? born about 1821 in Jamestown, Ireland, can anybody help me with finding where they were married ? Their first child Ann was born in Manchester, England and I have checked all available sources in England, so they were possibly married before moving to England. If anybody can help with any information on this couple it would be most appreciated. My Website is located at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~crowe Harry Crowe at jcr70694@bigpond.net.au

Coyston@sympatico.ca ("Eve Ferguson") wrote: >> I have found a Ferguson still living in Faughart where our Ferguson's were >> married in 1858 maybe a descendant??? I have the phone number and street >> address. We are going to Dundalk in September and would like to write to >> this person before we go, just to prepare him in case he is older. You don't have a street address; you have a small village about three miles north of Dundalk. Lower Faughart, Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland is sufficient address. Just an extra: Faughart is the reputed birthplace of St. Brigid, Ireland's second patron saint. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED

The postal codes in Dublin are actually zones, which cover very large areas. There is nothing in the Republic of Ireland that is equivalent to a post code as understood in Canada or the UK for instance. I wouldn't believe for one moment what An Post (the Irish Post Office) has to say about this issue. They would have using the pony express if they could. The sooner that Ireland subscribes to postal codes the sooner post will arrive at its destination. Cheers, Steven Smyrl Dublin "Trish" <tee.lockers@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1124231874.a26bc5d80b82df368cde88f1bf676001@teranews... > > "PaulD" <Paul@yahooooooo.com> wrote in message > news:iWqMe.90166$G8.35812@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk... >>>> Does anyone know how to find postal codes for Dundalk please? checked >>>> Google but no luck. >>>> I have found a Ferguson still living in Faughart where our >>>> Ferguson's were married in 1858 maybe a descendant??? I have the >>>> phone number and street address. We are going to Dundalk in >>>> September and would like to write to this person before we go, just >>>> to prepare him in case he is older. Thanks >>>> Eve Ferguson >> >> The don't have postal codes in the Republic of Ireland, just street >> address, town and county. > > We have postal codes in Dublin, though the area covered by each code is > not as small as that in UK postcodes. There was a proposal recently to > introduce more detailed codes, but the postal service said there was no > need, and I suppose they would know. > > -- > Trish > Dublin, Ireland > >

Just thought I'd mention that O'Fallon's were important in the history of St. Louis, Missouri in case anyone is interested in that connection. Joni

From The Cork Examiner, 14 August 1878 - MALLOW PETTY SESSIONS--TUESDAY. ------------ THE presiding magistrates at these sessions to-day were--Mr. N. W. Ware (chairman), Lieutenant-Colonel Williamson, Captain Coote, R.M., and Mr. G. Gallagher. A CAUTION TO PUBLICANS. Sub-constable M'Cormack charged a publican named James Boland, Main Street, for having on the night of the 7th inst., refused him admission to his licensed premises. The sub-constable deposed that on the night in question his attention was attracted to Boland's house by light, and heard voices there. He heard parties inside as if they were drawing porter ; he knocked at the door, and was refused admission ; he was knocking at the door from twelve o'clock to twenty minutes to one in the morning ; when he knocked at first the talk was discontinued. Captain Coote--This is one of the worst cases I ever heard. Sub-constable M'Cormack--There were several parties upstairs who were apparently drunk. Captain Coote said this was not the first offence which had been brought against this house. James Boland, the defendant, deposed that on the night of the 7th inst. there were no persons in his house but lodgers. He did not know that the police were at his door. Margaret Boland, the wife of the defendant, deposed that she heard knocking at the door, but she did not know that it was the police who were at the door. He was fined £3 and costs, the conviction to be recorded on the license. Miss Hannah Connell, publican, an old offender under the Licensing Act, was charged for having given drink to a woman who had been "under the influence" at the time. The charge against the defendant, who did not appear, was proved by Sub-constable Wallace, who stated that her house was very badly conducted. She was fined £1 and costs, the conviction to be recorded on the license. Sub-constable Champ charged a farmer from Glounthane, named Jeremiah Callaghan, with having been drunk and disorderly. He was fined 10s. 6d. and costs, in default fourteen days' imprisonment. The court was for a considerable time hearing cases of petty assaults and abusive language. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Ireland Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.IrelandOldNews.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

"Denise Robinson" wrote: >[...] >They all start at £0.99(GBP) I thought I would get a better response selling >on Ebay than doing a boot fayre but we will see. [...] Commercial posts should not be sent to soc.genealogy.ireland.

