Steve Goodwin <_sgoodwin@cox.net_ (mailto:sgoodwin@cox.net) > asked about Fannie Richardson who was born in Nov. 1879 to Maria. The 1900 census has the following Richardson family in Philadelphia: Martin Head (Jun. 1840)? 59 Maria Wife Jan. 1842 58 Martin Son Jul. 1870 29 Jennie Dau. Oct. 1872 27 Fanny Dau. Nov. 1879 20 All were born in Ireland and arrived in the U.S. in 1882. Martin and Maria had been married for 37 years. Maria had borne 8 children, of whom 5 were still alive. The birthdates for Martin and Jennie agree with the birth registrations for the children of Martin Richardson and Maria Morrow in the district of Roundstone No. 1 in Co. Galway. This appears to be the same family as suggested by CathOneill. Mark may be a mistake for Martin who might have been called Mart. Jack

I have also been researching in Moneen/Williamstown. Unfortunately, I did not see any Keanes in the part of the microfilm that I viewed. We don't know if our Michael Kenny was born there (circa 1857) but there were Kennys and Kellys in the town in the 1860s. We do know that Michael was there around 1880 when he wrote a poem at the Moneen Bar. I checked the Irish Genealogical Research Society website and the list of articles in the current Irish Genealogist did not mention Williamstown. Could anyone with a copy of the journal see if there is a mention of Kenny and Kelly in Williamstown? We are planning a trip to Ireland in July and would like to visit Williamstown. We expect to fly into Dublin and then take a train to Galway. We do not feel comfortable driving from Dublin or Galway City. Does anyone know of a reasonably priced alternative to get to Williamstown? Thanks. Jackie Reiss Florida

Thank you Peter! Cheryl in Framingham Massachusetts ----- Original Message ----- From: <PeteScherm@aol.com> To: <IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com>; <cdynan@rcn.com> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: Re: placenames > Cheryl at cdynan@rcn.com writes: > > << lived in Belclare went to stay with her grandmother in ___________ to keep > her company. The word looks like Per_Emore. >> > > Cheryl, > > I think a good possibility would be the townland of Parkmore. The "k" could > look an > "E" and the small "a" like a small "e". Also, Parkmore has the added > advantage of being only 4 miles ENE of Belclare. It forms part of the southeastern > section of the town of Tuam. > > Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts >

Maureen Doyle email: maurbug@joynet.com.au Hi Mary, Maureen left a message for you on this list on Jan/15/2003. She says that she is trying to contact you. I don't know if the above email address is still valid. I found her by googling: "Maureen Doyle" +Maddens George McLaughlin. On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 18:26:42 -0500, maidremm@alltel.net <maidremm@alltel.net> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I just found a year old message on IRL-GALWAY-L-Archives from Maureen Doyle. We are both searching for our Maddens of Portumna, Co. Galway. Her e-mail bounced back to me and I am afraid that she has changed her ISP (as I have done). > > If Maureen is still on this list, and/or anyone on the list knows her e-mail address, I would really appreciate any help in finding her.

Cheryl at cdynan@rcn.com writes: << lived in Belclare went to stay with her grandmother in ___________ to keep her company. The word looks like Per_Emore. >> Cheryl, I think a good possibility would be the townland of Parkmore. The "k" could look an "E" and the small "a" like a small "e". Also, Parkmore has the added advantage of being only 4 miles ENE of Belclare. It forms part of the southeastern section of the town of Tuam. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

For an interesting article about Williamstown history, surnames and forenames see the latest issue of the Irish Genealogist (Vol 11, no. 3, 2004). Nothing specific, however, about Mary Keane.

Hi all, I am looking for help with a name. My aunt wrote that my grandmother who lived in Belclare went to stay with her grandmother in ___________ to keep her company. The word looks like Per_Emore. The grandparents would be the Glynn's. Anyone have any ideas? Cheryl

Thank you John...will try to find a copy of that. I guess you know that Egan surname is found in that area of East Galway and in Ballinasloe. It was mentioned to me by a neighbor of my 'guide/cousin' when I was there the first time. I think it was in reference of one of my McCormack's or Keane's marrying an Egan. But I haven't come across it in my searches. JaniceMarie Boston

Hello, Kathy. I know just about nothing of 'my lost lamb' Mary Keane's origins. She married my Gr. Grandfa. Peter McCormack [when? and where?]. Their first child that I know of was Thomas, born c1840-45. They lived in Derreen, East Galway and across the bridge from Derreen is Ballyforan, Roscommon. In 1999 I walked over that bridge and was told that my Gr.Fa. had crossed that bridge to school each day! This area is on the River Suck with Ballyfar a couple of miles north and Ballinasloe a couple of miles south. Where is "They lived in the Moneen/Williamstown area of East Galway. It is quite near the border with Roscommon." in relation to that? Some of their other children are: John x2, Michael, Daniel, my G.Fa. Peter, Mary, Anne, Catherine. Because Thomas was the most likely 'first born' son...it could be Mary's father's name....or because they had their last child John 1864 [and he was the second son named John] John could also be her father's name! {?} JaniceMarie Boston PS....I like to think of Delores and Roy Keane as 'cousins'. :) Keane is a very common name in Galway these days....I met my 'guide' at Keane's Bar in Cregss, Rosc. when I went to Derreen that year. In a message dated 1/19/2005 8:58:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, BPBakaley@aol.com writes: > Janice Marie: > > My grandfather was a Martin Keane born about 1881 and died December 1954. > He > married a Kate Tobin. They lived in the Moneen/Williamstown area of East > Galway. It is quite near the border with Roscommon. Among their children > were > Nora, Thomas, Patrick, Michael and Delia. I know little about this branch > of > my family and was wondering if you have any further details about the Keanes > > in that area. Any info would be appreciated. > > Kathy >

Janice Marie: My grandfather was a Martin Keane born about 1881 and died December 1954. He married a Kate Tobin. They lived in the Moneen/Williamstown area of East Galway. It is quite near the border with Roscommon. Among their children were Nora, Thomas, Patrick, Michael and Delia. I know little about this branch of my family and was wondering if you have any further details about the Keanes in that area. Any info would be appreciated. Kathy

Steve As you know your gr-grandmother's name and date of birth you should be able to obtain a copy of her civil birth certificate wherever in Eire she was born by writing to Office of the Registrar General Joyce House 8-11 Lombard Street East Dublin 2 Ireland You will need to fill out a form which you can find at http://www.groireland.ie/ A simple photocopy costs only 1.90 Euro and should give a good indication of the location of the family at the time of birth and her father's name. Some small proportion of births were not sent to the civil registrar, so you may be unlucky, but I've had few failures. Trevor -----Original Message----- From: Steve Goodwin [mailto:sgoodwin@cox.net] Sent: 17 January 2005 03:42 To: IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GALWAY] lost Richardson's I need a few search tips ?-1880's hello, I, from the 1910 census know my Great Grandmother came to the US in 1882. port of entry unknown. Family stories say from Galway Bay. Where do I go from here? Her name was Fannie Mariah Richardson born November 10,1879 her mother (found on Fannie's death cert. Maria Richardson no first name for her Dad. Her brothers and sisters were Jane Richardson Harriet Richardson Mark Richardson Thank you for any tips you can give me. Steve ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== Join an Ireland list that discusses Irish genealogy, history, and culture. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRELAND.html ============================== 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

Date of birth-Last name-Christian Name-Father-Mother-Townland Shanballymore Dunmore Co Galway 1-8-1894 Bermingham Mary-Anne Michael Mary McHugh 9-24-1858 Michael Michael Mary Healy 10-09-1853 Thomas Patrick Margaret 9-12-1886 Michael Patrick Mary McHugh This is all of the children from this set of Parents 12-25-1836 Mary Patrick Margaret Malley 9-30-1838 John 10-14-1841 Margaret 8-27-1843 Patrick 4-7-1845 Cathrine --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-10-1856 Edmund Patrick Margaret Mealy 6-26-1849 James Patrick Unknown 8-29-1853 Anne Thomas Anne Bermingham 11-07-1848 Cathrine Thomas Suzanne Bermingham Children of William and Bridget Ronan 1838-9-6 john 7-9-1841 Peter 3-3-1843 Michael 8-7-1845 Thomas ==========================================================================================Children of Thomas and Bridget Flaherty 12-2-1877 Mary 01-10-1880 Thomas Children of Thomas and Cathrine Raftery Mary-b7-1-1883-Sara b.7-19-1885-Thomas 12-28-1887

Thanks, I have Fannie's birth as 1878-9 so it's poss. she was not born untill after this record. Thank again Steve

David at david.soule@maine.edu writes: << Can anyone tell me where Bafarney Parish is in County Galway and is it near a town that is anything like Ross Island? >> David, There are a few entries on this back in 2003. Just put Bafarney into Google. At least a couple of the hits are mine. But don't expect a definitive answer <gr>. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

I have some Bermingham birth records from a Catholic church if they would help anyone I will post them after I get them into my word program Phyllis

There was a Martin Richardson/Mary Morrow having kids in Galway 1860s and 1870s. Roundstone area. Definitely "Galway Bay"! Anne b.1864 Harriett b1866 Mary 1868 Martin 1870 Mary jane 1872 Susan 1876 However,No Mark or Fanny (Frances). I can't find any trace of this family in Griffiths (1855) in Roundstone. So they came,stayed a few years ,then moved on ,then went to America? Richardson is uncommon in Galway,maybe a handful by that name. I know of 3/4 Richardsons who were Coastguards in Ireland. There was even a Harriett Richardson who married a coastguard. Could she be yours? If you want to get birth details for one of this family,LDS film no.0101128 should find Harriett. It will also give the Townland name,and her father's occupation,which might be very helpful. If he was in the Coastguard service,he might have been posted to England or Scotland,where his remaining kids were born. Just a thought! Cathy

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hello, I, from the 1910 census know my Great Grandmother came to the US in 1882. port of entry unknown. Family stories say from Galway Bay. Where do I go from here? Her name was Fannie Mariah Richardson born November 10,1879 her mother (found on Fannie's death cert. Maria Richardson no first name for her Dad. Her brothers and sisters were Jane Richardson Harriet Richardson Mark Richardson Thank you for any tips you can give me. Steve

Folks, Can anyone tell me where Bafarney Parish is in County Galway and is it near a town that is anything like Ross Island? Appreciate your help, david

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