In a message dated 2/16/04 6:47:50 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > There is a woman > on one of these Donegal lists from Laghy, and she may see this and know the > answer. What other Donegal mailing list is there? Nancy

In a message dated 2/15/2004 6:00:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Nancy, Legacurry townland is just over a mile WNW of Laghy town. There is a woman on one of these Donegal lists from Laghy, and she may see this and know the answer. Incidentally, the townland in the Isle of Doagh is spelled (officially) Lagacurry - but that would be close enough for a match in Ireland <gr>. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts The ladies name is Margaret. She lives in Laghy. Janice

The only Mathews recorded by UKInfo as living in County Donegal is MATHEWS,MARY,1,,TOWNPARKS,,,,BALLYSHANNON,CO DONEGAL about 10 miles south of Laghy. Not a place however. Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the Cat"

At 21:40 14/02/2004, you wrote: >Incidentally, the townland in the Isle of Doagh is spelled (officially) >Lagacurry - but that would be close enough for a match in Ireland <gr>. Obviously because the English couldn't spell the Irish pronunciation properly - we speak before we write :-) The townland in the Isle of Doagh is pronounced more like Lagahurry - with no 'c' sound. Michael

In a message dated 2/14/04 5:37:40 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > The only Mathews recorded by UKInfo as living in County Donegal is > > MATHEWS,MARY,1,,TOWNPARKS,,,,BALLYSHANNON,CO DONEGAL > > about 10 miles south of Laghy. Not a place however. > > Liam > > Thank you very much. Would this be as of today? Nancy

Thanks so much. I know this Lagacurry was in Dromhome Parish as per Griffiths Valuation. Nancy

Nancy at [email protected] writes: << Can anyone tell me if there was a place called Mathews? I know that Legacurry was in Drumhome Parish >> Nancy, Legacurry townland is just over a mile WNW of Laghy town. There is a woman on one of these Donegal lists from Laghy, and she may see this and know the answer. Incidentally, the townland in the Isle of Doagh is spelled (officially) Lagacurry - but that would be close enough for a match in Ireland <gr>. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

At 16:40 13/02/2004, you wrote: >In an 1850 letter from Donegal my ancester tells that he had been in Mathews >and the people are were all well in Legacurry. > >Can anyone tell me if there was a place called Mathews? I know that Legacurry >was in Drumhome Parish > >Nancy There's also a Legacurry in the Isle of Doagh, Clonmany parish. Can't ever remember hearing of a place called Matthews though. Michael

In a message dated 2/13/04 1:41:30 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > There's also a Legacurry in the Isle of Doagh, Clonmany parish. Can't ever > remember hearing of a place called Matthews though. > > Thanks for your reply, Michael. Nancy

In an 1850 letter from Donegal my ancester tells that he had been in Mathews and the people are were all well in Legacurry. Can anyone tell me if there was a place called Mathews? I know that Legacurry was in Drumhome Parish Nancy

Have updated the Donegal Griffith Evaluation file on my site with surnames beginning with "L" The second "L" page has surnames Mc L------ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ Hope they help some members Bob Cdn.

Hi fellow listers, I'm seeking information on William Irwin of Kilmacrenan, he was born around 1840 and married twice, Rebecca Stewart, and Margaret Stewart , but I've been unable to find his parents. Can anyone please help? Thanks for any assistance. Regards June Paterson --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

List Members, (cross posting) Have updated my site with Griffith Evaluation data for surnames beginning with "K". There are 1748 names listed on two (2) pages, the last K page also includes surnames beginning with "Mc K" The census data for ED district of Pettigo/Grousehall/Tirhugh/Templcarn/ Townlands of: Aghafoy, Ardnaglass, Aghalough There are no people living in Ardnaglass, only a Mill. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ Enjoy Bob Cdn.

began an avalanche! :-) but reading through the replies is *very* interesting - keep them coming and thanks. The first thing I am going to do is go through Lewis 1837 and see where he tells us that there was mining of any sort going on in Ireland at that time - I've often seen people ask on mail lists where there were mines in this or that county - and we don't have that many mines nowadays, and we didn't when I was learning geography and history at school - but, according to Lewis we had a fair amount of it going on through the whole country. I remember a piece on somewhere in Wicklow where he said that gold had been found and he spoke of the numbers of people who went to Wicklow to find gold. I remember telling myself to send that to the general lists - Ireland-L and Y-IRL with the subject line Gold Rush - don't know if I ever did or not. Anyway......I'm going to begin with a list of where the mines were according to Lewis - then I'm going to look at all the posts I've received either thorugh lists or off list and see which counties people say their ancestors came from or which parts of Donegal and where they went to.......and whether there seems to be any connection on a time line............ and if it looks like they left a certain part of Ireland and went to a certain place during a particular time frame - then I'll take a look at the newspapers of the time for the place they left from or originated and see if any ads were in those papers at that time. and that lot - will keep me busy for a while. Once I have the list of places that there were mines of some sort in Ireland put together, then I'll post that to the general lists, and put it on my web site - and I will post whatever I have found Donegal to the Donegal lists. I will try to get to people individually over the next week or so. I dived in right at the deep end with this one, but it is looking extremely interesting. Thank you Jane

Most of my Donegal ancestors, including my ggf, ggm and gf emigrated to Western PA and located in the various coal mine towns (called "patches" in the local vernacular) located in and around Uniontown, about 50 miles SW of Pittsburgh.. Mine began arriving circa 1882. Believe it or not, I still have distant cousins working the mines! They mined bituminous (soft) coal, at the time, that was then fired into coke in "beehive" furnaces, that was then river-shipped down to Andrew Carnegie's steel mills along the Monogahela River in Pittsburgh. We haven't been able to identify their various means of transport to the East Coast and then to Western PA. I am assuming they went thru New York and then either by train or by water (up the Hudson, thru the canal and then into Lake Erie) Check out our family web site at "www.geocities.com/heartland/plains/3919/" for more info on these early miners from the western part of County Donegal. There is also a neat research operation at the PA State University campus at Uniontown called "Voices of the Patch" which has been documenting life in the patches for the last 20-25 years. Very user friendly folks, especially if you join their rolls with a small donatin! The Heinz library in Pgh also has a vast collection of related materials. Hope this helps. God Bless America! Denny Coll Chicago (Lake in the Hills) 847-404-1767

Jane asked "how many places of origin in Ireland had mining in their localities?" 1. Questions in Dáil Éireann www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie/titles/ D/0022/D.0022.192803230003.html Mr. FRANK CARNEY asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he is in a position to have a mineralogical survey made of the silver and lead mines in Gortahork and Glentogher County Donegal, with a view to ascertaining the possibility of their development. MINISTER for INDUSTRY and COMMERCE (Mr. McGilligan) Patrick McGilligan MINISTER for INDUSTRY and COMMERCE (Mr. McGilligan): An investigation has already been made of the deposits at Gortahork, and I will arrange for a note of the available information to be supplied to the Deputy. Also Mr. Coughlan asked the Minister for Energy if he is satisfied, in the context of the present and future development of uranium mining in County Donegal and of the ancillary workings connected therewith, that the environment will be adequately protected that is, in relation to water and atmospheric pollution; and that the health of persons directly employed in the industry is not, and will not be at risk. 2. Have a look at the URL www.gsi.ie/prodserv/shopmain.htm Directory of Active Quarries, Pits and Mines in Ireland (3rd Edition) E.Doyle, C.Hinch and W. Cox 2001 ISBN-0790-0279 Softbound Report. £25 + £3 post & packing CD version with linked maps. £25 + £1 post & packing Report & CD £40 + £5 post & packing 3. http://www.clonmany.com/heritage/docs/1814statacc2.shtml 4. Many Donegal workers had experience of coal mining in England 5. The Glens of Antrim had many Iron mines. The Glenariff Mines and Railway This Web page is compiled by MHSI's vice-chair, Kevin O'Hagan (Email: [email protected]). It deals with a group of iron ore mines in County Antrim that were exploited from the 1870s to the early 1880s. The mining company which exploited the ore also built Ireland's first narrow gauge railway from the mines to the coast to facilitate the transportation of the minerals by sea to Bristol. Details of the railway and its ancillary structures are provided, including their subsequent dismantling, and what now survives of them. Little is known of the mines themselves though, since most of them are now blocked up. See the URL http://www.nireland.com/kjoh/glenariff/about2.html 6. Mining History Network .. Introduction to Mineral Statistics See the URL http://www.nireland.com/kjoh/glenariff/about2.html 7. also http://www.mhti.com/irish_mines&_www/irish_mines%20_&_web.htm Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the Cat" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Lyons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 11:39 PM Subject: [DONEGAL] Where were the mines? > I know from my own family history, that my Donegal ancestors ended up in > Annaconda..........as did lots of other Donegal and Cavan people........and > that it was a mining town or area. > > Where else in the U.S. did Irish people end up in mines, working as miners? > Did they come from specific areas of Ireland where there were mines? > (whatever kind). Were they people who had worked in mining in Ireland and > then travelled to do the same kind of work in the U.S. > > We all know that people seemed to move in groups from one place in Ireland > to somewhere in the States........ > > how many of those places that masses of Irish ended up in were mining > areas - and how many places of origin in Ireland had mining in their > localities. > > I know - there's no comparison between the whole of America and the various > places that have mines or had a mining industry - but it's the places in > Ireland from which masses moved to one particular spot in America during a > particular time frame that I'm looking for. > > Mainly Donegal to where and when - and from where in Donegal > > Thanks > > Jane > > > ==== IRL-CO-DONEGAL Mailing List ==== > If you have a Donegal website, we can post your URL here so relatives and researchers of your surnames can find you. > Contact Admin: [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

I know from my own family history, that my Donegal ancestors ended up in Annaconda..........as did lots of other Donegal and Cavan people........and that it was a mining town or area. Where else in the U.S. did Irish people end up in mines, working as miners? Did they come from specific areas of Ireland where there were mines? (whatever kind). Were they people who had worked in mining in Ireland and then travelled to do the same kind of work in the U.S. We all know that people seemed to move in groups from one place in Ireland to somewhere in the States........ how many of those places that masses of Irish ended up in were mining areas - and how many places of origin in Ireland had mining in their localities. I know - there's no comparison between the whole of America and the various places that have mines or had a mining industry - but it's the places in Ireland from which masses moved to one particular spot in America during a particular time frame that I'm looking for. Mainly Donegal to where and when - and from where in Donegal Thanks Jane

My relatives, some of whom later went to Butte, MT to mine copper, started out in an area south of Bethlehem, PA called Friedensville where they mined zinc.

Jane, I have relatives who moved from Donegal to Butte, Montana; Leadville, Colorado; Virginia City, Nevada; somewhere in Idaho (I haven't found out where yet) and the Klondike in Yukon Territory, following the mine strikes. Only a few -- and they weren't miners in Donegal, they were fishermen and farmers. They came in the late 1800's. ~ Tamy

Thank you everyone for all the great ideas for getting to Co. Donegal this summer. I'm going to do some research starting with your tips. I'll let you know when it all gets finalized and how it turns out. Ellen ===== Attic to Basement Organizing Residential Organizing & Estate Cleanouts Member of the Better Business Bureau __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html