Has anyone gotten a copy of theArchiodese of Tuam--An Illustrated History book? I read about it on the Glenamaddy.net website and wondered if it would be useful at all for finding individual families. Thanks Patricia in St. Louis

Linda, I have a gmother, CATHERINE TIERNEY DIVINEY from Galway, but later than your Michael. She was born 1867. I know she had a brother, Peter, who lived in HEADFORD, and another brother Daniel in DUBLIN. Her father is listed as PATRICK on her death cert. but no name for her mother. I just don't have enough information on her to go back to Ireland for any records. I know this isn't much help, but I thought I'd pass it on to you. We corresponded a while back...I still have your email! Terry in Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Hammer<mailto:lthammer@pioneer-net.com> To: IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:27 PM Subject: [GALWAY] Tierney in County Galway Searching for information on Michael TIERNEY, born about 1834 in County Galway. I have no idea where, so I am starting with this list. His parents may have been Isabelle SHAUGHNESSY and Michael TIERNEY, Sr. Michael, Jr. supposedly came to the United States in 1850, arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana and making his way to Kansas City, Missouri. He married Honoria LARDNER 17 JAN 1875 in Kansas City. She was also from County Galway. Michael also had a brother Dennis TIERNEY who was born about 1848 in County Galway. Dennis came to the United States in about 1863 and also settled in Kansas City. I am looking for the birthplace of these people. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Linda

Searching for information on Michael TIERNEY, born about 1834 in County Galway. I have no idea where, so I am starting with this list. His parents may have been Isabelle SHAUGHNESSY and Michael TIERNEY, Sr. Michael, Jr. supposedly came to the United States in 1850, arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana and making his way to Kansas City, Missouri. He married Honoria LARDNER 17 JAN 1875 in Kansas City. She was also from County Galway. Michael also had a brother Dennis TIERNEY who was born about 1848 in County Galway. Dennis came to the United States in about 1863 and also settled in Kansas City. I am looking for the birthplace of these people. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Linda

THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL Galway, Monday, August 16, 1824 GALWAY ASSIZES Our Assizes terminated on Saturday last. The following is a list of the Convictions which took place: - COUNTY CONVICTIONS Luke Donohoe, for the murder of Bridget Mannion, a child eleven years old, to be hanged. There were eleven sentenced to transportation for various offences; and nineteen convicted for illicit distillation. TOWN CONVICTIONS Denis Kinneavy, for sheep-stealing, 7 years transportation. Michael Moran, for attempt to commit a rape on a child of nine years old, two years confinement and hard labour. Anne Keary and Margaret Browne, larceny, to be confined twelve months to hard labor. Mary Hynes, larceny, to be transported for seven years. Patrick Ryan, Michael Devine, and James Hamilton, sturdy vagrants, to be transported for seven years unless in three months they give bail in two sureties each in 2l. Basterel Burke, assault, to find bail to stand his trial at Sessions. John Reddington, shoemaker, combination, do., do. EXECUTION Luke Donohoe, an unfortunate criminal, found guilty of murder at our late Assizes, this day underwent the awful sentence of the law in front of the County Prison. He seemed perfectly resigned to his fate, but made no observations previous to his being launched into eternity. Cathy Joynt Labath Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/

This family is easy to find on familysearch.org You need to get hold of one of the LDS films mentioned,and that will give you the townland address and Martin's occupation. Once you have that info. you can start looking at parish records. Cathy

Hello, I have been told for a long time My Great Grandmother was from Galway Bay. I have just uncovered her Fathers name and now I have something to go on, need some tips of where to go from here to find more information. I have : Martin Richardson 1838-1910 married to Maria Children were: Fannie Mariah Jane Harriett and Mark (this actually may be Martin I have found them in Philadelphia listing him this way) The Family moved to the US in aprox 1880 and lived in Philadelphia PA. Thank for any help. Steve Goodwin

Re. Otherdays, Jane, Joe O'Connor who lives next to the business park where otherdays is/was sited told me an interesting story. One evening a few months back he was returning from a few drinks with his friends when they noticed that all the office lights were on. They thought this was curious as it was 11pm. Then, suddenly, the sky was filled with a bright light and an enormous glowing dish-shaped object with lighted portholes gradually descended and settled onto the parking lot in front of the building. There was a whirring sound, a kind of trapdoor opened in the side of the object and a number of weird little beings hopped out. They has large heads with pointy ears and antennae and stalked eyes but no legs. They seemed to hover on little plinths and moved about soundlessly. Then the door to the office block opened and a number of similar beings came out carrying phosphorescent trays about 7 feet long and 3 feet across. They were carrying them horizontally, rather like stretchers, and on each tray there was a human being who appeared to be in a kind of trance. The little people were also carrying lots of computers and assorted wiring. They were greeted by the team that had just landed, everything was loaded into the strange craft, and then with a whirring sound it took off and disappeared over the horizon. So it seems that there is a simple explanation for the lack of response from otherdays.com. Pádraig (the Paddy that was) -----Original Message----- From: IRL-GALWAY-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:IRL-GALWAY-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dr. Jane Lyons Sent: 26 March 2005 00:34 To: IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Questions....& comments: Re: [GALWAY] Otherdays and these may be logical questions - but then, I'm told my sense of logic defies all others!! First of all - Cathy, you say here that you were told that Otherdays (and I am a paid up unable to access subscriber - living in Ireland, a few miles down the road from them) - by this person who said that he worked for EMS - and that Otherdays - staff - or someone is working day and night to resolve the problem? He said that they have filmed the Tithes already. He personally did much of the Griffiths filming. A few questions that struck me : The tithe Applotment books have already been filmed - why do they need to be filmed again - why is it not a case of purchasing copies from the NA? Same with the Griffiths. Then, two million to begin a company............well, honestly, I can't see any of our banks give out that kind of funding - not to genealogy. First of all, to get money from a bank - you have to prove that the proposed business has potential - the potential to give returns on the borrowing.............banks do not lend willy nilly. Getting an investment loan in Ireland has to be like breaking into Fort Knox. It doesn't happen, unless you absolutely have the back up. Regardless of how we may be regarded as a 'take you all for a ride' country where genealogy is concerned..............I know for a fact that the lights in Irish Bank Managers eyes do NOT light up when you mention genealogy. If it cost two million Euro to set up Otherdays - the web site and the purchase of rights to Griffiths would have cost a lot - then, this two million came from venture capital. Logically - you do not have a company that cost 2 million to set up that does not have a secretary - who answers the phone. How many emails have I seen from people sayig that they have tried to telephone and got no reply. Even maybe more logically................in whatever categogory common sense or business fall under - any company that is about to be bought up - or - that wants to keep itself runnng - regardless of computer problems and email problems - should be trying to keep itsel on it's feet - even if all it can do is answer emails. This company isn't - as such, it's market value decreases. Dis-satisfied customers................... Did you try to telpeohone them last Monday, and what was the result. Please and thanks. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: <CathOneill@aol.com> To: <IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 3:00 PM Subject: [GALWAY] Otherdays > Liz > I tried that number and have just got off the phone . > I have actually spoken to someone who knows about the problem! > ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== New!! Irish-American Mailing List, http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Irish/IRISH-AMERICAN.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

and these may be logical questions - but then, I'm told my sense of logic defies all others!! First of all - Cathy, you say here that you were told that Otherdays (and I am a paid up unable to access subscriber - living in Ireland, a few miles down the road from them) - by this person who said that he worked for EMS - and that Otherdays - staff - or someone is working day and night to resolve the problem? He said that they have filmed the Tithes already. He personally did much of the Griffiths filming. A few questions that struck me : The tithe Applotment books have already been filmed - why do they need to be filmed again - why is it not a case of purchasing copies from the NA? Same with the Griffiths. Then, two million to begin a company............well, honestly, I can't see any of our banks give out that kind of funding - not to genealogy. First of all, to get money from a bank - you have to prove that the proposed business has potential - the potential to give returns on the borrowing.............banks do not lend willy nilly. Getting an investment loan in Ireland has to be like breaking into Fort Knox. It doesn't happen, unless you absolutely have the back up. Regardless of how we may be regarded as a 'take you all for a ride' country where genealogy is concerned..............I know for a fact that the lights in Irish Bank Managers eyes do NOT light up when you mention genealogy. If it cost two million Euro to set up Otherdays - the web site and the purchase of rights to Griffiths would have cost a lot - then, this two million came from venture capital. Logically - you do not have a company that cost 2 million to set up that does not have a secretary - who answers the phone. How many emails have I seen from people sayig that they have tried to telephone and got no reply. Even maybe more logically................in whatever categogory common sense or business fall under - any company that is about to be bought up - or - that wants to keep itself runnng - regardless of computer problems and email problems - should be trying to keep itsel on it's feet - even if all it can do is answer emails. This company isn't - as such, it's market value decreases. Dis-satisfied customers................... Did you try to telpeohone them last Monday, and what was the result. Please and thanks. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: <CathOneill@aol.com> To: <IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 3:00 PM Subject: [GALWAY] Otherdays > Liz > I tried that number and have just got off the phone . > I have actually spoken to someone who knows about the problem! >

Hi all, This is my first posting to the list. I wonder if there are directories which cover the medical profession in the 1900's (later end) as I heard a male relative was a surgeon. If so could SKS please direct me to where I may be able to locate it? Many thanks. Michele in Sydney Australia

I too, have a question regarding doctors. Apparently back in 1900's a person could go visit a doctor in secret. Those doctors had a special name, and for the life of me I cannot remember what they were called. I am busy getting my manuscript ready to submit to a publisher so I do not have time to go searching through my notes. If anyone knows about this please post, as I have always wanted to verify this name of a secret doctor as my character supposedly went to visit one in 1937. --Teri Los Angeles ----- Original Message ----- From: lynsmum To: IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 7:23 PM Subject: [GALWAY] GALVIN as DOCTORS Hi all, This is my first posting to the list. I wonder if there are directories which cover the medical profession in the 1900's (later end) as I heard a male relative was a surgeon. If so could SKS please direct me to where I may be able to locate it? Many thanks. Michele in Sydney Australia ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== To unsub or change your Irl-Galway mailing mode: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRL-GALWAY.html Join a new list related to the history, culture and geneology of the Irish in NY mailto:NY-IRISH-L-request@Rootsweb.com?body=subscribe ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Dear Listers Just to update you on the latest news. I phoned again yesterday (Monday),and spoke with someone different. He was also an employee of another company trading at that address. I explained the position, he was sympathetic. He took my phone number and e-mail address, promised he would have someone get back to me. He even phoned me back a few minutes later to check the spelling on my e-mail address. It's Tuesday,PM. Nothing as yet. Whilst I was waiting I did a little research. It would appear that there are at least 3 firms connected here in Bray. 1)Otherdays 2)European Micropublishing services 3)Ryco It's a little confusing, because of different addresses and phone numbers,depending on where you search. But basically, I spoke to EMS on friday,Ryco yesterday,on the same phone number,but at Otherdays trading address. Alan Ryan (+ Gerald Ryan) set up Ryco in about 1993. It's a firm that manufactures and supplies laminate bindings for books, for schools and libraries. EMS as a company has the same trading address (10 Ballywaltrim) It was certainly operating in 1985,as it was responsible for much of the filming of Irish records for the National Library,Dublin and the Linen Hall Library ,Belfast. {If you recall, my previous contact had said they had all the Tithes ready to go online,and that something like only a tiny percentage of available records were currently online. I did a bit more poking around,and EMS filmed the Tithes currently held by the Library of Congress. So presumably,it can't be too difficult to transfer those microfilms to digital imaging. There must be some arrangement to pay the National Archives/Library some sort of fee/percentage etc.} I have not been able to find out who owns EMS. But the chap I spoke to at EMS said I needed to speak to Alan,and both companies shared directors. Now,this is an e-mail from Alan Ryan printed on the Eastman Online Genealogy Newsletter,in february,in reply to a subscriber to Otherdays (who actually got an answer!) "Dear Customer, The Otherdays.com website has been down for almost two weeks, it has proven more difficult to trace the problem than first envisaged. We initially thought is was a hardware issues and when the new parts arrived the problem was still there. We now believe it is both a hardware and software issue, and we have a team of experts arriving to help sort out the problems. We are not getting all our e-mails, so please except our apologies for the tardy replies. We will of course keep you fully informed and we do hope to be operation very shortly. Best regards Alan Ryan Otherdays.Com" So we know that all 3 businesses are connected by Alan Ryan. Ryco and EMS seem to be successful and established businesses,and it's easy to see why they decided to set up Otherdays,as they already had so much experience with filming Irish records. There is much more substance to this operation than a "fly-by-night" website,so I feel more optimistic on that score. There is obviously the chance for them to make millions,either on their own,or by selling to Ancestry etc. To do so,they can't afford to get a bad name on the internet,so I am still confused by their reluctance to contact their customers directly. Hopefully,someone will get back to me in the next few days. They may not answer the phone at Otherdays, but the other 2 companies have to carry on trading! Also, I have acquired the names and phone numbers of several neighbouring business units, ,just in case. That's all for now. Cathy

To the person who was looking for information on Fort Eyre I do apologise fro not getting back to you. I lost your details . Fort Eyre in Shantalla Road once belonged to the Eyre Family. The house was the first residence of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary in Galway when it was purchased in 1924 as a house of studies for the members of the order who were attending UCG to read for a degree. The house was known as Spire House and derived its name from the two spires at either end. It is now in use as apartments. Apologies Maire Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

James, I am not making any kind of endorsement, except to say the David Dobson books would be a good place to start: Best regards, Jim McNamara See: http://www.heritagecreations.com/products/index.php?prod=CD0022 International Records: English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1880 Find your ancestor in English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800. Data on your ancestors may include: Dates and details of vital events (baptism and marriage) Probate information English Settlers in Barbados features approximately 200,000 names from parish registers dating from 1637 to 1800. More details about English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800: Settled by the British in 1627, Barbados was home to many inhabitants who later relocated to mainland America, settling in Virginia, Georgia, the Carolinas, and other colonies. In fact, throughout most of the 17th and 18th centuries, there was a continuous flow of settlers from Barbados to virtually every point along the Atlantic seaboard. As a result, many families can trace their origins in the New World first to Barbados. This data set contains page images from six volumes compiled by Joanne McRee Sanders and published by the Genealogical Publishing Company. Barbados's surviving parish registers were copied during the mid-19th century and are now housed in the Barbados Department of Archives. The information compiled and presented in these volumes was taken from those registers. Information available varies by record type, and a great deal of instructive material can be found in the Foreword or Preface to each volume. Approximately 200,000 individuals are referenced in these baptism, marriage, and probate source records. Sources for English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800: Barbados Records: Baptisms 1637-1800 The baptism entries for each parish are presented in this volume in the same sequence in which they appear in the copied registers. They are listed in chronological sequence and give the name of the child, the date of baptism, the names of parents, sometimes the date of birth, and a variety of miscellaneous data. Since the index to this single volume refers to more than 55,000 individuals, it is likely that the majority of persons residing in Barbados between 1637 and 1800 are named here. Barbados Records: Marriages 1643-1800, Volumes I and II This two-volume collection of marriages is arranged by Barbados parish and then by date. A typical entry shows the date of the marriage and the names of the bride and groom. Barbados Records: Wills and Administrations 1639-1725, Volumes I-III Arranged alphabetically according to the name of the testator, each abstract gives the names of all heirs, dates, titles, relationships, place names, references, land owners, burial locations, slaves and vessels mentioned in the wills. System Requirements: A CD-ROM drive, Family Tree Maker for Windows version 3.0 or higher OR Family Tree Maker for Macintosh version 3.02 or higher OR The Family Finder Index and Viewer version 3.0 or the Family Archive Viewer version 3.02 or higher. Several David Dobson Books also have many lists: The Original Scots Colonists of Early America. Caribbean Supplement 1611-1707 David Dobson The Scottish connection with the Caribbean started in 1611 with the voyage to the West Indies of the Janet of Leith. It was not until after 1626, however, that Scots actually settled in the Caribbean. In 1627 King Charles I appointed James Hay, Earl of Carlisle, a Scot, as Governor of the Caribbees, and this led to a steady trickle of Scots to Barbados and other islands. While there was a degree of voluntary emigration, it is likely that the majority of Scots in the West Indies had gone there unwillingly. Five hundred Scots prisoners-of-war were transported to the area by Oliver Cromwell in 1654, and felons or political undesirables, such as the Covenanters, were shipped in chains directly from Scotland. In addition, the English Privy Council regularly received petitions from planters requesting Scottish indentured servants. In consequence, a steady stream of indentured servants sailed from Scottish and English ports to the West Indies. During the 1660s the Glasgow-based organization called the Company Trading to Virginia, the Caribbee Islands, Barbados, New England, St. Kitts, Montserrat, and Other Colonies in America established economic links with the West Indies. By the latter part of the seventeenth century, Scots merchants, planters, seafarers, and transportees were to be found throughout the English and Dutch colonies of the Caribbean. In total, it is believed that as many as 5,000 Scots settled temporarily or permanently in the Caribbean before the Act of Union in 1707. The settlement of Scots in the West Indies was important from the point of view both of the colonist and the home country. Many of the colonists used the islands as a stopping-off point before continuing on to the mainland of America, where they then settled. Alexander Hamilton and Theodore Roosevelt are numbered among those who descend from Scots who initially settled in the Caribbean. This supplement contains data which expands on some of the information found in Mr. Dobson's earlier book The Original Scots Colonists of Early America, 1612-1783. It also contains completely new information gleaned from recent research. The original book, published by GPC in 1989, was based entirely on source material located in the United Kingdom, while this volume contains primary and secondary material from both U.K. and U.S. sources. The focus of the Caribbean Supplement is on the period prior to 1707, the year marking the political union between England and Scotland. The Act of Union of 1707 eliminated restrictions on trade between Scotland and the American colonies, and in consequence emigration to the West Indies increased rather substantially. This work concentrates, however, on seventeenth-century emigration, a far more difficult period to document than that of the following century. BARBADOS AND SCOTLAND, LINKS 1627-1877 - David Dobson 2005, paper, 161 pp, ISBN: 0806352639 [0217CC] $18.50 Scotlands connection to Barbados is as old as British colonization itself. The first Proprietor of the Barbados was the Scot, James Hay, Earl of Carlisle. Following the establishment of trading links between Scotland and the West Indies, Scots indentured servants were in constant demand on Barbados plantations. Owing to Cromwells defeat of Scotland between 1648 and 1651, the Covenanter Risings in the second half of the 17th century, and eventually, the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745, the Crown would banish many Scots to Barbados and elsewhere in the New World. Throughout the colonial period, a steady trickle of Scots sought to inhabit Barbados because of the opportunities the land offered. Barbados is also of special significance to genealogists as it was the springboard for the settlement of other British colonies, notably Jamaica and South Carolina. This book by David Dobson tackles the subject of Scottish emigration to the island of Barbados. Drawing upon a wide range of manuscript and published sources originating in Barbados, Scotland, England, the Netherlands and the U.S., the author here identifies about 2,500 Scots or their progeny who made their way to Barbados. Most of these emigrants left Scotland in the 17th and 18th centuries. Since vital records comprise a large number of the sources for this book, the researcher will find that most Scots are identified by name, date/place of birth, baptism, marriage, or death; name of spouse or parents; and sometimes occupation, reason for transportation, ship, religious or political persuasion, miscellaneous pieces of information, and the source. In a message dated 3/20/05 12:01:14 PM Pacific Standard Time, IRL-GALWAY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Through a subsequent will I have found my ancestor Hamlet LYNCH. He popped up (as married, I assume, since his mate had the same last name) in Barbados at 1804 with NO birth, NO baptism, NO marriage and NO death or other records (typical damned Irish, eh?). In this area and time one explanation could be that he may have been military - or had his own private ship - and he does appear to have had some money of his own. Who is Hamlet Lynch? Where did he come from? Where did he go? Ancestral names after Hamlet were: Peter, James, John Richard. He was around for at least 10 years and then disappeared again - there is NO death or burial record that I could find. Anyway, Barbados is my "brick wall". There were other LYNCH families recorded in Barbados before and after, but I have no documented connection so far to my line. I also found LYNCH in Antigua (one gravestone and an estate/tract marked on a very old map), and I do believe there are others in Jamaica (apart from Sir Thomas LYNCH) and Trinidad as well. There have been suggestions of a LYNCH or two in other nearby Caribbean islands, such as Grenada. I am considering a (driving) holiday through the UK at the end of July, and if something pans out from this posting I may extend myself to Ireland... so if you have anything that may have connections here please do not hesitate to drop me a line. Please respond to me at http://www.candoo.com/contact/index.html if you are able to offer any assistance or suggestions. I will reply directly from my personal email address. James Lynch 128 Snowshoe Crescent Thornhill, Ontario CANADA L3T4M9

Whether we like it or not - our servers go down - even if only for a half an hour in any day.......that half an hour can be long enough to have you unsubbed from that list Our servers also set up spam programmes - and lots of times rootsweb emails are considered to be spam. As administrator or a number of rootsweb email lists, I can be innundated with 'returned' emails from servers. These emails are those that are sent to the various lists that I admin - the servers can use the excuse that the address does not exist - the mail box is full - the mail is spam. Most servers have what is known/referred to as a 'bot' - short for robot..........term used to refer to automated system. Yahoo has the least patience of anybody - the Yahoo 'bot' seems to unsubscribe members to lists when one email or two bounces back to Yahoo. Rootsweb - well, most rootsweb list managers/admins have an option to set their list so that once the 'bot' receives three returned emails from any address, then that address is unsubscribed. I am the Administrator of one Yahoo list - and five Rootsweb lists. The rules don't always apply. No matter how many times, or whatever I have done re one email address, I have received return emails for that address every time an email is sent to the rootsweb list or lists that that particular address is/was subscribed to for the last two years. I ahve written to the server, I have written to the address - everything is returned. That is neither here nor there............I am unsubbed from lists on a regular basis - particularly my own Yahoo list - Yahoo unsubscribes me, because emails sent to my account are bouncing................. I've been unsubbed from my rootsweb Galway list, and my rootsweb Clare list on occassion. Not recently - even though some mails addressed to me were returned by my server: See below. The reasons given for these returns varied though the address doesn't exist to the mailbox is full, to you are a spammer/this is a virus. I received these bounced mails because I am admin of these lists - and from my own server who had returned mails to rootsweb - they came back to me as admin. I do exist - my email addy is valid - and I have no limit on my mailbox. The mails did not get to me thru' the list - but they did becasue I am admin of the list - soemone else can figure it out - if they want to!! ;-) My server was just having problems - was down - and servers obviously have standard replies that they send with returned emails sniliaghin@iol.ie IRL-CLARE 07/03/2005 1 sniliaghin@iol.ie IRL-GALWAY 07/03/2005 1 sniliaghin@iol.ie IRL-GALWAY 08/03/2005 1 sniliaghin@iol.ie IRL-CLARE 13/03/2005 2 As and from this month, and maybe even last............maybe since the beginning of this year - I've not quite sorted out the records I do have - but, definitely from March 2005, I am keeping a record of all mails that bounce back to the Admin of any list that I am admin of. Sometimes, as with mine above, you can have one or two on one day. Like me, some of you would be surprised that you are being bounced. I do not un-subscribe people from any list because they have chosen to disagree with me - if, I have managed to put up with Sir Crispin on my Yahoo list, in the way I did, then, I believe that it can be accepted that if any person is unsubscribed from any rootsweb list - it is not of my doing. If you are not receiving the amount of mail that you think you should be from any list - then please check your subscription to that list. That can be done by sending an email to the list request robot at the address to which you originally subscribed Jane

--------- Forwarded message ---------- http://infowanted.bc.edu/ is a new link from Boston College for researching Irish Immigrants. From October 1831 through October 1921, the Boston Pilot newspaper printed a “Missing Friends” column with advertisements from people looking for “lost” friends and relatives who had emigrated from Ireland to the United States. This extraordinary collection of more than 31,438 records is available here as a searchable online database, which contains a text record for each ad that appeared in the Pilot. The advertisements contain the ordinary but revealing details about the missing person’s life: the county and parish of their birth, when they left Ireland, the believed port of arrival in North America, their occupation, and a range of other personal information. Some records may have as many as 50 different data fields, while others may offer only a few details. The people who placed ads were often anxious family members in Ireland, or the wives, siblings, or parents of men who followed construction jobs on railroads or canals. These “Missing Friends” advertisements provide a window on the world of Irish immigration. For further resources and more about the history Irish immigration, the Great Famine, and the Pilot, visit the History or Resources pages. Try a simple search on this page. For help or an advanced search, click here. • • • • SEARCH THE DATABASE • • • • Name of sought person: First name: Last name: Gender: Male Female Location: Arrival port: Date of advertisement 1901 1913 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1881 1882 1889 1890 1893 The pull-down menu only lists years for which there are records in the database. Other records are still being added. ______________________________

I just found a little more information about my Donohue family, and thought I would post and see if anyone connects. I use the modern family spelling. Martin Donohue was born about 1830-33. His father`s names was John, and his mother was Bridget. Martin`s Civil War papers say he was born in Galway. I just found his first marriage record in Bury, Lancashire, England. He married Margaret Faragher 4 April 1853. Father and son were weavers by trade according to the record. Other Donohues found in Bury include Thomas (m. 1856) and John and his wife Mary, who had Patrick there in 1861. John, Mary, and their oldest child John (b. abt. 1857), were born in Ireland according to the 1871 & 81 censuses. I don`t know if any are family. Margaret Donohue died in Heywood, Lancashire, in Oct.1856 from asthma. Martin next shows up in Paterson, NJ, where he married Bridget Connolly in Aug. 1857. Martin and Margaret had no children; Martin and Bridget had Thomas, Martin, and Susan. I found the following: Given Name Surname ID County Hugh Donohoe 21153 Galway Thomas Donohoe 21190 Galway Thady Donahoe 21608 Galway Edward Donahoe 21731 Galway Flax growers Bounty List 1796. Thomas could be interesting. Take care, Kevin

Through a subsequent will I have found my ancestor Hamlet LYNCH. He popped up (as married, I assume, since his mate had the same last name) in Barbados at 1804 with NO birth, NO baptism, NO marriage and NO death or other records (typical damned Irish, eh?). In this area and time one explanation could be that he may have been military - or had his own private ship - and he does appear to have had some money of his own. Who is Hamlet Lynch? Where did he come from? Where did he go? Ancestral names after Hamlet were: Peter, James, John Richard. He was around for at least 10 years and then disappeared again - there is NO death or burial record that I could find. Anyway, Barbados is my "brick wall". There were other LYNCH families recorded in Barbados before and after, but I have no documented connection so far to my line. I also found LYNCH in Antigua (one gravestone and an estate/tract marked on a very old map), and I do believe there are others in Jamaica (apart from Sir Thomas LYNCH) and Trinidad as well. There have been suggestions of a LYNCH or two in other nearby Caribbean islands, such as Grenada. I am considering a (driving) holiday through the UK at the end of July, and if something pans out from this posting I may extend myself to Ireland... so if you have anything that may have connections here please do not hesitate to drop me a line. Please respond to me at http://www.candoo.com/contact/index.html if you are able to offer any assistance or suggestions. I will reply directly from my personal email address. James Lynch 128 Snowshoe Crescent Thornhill, Ontario CANADA L3T4M9

The Catholic Church in Glenamaddy is St. Patricks. Check out www.glenamaddy.net. There is info on St. Patricks and a history of the area. Patti -------------- Original message -------------- > Can anyone on the list tell me the name of the Catholic Church in > Glenamaddy? I want to write there for records. > Thanks in advance. > Pat in MN USA > Researching Gilmore in County Galway (near Dunmore) > > > ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== > Join an Ireland list that discusses Irish genealogy, history, and culture. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRELAND.html > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

I can second what Cathy says about Otherdays on all counts, but especially about prompt and helpful replies from Francis Dowling to my some questions I have had in the past. That was before these current problems that started at the end of January. I too hope they recover from this and can stay independent. If they could have just communicated with their subscribers from the start, things would be much better at this point, I think. Geralyn Wood Barry in Oregon, USA At 06:04 PM 3/18/05, CathOneill@aol.com wrote: >Dear Dottie > >As far as I can judge, Otherdays went offline at the very end of January, >so just about 7 weeks now. >We need to keep track, should they ever come back up, so we get the time >added to our subscriptions. > >I'm not sure the Mormons as an organisation own Ancestry. > >MyFamily.com owns Ancestry.com, Rootsweb.com, Genealogy.com and Family Tree >Maker. >The CEO is Paul Allen,who might be a Mormon, and the company is based in >Utah, but I think it is privately owned. > >I hope Otherdays recovers and stays independent. > >I hate the way you start to fill in details on a free site and suddenly find >yourself in Ancestry, being told you need to subscribe to get that info. > >It isn't healthy to have just one player in the field - monopolies are never >a good idea- for one thing, they can charge what they like. > >Otherdays is an Irish site, based in Ireland, with the records entered by >Irishmen who have an inbuilt understanding of townlands and parishes, >and the >records they are working with.If they sell out to a US company, we will >probably lose that expertise. > >I read somewhere today that 34 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. >That is a huge market just waiting to be tapped. > >Francis Dowling seemed like a good bloke -before this situation developed, >he replied to my e-mails very quickly,and was genuinely helpful. > >I really want them to get up and running again, though I appreciate they >have lost a great deal of goodwill. Mine included. >I can live with the site being down.I can't accept the lack of communication. > >Here's hoping I get some good news, if I can get through to them on Monday. > >Regards >Cathy

Dear Dottie As far as I can judge, Otherdays went offline at the very end of January, so just about 7 weeks now. We need to keep track, should they ever come back up, so we get the time added to our subscriptions. I'm not sure the Mormons as an organisation own Ancestry. MyFamily.com owns Ancestry.com, Rootsweb.com, Genealogy.com and Family Tree Maker. The CEO is Paul Allen,who might be a Mormon, and the company is based in Utah, but I think it is privately owned. I hope Otherdays recovers and stays independent. I hate the way you start to fill in details on a free site and suddenly find yourself in Ancestry, being told you need to subscribe to get that info. It isn't healthy to have just one player in the field - monopolies are never a good idea- for one thing, they can charge what they like. Otherdays is an Irish site, based in Ireland, with the records entered by Irishmen who have an inbuilt understanding of townlands and parishes, and the records they are working with.If they sell out to a US company, we will probably lose that expertise. I read somewhere today that 34 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. That is a huge market just waiting to be tapped. Francis Dowling seemed like a good bloke -before this situation developed, he replied to my e-mails very quickly,and was genuinely helpful. I really want them to get up and running again, though I appreciate they have lost a great deal of goodwill. Mine included. I can live with the site being down.I can't accept the lack of communication. Here's hoping I get some good news, if I can get through to them on Monday. Regards Cathy