Athenry, Rothcosgrove, Ardrahan: MOYLAN, DEELY

Hi to Everyone, especially those listers who are researching NAUGHTON /NORTON This is my maternal line my Grandmother was MARGARET NORTON ( I have been unable to find a birth certificate for her } the illegitimate daughter of MARY JOSEPHINE NORTON she was born in 1875 in RAINHILL Lancashire ENGLAND MARY JOSEPHINE born 1855 in RAINHILL LANCASHIRE was the daughter of JOSEPH and MARGARET NAUGHTON born in RAINHILL LANCASHIRE JOSEPH and MARGARET had 6 children Census records tell me that JOSEPH and MARGARET were born in IRELAND in GALWAY / KILKENNY JOSEPH was born in KILKENNY 1821 MARGARET was born in GALWAY IN 1831 I have been unable to obtain a marriage or birth certificate for either of these two people Their two sons, so the family story goes is that they emigrated from Lancashire and were never heard of again They are WILLIAM , 1865 AND JOSEPH. B 1855 both in RAINHILL LANCASHIRE Recently I have found a copy of a Naturalization application for a WILLIAM NAUGHTON of 42 Park Street New York City in 1888 Occupation PORTER Birth date 1866 England Date of arrival to United States June 20 1882 Also given was the name and address and occupation of the Witness to Naturalization I have been researching this family line for the past 20 years ,it is very frustrating as my GRANDMOTHER lived across the road from us when I was growing up I would appreciate any help or suggestions you can give me Yours in research Mary Vancouver Island Canada

Is Griffiths online for County Galway? I thought I had the site marked but now I can't find it. Thank you Lillian

Sheila, I've often thought of one main map with acetates to go over it - *but* - it's not as simple as I made it out to be in the long run. Maps are great for the visual effect - and to show where is in relation to everywhere else - but the thing is, that the boundaries of different divisions, plus placenames changed. So, any map you see, is exactly as things stood at a particular point in time. The maps of todays R.C. parishes with townlands named are of the RC parishes as they are today. The townlands didn't move, but at different times, townlands were re-assigned to other parishes - civil and religious - depending on population, presence/absence of a religious person to administer to the people. Lots of things like that. BUT - something like I've mentioned above, should only ever be taken into consideration by people who can find no record of their ancestors in a place that they should be for which records exist - and then, they begin to work their way through outlying parishes from the one they thought that they would find records in. I've spent a lot of time putting the various descriptions of civil parishes as they were in 1837 (Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland) on my web site - and the reason for that is because he names parishes that no longer existed by 1851, plus, a lot of the names that he gives parishes are spelled differently or there is an alternative name for the civil parish. Also, he names the Catholic unions for any civil parish - and all these things, can be very helpful to any person looking for the 'elusive' parish. The one that all their ancestors said they came from but everybody in the present Irish Genealogical WOrld will tell them does not exist. The thing is - many of these parishes don't exist today - and maybe had been dissolved by 1851, but that's not to say they never existed. Sorry - rambled a bit there. Thanks for your comments. JAne ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sheilaploof1@aol.com> To: <IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 4:05 AM Subject: [GALWAY] Civil/Religious Parish > Jane, > > Thanks for the "visual" with the different colored papers; it makes it > clear > because it's so simple. Too bad there aren't some maps (on-line) for > County >

There is a town called Ballymoe in Drumatemple Civil Parish (according to the 1851 Townlands directory) but, in 1837, this civil parish was called Drimtemple, according to Samuel Lewis. The town of Ballymoe is in County Galway, but the civil parish as a whole spreads through Galway and Rosocommon counties. Now, according to Lewis in 1837, the Roman Catholic parish is part of that of Ballintubber (Ballintobber), and there was a slated Chapel in Ballymoe. Roman Catholic Records for Ballymoe are not listed under county Galway, strangely enough - they're listed as covering County Roscommon only, but the title is "Ballintobber & Ballymoe" (Ballinakill & Kilcrone) according to my version of John Grenham's Tracing your Irish Ancestry - and he got his list from the National Library here in Dublin. The LDS do not have a copy of this film - or didn't when this version of Grenham was printed - they may have now. Baptisms begin only in 1863 and are in poor condition - marriages in 1864. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: <Beltower@att.net> To: <IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 4:51 PM Subject: [GALWAY] Ballymoe > Does anyone know of Ballymoe?

