Hello Jane, I saw your post in regard to the headstone pictures. I am particularly interested in the McEvoy headstone. My mother's name was Mary McEvoy. Her GG grandfather James McEvoy was said to have come to Canada and then to the US from Queens County Ireland. Jim Rosse JRosse@aol.com

Jim, You're getting a bit more than you bargained for in this. I've been transcribing Laois graveyards on and off for the last few years, I've also been transcribing the Tithes on and off - and parish records and any Laois bits and pieces I find. So - I did a search of what I have for McEvoy. Now, what I've covered in my files is only the tip of the Laois iceberg, but at least this gives you some idea of some places where the surname was found and when in Laois. The first batch is gravestone details. I list surname, name, year, graveyard and stone number on this - it's only from my index - not the actual readings......when the last number is the same then those names are all one the same stone. All these are is a list of names which you can file away and in time your picture may begin to come together and you can throw out who you don't want or maybe find someone else to claim tham and pass the info on as I am doing to you. Jane P.S. If you want the scan of that Aughmacart stone let me know. It's not in this list because it was one of the stones I hadn't transcribed last year. Gravestones: McEvoy Michael 1843 Clough 34 McEvoy Mary 1842 Clough 34 McEvoy Bridget 1836 Clough 34 McEvoy Joseph 1897 Knockaroo 13 McEvoy Frances 1904 Knockaroo 13 McEvoy John 1906 Knockaroo 13 McEvoy Mary 1918 Knockaroo 13 McEvoy Michael 1934 Knockaroo 13 McEvoy William 1955 Knockaroo 13 McEvoy joseph 1968 Knockaroo 13 McEvoy/Ryan Ellen 1958 Errill 21 Walsh/McEvoy Catherine 1826 Aharney Townland 16 The second batch then is from the tithe records and the lines run : townland: surname: name: parish: diocese: year Tithe Lists: Luggacurren CopMD: McEvoy Thomas Don't Understand this entry Tullomoy pp. 29-30 Leighllin 1st Oct. 1829 Ballycolla McEvoy John Aughaboe (Aghavoe) Ossory 1826 Balyglass McEvoy John & Partners Skeirk Ossory Balyglass McEvoy Patrick Skeirk Ossory Boherard McEvoy Michael Aughaboe (Aghavoe) Ossory 1826 Boherard McEvoy bernard Aughaboe (Aghavoe) Ossory 1826 Cuffsborough McEvoy Martin Aughaboe (Aghavoe) Ossory 1826 Garrons mcEvoy James Curraclone Garrons McEvoy James Curraclone Garrons McEvoy Francis Curraclone Kilebeg McEvoy Laurencce Aughaboe (Aghavoe) Ossory 1826 Kiledellig McEvoy John Aughaboe (Aghavoe) Ossory 1826 Larragh McEvoy Thomas (R. Roe pencilled in) Aughaboe (Aghavoe) Ossory 1826 Luggacurren McEvoy Danl. Tullomoy Leighllin 1st Oct. 1829 Luggacurren McEvoy Patrick Tullomoy Leighllin 1st Oct. 1829 Luggacurren McEvoy Denis Tullomoy Leighllin 1st Oct. 1829 Luggacurren McEvoy Joseph Tullomoy Leighllin 1st Oct. 1829 Monnaugh McEvoy Thomas Aughaboe (Aghavoe) Ossory 1826 Gurteen McEy James Tullomoy Leighlin Luggacurren McEy James Tullomoy Leighllin 1st Oct. 1829 Luggacurren McEy James Tullomoy Leighllin 1st Oct. 1829 Luggacurren McEy Bridget Tullomoy Leighllin 1st Oct. 1829 Luggacurren McEy Elizabeth Tullomoy Leighllin 1st Oct. 1829 ----- Original Message ----- From: <JRosse@aol.com> To: <jlyons1@iol.ie>; <IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 11:58 PM Subject: Re: Aughmacart Graveyard, Cullohill, Co. Laois > Hello Jane, > I saw your post in regard to the headstone pictures. I am particularly > interested in the McEvoy headstone. > My mother's name was Mary McEvoy. Her GG grandfather James McEvoy was said to > have come to Canada and then to the US from Queens County Ireland. > > Jim Rosse > JRosse@aol.com > >