Could someone please explain the concept of "Townland" to me. I have it that my ancestor came from Ennis in CoClare. What classification of place is this? Teresa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Saunders" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:28 AM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Negil Ireland > Lindsey, > > Here is a helpful website for finding townlands http://www.seanruad.com/. > You will find Stonefort here but not Nigel. Also, there are several > Mountainpark but no Martyn Park. Insofar as the Nigel townland is concerned > it could well be a part of a townland name such as Do*negal* (emphasis > mine). > > Mike > > > On 10/8/07, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This is what I am feeling that these areas I am searching are so small > > only the town folk have > > ever heard of them. > > > > I am also looking for Stoneport, or Stonefort, or Stonepost Ireland > > also written next to this was Martyn Park. These are supposed to be > > birthplaces also. > > > > This is all from a 1937 death cert of a man who was born in Ireland. > > I have yet to find > > these places either. > > > > He was supposed to have been from Fermanagh but unsure if he was born > > there. > > > > Lindsey > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Beckstrom, Barbara A <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 4:04 pm > > Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Negil Ireland > > > > > > > > I just returned from Ireland. Before going I ordered an LDS film. On > > the left side of my gg uncle's baptism was the name Glackenstown. I > > reviewed the film at the National Library. I inquired as to location > > since I wasn't able to find it on my own. > > > > Neither of the assistants could find it. They went through TONS of > > reference books. Finally the one guy said it sometimes happened that if > > there were several families with the same surname, that that area would > > become known as a town. Like with lots of Jones' it may end up being > > called Jonestown. Looking further into the film we found numerous > > Glackens throughout the BMD records. > > > > One of the guys called someone who lived in the parish area and asked > > about the town. She gave him directions. So away we went. I asked at > > a store if they knew where it was and the girl said around the corner. > > I still wanted to see a name sign......but of course never found one. I > > then came across two surveyors on the road. I asked if the y knew where > > Glackenstown was and was told I was in it. He had a survey map and > > THERE IT WAS!! Glackenstown..on the survey map. I don't think I'll > > ever see it in print again....but it was wonderful to see. > > > > This was something that I never would've found had I not gone to > > Ireland. > > > > Barb in Michigan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 3:14 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [IRELAND] Negil Ireland > > > > Does anyone have experience at finding town, or village names? > > > > This above subject line name is listed as my relatives birthplace on the > > 1851 census of Cambusnethan Scotland. > > > > Joseph Lindsay age 21 > > > > Robert MacKay age 30 > > wife Jane Lindsay Mackay 28 > > > > Thanks > > > > Lindsey > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - > > http://mail.aol.com > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] 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 > > [email protected] > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > > body of > > the message > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - > > http://mail.aol.com > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 1440 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:12:55 +1000 "Terri" <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Terri, > Could someone please explain the concept of "Townland" to me. I have See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townland -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" Bet you thought you had it all worked out Problem - Sex Pistols