Great addition, Chris. I enjoyed reading the ads. It had to be a hard time as a relative when one of your loved ones left and you never heard from them again. Hard to imagine in today's world of cell phones and Twitter. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

There are so many categories of records we can archive. It is mind blowing. Compare this with a dozen years ago when anything helpful was expensive, if it could even be found. ----- Original Message ----- From: Christina Finn Hunt <chrisnina@gmail.com> To: ireland@rootsweb.com Cc: irl-cork@rootsweb.com, irl-dublin@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 21:00:17 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [IRELAND] Missing Friends ads I couldn't wait to mention this goody. Mary Heaphy has transcribed Missing Friends ads from The Nation newspaper. These are from all different counties so you will find them under the Ireland General category. Then under newspapers. They make interesting reading even if you don't spot a name. Christina http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

And the website is?? donkelly wrote: > There are so many categories of records we can archive. It is mind blowing. > > Compare this with a dozen years ago when anything helpful was expensive, if it could even be found. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christina Finn Hunt <chrisnina@gmail.com> > To: ireland@rootsweb.com > Cc: irl-cork@rootsweb.com, irl-dublin@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 21:00:17 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: [IRELAND] Missing Friends ads > > I couldn't wait to mention this goody. Mary Heaphy has transcribed Missing > Friends ads from The Nation newspaper. > These are from all different counties so you will find them under the Ireland > General category. Then under newspapers. > > They make interesting reading even if you don't spot a name. > Christina > http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Mary, Thank you for the transcriptions, did not find any of my people but a great contribution to the IGPA and I am sure that someone will hit pay dirt. Bob Cdn Donegal/Laois File Manager ====================================== Christina Finn Hunt wrote: <SNIP> I couldn't wait to mention this goody. Mary Heaphy has transcribed MissingFriends ads from The Nation newspaper.... =============================

I couldn't wait to mention this goody. Mary Heaphy has transcribed Missing Friends ads from The Nation newspaper. These are from all different counties so you will find them under the Ireland General category. Then under newspapers. They make interesting reading even if you don't spot a name. Christina http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/

Hi Barbara - has it 'morphed' into the following perhaps? http://www.brsgenealogy.com/ A Google search seems to link the two somehow. Just a thought. Regards, Patsy - New Zealand Subject: [IRELAND] Central Signposting Index >I just noticed that this site(above) is down; is it off permanently, and >if so, if there a similar site ???....I found my lost kin on an index here >that I had searched for for a long time...... > > Barbara

I had never seen the name before but did note that a family of said name Father Richard and Mother Anne Johnston were in South Dublin in 1864 with a child birthed there Eileeen Inez MacGillicuddy 10/10/1864 I am sorry I could find nothing more for you Cara ----- Original Message ----- From: <foley256@comcast.net> To: <ireland-d@rootsweb.com>; <McGillicuddy-d@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 8:15 AM Subject: [IRELAND] Cork City Co Cork in 1906 > Hi! I am trying to find more information on an great Aunt name is Agnes > McGillicuddy and was living on Evergreen Rd Cork City in Sept 1906. > Looking to find parents why she was list one line in family bible with > no other information , I have nothing esle.. Where should I look to find > more information.. > thanks > Michelle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.3/1970 - Release Date: 02/24/09 13:35:00

I just noticed that this site(above) is down; is it off permanently, and if so, if there a similar site ???....I found my lost kin on an index here that I had searched for for a long time...... Barbara

SNIPPET: The notes of Victorian traveler to Ireland, Richard LOVETT, were first published in 1888 by The Religious Tract Society. "The name Glengariff means 'the rugged glen.' It includes the harbour formed by the innermost recess of Bantry Bay, and the valley through which flows the Glengariff River, in its descent from Eagle's Nest Mountain, to the sea. The bay is dotted with a large number of tiny islets; the river rushes headlong down from its source, reaching its highest point of beauty, perhaps, at the old ruined arches of what is known as Cromwell's Bridge. The temperature in this favoured glen varies within narrow limits, the vegetation is rich, the arbutus, the rowan-tree, the holly, azaleas, rhododendrons, and hydrangeas, all flourish here, and its wonderful combination of beauties and advantages make it a notable place of rest for the overworked and weary, and a choice wintering place for the delicate. But most who visit this earthly Paradise, like ourselves, however fain to linger, have to hasten on to other scenes. There is a road from Glengariff to Gougane Barra, and thence to Killarney; but the vast majority go by the main road to Kenmare. This is a fine a drive as any tourist need wish to enjoy. The road runs through the village, and then for a short distance along the left bank of the Glengariff River, and finally begins to wind ever higher and higher up the valley of a small tributary of the Glengariff River, which it finally crosses, and winds around the bold, steep hill at a height of nearly 800 feet from the sea. From this point a comprehensive view of the greater part of Bantry Bay is obtained. It then turns sharply to the north, rising still higher and penetrating into ever wilder mountain scenery, until a peak known as Turner's Rock, over 1,300 feet above the sea, is reached. This is pierced by a fine tunnel, and as the car passes out of the long and somewhat gloomy passage a superb view greets him. Stretched out before him, but mainly to his left hand, are the fine multitudinous peaks of Ireland's greatest mountain chain, the McGillicuddy Reeks. Seen early in the year, say in April, they are often covered with snow, and present a most beautiful appearance. Seen under any circumstances with the essential element of a tolerably clear atmosphere, their wild forms, their great extent, their fine configurations rejoice the heart within the lover of natural beauty. The road climbs for a time along the steep side of one of these huge mountain masses, and gradually descends, crosses the river, and finally runs for miles along the left bank of the Sheen. The scenery gets softer as one approaches Kenmare. The Sheen finally empties into the Sound, the inner part of Kenmare Bay, and, about a mile below the mouth of the Sheen, a fine suspension bridge has been thrown across Kenmare bay, over which passes the road. Kenmare is quite a recent town compared with some of its neighbours, having been founded as a colony in 1670 by Sir William PETTY, the ancestor of the present LANSDOWNE family. There is little in it to detain the visitor, unless he intends to explore the fine mountainous country round about, in which case it becomes a very convenient headquarters. For most the hour or two of waiting for the mail-cart, or securing a fresh horse and car, is sufficient; and after a brief stay the journey to Killarney is begun ..."

For Feb 2009 The Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives (IGPA), County Donegal and County Laois have been updated with the following files. A big thank you to Kathrine Corcoran and M. Taylor for their contributions to the archives. Laois/Church Records: St. Joseph's Rosenallis - Kathrine Corcoran http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/laois/church.htm Donegal/Cemetery Records: Culdaff Churchyard Memorials - M. Taylor http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/donegal/cems.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Perfect Backup for your genealogical data files --- The IGP Archives Have you some item of genealogy interest, all types of files, photos of documents, headstones are welcomed at the Archives. If you would like to contribute files or images to the Donegal or Laois (Queens) Archive please contact me or send the files to my email address listed on the home page of the IGPA website. or via the Submission Form on the home page http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ ------------------------------------------------ Contributions for other counties in Ireland are also welcomed, contact the county coordinator listed on the home page. or use the Submission Form on the Home Page Visit our new home http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ try our new search engine on the home page. Enjoy Bob Donegal and Laois IGPA File Manager ===================================================

Hi! I am trying to find more information on an great Aunt name is Agnes McGillicuddy and was living on Evergreen Rd Cork City in Sept 1906. Looking to find parents why she was list one line in family bible with no other information , I have nothing esle.. Where should I look to find more information.. thanks Michelle

On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 3:15 PM, <foley256@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi! I am trying to find more information on an great Aunt name is Agnes > McGillicuddy and was living on Evergreen Rd Cork City in Sept 1906. There is one listing in the 1911 census for an Agnes MacGillicuddy in Cork as follows: 1 match for the search criteria: McGillicuddy (plus variants) agnes DED: CORK NO 5 URBAN Action Source Surname First Name Year County Census MacGillicuddy Agnes 1911 Co. Cork You can search this site to find the information, but will have to register first. If you wish to view the image you will have to purchase credits to do so as it costs 5 euros. http://ifhf.brsgenealogy.com/map.php?&set=yes Mike

Michelle - Where did you come upon the family bible? Did the family stay in Co. Cork or did they emigrate to Canada or the USA, elsewhere? If the latter, do you have her husband's name? Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: <foley256@comcast.net> To: <ireland-d@rootsweb.com>; <McGillicuddy-d@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 1:15 PM Subject: [IRELAND] Cork City Co Cork in 1906 > Hi! I am trying to find more information on an great Aunt name is Agnes > McGillicuddy and was living on Evergreen Rd Cork City in Sept 1906. > Looking to find parents why she was list one line in family bible with > no other information , I have nothing esle.. Where should I look to find > more information.. > thanks > Michelle

New or updated files added in IGP Archives in February. These range in size from large to small files. Everything helps! To view: http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ To contribute: http://www.genrecords.org/irfiles/ ========================== IRELAND Countrywide --Miscellaneous List of Irish Receiving U.S. Pensions - 1883 (from American Wars) CLARE --Photos - People Perry, James ca. 1885 Rochford, Thomas and Family CORK --Census Substitutes APPENDIX 6 - LIST of Non-resident Freemen, County of the City of Cork, with those who Voted at the Election of 1837 marked off. [H-Z] --Church The Register of the Parish Church of The Holy Trinity (Christ Church) Cork, 1643-1648 - Pt2 & Pt 3 --Wills Haines, Charles - 1825 8K Mayne, Robert December 30, 1885 Tolam, Dennis - Will of an Irish Miser --Vitals Collins, Mary March 13, 1891 Collins, Mary September 23, 1890 DERRY/LONDONDERRY --Census Substitutes List of Landowners in 1870's - A-S DOWN --Court Records William, Linn 1881, Detroit, MI probate record (mentions GRAHAM, WITHERUP) DUBLIN --Headstones Deansgrance, Co. Dublin South West Section Part 1 (updated) Deansgrange, Co. Dublin, St. Patricks Section, pt4 (updated) --Court Records Sullivan, Eugene 1899 - Family in Kanturk, Cork FERMANAGH --Wills McNamara, John 1870 GALWAY --Photos - PEOPLE William & Georgianna Mogan Of Cleggan, Galway July 4, 1872 LONGFORD --Land Sale of Land in the Dublin Journal, Feb 28, 1747 --Obits Neill, Robert (Esq.) 1854 MAYO --Church RC Marriages Parish of Balla - 1867-1872 --Obits Murray, John December 30, 1936 MEATH --Land To be let - Land Sale from Dublin Journal. 1747 MONAGHAN --Photos - People Hunter Brothers ~1845 TIPPERARY --Miscellaneous Records Petty Jurors, Barony of Clanwilliam - 1846 WEXFORD --Court May, Martin J. 1899, Probate in Wayne Co., Michigan (mentions Bridget Summers) Regards, Christina Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives

The County Leitrim website has been updated. The Rossinver Civil Parish webpage has been added with a map of the civil parish, links, Family History Films, surnames, available RC records plus webpages for all 133 of its townlands. There are now nearly 600 townland pages on the sites and they can be very helpful when doing research. It is a community project, in that pictures, surname, links and records are provided by many who use the site. You can access the site at two places: Ireland Genealogy Projects: http://www.igp-web.com/leitrim/index.htm Ireland GenWeb Project: http://www.irelandgenweb.com/~irllet/ If you have an pictures, links, information, or records you would liked added to the sites, contact me off the list. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

HOUSE I lie in a bedroom of a house that was built in 1862, we were told - the two windows still facing east into the bright daily reveille of the sun. The early birds are chirping, and I think of those who have slept here before, the family we bought the house from - the five Critchlows - and the engineer they told us about who lived here alone before them, the one who built onto the back of a house a large glassy room with wood beams. I have an old photograph of the house in black and white, a few small trees, and a curved dirt driveway, but I do not know who lived here then. So I go back to the Civil War and to the farmer who built the house and the rough stone walls that encompass the house and run up into the woods, he who mounted his thin wife in this room, while the war raged to the south, with the strength of a dairyman or with the tenderness of a dairyman or with both, alternating back and forth so as to give his wife much pleasure and to call down a son to earth to take over the cows and the farm when he no longer had the strength after all the days and nights of toil and prayer - the sun breaking over the same horizon into these same windows, lighting the same bed-space where I lie having nothing to farm, and no son, the dead farmer and his dead wife for company, feeling better and worse by turns. -- Billy Collins, former poet laureate USA "The Trouble with Poetry And Other Poems," Random House/NY 2005.

Thank you Jean for all the info that you send us. Look forward to reading the book on Mary O'Connell. Lou

Hi, Chris - Did you mean you found your people on the 1911 England/Wales census at http://www.1911census.co.uk:80/ If so, sometimes a place of birth can be ascertained on the advanced search feature by typing in a particular county rather than simply Ireland. I tried a Full Person search using only the surname PIERS on the 1911 England census. (I tried typing Westmeath for "place of birth"- nothing returned. Then I tried meath and this entry came back - BTW, the M stands for male, not a middle initial. HOUSEHOLD PIERS HUBERT M 1868 43 St Pancras London There was also an elderly Piers female on that 1911 English census (living elsewhere) who stated she was born in "Ireland." If you think she is one of "yours," based on where she was living, you could go through all the Irish counties and see if a particular one is recorded. Google Search: If you do an advanced Google search for phrase William Stapleton PIERS you will get FOUR "hits." *** One sounded promising: There is an extensive PIERS family tree taken (in part?) from "The Annals of Westmeath Ancient and Modern,"by James Woods, and that sounds even more promising!*** http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:k_w_8JpDEawJ:piersfamilytree.wikispaces.com/file/view/piers%2Bfamily%2Btree.ppt+%22William+Stapleton+Piers%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=usThree other hits include a death notice in the 1864 issue of "TheGentleman's Magazine," pub. England - i.e., "Nov 25: At Dinan, in Brittany,William Stapleton Piers, esq., second son of the late Sir John Benot Piers."(My comment, Benoit surname is a variation, too, so keep that in mind, butif your family were from the aristocracy and/or a landed family, it shouldbe well documented in the literature in your genealogy library. Perhaps theactual year of death was 1863?Of course, there might be several related (and unrelated) individuals withthese names.Have you tried "googling" Hubert Piers? There is a "little-known"illustrator with that name:http://dl.lib.brown.edu:8081/exist/mjp/plookup.xq?id=PiersHubertPer the surname search engine at www.ireland.com/ancestor/there were only two PIERS households in Irela! nd during the PrimaryValuation - one in Dublin county and a second in Dublin city. You can findout specifics at the website for a small fee.The 1911 Census of Ireland is being digitized to search free at the NationalArchives (Ireland) website. So far, there are only a few counties available(Antrim, Down, Dublin, Kerry) but work is ongoing. There were six PIERSindividuals listed as living in Dublin.http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/Jean----- Original Message -----From: "chris giles" <chrisgiles46@hotmail.com>To: <IRELAND@rootsweb.com>Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:32 AMSubject: [IRELAND] Surname Piers living in Mullingar, Westmeath>I have just found in the 1911 census a gentleman ancestor with the nameHubert Piers born Mullingar, Ireland. At the time of the census he age isgiven as 43. On his marriage certificate in 1897 his fathers name is WilliamStapleton Piers occupation Gentleman deceased. I wonder is there anyone whocan help me find any records or more! infomation of these two people inIreland either birth/ baptism, marri a ge or death, land or anything else thatmay help me or perhaps any relatives they may have.> Regards> Chris

Hello Chris - there is a William St Pier death recorded in 1885, registered in Limerick. You can search the Irish Civil Registration indexes at http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=allCollections;r=1 However I didn't see any reference to Hubert there or on the IFHF search site. However it is possible to order in the microfilms of the indexes through your local Family History Centre and check those physically yourself. There appears to be a second marriage for Hubert plus his death, on FreeBMD. Google also brings up a couple of interesting references to William Stapleton PIERS if you haven't already checked this out. Best wishes, Patsy - New Zealand Subject: [IRELAND] Surname Piers living in Mullingar, Westmeath >I have just found in the 1911 census a gentleman ancestor with the name >Hubert Piers born Mullingar, Ireland. At the time of the census he age is >given as 43. On his marriage certificate in 1897 his fathers name is >William Stapleton Piers occupation Gentleman deceased. I wonder is there >anyone who can help me find any records or more infomation of these two >people in Ireland either birth/ baptism, marriage or death, land or >anything else that may help me or perhaps any relatives they may have. > Regards > Chris

I have just found in the 1911 census a gentleman ancestor with the name Hubert Piers born Mullingar, Ireland. At the time of the census he age is given as 43. On his marriage certificate in 1897 his fathers name is William Stapleton Piers occupation Gentleman deceased. I wonder is there anyone who can help me find any records or more infomation of these two people in Ireland either birth/ baptism, marriage or death, land or anything else that may help me or perhaps any relatives they may have. Regards Chris