Thank you so very much. -Greg -----Original Message----- From: irelandgenweb-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irelandgenweb-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of DMc1026909@aol.com Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 11:16 AM To: irelandgenweb@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Irish Genealogy] Parish of Kilmoremoy in 1828- County Mayo vsSligo? Barnyderg, I looked at the 1851 index to towns, townlands, parishes and baronies of Ireland and could not find it. It may misspelled or it may be a sub division of a townland. If it is a sub division the center may be familiar with it. I do talk to them on the phone every now and again so I'll check. Now your question about the county line between Mayo and Sligo. At one time the border ran right through the town of Ballina so part of the town was in Mayo while the northeast part of the town was in County Sligo. In the 1870s or so the border was moved about 3 or 4 miles northeast. So you could have been born in Co. Sligo and died in Co. Mayo but still living in the same place. That is part of the reason for confusion when looking in the parish of Kilmoremoy. Kilmoremoy had the large church there in Ballina called St. Murdachs and often priest were not always available in the smaller churches like those in Ballysakerry and Kilfian. So country folks would go into town, Ballina to get the services they needed. For babies this was very important as deaths were common and you might not want to wait for a priest to come to your parish. If you're a catholic then you know babies that died before being baptized would end up in limbo and could not go to heaven. May sound a little stupid but the Irish took all that very seriously. It may be changed today but I'm not into religion so I don't know. At any rate you will find records in St. Murdachs in the parish of Kilmoremoy for folks from outside parishes for these very reasons. From the center of the parish of Ballysakerry into the town of Ballina is about a three mile walk and for the poorer Irish it would be the two legs that did the trick. Ballina was also the place for fairs where country folk would sell their eggs, butter or whatever they could grow to sell. Now you need Discovery Map number 24. Call 515 232 1070 and let them know what you need. I hope they're still in business as i've not used them for sometime. This map will show you the location of all the townlands in this part of Mayo. It will not show the boundries of the townlands but at least you'll see where they are ************** Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for Under $10. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000002) Check out the Ireland GenWeb website at: http://www.irelandgenweb.com/ Great place to get help with your family research. County Westmeath has been adopted! Help wanted: Still need County Coordinators ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRELANDGENWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ EMAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This Email message, and any attachments, may contain confidential patient health information that is legally protected. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing this information to any other party unless required to do so by law or regulation and is required to destroy the information after its stated need has been fulfilled. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken in reliance on the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and delete the message from your system.