I am in the process of putting up photos of another 400 gravestones with Irish names and in many cases, their place of birth. This is a new group of photos donated by Terry Dewhurst to the Queens NY website that I volunteer to host and will add to the already 600 photos donated by Rosemary Mulcahy. You can find them at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyqueen2/ Under Genealogy (top menu bar), click on Cemeteries. On the cemetery page, you will find a link under Transcribed Records Online. I have added 100 new photos online today and another 100 ready to go online and then 200 more to format. Keep watching the site over the next couple of days. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I have started transcribing the Kilmore Civil Parish's GV. It is a huge parish with over 40 pages of GV. So far, I have transcribed 10 pages, over 500 names. They are online on the County Mayo section of my website. I also updated the County Mayo surname registries on that section. If you made a submission in the last month or so, please check it for accuracy. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I recently put the transcribed tithe applotments for the civil parishes on Solloghod-Beg and Solloghod-More on the County Tipperary section of my website. Date of tithes were 1826. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

A number of years ago, I ran across an Irish Genealogists' Journal from 1990 at my local Family History Center. In it I found a number of County Limerick records including some of the Tithe Defaulters (1831) as transcribed from the National Archives records by Stephen McCormac (now available on cd at Ancestry). At the time, I copied the names, townlands and civil parishes and recently I came across my transcribed work. It covers some of the civil parishes in the baronies of Clanwilliam, Coonagh and Smallcounty. Today, I put each civil parish into a table and sorted it by surname and got them online. You can find them on the County Limerick section of my website (url under my name), under Land Records. These can be useful when trying to track your family between the Tithe Applotments and the Griffith's Valuation. I wish I had more. I also updated the Limerick Surname Registries so if you submitted a name in the last couple of months, please check it for accuracy. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I have just put online the Griffith's Valuation for Killarga Civil Parish of County Leitrim. It is a hugh parish with almost 1,000 entries. You will find it on the Leitrim section of my website (url under my name). -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Is this the family you are looking for? Agnes Magomough <HLT>Dea, , , , abt 1869 Michigan White Female (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7163&iid=MIM593_709-0132&f n=Agnes&ln=Magomough&st=d&ssrc=&pid=26139546) Anna Magomough <HLT>Dea, , , , abt 1867 Michigan White Female (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7163&iid=MIM593_709-0132&fn=Anna&ln=Magomough&st=d&ssrc=&pid= 27539403) Annis Magomough <HLT>Dea, , , , abt 1830 Michigan White Female (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7163&iid=MIM593_709-0132&fn=Annis&ln=Magomough&st=d&ssrc=&pid=25219212) James Magomough <HLT>Dea, , , , abt 1830 Michigan White Male (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7163&iid=MIM593_709-0132&fn=James&ln=Magomough&st=d&ss rc=&pid=27539404) Josephine Magomough <HLT>Dea, , , , abt 1861 Michigan White Female Kittie Magomough <HLT>Dea, , , , abt 1864 Michigan White Female (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7163&iid=MIM593_709-0132&fn=Kittie&ln=Magomough&st=d&ssrc=&pid=26139547) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

These familys came from KERRY an lived in Phila. Pa. searching- ALLEN-BARNETT-CARROLL-BURNS GEIGER-Veach -GEARIN-KANE-SMITH-MOYLAN DONAHUE