Ballidoon, Ballynakill Sorry believe I missed the point earlier. These are the main parishes I am interested in. There are a few others close by and up into Mayo that hold some interest. Thanks Teri

Hi Nancy, I'm on the digest mode so you may have already received an answer about your Ballymoe question. If not, I'll try to explain. Ballymoe is a town and a Barony. Its civil parish is Drumatemple. It is in County Galway on the border with County Roscommon and I was told that years ago before a border change, Ballymoe was in Co. Roscommon. Today the mailing address is so and so at Ballymoe, Castlereagh, County Roscommon even though Ballymoe is in Co. Galway. The Roman Catholic Church in Ballymoe is St. Croan's. Fr. Flanagan, the founder of Boy's Town, grew up in Ballymoe and there is a statue of him on the church grounds. Ballymoe has a small "downtown" with about a dozen shops/pubs. If you "google" Ballymoe, you'll find out more about its background. The civil and church records are held at the Heritage Center in Roscommon. Hope this helps. Joanne

Nancy at Beltower@att.net writes: << Is Ballymoe a town, civil parish, or Roman Catholic parish? >> Nancy, Ballymoe is a small town in the far northeast corner of Co. Galway, on the Roscommon border. It is located in the barony of Ballymoe, which also extends across the border into Roscommon. Ballymoe town lies about 5 miles south of Castlerea, Co. Roscommon and comprises parts of the townlands of Durrow, Ballaghymurry, Cloonee and perhaps Cloonadarragh (the boundary lines are difficult to see properly on my "old" map). The civil parish for the town is Drumatemple and the RC parish is Cloverhill (Oran). Incidentally, both of these parishes also extend into Co. Roscommon. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

Ballygar Parish: Ballinamore Bridge area Surnames: Mannion Sabina (b. 1806); Sarah (b. 1809) O'Connor Michael (b.1809); John Ron Tewksbury, MA

Hi Gerrie and All, I received more info from NY on my Faherty's. Sorry it took so long my computer crashed! First: a follow up from my last post Michael Walsh m Mary Faherty..........my great grandparents Michael Walsh(my grandfather) cousin is Walter Fahety. Affidavit for license to Marry: for Walter John Faherty to Mary Margaret Early Groom: Walter John Faherty 132 Bulter St. Brooklyn NY age 23 occ. Laborer birth..Galway Name of Father Anthony birth Galway maiden name of Mother Margaret Kane? can't make out the writing birth Galway Bride: Mary Margaret Early 300..(something) st. age 17 occ. clerk birth....Brooklyn NY name of Father... Patrick birth Ireland maiden name of Mother Bridget Cunningham birth Ireland Being that Mary was only 17 at time of marriage I have also papper's stating that her parents give premission to marry. Marriage in presence of: Micheal Walsh...my grandfather Delia Goggins.....................my grandmother's sister Thank you, Michele

THE TUAM HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1909 TUAM, CO GALWAY, IRELAND PITY PARS. --- Personal, Parochial Provincial and Particular ---------- We are officially informed that a Hospice, under the control of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, will be opened and ready for the reception of infirm clergy, at Moyne Park, Ballyglenin, Co. Galway, on Thursday, the 30th September next. This institution, beautifully situated in an immense demesne, will be in charge of the Fathers of the Order of St. Camillus de Lellis, who had to fly from their noble work in France during the recent persecution of the clergy in that country. ---------- On the recommendation of the Right Hon Lord Clonbrock, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Galway, Sir James O'Donohoe, Knight, has been appointed to the Commission of the Peace for the Galway Petty Session District. ---------- Hi Holiness Pope Pius X has been pleased to appoint the Most Rev Dr MacCormack titular Archbishop of Nisibim (?) in the East. The dignity has been eminently merited by sincerity of character and lifelong unselfish devotion to duty. ---------- The annual excursion still absorbs the minds of the Athenry people, and things have progressed considerably during the last week. Queenstown and back will be the days outing, and probably 500 people will leave Athenry and the surrounding districts on the last Sunday in July. ---------- Widespread regret was evident in Athenry on hearing of the melancholy death of Captain Quinlan, brother of the popular medical officer, Dr. Quinlan. Only last summer Captain Quinlan visited Athenry, spending a few weeks with his brother at Cahegoyan Park, and during his short visit to Athenry he made a host of friends. ---------- Galway Race __(?), which will be held on the 22nd inst, under L.A.R. __(?) rules, promise to be a splendid success. There are 6 events on the programme, and crews from Dublin and elsewhere will compete. ---------- In the National Cyclists Union 24 hours cycle race held at Stadium, Mr Bishop, using a Rudge-Whitworth Cycle, rode 515 miles, 1,436 yards, beating the previous record by 37 miles. On the nine that finished in this race, the winner, third fourth and 6th men rode Rudge-Whitworth Cycles. ---------- Don't forget the Tuam Races. Tuesday, 13th July, six events, 130 entries, special trains, cheap fares. Great southern and western railway, Tuam Races ---------- On Tuesday, 13th July, a Special Train will leave Limerick for Tuam at 9.20 a.m., returning at 6 p.m. Excursion tickets will be issued from Sligo and intermediate Stations by 8.45 a.m. train available for return by special train leaving Tuam at 6.20 p.m. For particulars see posters. C. H. Dent, General Manager, Dublin, July, '09. ---------- Sinn Fein -- Tuam Branch A public meeting will be held in the Town Hall, Tuam, on Thursday evening next, 15th inst., at 8 o'clock, p.m., for the purpose of taking steps to organise the Tuam Branch of the National Council for the coming year. Mr Seaghan MacDiarmada, Sinn Fein Organiser, will attend and address the meeting. Nationalists cordially invited. ---------- Jim McNamara British Isles Family History Society - USA, Newsletter Editor http://www.rootsweb.com/~bifhsusa

Jane, Thanks for the "visual" with the different colored papers; it makes it clear because it's so simple. Too bad there aren't some maps (on-line) for County Galway similar to the wonderful ones for Leitrim-Roscommon that show locations of civil /Catholic parishes, baronies, poor law unions, AND townlands. WOW!! They are really awesome, and a big help to us visual learners, and those of us who are attempting to come to grips with the various division categories in Ireland. While I'm busy dreaming, wouldn't a map with (acetate-type) overlays of the various locations on them be great? And , of course, the appropriate indexes to go with them. Aw, well..... Regards, Sheila REYNOLDS/ANDERSON REYNOLDS/MOONEY REYNOLDS/ CONNOLLY REYNOLDS/WALSH KENNEDY

Thanks for all the great hints from people. I really appreciate it and am going to use them. Linda

Omey Abbeyknockmoy Moylough Townlands of Clifden, Streamstown (Omey); Newtown (Abbeyknockmoy); Mount Bellew (Moylough). Surnames: SENIOR/SENIER The Seniors were spinners and weavers and spent time in many Irish counties - at least Cork, Limerick, Clare and Tipperary as well as Galway. I would particularly like to find the birth of Thomas SENIOR/SENIER around 1837. I have traced him back to 1868 when he married Bridget O'Donnell in Ardfinnan, Co Tipperary, but have failed to find any earlier records. He was then widowed, so there is presumably an earlier marriage. After they married Thomas and Bridget lived in Clogheen, Co Tipperary (1869), Croom, Co Limerick (1871), Annicariga, Co Clare (1873), Nenaugh, Co Tipperary (1879), Fermoy or Kilworth, Co Cork (1890s) before moving to Clifden, Co Galway (c 1900). Given this penchant for roving he could have been born anyway in Ireland, or even in England. His father was called Richard. Thomas and Bridget had 3 sons and 2 daughters. Two of the sons, Richard and Thomas Joseph, settled in Clifden and ran a weaving business in Streamstown. Richard emigrated to Boston in 1930; Thomas Joseph (my wife's grandfather) moved back to Nenaugh, Tipperary in 1923, and died in Swansea, Wales in 1961. -----Original Message----- From: Jane Lyons PhD. [mailto:sniliaghin@iol.ie] Sent: 21 June 2005 01:42 To: IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GALWAY] Which parish - vote - roll call Which Civil parish in Galway is of the most interest to the greatest number of subscribers to this mail list? Just a parish name - that's all I need, no surnames, no bits of family history......... Well, you could call this a roll call - in which case - put the name of the civil parish first on the subject line, then the surname or surnames that you are interested in. In the body of the mail, put the parish name on the first line - that's all I'm going to look at for the moment. Below that, write what you know about your ancestor who left that parish - then, people interestd in that surname will be able to read what you have to say Please and thanks. Jane ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== Galway, City of Tribes: http://www.irishholidays.com/ggtest.shtml Ireland GenWeb Co. Galway site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlgal/Galway.html To unsub or change your Irl-Galway mailing mode: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRL-GALWAY.html ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Bridget Flaherty married Darby Cady (Keady), in Ireland, sometime around 1860 - 1861. A daughter Mary was born in Ireland, in 1862(?) They migrated to the US and settled in Rhode Island. Darby died March 25, 1864, in Cumberland, Rhode Island. His parents were Patrick and Barbury Cady. A son Darby Cady, Jr., was born to Bridget Cady July 19, 1864. Through the family grapevine it was said, Bridget was born in Galway City. I do not know where in Ireland Darby, the father, was born. I know, for sure, from certificates and documents when they all died. Bridget's Mother and Father and two sisters came to the US sometime during the 1840s. But, that's a whole other story. Any information would be helpful. Thanks, Joan

Does anyone know of Ballymoe? On my relatives ship manifest three say they are from Ballymoe and one says Ballymoe, Ballymoe County Galway. Is Ballymoe a town, civil parish, or Roman Catholic parish? Nancy

Am looking for anything on the family of Maria MORAN, born about 1830 in County Galway. I do not know where in County Galway she is from or who her parents and siblings were. Is there anyone who is also searching Morans who can give me a hand? Sure would appreciate it. She is my brickwall. Colleen

Resending - this message keeps disappearing........ ----- Original Message ----- From: Ellen Kavanagh To: IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:33 PM Subject: Oranmore Civil Parish Menlo village Direct Surnames are: Duggan Healy Flyn Pre-1910 Also interested in the surrounding villages of Carrabrowne and Ballindooley

A guess worth checking on is: The Aran Islands. I have always considered Flaherty as an surname from there. Janice Boston In a message dated 6/23/2005 1:25:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, irishone@highstream.net writes: I know I should not even send a message for this because I do not know what town or what parish my ancestor is from, but I am hoping someone will have some hints for me. I have been looking for so long. My ancestor, Edward Flaherty, was born on January 12, 1817 somewhere in Galway.

> > >Am looking for Thomas Cullinane botn abt 1802, married Mary Millard, came >to Michigan in the 1830's >Current Cullinanes of Galway are sjupposed to be descendants of the same >family. > I have some from the Gortevoher, Beagh Civil Parish (near County Clare border). I have them back to 1812 in that area. Some of the male first names were Patrick, James, Martin, Michael, Denis. Some of them were fiddle players, others worked for the railroad. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus