Hi Nora, The Molly Maguires in Pennsylvania took their name from the Molly Maguires in Ireland. Both secret societies. Both dedicated to fighting oppression. Also, you made me laugh - thank you. Le gach dea-ghuí / All the best, Jerry Kelly NA GAEIL MAGAZINE (coming soon and free to an internet near you) ----- Original Message ----- From: <Irishcolleen45@aol.com> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 10:53 PM Subject: [Irish-American] Re: Tithes Records > Jerry, > > Is that the reason why? That's the first time I heard about this. Now I'm annoyed with my rebel relatives! How am I going to find them if they wouldn't cooperate? > > I thought the Molly Maguires were in Pennsylvania not County Mayo. > > Thanks. > Nora > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Hi Nora, > > It sounds like your ancestors and the rest of the people in those two > townlands were in open rebellion against the Tithe in 1834, as was much of Ireland at > the time. Using guerrilla tactics, the Whiteboys, Ribbonmen, and Molly > Maguires held the countryside by night while the British Army held the countryside > under martial law by day. The Tithe went to the Established Church (the > anglician Church of Ireland) and had to be collected by force by constables and > the British Army. Little wonder that the Tithe was hated by Catholics and > Dissenters alike, nearly the entire population. Your ancestors' refusal to pay > the Tithe ended the record-keeping you sought. Aided by their resistance and > that of their neighbors, the Catholic Emancipation movement and its allies were > able to finally abolish the Tithe four years later (1838). > > Hope that's helpful, > Jerry Kelly > > > ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== > The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc. >