Yes, Thank you, this is the family I am looking for. What I am trying to do though, is find out when they came over to the U,S. and where in Ireland they came from. I can't seem to get back any farther than Watertown, New York where they lived for 3 or 4 years. Then moved to Dearbornville, Wayne Cty. Mich. The ties with Wm. Daly family seemed to be strong and I thought that if I could find out when and where the Daly's came from, it might give me something to check out to see if they might have come at the same time or even a bit later. Thank you again. Nancy Drover54@aol.com wrote: Is this the family you are looking for? Agnes Magomough Dea, , , , abt 1869 Michigan White Female (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7163&iid=MIM593_709-0132&f n=Agnes&ln=Magomough&st=d&ssrc=&pid=26139546) Anna Magomough Dea, , , , abt 1867 Michigan White Female (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7163&iid=MIM593_709-0132&fn=Anna&ln=Magomough&st=d&ssrc=&pid= 27539403) Annis Magomough Dea, , , , abt 1830 Michigan White Female (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7163&iid=MIM593_709-0132&fn=Annis&ln=Magomough&st=d&ssrc=&pid=25219212) James Magomough Dea, , , , abt 1830 Michigan White Male (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7163&iid=MIM593_709-0132&fn=James&ln=Magomough&st=d&ss rc=&pid=27539404) Josephine Magomough Dea, , , , abt 1861 Michigan White Female Kittie Magomough Dea, , , , abt 1864 Michigan White Female (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7163&iid=MIM593_709-0132&fn=Kittie&ln=Magomough&st=d&ssrc=&pid=26139547) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ====Ireland Roll Calls Mailing List==== Post your surnames, get them into the lists archives, cousins will find you. Don't forget to post your surnames when your data changes! A good roll call is NOT long but includes: surname, timeline, place where born, place where emigrated. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The family I am researching is actually MAGOONAUGH from Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. The Wm. Daly family and Magoonaugh family seemed to have "ties" in Dearborn during this time. The spelling of Magoonaugh could be "off" as I cannot find where they came from in Ireland. If I could find where Wm. Daly family came from, perhaps I could find out when and where they came from in order to find the Magoonaugh family. I know the Magoonaugh family was in Watertown, Jefferson Cty, New York in the early 1830's. and by 1840 they were in Dearborn. It's a long shot but I am stumped as to where to go to locate their arrival and thought if I could find the arrival of Wm. Daly, I might be able to locate the Magoonaugh family as well. Thank You, Nancy

I have transcribed the Griffith's Valuation (1850) for Kilteale CP which consists for the following townlands: *Ballinlough, Ballycarroll, Ballymaddock, Ballythomas, Carrigeen, Greatheath, Heathlodge, Kilmurry, Kilteale, Raheen, Raheenahoran. *You can find the file on the County Leix/Laois section of my website (url under my name). I also updated the County Leix surname registry on my website. If you submitted an entry in the past couple of months, please check your entry for accuracy. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Martin, sorry it has taken so long to reply to your question, no I am not that Bill bailey, my Christian name is "Corban" however I have spent some time on service with the USA Marines in the far east. I am having no luck at all trying to trace down William Joyce. with kind regards Bill(Corban)Bailey -----Original Message----- From: Martin J Cavanaugh [mailto:georgiac@cccomm.net] Sent: 21 March 2007 16:42 To: ireland-roll-calls@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS] Joyce Family Bill Bailey, I know your name is not unusual, but were you stationed in Brunswick, Maine, in the early 60's? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Bailey" <bill_bailey@btconnect.com> To: <ireland-roll-calls@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS] Joyce Family > > Terry, thanks will try that, I expect he was in early 20s, do you known > if (I have been told) that mostly Joyces came from Co Mayo? > With thanks and regards > > -----Original Message----- > From: Terrybrimm@aol.com [mailto:Terrybrimm@aol.com] > Sent: 20 March 2007 15:18 > To: ireland-roll-calls@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS] Joyce Family > > hi > if you know his age you could try looking for him on the births > marriages > and deaths on ancestry.com > that part is free to search > terry > > > > > > ====Ireland Roll Calls Mailing List==== >

