This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gallagher, Sheridan, McGovern, Keegan, McGowan, Clerkin, McMorrow, Scanlon, Cullen, Culhane, McTiernan, Sexton, Feeney, Boles, Kelly Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWC.2ACI/5430 Message Board Post: FYI, There is a photo in the 2006 issue of the "Leitrim Guardian" periodical that identifies the following children and teachers at Killargue NS (1910) : Back Row: Master Gallagher, Paddy Sheridan, Francis M. McGovern, Sonny Keegan, Harry Gallagher, Patrick J. McGowan, Mattie Clerkin, Maggie McGovern, Katie Keegan, Kate A. Keegan, Joe McGowan, Miss Jane McMorrow (teacher). Middle Row: Katie Scanlon, Katie Cullen, Sonny McGowan, Tommy Culhane, John Joe McTiernan, Johnie McGovern, Thady Sexton, Minnie McGowan, Kate Feeney, Mary McMorrow. Front Row: Michael Gallagher, Lizzie Boles, Mollie Cullen, Alice Kelly, Annie Feeney, Dora Feeney, Annie Keegan, Alice Culhane, Lucy Culhane, Katie Kelly. (Perhaps this information will help researchers!)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWC.2ACI/5429.1 Message Board Post: Jack, Unless you were trying to find someone in a big city like Dublin you would not need, there won't be, an address as you may be thinking of it (street name house number etc) The post office will know everyone in that area and deliver your letter to the appropriate place. In your case, just address the letter to "the Reynolds family, the townland, the parish, County Leitrim Ireland" When sending mail to a town (Mohill, Drumkeerin etc) you wouldn't need to include the parish. I have never had the need to try sending a letter to unfamiliar folks but I have heard from others that it is rare to get a reply.Everyone speculates about the reason for this; some think that it might be some sort of scam or someone who wants to claim the family farm; others believe that the Irish have not been as tuned-in to the idea of making these connections and find us to be a little obsessed. (When I ask one of my Uncles about our ancestors he refers to it as my "persecuting" him.) Nonetheless, it is worth the try. If you have the chance to visit, dropping in is also acceptable. Good luck.

I have a Patrick Mahon born Leitrim. Please give me more info., we may have a match. Elizabeth

I have a relative, Sir Thomas JACKSON who was born in Leitrim (Aghaville, Carrigallen in 1841), but was baptized in Armagh because of family connections to a particular minister - so it is important to also go on hunches when seeking baptismal records of people born in Leitrim. Good luck, Sharon Oddie Brown Roberts Creek, BC, Canada THE SILVER BOWL: http://www.user.dccnet.com/s.brown/index.html FAMILY TREE: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=silverbowl

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWC.2ACI/5421.3 Message Board Post: Griffiths Valuation was an assessment for property tax and many people weren't included in it because it had various restrictions regarding what property might be included to be valued for the tax. Trying to use it as a source for where your ancestors originated may very well lead you to trying to research people who have no connection whatsoever to your ancestors. Griffiths is useful if you know a) specifically where in County Leitrim your family originated b) the name of the ancestor who was living in that area when Griffiths was done in Leitrim in 1856 and you want to see if indeed the family residence was listed in the property tax. Many people rented land in various locations just for farming and didn't live there. That also results in duplication of names in various locations for the same person. Griffiths contains no family information, for example, no ages or family relationships. The detailed Griffiths records, available online fee based through http://www.irighorigins.com includes "occupiers" and "lessors" and shows specifically if indeed a dwelling was on the property or it was just vacant land. If you're sure that all the members of your families were born in County Leitrim you can have Leitrim Heritage Centre research the records county wide for you to find possible baptismal records. If the families were RC, many of the RC parish registers don't go back far enough to find their baptismal records. So the absence of a baptismal record wouldn't mean they weren't born, i.e. baptised in a certain location, just that no surviving records remain for that location. You wouldn't know that without knowing the specific birth location because that's the only way you could determine what the surviving records are for that place. If they were Church of Ireland (Anglican) many of those church registers were destroyed in a fire in Dublin in 1922 where they had been archived. So it would be best for you to research the family's civil and church records in the US to find their specific birth locations in County Leitrim. Records for any Irish born family members would include their civil and church marriage and death records, obituaries, cemetery records, tombstones, wills and US naturalisation records. The Irish born children's civil and church birth, baptism, marriage and death records are more sources for research.

HI Jack, There are no postal codes or street names so just send it to the family and the Townland with the County and Country listed as such Francis Reynolds Faughill Co. Leitrim Eire It Will get there. Hope you can contact them and you find that they are related... Becky

try googling on ireland phone book That gets names and addresses as well as phone numbers

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reynolds, Baxter, McGinnis(various spellings) Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWC.2ACI/5429 Message Board Post: Does anyone know where I can get mailing addresses for Co Leitrim, Ireland off of the internet? There is a Reynolds family listed on the latest (current) Valuation office page in the same townland my Great-Grandfather, his Mother's Father and his wife's Father all lived circa 1860. I have been told by other researchers that even if a Reynolds is shown there, they may not be there today. I would like to write them and see if they are there and what knowledge they have of the family. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks. Jack

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CAFFERTY and RYNN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWC.2ACI/5179.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for your message. I have also been to Co Leitrim and have seen the statue. Was the house in that area? Wish I knew it was still there when I went in 2004. I contacted the local Ballinamore library, and the librarian was very helpful. I have a poster and the newspaper article published on one of the anniversaries of the event. I have the poster on my office wall. I see Seamus there in the top right corner and my relative is in the upper left-hand corner. Do you have copies of these items? I also visited the grave site in Aughnasheelin. I also have the book which is great.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WRYNN/McGOVERN/McCARTIN/IRWIN/O'NEILL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWC.2ACI/5179.1 Message Board Post: I too am related to someone that was killed at Selton Hill, Seamus Rynn. I just visited and was shown where a statue was erected regarding this incident. I can forward a photo on to you if you would like. Also, I found two books, Mountain Shadows Story Vol I and II. One of these books has a story about the event. They are books about stories of the families that lived around those mountains from the 1800's to 1900's. These books were published in 2005 and 2006 and I believe another one will be published next year. Many old photographs and stories that have been passed down over the generations. Before finding this, my 4th cousin 1 removed showed us the house where the ambush occurred and I have heard their version of the story although I would like to speak with them again so I can write down information that may not be included in the book's version. Karen

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWC.2ACI/5421.2 Message Board Post: Maureen: Here are two suggestions for mining some data: Go to www.failteromhat.com/ which lists the families who were recorded in Griffiths Land Records. Do a Surname search in County Leitrim for each of your three names and print them out. By comparing them side-by-side you will probably be able to narrow down the parishes in which all three were found. Look further to see if you have some in the same townlands. With any common name you will find folks listed who are not your ancestor, but if you find all three names close-by, you are on to something. The Leitrim Heritage Center has a record for a marriage between a Michael Farrell and a Mary O'Brien in 1829. This does not match-up with the birth years that you have, but one or all could be wrong (my mom was baptised before she was born according to Irish records). There is a charge for their service, going up all the time, but you might want to talk to them to see how much any research would cost. I think that this record might be available through the LDS Family History Centers as well, but I'm not so familiar with that. Good Luck

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWC.2ACI/5428 Message Board Post: Looking for John Flynn b.abt 1800, marr. Julia Dalton b. abt 1810, had children, Ellen b.abt 1844, Matilda(Marcella) b.1846, John b.1850, Julia b.1852 and poss. Michael /others. Emmig to Emgland abt 1854.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWC.2ACI/3319.5.1 Message Board Post: Do you have any info about the Roark who settled in Roark's Cove in Franklin Co., TN? Jim

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//YWC.2ACI/5425.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for taking the time to give me that information. I will definitely look into it. Rosemary

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWC.2ACI/5425.1 Message Board Post: You need to find Patrick Mahon's parents names and where he was born in County Leitrim to find a possible baptismal record in the local church register. There was no civil registration in Ireland before 1864 and so there would be no birth record. There are no census records for the 1800s. The local parish register for Patrick's birthplace would be the location to find his possible baptismal record. So you first need to find his parents names from his US records. If you can't find his place of birth in his US records, then you can have Leitrim Heritage research the records county wide to find a possible baptismal record. Since he had 5 children also presumably born in Leitrim, their civil and church marriage and death records in the US would be the sources to find their birthplace in the county . They may not all have been born in the same location and Patrick may not have been born in the same place as his children.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWC.2ACI/5426.3 Message Board Post: Griffiths Valuation is really of little use to you since you don't know where in County Leitrim your McSharrys/Foleys were from. It was a valuation for property tax and didn't include everyone because not all property was valued to be taxed. It lists occupiers and lessors. Occupiers wouldn't necessarily even have lived on the land they're listed in because many people just leased land for farming. In addition, Griffiths was done in Leitrim in 1856 which predates the birth of your Patrick which was in 1858. Griffiths would be useful if you knew Patrick's parents names and where he was born in County Leitrim and wanted to see if indeed his father even occupied land in that location for tax purposes before his birth. If Patrick was the first child and his parents weren't married when Griffiths was done, it might be Patrick's grandfather who actually occupied the property. There are no surviving census records and so you would have to search for the location of each church register in the county to find his possible baptismal info. But you don't even have his parents names which could lead you to Patrick McSharrys/Foleys who have no connection whatsoever to yours. So you first need to find his parents names from his US records at the very least. If you can't find his specific location of birth in County Leitrim, your option would be to have Leitrim Heritage research the church records for you county wide on a fee basis to find a possible baptismal record.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/YWC.2ACI/5426.2 Message Board Post: In addition to what Brendan recommended, I would also go into the Griffith's Valuation Index (c 1857) for Leitrim at www.failteromhat.com and plug in the various spellings for Foley. (For the Mc names plug them in with a space and without - on some databases that makes a difference.) If you feel sure they used the name McSharry in Ireland, you can concentrate on the civil parishes where that spelling turns up. If you think Patrick and Winifred met in Ireland, also plug in Kinney. The goal would be to find a place in Leitrim where both names appear. There is a 50/50 chance that James was Patrick or Winifred's father, and Mary Ann either's mother. My Foleys are from Mohill. There they spelled it Foley by the time of GV. However, if you find any indication Patrick was from Mohill, let me know and we can compare information. Terry

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWC.2ACI/5422.1 Message Board Post: Hi Michael - This appeared in a past issue of the "Leitrim Guardian" yearly magazine. Could any of these individuals mentioned be related to you? Paddy Prendergest's memories of his beloved Mohill, Co. Leitrim, included Mummers Day, held the 26th of December, anticipated for weeks beforehand. Annie Booth (now deceased) and Sonny Creamer were both members of the local mummers group in the 1940s and 1950s. The early part of Mummers day was mostly devoted to small children going around the houses blowing into mouth-organs - the strains of "How much is that Doggy in the Window" and "On top of Old Smokey," wafting through the air. Large "batches" from other areas, as the groups of people were called, would come in later in the day including Paddy and Georgy Smullen from Aughadrumderg. With them would be Gathy Gannon who would have a cow's bladder tied to stick; if you tried to make fun of him, he would "chase" after you and woe to anyone who got a belt of the bladder! Hot on the heels of the Aughadrumderg group came the Treanmore batch led by Christy Reilly on the accordian, a few more on the tin whistle, guitars, and some! on the tambourine, or bodhran as it is now referred to. Paddy says it was a great occasion to see all the batches, not forgetting the Gortletteragh group led by Sonny Creamer, going around to all the houses playing and dancing. Paddy's uncle Sonny recalled the hooleys held in Rynn about a week after and the steps of Annie Booth a she danced on the flagstone floor. These were happy, simple times, with "quarter barrels and pans of Boxty." The joy of waking to the sound of horses hooves clattering, passing the terrace at about four in the morning was magic for the children. They knew instantly that Fossett's circus had arrived in Mohill. They had longed for the day ever since the bills were put all over town. A decision would have to be made whether to go to school that day or go down and maybe get a job helping put up the tent with the chance of a few tickets for the night's performance if you were successful.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McGahern, McManus, Duignan Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWC.2ACI/5427 Message Board Post: Researchers with an interest in Cos. Leitrim, Cavan and/or Roscommon might wish to read "Memoir," the late author John McGAHERN's much-acclaimed childhood memoir - (Faber & Faber/2005). It mentions many individuals and families, locations. The following appeared in the on-line "Leitrim Observer" newspaper for 14 April 2006 in their 'Ballinamore News" section: "John McGAHERN's untimely death has brought to a close his long association with South Leitrim. Born in Holles Street Hospital, Dublin in 1934 the first-born child of Frank and Sue McGAHERN (nee McMANUS), Sean (as he was then known) lived as a baby with his mother at her sister's residence in Railway Road (presently Gala Supermarket). His mother a teacher worked in Lisacarn National School. After some time the family rented a bungalow in Knockanroe on the Swanlinbar Road (P.J. DUIGNAN's home place). It was from this house that John aged three and a half left for school along the 'old coach road' (the Dromore-Kiltyhugh Road) with his mother. These journeys to and from school through narrow laneways lingered in his memory and inspired some of his writings. John's father, a guard, stationed at Cootehall paid weekly visits to his family in Knockanroe. Duri! ng this time four of John's sisters were born. By the time John was seven pupil numbers at Lisacarn had fallen and Mrs McGAHERN was placed on a panel. Her next post was in Beaghmore National School near Carrigallen so this ended the McGAHERN family's stay in Ballinamore. There are still a number of people with fond memories of John at Lisacarn."