>> Patrick Riley... they laughed I hope you were not too put off... The eastern part of Cavan or what was approximately East Breifne, was often called Breifne O'Reilly, from its princes or chiefs having from remote ages borne that name. See for example, Lewis Topograpical Dictionary published in 1837. It is a very common name in Cavan... Per MacLysaght: Very numerous: all areas, especially Ulster and N Leinster. Ir. Ó Raghallaigh. One of the leading septs of Breifne (Cavan). Synonyms: Reilly, Riley. MacLysaght, Edward, Irish Families, Dublin, 1980 Griffith's Primary Valuation property survey of 1848-64 has 132 O'Reillys in Cavan... the next closest is Meath with 34, and steadily declining number from there. Shane pxy002792@aol.com wrote: > > Hello Karen, > With a lot of luck I guess, I got these record. Three years ago I went to > County Cavan looking for info on my Grandfather Patrick Riley going through > Cavan City I saw the sign for COUNTY CAVAN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER. T old > them I was looking for info On Patrick Riley they laughed. They asked if I knew > his father name I said Philip and the laughed more, then they asked if I knew > the mother's name and I said Mary Warrington they did not laugh but said we > may be able to help you as Warrington is not familia with this area. About an > hour later they came back with the marriage info and the Baptism records for all > the children of Philip and Mary My grandfather Patrick being first on the > list. These records came from microfilm reel of church records for the parish of > Lurgan. They gave me copies of the originals and made up typewritten details > of the entries. I do not remember what I paid but I do not think it was that > much. To me any price was worth it for the info I received > The address there is Cana House, Farnham Street, Cavan. > telephone:+ 353 49 436 1094 Fax: + 353 49 433 1494 > E-mail: canahous@iol.ie > > Cavan Research Centre
You should try looking for O'Sullivan's & Harrington's in Bantry Bay let alone Co. Cork!! I know the nightmare :-) Thank God for a local genealogist!! Cheers... Pat... At 4/02/2004 Wednesday02:03 AM, you wrote: > >> Patrick Riley... they laughed > >I hope you were not too put off... The eastern part of Cavan or what >was approximately East Breifne, was often called Breifne O'Reilly, from >its princes or chiefs having from remote ages borne that name. See for >example, Lewis Topograpical Dictionary published in 1837. It is a very >common name in Cavan... Per MacLysaght: Very numerous: all areas, >especially Ulster and N Leinster. Ir. Ó Raghallaigh. One of the leading >septs of Breifne (Cavan). Synonyms: Reilly, Riley. MacLysaght, >Edward, Irish Families, Dublin, 1980 > >Griffith's Primary Valuation property survey of 1848-64 has 132 >O'Reillys in Cavan... the next closest is Meath with 34, and steadily >declining number from there. > >Shane > >pxy002792@aol.com wrote: > > > > Hello Karen, > > With a lot of luck I guess, I got these record. Three years ago I went to > > County Cavan looking for info on my Grandfather Patrick Riley going through > > Cavan City I saw the sign for COUNTY CAVAN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH > CENTER. T old > > them I was looking for info On Patrick Riley they laughed. They asked > if I knew > > his father name I said Philip and the laughed more, then they asked if > I knew > > the mother's name and I said Mary Warrington they did not laugh but said we > > may be able to help you as Warrington is not familia with this area. > About an > > hour later they came back with the marriage info and the Baptism > records for all > > the children of Philip and Mary My grandfather Patrick being first on the > > list. These records came from microfilm reel of church records for the > parish of > > Lurgan. They gave me copies of the originals and made up typewritten > details > > of the entries. I do not remember what I paid but I do not think it was > that > > much. To me any price was worth it for the info I received > > The address there is Cana House, Farnham Street, Cavan. > > telephone:+ 353 49 436 1094 Fax: + 353 49 433 1494 > > E-mail: canahous@iol.ie > > > > Cavan Research Centre pat@ozonline.com.au www.gencircles.com/users/pat-online (updated weekly) Check out the Cerberus http://home.vicnet.net.au/~cerberus/ there's an O'Sullivan! (Dominic) ICQ# 17057235 PO Box 65A Armadale, 3143 Victoria, Australia