Cal, Thanks for your reply. The names Ellen and Catherine also occur in my Mescall branch of the family. My Ggm was named Catherine Mescall (I had misidentified her as my GGgm), and she had a sister named Ellen. And Dennis and David were common on the male side. They were from the Civil Parish of Kilpatrick in the Tracton area of SW Cork, about 10 miles south of Cork City. Thanks again, David Collins ireland-roll-calls-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >====Ireland Roll Calls Mailing List==== >Post your surnames, get them into the lists archives, cousins will find you. >Don't forget to post your surnames when your data changes! >A good roll call is NOT long but includes: surname, timeline, place where born, place where emigrated. > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Mescall & variations in Co. Cork (ImaFama2@aol.com) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 17:30:27 EDT >From: ImaFama2@aol.com >Subject: Re: [IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS] Mescall & variations in Co. Cork >To: IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <c62.100745ff.336e5173@aol.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" > >David >my GGrandmother was Ellen Meskill (Mescoll; Meskell, Maskill), married to >Pat. Hayes in Chelsea, MA. 1889. lived in S. Boston in later years. both >were born in Ireland, unknown where. her parents were Bartholomew & Mary >Kennedy. she had a sister-Catherine, married to Dennis Toomey, also in Chelsea. >this is everything i have-on their parents. does any of this sound familiar >? >cal > ><< Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 15:03:13 -0400 >From: David Collins <dfc.jr@earthlink.net> >Subject: [IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS] Mescall & variations in Co. Cork >To: Ireland-roll-calls@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <463B8371.90708@earthlink.net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > >? Hello listers, > >My GGgm, Catherine Sullivan nee Mescall (Meskil, Meskill, Miskil, etc.), >was born in 1838 in Kilpatrick, Co. Cork. As far as I know, she was the >fourth of five children born to David Mescall and Ellen Cronin. > >The other children were: >John, b. ca 1827 >Denis, b. 1830 >Mary, b. 1833 >Ellen, b 1841. > >I am interested in contacting Mescall researchers anywhere, especially >Ireland or the USA. > >I would appreciate any leads you can provide. > >Thanks, > >David Collins >Hudson, MA, USA >> > > >************************************** > See what's free at >http://www.aol.com. > > >------------------------------ > >To contact the IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS list administrator, send an email to >IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS-admin@rootsweb.com. > >To post a message to the IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS mailing list, send an email to IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS@rootsweb.com. > >__________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS-request@rootsweb.com >with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >email with no additional text. > > >End of IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 68 >************************************************* > > >

David my GGrandmother was Ellen Meskill (Mescoll; Meskell, Maskill), married to Pat. Hayes in Chelsea, MA. 1889. lived in S. Boston in later years. both were born in Ireland, unknown where. her parents were Bartholomew & Mary Kennedy. she had a sister-Catherine, married to Dennis Toomey, also in Chelsea. this is everything i have-on their parents. does any of this sound familiar ? cal << Message: 1 Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 15:03:13 -0400 From: David Collins <dfc.jr@earthlink.net> Subject: [IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS] Mescall & variations in Co. Cork To: Ireland-roll-calls@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <463B8371.90708@earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed   Hello listers, My GGgm, Catherine Sullivan nee Mescall (Meskil, Meskill, Miskil, etc.), was born in 1838 in Kilpatrick, Co. Cork. As far as I know, she was the fourth of five children born to David Mescall and Ellen Cronin. The other children were: John, b. ca 1827 Denis, b. 1830 Mary, b. 1833 Ellen, b 1841. I am interested in contacting Mescall researchers anywhere, especially Ireland or the USA. I would appreciate any leads you can provide. Thanks, David Collins Hudson, MA, USA >> ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hello listers, My GGgm, Catherine Sullivan nee Mescall (Meskil, Meskill, Miskil, etc.), was born in 1838 in Kilpatrick, Co. Cork. As far as I know, she was the fourth of five children born to David Mescall and Ellen Cronin. The other children were: John, b. ca 1827 Denis, b. 1830 Mary, b. 1833 Ellen, b 1841. I am interested in contacting Mescall researchers anywhere, especially Ireland or the USA. I would appreciate any leads you can provide. Thanks, David Collins Hudson, MA, USA

My son and daughter in law stayed at Clontarf Castle (now a luxury hotel) when they visited Ireland a few years ago. Nice to hear the history of the area. Nancy ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

HBH 1892 May 17 Miss FRASER HBH 1892 May 17 Miss FRASER Miss Fraser, till recently second mistress of the Napier Girls' High School, has opened a high-class school for girls at Palmerston North. Miss Fraser, who was head teacher at Oldenburg House, Christchurch, before coming to Napier, holds honors certificates from Dublin University, and she also obtained one of the scholarships granted its women by Trinity College, Dublin. Miss Fraser is regarded as particularly strong in modern languages, having resided on the Continent of Europe for more than seven years. She has successfully prepared girls for matriculation in both Christchurch and Napier.

HBH 1892 May 17 DONNELLY Alice Page Two-Tuesday DEATH DONNELLY-At the residence of her uncle, James GARDENER, on May 16th, Alice Donnelly, aged 30 years, late of Maghera, County Derry. The funeral will leave her uncle's residence for St Mary's Church at 2 o'clock tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon. Friends will please accept this intimation. T.P. FULLER, undertaker.

Thank you for sharing this and expanding my knowledge of Ireland. I have never read about the battle. Of course that is the whole purpose of my belonging to the various Lists, to learn more about the country of my some of my ancestors. Joseph --- Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> wrote: > Thanks to the Irish Heritage Newsletter > > The Battle of Clontarf > > The Battle of Clontarf took place outside the town > of Dublin on Good > Friday, 1014. > > The combatants were led on one side by Brian Boru, > then high-king of > Ireland, and on the other by the Vikings of Dublin, > supported by some of > the Leinster Irish and also by Vikings England, > Scotland, the Isle of > man, France and the Orkney Islands. Brian > > Boru Brian > Boru was a native of Co Clare, and belonged to the > Royal house of > Thomond. From his early youth he led his followers > against the Vikings, > who at that time controlled large coastal areas > around Ireland. He > defeated them in several battles and eventually > succeeded in clearing > the Vikings from Munster. When his older brother, > Mahon, was murdered in > 976, Brian Boru became King of Munster. In 1002 he > became King of > Ireland and his main goal from then on was to clear > the Vikings from the > whole country. He eventually forced them to a massed > battle on Good > Friday, 1014. Some accounts say that this battle > took place as a result > of a dispute over a game of chess with the King of > Leinster. > > The Battle > Brian brought his army across North Dublin, into the > vicinity of > Glasnevin, Drumcondra, and Santry. He was joined by > the Ulster Irish and > several other Irish chiefs from the West as well as > a contingent of > Scottish Gaels. He was also joined at the > battlefield by the King of > Meath, which was a separate province at the time. > However, the Meath men > took no part in the battle. The Vikings and their > reinforcements > prepared themselves along the coast between Dublin > and Clontarf. Much of > the land that is today around Clontarf and Fairview > was reclaimed from > the sea in more recent times, and it is likely that > the main fighting > took place nearer to what is now Glasnevin and > Drumcondra, about 2-3 > kilometres from the current coastline. > > Brian was an old man by this time, probably well > into his seventies, and > his chiefs persuaded him to take no active part in > the battle. He > remained in his tent behind the Irish lines. His > 30,000 strong army was > commanded by his eldest son. The number on the > opposing side is not > known but it is likely to have been of about the > same magnitude. > > The fighting began in the morning and raged for most > of the day. There > were heavy losses on both sides, but towards evening > the Irish forces > gained the upper hand and eventually completely > routed the Vikings. Many > of the Vikings fled into the sea at Clontarf. > However, other groups were > cut off by the advancing Irish and they scattered in > all directions. One > of these groups headed West and ended up fleeing > past the Irish > encampment, where they came across King Brian. A > short struggle ended in > the death of both Brian and two of his attackers. > The victorious Irish > troops returned to find their King lying dead in his > tent. They bore him > from the field along the North road, towards Armagh, > where at his own > request the great King was laid to rest. > > Outcome > Although the Irish won this great battle, there was > a high price to pay. > The High-King and his eldest son were dead and so > were many of the > chieftains who had supported them. The power vacuum > led to a series of > wars between the various kingships, which eventually > led, 150 years > later, to the invasion of the Normans and the > beginning of English > involvement in Ireland. > > The Battle of Clontarf was one of the biggest > battles of its time and > resulted in the defeat of the Viking armies. As a > result the iron grip > of the Vikings, which had controlled North Western > Europe for centuries, > began to wane. Over the next fifty years, they were > pushed further back > towards their homelands in Norway and Denmark by > other tribes (including > the Normans who were themselves in part descended > from the Vikings). It > is clear, therefore, that the Battle of Clontarf > played a major part in > ending the power of the Vikings forever. > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > > ====Ireland Roll Calls Mailing List==== > Post your surnames, get them into the lists > archives, cousins will find you. > Don't forget to post your surnames when your data > changes! > A good roll call is NOT long but includes: > surname, timeline, place where born, place where > emigrated. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS-request@rootsweb.com with the > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message >

Thanks to the Irish Heritage Newsletter The Battle of Clontarf The Battle of Clontarf took place outside the town of Dublin on Good Friday, 1014. The combatants were led on one side by Brian Boru, then high-king of Ireland, and on the other by the Vikings of Dublin, supported by some of the Leinster Irish and also by Vikings England, Scotland, the Isle of man, France and the Orkney Islands. Brian Boru Brian Boru was a native of Co Clare, and belonged to the Royal house of Thomond. From his early youth he led his followers against the Vikings, who at that time controlled large coastal areas around Ireland. He defeated them in several battles and eventually succeeded in clearing the Vikings from Munster. When his older brother, Mahon, was murdered in 976, Brian Boru became King of Munster. In 1002 he became King of Ireland and his main goal from then on was to clear the Vikings from the whole country. He eventually forced them to a massed battle on Good Friday, 1014. Some accounts say that this battle took place as a result of a dispute over a game of chess with the King of Leinster. The Battle Brian brought his army across North Dublin, into the vicinity of Glasnevin, Drumcondra, and Santry. He was joined by the Ulster Irish and several other Irish chiefs from the West as well as a contingent of Scottish Gaels. He was also joined at the battlefield by the King of Meath, which was a separate province at the time. However, the Meath men took no part in the battle. The Vikings and their reinforcements prepared themselves along the coast between Dublin and Clontarf. Much of the land that is today around Clontarf and Fairview was reclaimed from the sea in more recent times, and it is likely that the main fighting took place nearer to what is now Glasnevin and Drumcondra, about 2-3 kilometres from the current coastline. Brian was an old man by this time, probably well into his seventies, and his chiefs persuaded him to take no active part in the battle. He remained in his tent behind the Irish lines. His 30,000 strong army was commanded by his eldest son. The number on the opposing side is not known but it is likely to have been of about the same magnitude. The fighting began in the morning and raged for most of the day. There were heavy losses on both sides, but towards evening the Irish forces gained the upper hand and eventually completely routed the Vikings. Many of the Vikings fled into the sea at Clontarf. However, other groups were cut off by the advancing Irish and they scattered in all directions. One of these groups headed West and ended up fleeing past the Irish encampment, where they came across King Brian. A short struggle ended in the death of both Brian and two of his attackers. The victorious Irish troops returned to find their King lying dead in his tent. They bore him from the field along the North road, towards Armagh, where at his own request the great King was laid to rest. Outcome Although the Irish won this great battle, there was a high price to pay. The High-King and his eldest son were dead and so were many of the chieftains who had supported them. The power vacuum led to a series of wars between the various kingships, which eventually led, 150 years later, to the invasion of the Normans and the beginning of English involvement in Ireland. The Battle of Clontarf was one of the biggest battles of its time and resulted in the defeat of the Viking armies. As a result the iron grip of the Vikings, which had controlled North Western Europe for centuries, began to wane. Over the next fifty years, they were pushed further back towards their homelands in Norway and Denmark by other tribes (including the Normans who were themselves in part descended from the Vikings). It is clear, therefore, that the Battle of Clontarf played a major part in ending the power of the Vikings forever. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Desecration and destruction on the Hill of Tara - the "heart and soul of Ireland"! The rolling valleys around the Hill of Tara, once Ireland's most important political and spiritual seat of power-from prehistoric through early historic times, have been zoned for a double-tolled superhighway, shopping malls and housing developments: in short, urban sprawl. Construction sites are being put in place, ancient oaks and elm trees have been cut down! Rare archaeological sites have been removed from this ancient "mosaic of monuments". The _Hill of Tara_ (http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/ireland.html) is listed as one of the sacred sites of Ireland. Sacred sites are the most loved and visited places on planet earth. Since prehistoric times they have exerted a mysterious attraction on billions of pilgrims from every region and religion. These holy places have the power to heal the body, enlighten the mind, and awaken the soul. - More information on this and a petition to sign at http://www.anamcarafestival.org/act_now.htm and read also _IRELAND'S SHAME: A SUPERHIGHWAY ACROSS THE HILL OF TARA_ (http://www.anamcarafestival.org/irelands_shame.htm) and then see the before an after pictures at _http://www.anamcarafestival.org/tara.htm_ (http://www.anamcarafestival.org/tara.htm) Recommended by Maireid Sullivan (maireid.sullivan@gmail.com) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.