I am searching for DENIS CASSIDY born 1826. Parents were LAURENCE and MARGARET possibly in Portnahinch, Lea Parish. Frank in Florida

The following is a list of surnames beginning with A which are to be found in either or both the Griffiths Valuation or the Tithe Applotment books for Laois. I have put those names which can be variants of one another in a line........... Abben Abbot /Abbott Ablin Abraham Acres /Akers Adair /Adare Adam /Adams Adderly Agar Ahearne /Ahern Aiken Alcock Alderson/ Anderson Alexander Allen Alley /Ally Alloway Anketell Archdall Archer Ard Arkinson /Askinson/ Atkinson Armstrong Arnett /Arnott Arthur /Arthurs Asdale Ash Ashbrook Ashley Astley Aston/ Austin Atkin /Atkins Aylward Ayres

Thanks for the list Linda....was hoping to find a Cassidy on there but no such luck. Wish more people would be kind enough to do this because one never knows where one will find a clue to the ancestor we are searching for. Regards Frank in Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda T." <pandora@ncats.net> To: <IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 11:47 PM Subject: Some baptismal records > Hello list, > > I am researching the Conran and Whelan (various spellings) of Laois. I've extracted some of the baptismal records from an LDS microfilm and, since there are several other surnames in the records, thought I'd post them here in hopes they could help someone. > > Diocese Kildare and Leighlin > Parrish of Ballyadams > > 1820 > Jan. 23, Boly - Bridget of Patt BRIEN and Elizabeth CONRAN > SS, Patt RYAN and Mary ROACH > > June 5, Cobbes Castle - Michael of Mark CONRAN and Margaret USHER > SS, Robt. C*MPY and Elizabeth KIEFFE (? sp.) > > June 30, Cobbes Castle - Mark of Mathias LAWLER and Catharine LAWLER > SS, John and Catharine CONRAN > > July 4, Ballyadams - Mary of William DA**E and Ann KILBRIDE > SS, John WALSH and Catharine CONRAN > > 1821 > Dec 10, Ballyadams - Thomas and Anne of Edward FLINN and Le**n NEILL > SS, Margaret FLINN and Mary FENNI*Y > > Dec 19, Cobbes Castle - Denis of Daniel LAWLER and Catharine CARTER > SS, William CONRAN and Catharine LAWLER > > 1822 > March 3, Boly - Andrew of Patrick BREEN and Elizabeth CONRAN > SS, John HART and Anne MALONE > > Sept 23, Cobbes Castle - Mary of Mathew LAWLER and Catharine LAWLER > SS, William CONRAN and Mary WALL > > Oct 1, Pimlic - Michael of William WHELAN and Margaret KNOWLES > SS, William FLEMING and Honora LANGTON > > 1823 > April 8, Ballyilhane - Patrick and Mary of Andrew CARPENTER and Judith CONRAN > SS, Andrew REDMONDS and Mary CONDRON > SS, Michael McGRATH and Anne MORRON > > June 9, Corbally - John of Michael HEEGAN and Winifred KNOWLES > SS, William and Judith CONWAY > > 1824 > Sept 22, Ballyadams - James of John HANLON and Margaret DEVOY > SS, John MI**Y and Bridget HART > > Dec 30, Wolfhill - Patrick of Patrick SHIEL and Margaret CONRAN > SS, William LAWLER and Mary MACK > > 1825 > April 19, Miltown - Denis of William CONRON and Elizabeth SHALOON > SS, John and Mary KELLY > > May 8, Mudb**th - Bernard of Andrew CARPENTER and Judith CONRAN > SS, John MORRIN and Catharine HUGHES > > I also extracted these names from the Index to Administrations 1699-1845 > Conron, Daniel - Hophall - 1757 > Whealon, Patrick - Newton (above that is halpen) - farmer - 182* (either 1820 or 1821) > Whelan, Margaret - Tullowmay - widow, 1814 > Whelan, John - Ballybrach - Farmer - 1809 > Whelan, John - Cloncullen - 1793 > Whelan, Peter - Killanure - farmer - 1789 > Whelan, Thomas - (blank) - 1782 > Whelan, Nicholas - Bricklayer - 1780 > Whelan, William - Kil*bobar* - farmer - 1778 > Whelan, William - Kyle - farmer - 1769 > Whelan, Patrick - Raglass - farmer - 1764 > Whelan, Thomas - (blank) - 1762 > > Sorry for all the *'s but those are where I could not make out the letters. Hope someone finds something helpful here. > Linda T. > > > > ==== IRL-LAOIS Mailing List ==== > > >

Hi Linda, Thank you for the postings. Sure wish I was looking for Lawler or Whelan. I'm wondering if you have the film # for the Index to Admin. film. Thanks a lot. Anne

Has any one had dealings with the District Probate Registry Office in Portlaoise. I have been told that they may hold post 1900 will and probate information not held in the National Archives. Thank you, Frank Still looking for SMITH and BRADY in Mountmellick

Hello list, I am researching the Conran and Whelan (various spellings) of Laois. I've extracted some of the baptismal records from an LDS microfilm and, since there are several other surnames in the records, thought I'd post them here in hopes they could help someone. Diocese Kildare and Leighlin Parrish of Ballyadams 1820 Jan. 23, Boly - Bridget of Patt BRIEN and Elizabeth CONRAN SS, Patt RYAN and Mary ROACH June 5, Cobbes Castle - Michael of Mark CONRAN and Margaret USHER SS, Robt. C*MPY and Elizabeth KIEFFE (? sp.) June 30, Cobbes Castle - Mark of Mathias LAWLER and Catharine LAWLER SS, John and Catharine CONRAN July 4, Ballyadams - Mary of William DA**E and Ann KILBRIDE SS, John WALSH and Catharine CONRAN 1821 Dec 10, Ballyadams - Thomas and Anne of Edward FLINN and Le**n NEILL SS, Margaret FLINN and Mary FENNI*Y Dec 19, Cobbes Castle - Denis of Daniel LAWLER and Catharine CARTER SS, William CONRAN and Catharine LAWLER 1822 March 3, Boly - Andrew of Patrick BREEN and Elizabeth CONRAN SS, John HART and Anne MALONE Sept 23, Cobbes Castle - Mary of Mathew LAWLER and Catharine LAWLER SS, William CONRAN and Mary WALL Oct 1, Pimlic - Michael of William WHELAN and Margaret KNOWLES SS, William FLEMING and Honora LANGTON 1823 April 8, Ballyilhane - Patrick and Mary of Andrew CARPENTER and Judith CONRAN SS, Andrew REDMONDS and Mary CONDRON SS, Michael McGRATH and Anne MORRON June 9, Corbally - John of Michael HEEGAN and Winifred KNOWLES SS, William and Judith CONWAY 1824 Sept 22, Ballyadams - James of John HANLON and Margaret DEVOY SS, John MI**Y and Bridget HART Dec 30, Wolfhill - Patrick of Patrick SHIEL and Margaret CONRAN SS, William LAWLER and Mary MACK 1825 April 19, Miltown - Denis of William CONRON and Elizabeth SHALOON SS, John and Mary KELLY May 8, Mudb**th - Bernard of Andrew CARPENTER and Judith CONRAN SS, John MORRIN and Catharine HUGHES I also extracted these names from the Index to Administrations 1699-1845 Conron, Daniel - Hophall - 1757 Whealon, Patrick - Newton (above that is halpen) - farmer - 182* (either 1820 or 1821) Whelan, Margaret - Tullowmay - widow, 1814 Whelan, John - Ballybrach - Farmer - 1809 Whelan, John - Cloncullen - 1793 Whelan, Peter - Killanure - farmer - 1789 Whelan, Thomas - (blank) - 1782 Whelan, Nicholas - Bricklayer - 1780 Whelan, William - Kil*bobar* - farmer - 1778 Whelan, William - Kyle - farmer - 1769 Whelan, Patrick - Raglass - farmer - 1764 Whelan, Thomas - (blank) - 1762 Sorry for all the *'s but those are where I could not make out the letters. Hope someone finds something helpful here. Linda T.

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I wonder if anyone could help me. My grandmother, Henrietta Kennedy, was born in Portarlington in 1880 and came to Perth, Australia in about 1906. A couple of years ago I had extensive searches done in Ireland for her birth certificate / baptismal cert./ First Communion registration ~ all to no avail.after months of searches. I need to find some proof that she was indeed an Irish citizen ~ My mother's birth cert. says Herrietta was born in Portarlington; I know she lived in Ireland until she was 26. Can anyone advise me what I might do to get proof of her Irish citizenship as I am hoping to apply for an Irish Passport but need proof that my grandmother was Irish. What should I do ? John Bourke, Bathurst. NSW Australia.

Has anyone done a causalities list of soldiers from Co.Laois/Carlow who were wounded in World War 1? I would like to know if there is such a list and how to get access to it. Don't forget to visit the new updated website of the BRENNAN/MORAN Family History: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com Also researching the KELLY's of Co.Laois Ireland. Regards and good luck with your research Michael Brennan Kent England Home: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk

Hi Again Michael! Thanks for the info ... it's a difficult name to research ... the two surving SCYTHES boys in Canada, Thomas and George, had many sons and nearly all of them had only daughters, so there are few with the Scythes name around these days ... there is a family in New Jersey USA that I am trying to find a connection to because they use the same spelling ... the families in Australia and New Zealand use SIDES/SYDES, but they did come from Laois. Thanks again, Linda Michael Brennan wrote: > Index to Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864 > > Sydes, Nathaniel County : Laois/Leix/Queens > Parish : Clonenagh and Clonagheen > Location : Mountrath > > No SIDES in Laois > > Found these in the Index to Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864 > > Sides, John County : Tipperary > Parish : Templemore > Location : Kiltillane/New Row > Sides, John County : Wexford > Parish : Taghmon > Location : Forest > Sides, John County : Wexford > Parish : Taghmon > Location : Town of Taghmon > Sides, Thomas County : Cavan > Parish : Annagh > Location : Corporation Lands > > You might like to know that the name SYTHES/SYDES is not listed in any other > county except Laois. > > No SIDES/SIDE?CIDES/CIDE are listed > > Gook Luck > > Don't forget to visit the new updated website of the BRENNAN/MORAN Family > History: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com > > Also researching the KELLY's of Co.Laois Ireland. > > Regards and good luck with your research > > Michael Brennan > Kent > England > Home: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Sherlock" <linda_sherlock@telus.net> > To: "Michael Brennan" <michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk> > Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 12:18 AM > Subject: Re:SYTHES/SYDES/SIDES > > > Hi Michael! Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness ... I did have those > entries and the > > ones for SYTHES, but I wonder if I could ask you to please look for > SYDES/SIDES in Laois ... > > the spelling seemed to be interchangeable among the same family. Cheers > from Linda > > > > Michael Brennan wrote: > > > > > Hi Linda > > > > > > The following two entries are listed in the Index to Griffith's > Valuation of > > > Ireland, 1848-1864 > > > > > > Scythes, James County : Laois/Leix/Queens > > > Parish : Clonenagh and Clonagheen > > > Location : Springfield > > > Scythes, Margaret County : Laois/Leix/Queens > > > Parish : Clonenagh and Clonagheen > > > Location : Ballyfin Upper > > > > > > Don't forget to visit the new updated website of the BRENNAN/MORAN > Family > > > History: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com > > > > > > Also researching the KELLY's of Co.Laois Ireland. > > > > > > Regards and good luck with your research > > > > > > Michael Brennan > > > Kent > > > England > > > Home: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk > > > > > >

In a message dated 8/18/2001 7:11:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, IRL-LAOIS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << when I type in a search engine, all I get are farm implements! Your message was forwarded to me and I joined the list so that together we may put a crack in the brick! I >> Hi Linda :) I also have had a fun time with the SIDES name! I have another one SPORK all I get is *spoonfork* items and some kind of rock band :) It seems that there were a lot this family name in the Mountmellick area?? Now if you search you only find one or two? Nice to meet you and I hope we will get some hints to when where and who these people are! I have had no luck with the book.........but not giving up. I have had contact with a few people with SIDES in their line. I will look at the piles of paper on my desk and see if your folks are in there. Regards, Arlene Kalstrom Florida

Hi Arlene! This family is my brick wall also ... when I type in a search engine, all I get are farm implements! Your message was forwarded to me and I joined the list so that together we may put a crack in the brick! I too would like to get my hands on a copy of Ronald Hempton SIDES "A History of the Sides and some related Families" ... anyone out there who can help us? Cheers from Linda

I am new to this list and trying to trace my ancestors from Ireland...any help would be much appreciated. William John SCYTHES c.1807 (sometimes referred to as John Sythes) and his wife Jane MEREDITH c.1810 (father Thomas MEREDITH) emigrated in 1847 from "The Oaks", Ballyfin, near Mountmellick, Parish of Clonenagh and Cloneagheen, Queen's County /Laois/Leix to Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada with their seven children. Other related families who emigrated from the same area to Canada were Jane's sisters Hester/Esther MEREDITH and her husband John BANTING, Sarah MEREDITH and Benjamin BANTING, Susanna MEREDITH and James CLARKE, Maria MEREDITH and William CARTER, and other branches of a widely-spread family tree … FIFE, GOODWIN, HIPWELL, PARKER. The children of William SCYTHES and Jane MEREDITH were: 1. John SCYTHES, schoolteacher died unmarried 2. Thomas SCYTHES married Eliza Ann MCLEAN 3. Susannah SCYTHES married Thomas CLARK 4. Sarah SCYTHES married Robert FIFE 5. George SCYTHES 1841-1921 married Sarah Ann BOAKE 1843-1925 (Linda's g grandparents) 6. Esther (Hettie) SCYTHES married 1.Lewis ALLEN 2.George BLACKSTOCK 7. William died on board ship in 1847 Cheers from Linda

Hello, I am a new member to the Laois list and a new researcher to boot :) I have many lines that have their origin's in Ireland but my brick wall is the SIDES family. My Great Great Grandmother Alice (Alicia) SIDES was born in Mountmellick Ireland ca. 1831. She went to Yorkshire England ? where she met a married John MORTIMER April 16, 1854. The marriage certificate lists her father as George SIDES cabinet maker. John and Alicia had four children Emiline, Samuel, Walter, Lavinia.This family later went to the USA ca.1886. I have done a bit of poking around and found the records for this area are from 1834 +. I went on the Mountmellick site (beautiful area) and did read the history of the area. I have no information for the mother of Alicia SIDES or other family members. No mother was listed on the marriage certificate of death certificate. Ring any bells with any list members? I have been told of a book that was written by Ronald Hempton Sides " A History of The Sides and some related families". Fewer than 100 copies were printed ( I have been told) and donated to State libraries in Australia. It has been said that Alicia was listed in that book........have not been able to track it down. I would be very grateful for any input :) Thanks! Regards, Arlene Kalstrom Florida GIUGLARD- Italy, MA JUGLER- Italy, MA, CT MORTIMER- Otley, Bradford England SIDES- Ireland, Bradford England LUMB- ? England, Danbury Connecticut HOWLAND- ?, Danbury Connecticut CURRAN-Ireland, CT, MA SPORK- NJ, CT WARD- Ireland, NJ, CT FREW-CT, MA

There was only one Smith listed for Mountmellick in the Index to Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864 Smith, John County : Laois/Leix/Queens Parish : Rosenallis Location : Mountmellick (Pound St.) Don't forget to visit the new updated website of the BRENNAN/MORAN Family History: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com Also researching the KELLY's of Co.Laois Ireland. Regards and good luck with your research Michael Brennan Kent England Home: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Middleton-Smith" <pms@slieve.demon.co.uk> To: <IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 6:16 PM Subject: Re: > Help Please > I am researching my fathers family that lived in the Mounmellick area ALFRED > SMITH born January 13, 1883 > I know that they where land owners. > I believe his parents were ALFRED SMITH September 17, 1854 and BESSIE > JELLICO born 1862 Waterloo Lancashire England ( she may have been a Quaker) > Any help would be greatly recieved > Pat Middleton-Smith >

Help Please I am researching my fathers family that lived in the Mounmellick area ALFRED SMITH born January 13, 1883 I know that they where land owners. I believe his parents were ALFRED SMITH September 17, 1854 and BESSIE JELLICO born 1862 Waterloo Lancashire England ( she may have been a Quaker) Any help would be greatly recieved Pat Middleton-Smith

I am looking for a couple of stray's: 1). William BRENNAN who should have appeared in the 1901 Census returns for Cooper Hill/Ballickmoyler, Co.Laois, Ireland. He would have been about 28 years of age at the time. 2). Christina BRENNAN should also have appeared on the census. I have no age for Christina. They did not appear with the rest of the family in Ballickmoyler, Co.Laois. Were they visiting someone nearby in Carlow or in Dublin maybe? Has anyone found these people in their census returns? I would love to hear from you if you have. I am also looking for the burial place and date of Christina Bolger (nee Brennan) who married Joe Bolger possibly in Dublin. It is reputed that she is buried in Glasnevin Crematorium, Dublin. But despite writing to this Crematorium and sending money for a search over six months ago they have failed to replied. Don't forget to visit the new updated website of the BRENNAN/MORAN Family History: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com Also researching the KELLY's of Co.Laois Ireland. Regards and good luck with your research Michael Brennan Kent England Home: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk

Ingredients 1 cup of sugar 1 cup of butter 1 cup of dried fruit 4 large eggs 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 cup of brown sugar Lemon juice Handful of nuts 1 bottle of whisky Method Sample whisky to check for quality. Take a large bowl. Check whisky again. To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink. Repeat. Turn on electric mixer and beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add on peastoon of sugar and beat again. Make sure whisky is still OK. Cry another tup Turn off mixer. Break two leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Mix in the turner. Check whisky. if fruit gets stuck in the beaters pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample whisky again to check for tonsisticity. Next sift two cups of salt of something. Who cares? Check whisky again. Now sift lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one babblespoon of brown sugar of whatever colour you can find. Grease oven. Turn cake pan to 350 gredees. Don't forget to beat off turner. Throw bowl out of window. Check whisky and bo to ged. Note: A rottle of bum say be mubstituted for ththee whisky. The wesults rill bill stee.. Don't forget to visit the new updated website of the BRENNAN/MORAN Family History: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com Also researching the KELLY's of Co.Laois Ireland. Regards and good luck with your research Michael Brennan Kent England Home: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk

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My thanks to all who gave advice re registration of family history on LDS site. I have not yet had time to speak with FHS centre & so have not yet tried out the suggested action. Seems in general there are multiple incorrect notations for some persons but no listings I have found in my searches. With some 600 Delaney folk traced only one entry appears on IGI & that gives a record of a great grand fathers marriage but no entry for the gg mother ? If anyone else has ideas on this topic I would love to hear. Has anyone who has listed entries later found them on line ? Roger Delaney In Sunny Caves Beach NSW fax 0249713750 rocky@fastlink.com.au