BALLINA CHRONICLE Ballina, Mayo, Ireland Wednesday, March 20, 1850 LIMERICK ASSIZES COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT - Saturday TRIAL AND MURDER Matthew and William Gavin were indicted for assaulting John Ryan at Cappamore on the 8th Sept. last; and in a second count that they did kill and murder him with reaping hooks. The prisoners appeared to be aged 20 to 23 years, severally. Mr. Sergeant O'Brien stated the case for the prosecution. Denis Murphy examined - Recollects the night of Ryan's murder; met Garrett and Ryan on the road that night; was going from Gavin's house to the widow Ryan, to accompany the son home; went along with young Ryan into a haggard and left John Ryan there, and went towards the widow Ryan's house; saw the prisoners in a field on his way; they had reaping hooks; when in the widow Ryan's house young John Ryan called him (witness) out; went towards home, and on the way heard a voice call out "mercy, mercy, Mat, don't, don't"; heard the voice from the direction he parted John Ryan; then went into a house belonging to Fitzgerald, who came out with his two sisters; he then went towards the widow Gavan's house; when witness came up to William he asked him did he hear any noise on the path and William said not; they then asked him where was Mat, and he said he went to William Murphy's for his horse; witness went back to widow Ryan's house; did not see the dead body next day; then went home to Gavin's and did not see Mat Gavin all that night; he was at home the night before the murder; did not see Mat Gavin the day after the murder; heard him saying he would be up to John Ryan for canting his cow;" before the death of the deceased saw the lace where John Ryan was murdered, it was towards that spot that he saw the Gavins. John Ryan (son of the deceased) was next examined - Recollects when his father was killed; was getting turnips that evening; heard a cry from the direction where the body was found of 'Denny, Denny, Murphy;' went then to his brother's house and told Denis Murphy he was called; Murphy's son was working with witness that day; Murphy then ran to Fitzgerald's house. To Mr. O'Hea - Did not hear the cry of 'Mat, Mat.' Honora Fitzgerald sworn - Saw Denis Murphy going towards the Widow Ryan's house; is sister of John Fitzgerald; heard a cry from the direction of where the deceased was found of "Denny, Denny Murphy;" went into her house; Denis Murphy came in a short time after; and her brother John went with him out; when Denis Murphy came in he said "there is something over the way;" they went two or three fields and saw nothing. Cross-examined - Did not hear the call "mercy, Mat, Mat;" it was a fine night but darkish. John Fitzgerald examined - Corroborated the evidence of Murphy - and in addition said he saw the two prisoners standing near their own house, which is not far from where the body was found; when witness and Murphy went to Garvin's house, William Gavin asked did witness see his brother Mat? - witness said he did not; witness asked was it not his brother Mat that was with him, that he (witness) saw on the field? William Gavin said it was not. Bridget Fitzgerald corroborated the testimony of her sister, Honoria and her brother John Fitzgerald. Patrick Cormack deposed to having been working for Wm. Murphy the day of the evening John Ryan was murdered; was walking home after super and met the prisoners with reaping hooks going towards where the body was found; heard a cry of "Denny, Denny" coming from the place; after going home to Wm. Murphy's, Wm. Gavin came to demand Mat's wages; that was a quarter of an hour after he saw the two Gavins. Cross-examined - Often saw the prisoners before with reaping hooks; when witness saw them they were going home; never heard the cry "Mat, Mat, mercy;" heard the cry of "Denny, Denny;" was in the army; deserted once but was arrested; was discharged in consequence of a burnt leg; was married; witness deserted from his wife; was not married but once, but would get married to 14 if he could; knows Judy Connors; her husband is gone to America; when leaving the table he said to counsel, "Mr. O'Hea, you're done tea." Judith Connors examined - Knew John Ryan; recollects well the night he was killed; was out that evening minding a piece of land and heard a shout; there was one garden between her and where the body was found; heard persons calling, "Denny, Denny;" went towards where the shout came from and saw the two prisoners beating John Ryan with reaping hooks, and she then hid herself in a stook of oats, being a little afraid; knew the prisoners since they were boys; the stook was not far from where the body was found, and saw them throw Ryan into a dyke; before she saw him fall, heard deceased crying, "Denny, Denny;" heard one of the prisoners say "come away, we have revenge enough;" it was Mat said it, because she heard "Billy, come away, &c;" when the prisoners went away witness went home, and in the morning told John Hayes of the murder, and he told witness to hold her tongue. Cross-examined - Her husband is dead, Lord have mercy on him; told a little of what happened to her employer, Michael Gleeson; told him there were four men killing John Ryan; has three children in America; did not hear the cry "Mat, Mat;" don't know how far she was from the murder; the surveyor knows the distance; will go to America; heard persons would be sent to America for giving evidence. [ Mr. O'Hea read witness's informations by which discrepancies with her present evidence were apparent.] Michael Connell, aged about 14 years, sworn - Lived with his aunt, widow Ryan; the morning after the murder was sent of a message and saw blood on the road, and then saw John Ryan dead in a ditch; ran home and told about it. Bridget Ryan, wife of deceased, deposed to her business going out with John Garrett the night he was murdered, and to having found her husband dead in the ditch the next day. Thomas Bartley, deposed to having found deceased in a ditch, and brought him home with Bridget Ryan. Head Constable Sunderson sworn - Thomas Bartley called and told him about the murder; arrested Wm .Gavin the same day reaping in a field; he wore a clean shirt; thee were marks of blood on his trowsers and coat, and a little blood on his hands; searched Gavin's house, and found a spirt steeped in dirty water, which had marks of blood on the breast and sleeves; deceased's throat and hands were cut; Mat Gavin was arrested in Cashel in three days after examined his shoes and saw marks of blood on them. John Lyons, police constable, deposed to having arrested Mathew Gavin; the trowsers he wore appeared washed from the knees down recently. Michael Gleeson deposed to having employed Judy Connors as a herdswoman. Cross-examined - Judy Connors told him she saw four men killing John Ryan; said she knew two of them; did not tell her not to disclose the murder - partly guessed herself would tell it. Dr. Patrick Arthur deposed to having examined the body of deceased; there were several wounds; one up on the neck, which cut the windpipe; the hands were cut and a mark under the left eye; the cuts appeared to have been inflicted with a reaping hook. Dr. James Heffernan corroborated Dr. Arthur's evidence; the wounds on the hands appeared as if a reaping hook had been drawn through them. The crown closed at a quarter to six o'clock, and Mr. O'Hea proceeded to address the jury for the defence. He said that a very strong case was entered on his lordship's notes against the two prisoners at bar, but taking the discrepancies of the witnesses produced into consideration he hoped the jury would bear in mind that the lives of the unfortunate men rested on their verdict. His lordship summed up the evidence, pointing out the several links of corroborative testimony which clearly substantiated the case against the prisoners, and it was with the jury to say whether they would believe the evidence of Judith Connor, who swore she saw the prisoners actually killing the deceased John Ryan, and which was circumstantially borne out by the other witnesses produced by the crown. The Jury retired and in half an hour returned with a verdict of GUILTY. The Foreman and the Jury recommended the prisoners to mercy on account of their youth. His Lordship said it was impossible to take the recommendation. The Court adjourned at 7 o'clock. Cathy Joynt Labath Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/

Joanne, I was thinking of writing a small piece on my research and putting it on this newsgroup, or making it available to interested websites, especially if we get decent photos of the castle ruins (which rather depends on how ruined it is). Not necessarily that any of what I'd write would be anything new on the Fallon front, but it certainly would help people in finding the castle a damned site more easily than I did. After all, there is rather a big difference between the town of Athlone and the old barony of Athlone which isn't differentiated between by people describing the location of the castle. Would have been an interesting afternoon wandering around Athlone town asking for something which was over by the Roscommon/Galway border! cheers Mike Joanne Calhoun wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Good luck on your search for the FALLON castle and if you should find > info about the line of FALLONS who descended from those folks, please be > sure to post that information to the list. > > Thanks also to Dennis for the Roscommon websites. > Joanne >

GDAY:) Im in Australia and Have a Direct Line of FALLONS from Strokestown Co Roscommon MARIA FALLON Married JOHN (JAMES) CARLEY in 1837 in Strokestown Co Roscommon Three of their Children...JOHN(MY GGRANDFATHER), Maria and Bridget CARLEY Came here to Australia in 1850s There was Also a FALLON Who came here in 1840s...a JOHN FALLON a Catholic Priest..Bridgett CARLEY Came here on Same Reg Number on Ship with 2 FALLONS...Bartholomew and Catherine Fallon.. The CARLEY Children were all born in Co Roscommon late 1830s to 1840s Anyone have these Connections Thankyou Regards Cathy:) --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Messenger 7.0: Make free PC-to-PC calls to your friends overseas. You could win a holiday to see them!

Hi all, I am having a clear out of all my Family history/genealogy CD's (having to clear out to make room for new extension) I have put them all on ebay http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZpinkypinxx They all start at £0.99(GBP) I thought I would get a better response selling on Ebay than doing a boot fayre but we will see. Happy looking, Hope you grab a bargain! Bye Denise

From The Cork Examiner, 24 October 1864 - The Chancellor of the Exchequer and other political friends, will attend the funeral of the Duke of Newcastle, on Thursday. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Ireland Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.IrelandOldNews.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Hi Mike, Good luck on your search for the FALLON castle and if you should find info about the line of FALLONS who descended from those folks, please be sure to post that information to the list. Thanks also to Dennis for the Roscommon websites. Joanne

Thanks for that info Dennis and the map 47 post too. Thought it had to be something like that, but I didn't want to be unnecessarily harrassing shopkeepers up and down the country if they didn't have it. cheers Mike Dennis Ahern wrote: > See: http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/Geneal/Roscmmn.htm > Roscommon Family Heritage Centre computerizing parish records > Provides search service for a fee > See http://tiara.ie/results.htm for customer comments > > http://www.thecore.com/let_ros/ > Counties Leitrim and Roscommon Genealogy > > http://scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/counties/connaught/index_ro.html > Roscommon sources for genealogy > > http://www.iol.ie/~roslib/lhist.html > Roscommon County Library Local History > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/7030/ > County Roscommon Family History Society > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlrosco/ > County Roscommon GenWeb >

Hello Joanne, I've generally been searching using locations rather than trawling through websites with names on them. My friend told me his ancestors came from 'Fallon Castle' near Athlone, and I pretty much worked on info gleaned from a couple of websites, searching the place names of Dysart and Milltown before today being told specifically and precisely the location of the castle. I did check back through the websites I've visited and none of those list Patrick Fallon. Probably because I've been plugging away at a much smaller area than just the county of Roscommon. Sorry that's not much help. Best wishes Mike Joanne Calhoun wrote: > Hello Mike, > > I have been researching my FALLON ancestors from Roscommon and found so > many of them that so far I've been unable to make a connection. I have > no knowledge of the townland just that they were "from Roscommon." > > Patrick FALLON b. abt, 1790 m. Margaret KELLY. Other names associated > with this family I'm researching are: CRUISE and DOYLE. These folks > eventually emigrated to Boston, MA. > > Thanks for taking the time to read this and if you have any of these > collateral names in your file, please let me know. Thanks. > Joanne > Massachusetts >

This is great stuff. Yes I am in Ireland, and have been for two years, but although my Dad was a Mayo man I was born and brought up around London. You've given me more than enough information I expect to solve this quest. I spoke to my friend today and said the castle had to be next to the river. However, please humour me the answer to one very stupid question. What is the Discovery 47 map and where can I find it? Is that the brand name for maps and its reference number available in bookstores. Thanks very much for your help Mike PeteScherm@aol.com wrote: > Mike at mognfoxAT@iolDOT.ie writes: > > << I have a friend named Fallon who is visiting Ireland shortly and we are > going to co Roscommon to try and track down the castle ruins. This particullar > castle is not a > tourist attraction, so I am trying to get as much information together as > possible before going >> > > Mike, > > It's fortunate that you are in Ireland, as you have quick access to Discovery > map 47. The castle you want, in the townland of Milltown, is located at 876 > 448, along the eastern bank of the Ballyglass River. There is a > bottom-of-the-line "road" (classed as "Other roads" on the map legend) - being Irish, you > know what that means - which leads close to the castle, but stops on the other > side of the river. For me, I'd try that first and hope that the stream is as > shallow and fordable as it appears. Much of the stream has been straightened > by man, so it may be more of a drainage canal than a flowing stream. In any > case, if you have to go back, you can access the castle from the road to the > east...and walk a half-mile or so. I haven't been there, although I was at the > church in Commeen townland less than a mile NE in 2000. > > I don't have any information on the castle or townland, beyond a short > attempt at a Google search (I'm sure you have done that). I did find, under a hit > with -The Laigin - in the heading, the sentence "The Clann Uadach or O’Fallons > (O Fallamhain) were lords of a territory in the barony of Athlone which > comprised the parishes of Camma and Dysart, in the south of what is now County > Roscommon. The ruins of their castle are at Milltown, in the parish of Dysart." > I'd guess you've seen this before. > > I went through the Ordnance Survey letters of 1837 for Dysart and Taghboy > civil parishes, but J. O'D. doesn't mention either of them. O'Donovan gets > involved in early genealogies (as usual) for these parishes, but doesn't mention > any names which would seem possible to construe as Fallon. Roscommon is a tough > county for me to research as there is not yet an Archaeological Inventory > published for the county, and I can't find a good history of Elphin Diocese - > which covers much of the county. And all of the good stuff is in > Dublin......which I never visit on my regular Irish trips <gr>. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts >

Mognfox <mognfoxAT@ioldot.ie> wrote: : stupid question. What is the Discovery 47 map and where can I find it? : Is that the brand name for maps and its reference number available in : bookstores. The Discovery maps are the modern day Ordnance Survey maps. The numbers refer to the grid reference. On the cover of each map you can see the numbers for the areas that are contiguous. If you are in Dublin you can buy them at the National Map Centre at 34 Aungier Street. Or order by mail, see http://www.mapcentre.ie/index.html -dja

See: http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/Geneal/Roscmmn.htm Roscommon Family Heritage Centre computerizing parish records Provides search service for a fee See http://tiara.ie/results.htm for customer comments http://www.thecore.com/let_ros/ Counties Leitrim and Roscommon Genealogy http://scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/counties/connaught/index_ro.html Roscommon sources for genealogy http://www.iol.ie/~roslib/lhist.html Roscommon County Library Local History http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/7030/ County Roscommon Family History Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlrosco/ County Roscommon GenWeb

From The Cork Examiner, 19 June 1878 - IMPROVEMENT OF PASSAGE. ---------- IN accordance with a numerously-signed requisition Mr. T. P. Stamers, J.P., convened a meeting yesterday, at the Court-house, Passage, for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken in order to re-establish a public market and Fairs in the town. Passage was formerly a market town and two fairs were held there annually, but as the fixture of the fairs clashed with those of Ballinhassig they ultimately fell through. By the lapsing of these fairs Passage has ceased to be a market town, and has, therefore, lost several privileges which appertain to towns coming under that denomination. The meeting was held at 1 o'clock, Mr. T. P. STAMERS, J.P., in the chair. Others present--Messrs. W. D'E. Parker, Joseph Mintern, S. Drought, T. S. Clark, Danl. Hegarty, H. Brown, &c. The Chairman announced the object of the meeting, in which he heartily concurred, and said he would be glad to hear any gentleman who had a suggestion to make on the matter. He thought that the establishment of this market would confer a very material benefit on the community, and effect the restoration of privileges which its extinction had lost to the people of Passage. Miss Boland was in attendance, and would answer any questions that might be put to her relative to the terms on which she would rent the market-place, which was in her possession, to them if they decided on re-establishing the fairs and markets formerly held in the town. Miss Boland said that the right of her family to the market was by a royal patent which had been in the possession of her family for centuries. She expressed her willingness to facilitate the opening of the market for the object stated by the chairman, on the payment of a small sum which was due on it. After some discussion, the following committee was appointed to confer with Miss Boland and arrange what sum should be given for the place :--Messrs. Hegarty, T. P. Stamers, W. D. E. Parker, and Captain Brown. Mr. Parker said the next matter was to arrange about the revival of the fairs, and in order to accomplish that object a subscription list should be opened, a treasurer and hon., secretary being appointed. The following resolution was proposed by Mr. Joseph Mintern, seconded by Mr. Henry Brown, and unanimously adopted :--"That it is desirable for the interests of the town of Passage West that the Midsummer Fair be revived, that a subscription list be now opened to defray the necessary expenses, that Mr. Hegarty be appointed treasurer, and Mr. Parker hon. sec." It was then arranged that a public meeting should be held in the same place and at the same hour next Tuesday, when the committee are to report to the meeting the result of their interview with Miss Boland. The meeting then adjourned. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Ireland Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.IrelandOldNews.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Dutch online marriage 's-Gravenhage 1811-1926: http://193.172.27.173/virtuelestudiezaal/selectiebron.aspx Algemeen Aktenummer: 97 Serieletter: Aktedatum (date): 2 mei 1827 / 2 May 1827 Burgerlijke stand van: 's-Gravenhage Soort akte: Huwelijksakte Datum gebeurtenis: 2 mei 1827 Bruidegom (Groom) Voornamen: Pieter Lodewicus Tussenvoegsels: Le Achternaam: Sueur Leeftijd: 43 Beroep: gepensioneerd kolonel [born Kaap de Goede Hoop] Bruid (Bride) Voornamen: Mary Tussenvoegsels: Achternaam: Jameson Leeftijd: 47 á 48 yrs old Beroep: particulier [born Cork in Ireland, living in 's-Gravenhage] Vader bruidegom (Father Groom) Voornamen: Hendrik Tussenvoegsels: Le Achternaam: Sueur Beroep: [death] Moeder bruidegom (Mother Groom) Voornamen: Dorothea Elizabet Tussenvoegsels: Achternaam: Scheller Beroep: [death] Vader bruid (Father Bride) Voornamen: Eduard Tussenvoegsels: Achternaam: Jameson Beroep: [death] Moeder bruid (Mother Bride) Voornamen: Sarah Tussenvoegsels: Achternaam: Morrison Beroep: [death] Vorige echtgenote(s) Bruidegom (Groom is widower of) - Catharina Maria van Rossum Vorige echtgenote(n) Bruid (Bride is widow of) - Jean Louis Bosch Erkend(e) Kind(eren) Getuige(n) Huwelijk (Witnesses) - Cornelius de Jong van Rodenburg, schout bij nacht, Ridder van de orde van den Nederlandsche Leeuw. Lid van den Raad dezer Stad (64 yrs, nephew of the groom) - Jonkheer Gijsbert van Beresteijn, particulier (23 yrs, nephew of the groom) - Mr. Abraham Francois Jean Romswinckel, kommies bij het Departement van Binnenlandsche Zaken (38 yrs, nephew od the bride) - Mr. Hendrik Johannes van Gennep, magazijnmeester controleur van het buitengewoon Zegel (38 yrs, son in law of bride) * * * Erica

Mike at mognfoxAT@iolDOT.ie writes: << I have a friend named Fallon who is visiting Ireland shortly and we are going to co Roscommon to try and track down the castle ruins. This particullar castle is not a tourist attraction, so I am trying to get as much information together as possible before going >> Mike, It's fortunate that you are in Ireland, as you have quick access to Discovery map 47. The castle you want, in the townland of Milltown, is located at 876 448, along the eastern bank of the Ballyglass River. There is a bottom-of-the-line "road" (classed as "Other roads" on the map legend) - being Irish, you know what that means - which leads close to the castle, but stops on the other side of the river. For me, I'd try that first and hope that the stream is as shallow and fordable as it appears. Much of the stream has been straightened by man, so it may be more of a drainage canal than a flowing stream. In any case, if you have to go back, you can access the castle from the road to the east...and walk a half-mile or so. I haven't been there, although I was at the church in Commeen townland less than a mile NE in 2000. I don't have any information on the castle or townland, beyond a short attempt at a Google search (I'm sure you have done that). I did find, under a hit with -The Laigin - in the heading, the sentence "The Clann Uadach or O’Fallons (O Fallamhain) were lords of a territory in the barony of Athlone which comprised the parishes of Camma and Dysart, in the south of what is now County Roscommon. The ruins of their castle are at Milltown, in the parish of Dysart." I'd guess you've seen this before. I went through the Ordnance Survey letters of 1837 for Dysart and Taghboy civil parishes, but J. O'D. doesn't mention either of them. O'Donovan gets involved in early genealogies (as usual) for these parishes, but doesn't mention any names which would seem possible to construe as Fallon. Roscommon is a tough county for me to research as there is not yet an Archaeological Inventory published for the county, and I can't find a good history of Elphin Diocese - which covers much of the county. And all of the good stuff is in Dublin......which I never visit on my regular Irish trips <gr>. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts