This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McGovern, Heslin, Cornwallis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWC.2ACI/5400.2 Message Board Post: I would be glad to help. Just let me know what you need.

All the images are now online at the Ireland Geneology Projects County Leitrim website. You can access them from the Records section at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irllet/records.htm Please note, I don't have them on the Ireland GenWeb County Leitrim website. I am getting ready to take off next week for Boston, Ireland and NY, so will not get the time to get them on that site until I return. Thanks again to Susan Daily for the contribution. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

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/5400.1 Message Board Post: Hi Susan, I'm available, I sent you an email with some more details.

Sharon at sharonaferguso@shaw.ca writes: > My cousin has just returned from County Leitrim and has forwarded me a picture of a gravestone he located in an old graveyard just outside of Bundoran to the north east. He believes that this graveyard is called the "Old Finner Graveyard". <snip> Does anyone know if the Old Finner Graveyard is the correct name for the graveyard outside of Bundoran? < Sharon, I visited this burial ground and old church ruin in 2000 (looking for a connection with the Patrician site of Domnach-mor Mag-ene). This is the only existing cemetery in Finner townland.....and it is old. So I guess it could be called "Old Finner Graveyard". I didn't notice a name plate at the entrance to the graveyard, so I can't be sure (very few cemeteries are named as such). And I won't bore you with the medieval history of the site <gr>. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

My cousin has just returned from County Leitrim and has forwarded me a picture of a gravestone he located in an old graveyard just outside of Bundoran to the north east. He believes that this graveyard is called the "Old Finner Graveyard". I am quite certain that the headstone is that of my great grandfather John Ferguson and his family. The headstone is quite modern, likely erected sometime within the last 10 years. The inscription reads: John Ferguson Derryloughan died 14 February 1934 His wife Mary died 24 September 1938 Their sons Charles Ferguson died 23 July 1906 and Bernared Ferguson died 10 July 1930, his wife Rose died 18 June 1930 James Ferguson died 19 March 1969, his wife Annie died 08 April 1951 Patrick Ferguson died 24 February 1951, his wife Margaret died 24 January 1948. Their sons John died 03 September 1919 and Patrick died 23 May 1993 Margaret Mangan died 03 September 1981 Eileen Ferguson died 22 April 1996 Margaret Mary Ferguson died 19 October 1951 Michael Ferguson died 15 October 1954 I do not know who the last 4 names listed on the gravestone are, but Charles, Bernared, James and Patrick are my grandfather's brothers. Does anyone know if the Old Finner Graveyard is the correct name for the graveyard outside of Bundoran? Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do in order to determine who the person/persons were who erected this gravestone? The gravestone is well tended and adorned with flowers, etc so it is very likely there are living Fergusons in the area who are related to this family. Many thanks for your help, Sharon Ferguson

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/5397.1.2.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Colin didn't say where his Charles McLoughlin b. 1821 was born -- whether in Ireland or elsewhere. If Ireland, he has no location and no parents names. A Charles McLoughlin in Griffiths in Leitrim in 1856 could be anyone and as yet there's no connection between the two. There are Charles McLoughlins listed in Griffiths Valuation in many counties -- not just Leitrim. And many, many people weren't even listed in Griffiths. A connection needs to be made between Colin's Charles McLoughlin and Charles ancestors wherever they came from. He needs Charles McLoughlin's parents names as well as a place of birth. Otherwise, Colin could be researching many, many Charles McLoughlins in Ireland unnecessarily. So he needs to complete his research in Charles McLoughlin's, and his children's civil and church records in the UK to get the information he needs before he can begin research in Ireland.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cassidy, Flynn, Keegan, Lee, and McDermott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWC.2ACI/5405 Message Board Post: Hello, Is anyone familiar with the above site ? It appears in a list obtained by John Hunter at the County Library but he has no other information on it. I am interested because Cornageeha borders on my family's townland. Thanks, Sharon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cassidy, Flynn, Keegan, Lee, and McDermott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWC.2ACI/5397.1.2.2.1 Message Board Post: Brendan, I'm not sure that I understand the point your are making ? Are you saying that Baptismal records are the only way to begin a search and that other leads should be discarded ? About the only thing that I DON'T HAVE for my ancestors are their baptismal records, and I have my Leitrim ancestors back to the late 1700s. I just learned that I share a common ancestor for my ggf Flynn with another researcher. Two month's ago I "met" a cousin in England who is the grandaughter of my ggm's sister. The connection was made based on the townland. It doesn't matter that Griffith's Valuation doesn't list any other family members; Charles is the only one Colin knows anyway. When one is looking for Michael Flynn in Leitrim and finds 500 individuals it is fair to say that the information is not significant. However when one is looking for a Charles McLoughlin in Mohill and finds ONE Charles Mcloughlin in Mohill then it is worth pursuing. If I were Colin and he has the money, the easiest thing would be for him to order the research through the Leitrim Genealogy Center. Brendan, perhaps in your family you had more luck with other types of records, but I assure you that the Land Records are very rich with information. Sharon

Michael - I tried to send this to your personal email, but it was returned. Not sure if you are still subscribing, but I hope so! Michael, I believe we are related. James Baxter had at least three children: Bernard, James, and Anne. I'd like to also prove he is the father of Roseann, making Ann McBride the wife. Or do you know the name of James' wife? Bernard Baxter and Rose Curran had a son Michael in 1857 in Aughavas Parish. Where was the daughter Maria born? I haven't found any other children for them, so this is great news! Anne is my great great grandmother. She married John Cooke in 1853 in Aughavas Parish. Can you provide me with Bernard's dates, please? And any other family info for his line? I would like to know more about these Baxters. Thank you! Susan On 5/4/06, Michael Noonan <micjnoonan@verizon.net> wrote: > Hi Jim; > > Thank you very much!!! > I owe you a pint of Guinness or the beverage of your choice. > James Baxter was my great-great grandfather. I had his name but I did > not have any dates. > > My grandmother is Maria Devine (nee Baxter.) Her father was Bernard > Baxter and his father was James Baxter. > > Thanks again. > > Michael Noonan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of irvinejim@hotmail.com > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 4:17 PM > To: IRL-LEITRIM-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LEITRIM] Re: BAXTER family of Cloone & Fenagh Parishes > > 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/5298.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1 > .3.1.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi Susan > There is only 1 death of a James Baxter recorded for 1868. Mohill; Vol > 8.195 page 80. > > All the best > > Jim > > >

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Polley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWC.2ACI/5404 Message Board Post: Hello Everyone, My Polley family comes from Kinlough Co. Leitrim Ireland, they are Robert A Polley born abt 1801 and his wife Mary Ann born 23 November 1810 (both born in Kinlough). They moved to Canada sometime before 1839, settled in Paris Ontario and then moved on to Northumberland County in Ontario. If anyone else has some Polley family in Kinlough I'd be interested in hearing from you. Tim Ryeland Waterloo, ON

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/5403 Message Board Post: This is the most likely name evolution for the Redican name in Leitrim today. Ua Rodachain O'Rodachain * Rodaghan ** Rodahan / Rodohan Rodican Redican There are some subtle spelling differences, and indeed variations by individual families; * O'Rodochain / O'Rodacháin etc.. ** Rodaughan *** Rodohan / Redahan / Redehan / Redihan etc.. My specific family evolved/and or, are recorded as follows; Rodaghan (parish records from 1844) Rodichan (Griffith) Rodahan (likely immigration record c. 1892) Rodican / Redican (1901 census - 2 family branches) Rodohan / Redican (post 1930 - 3 family branches) Roddy - Leitrim sept It's hard to say where the Roddy or Rodaghan spelling started in Leitrim, but it's likely that that the Leitrim Roddy families were never Rodaigh(e), but got to Roddy directly from Rodachain? Feedback appreciated!

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/5397.1.2.2 Message Board Post: You need to know Charles McLoughlin's parents names as well as his birthplace in Ireland to find his bap. rec'd in the local church register. I'm assuming his English census records show he was born in Ireland. Griffiths wasn't a census -- it was a property valuation and didn't include everyone. A Charles McLoughlin in Griffiths in County Leitrim could be any Charles McLoughlin with no connection whatsoever to yours. There were many Charles McLoughlins listed in many counties in Griffiths. So I wouldn't assume anything without more detail re: parents names and place of birth from his civil and church records in England.

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/5397.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Since Charles is not one of the more common Irish names, there is a fair chance that the Charles listed in Griffith’s Valuation is your ancestor. He was from the townland of Clooncarren which had two other McLoughlin families as well. Usually this indicates that they were also relatives. One of these, Stephen McLoughlin, was still there in the 1901 census.

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/5401.2 Message Board Post: Hello Michele, I forgot to mention that Kinlough RC parish registers go back to 1835 baptisms and mariages to 1840. Microfilm copies are available only at the National Library of Ireland in Dublin or the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Rossinver RC registers go back to 1851 for baptisms and 1844 for marriages. They're in poor condition and have many gaps. Microfilm copies are available only at the National Library of Ireland in Dublin or the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Eilís O'Hara

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/5401.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello Michele, There are very little records and esp. for RC's there's really not much before 1830 or so. Primarily church registers for births and marriages with very little else available. The possibility that any Feeley/Feely today would have any knowledge of an Elizabeth Feeley and son Charles from maybe Donegal or Leitrim but no specific birth location, no parents names and no other family connection who went to Canada in 1830 -- nearly 200 years ago -- is unlikely. There are hundreds of Feeleys/Feelys in Donegal and Leitrim and no way of knowing if any of them have any ancestral connections with either location because there's been so much movement around Ireland in the intervening two centuries. Millions of people left Ireland and there's no way to find out who left or where they went because there are no records. The lack of census records for the 1800s, and any civil registration before 1864 requires knowledge of specific locations where familiy members were born or married to find what church might have those baptismal or mariage records. Most church records in Ireland are available only on microfilm at the National Library of Ireland in Dublin and even then some aren't. So often a personal visit to the specific church to look at the registers is necessary if they're not in Dublin. And if they are in Dublin it requires a trip there to research them. So reseaching for those of us living in Ireland is really no easier than for those abroad. And since most families already know their ancestry at least through their grandparents or greatgrandparents there really isn't a great desire to find anything further back because most people already know where they come from. The Kinlough History website that Tom Feeley established says it's no longer updated and e-mail will bounce back. He's been on secondment and I don't know how he might be contacted. That's why I gave you the school contact website but you won't be able to contact anyone there because the schools are on holiday for the summer and won't reopen until autumn. Then you can try to contact the acting principal listed on their website regarding local history or Tom Feeley's possible contact information. Eilís O'Hara

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/5402 Message Board Post: Here's a link to Manorhamilton Methodist Church with some church history and contact information: http://homepage.eircom.net/~sligomethodist/manorhamilton.html Eilís O'Hara

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/5397.2 Message Board Post: Hello Colin, You need to know your ggrandmother's maiden name to try to find her bap record. Her parents names would also be needed. Mohill RC parish registers are available on microfilm through a LDS Family History Centre. It's film #1279224 item 1-3 but verify that number with LDS before ordering. The baptisms go back to 1836. If she was Church of Ireland (Anglican), the Church Archives can advise where the registers are and now they can be accessed. Here's the contact link: http://www.ireland.anglican.org/library/libroots.html There are no vital records in Ireland before 1864 (Protestant marriages 1845) and no census records for the 1800s. Eilís O'Hara

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/5401.1 Message Board Post: Hello Michele, Kinlough RC church registers don't go back far enough to have a baptismal record for either Elizabeth Feeley or her son Charles. The neighbouring Donegal RC Parish to Kinlough is Innismacsaint which includes Ballyshannon Town and those registers don't go back far enough either for a baptismal record for either Elizabeth or Charles. However, Innismacsaint RC registers are available on microfilm through LDS #979704 item 6 but verify that number with LDS before ordering. There are baptisms and marriages to 1848 and there may be some family connections there. Tom Feeley has done a history of Kinlough but is no longer maintaining the online site http://homepage.eircom.net/~fmasters/khistory.html Tom had been principal of Four Masters School in Kinlough but I don't know if he's still on secondment or what his current status is. You might try contacting the school in the autumn when it reopens. Here's the link: http://homepage.eircom.net/~fmasters/index.html There are many Feeleys/Feelys in the online 1901 Leitrim Census. Here's the link and just enter the surname with each variation. It 's primarily spelled Feely but there are a couple spelled as Feeley. Select Leitrim as your search county. http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/1901census/census.shtml Kinlough is in Rossinver Civil Parish. There are no census records in Ireland for the 1800s and no vital records before 1864 except Protestant marriages starting in 1845. There are no records of who emigrated and where they went. Eilís O'Hara

Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//YWC.2ACI/5401 Message Board Post: Elizabeth Feeley journeyed to Canada from County Donegal, Ireland, in 1830 with her young son Charles (who was born in 1828). We have no way of knowing what township they hailed from although there was reference to a place called Ballyshannon with regards to other relatives. There is a story, however, that David Teed Sr. sent money to Ireland to bring out a bride. When she arrived, she had a young boy with her. The woman was Elizabeth Feeley (my GGG grandmother) and the boy, her son Charles (my GG grandfather). Why would a Protestant send for a Catholic bride? Such a marriage was almost unheard of in its day. It is not known where they were married. Long have we suspected that the Feeley's originated in County Donegal. My aunt Helen travelled about the area in the fall of 2002. After talking with many of the locals, as well as visiting numerous centers and graveyards, she was told that the Feeley name, albeit not an overly common one, originated in County Leitrim - quite possibly in the township of Kinlough. I am now hoping to make connections with other Feeley families in the area, be it through email or snail mail correspondence. Hoping to finally make a break through! Regards, Ms. Michele Doucette Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada michele.doucette@nf.sympatico.ca