In a message dated 06/25/2000 2:02:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rachel-robert.smith@mciworld.com writes: << >> Thank you Rachel, I look for Robert Austin, Thomas Austin----but I thank you as they may be related to those you mention.. Jane.

In a message dated 6/25/00 11:06:55 AM US Mountain Standard Time, IRL-LONGFORD-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << He found two pages of Kenny's. What first names are you interested in? >> Rachel, I am afraid I don't have much information. Margaret Kenny b. Aug 15, 1885 in County Longford. Her father was James probably 20 - 30 at her birth. 1855- 1865. Mother was either Elizabeth Cox or Sheridan. Help me solve this puzzle.

Re Austin and McKnight in Griffiths: David Leahy's index lists Abraham Austin at Cartronbrack, and two John Austins at Barry and Barry Village in Taghshinny Civil Parish. He found two Knight households, maybe same as McKnights. (I have noticed that families were variable about using an Mc, O or going plain.) James Knight was at Cornadowagh in Cashel Parish, Margaret at Carrowroe in Rathcline. These places are fairly close together. Rachel Smith

There ar a great number of McLoughlan,McLoughlin,McLLoughlin,also McGloughlan They are listed in County Longford Survivors of the Great Famine,at top of page it says"Index to Griffith's Valuation of Longford (1854) " by David Leahy You might check that Florence in FL

When you have time could you please check Griffiths for AUSTIN and McKNIGHT. Thank you, Jane G.

Hi David Leahy's book "County Longford, Survivors of the Great Famine" lists all the heads of families living in county Longford in 1854 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There are no McLaughlin's spelled that exact way, but there is half a page of McLoughlin's and variants of that spelling. Also one & half pages of Kenny's. Please let me know if Kenny in the townland of Drumderg ring any bells. Good luck Sheila Forbes ---------- > From: McCurit@aol.com > To: IRL-LONGFORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LONGFORD] Griffith's Valuation > Date: Saturday, June 24, 2000 12:34 PM > > If anyone has access to Griffith's Valuation I would like to know if > McLaughlin and Kenny are listed in County Longford. Thanks >

Both McLoughlin and Kenny were listed in David leahy's index to the Griffiths Valuations of County Longford, (called Survivors of the Great Famine) He found two pages of Kennys. What first names are you interested in? Rachel Smith

regarding this query, I am unable to find any McLaughlins in Longford in Griffiths Valuation. On the other hand there seems to be a great number of Kennys in that County. If specific names and Parishes could be supplied, I would be willing to see if I could find those that are required. ----- Original Message ----- From: <McCurit@aol.com> To: <IRL-LONGFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 10:34 AM Subject: [LONGFORD] Griffith's Valuation > If anyone has access to Griffith's Valuation I would like to know if > McLaughlin and Kenny are listed in County Longford. Thanks >

--------------------------------------------------------- ------------Forwarded Message Follows------------ This message is being forwarded to the mailing list by the List Manager for the subscriber listed below, because the mailing list was temporarily off line when the message was received. © MM --------------------------------------------------------- -------- Original Message -------- Subject:Going to Longford -needs advice etc Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 17:05:29 -0700 From: janis eulste ulstein <ulsteinj@juno.com> To: IRL-LONGFORD-L@rootsweb.com Hi, Beryl, I just read your message of June 22, 2000, and noticed you have Dymond ancestors. My Diamonds came from Ballybrien, Granard. My gt gt grandfather was a James Diamond who settled in Ontario, Canada and his daughter Elizabeth (Eliza) married Smyth Cooke (Leitrim T) and was my gt grandmother. I have written to Longford Roots just this week and hope to get more information. David Leahy has been very kind and helpful. You are my second contact this week and I am thrilled to finally get some results. Will be glad to share results from Heritage Center when they reply. An earlier James Diamond was on the flax growers. Would like to hear from you. Janis E. Ulstein (Jan) e-mail: ulsteinj@juno.com or: janisulstein@hotmail.com

If anyone has access to Griffith's Valuation I would like to know if McLaughlin and Kenny are listed in County Longford. Thanks

I visited Keenagh back in 1981 .The people were wonderfulI attended the last Mass in the last segreated church in Ireland the men sat seperate from the women and children.I came back a week later for the first Mass in the new church Saint Dominicks.My grandfather had been baptised and my great grandparents were married in the old church.I do not remember the words but the Bishop talked of the many years and ancestors that had attended when he placed the Altar Stone in the new Altar.My family was from Lislea (Patrirge) and Abbyderg McDermott.Talk to everone the Irish are friendly Have a wonderful time Florence McDermott Gilmartin in Florida

At 06:00 PM 6/21/00 -0700, you wrote: >IRL-LONGFORD-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 77 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [LONGFORD © MM] Going to Longford ["Christina Hunt" <Ninah@ix.netcom.] > #2 [LONGFORD © MM] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re: [McREsq@aol.com] The town is probably Keenagh, a village in Kilcommock Parish. This town is shown in my atlas to be around eight miles south of the town of Longford on R397. Rachel Smith >______________________________ >Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 08:34:47 -0400 >From: "Christina Hunt" <Ninah@ix.netcom.com> >Subject: [LONGFORD © MM] Going to Longford -needs advice etc >To: IRL-LONGFORD-L@rootsweb.com >Message-id: <009a01bfdb7d$168e9060$64d0f7a5@pavilion> >Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 >Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT >X-Message: #1 > > I got this email from someone who thought I lived in Longford. Maybe >someone > on the list can give her some suggestions on her upcoming trip. > Please respond to: > SisterJoy@paonline.com > > I hope you can direct me to someone who can help me. >> > > >> > > I am visiting Ireland in August and would like to find relatives who >are >> > > related to Mary Dolan (Cooney) who was born in Keneagh in 1873. Her >> > > parents were John Henry and Anna McGann Dolan. (I think) The story is >> > > that the Dolan family had a blacksmith shop in the center of Keneagh >> > > that had not gone out in 100 years. The forge could no longer support >> > > the family and some of the sons and Mary came to Pennsylvania. I am >> > > waiting for more information from a family member to confirm the above >> > > information. >> > > >> > > Any direction you can provide will be most appreciated. Thank you. >> > > >> > > Sue Scott Dolan >> > > Harrisburg, PA. >> > > >> >> Christina's World >> http://pw1.netcom.com/~ninah/ninah.htm >> >> > >______________________________ >Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 09:33:50 EDT >From: McREsq@aol.com >Subject: [LONGFORD © MM] > Re: [LONGFORD © MM] Going to Lon > gford -needs advice etc >To: IRL-LONGFORD-L@rootsweb.com >Message-id: <14.53acc57.26821e3e@aol.com> >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT >X-Message: #2 > >In a message dated 6/21/00 8:36:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >Ninah@ix.netcom.com writes: > >Is the town Keenagh? If so, there is a B&B there. I think reservations can >be made through the Irish Tourist Board website. > >Russ > >> I got this email from someone who thought I lived in Longford. Maybe >> someone >> on the list can give her some suggestions on her upcoming trip. >> Please respond to: >> SisterJoy@paonline.com >> >> I hope you can direct me to someone who can help me. >> > > > >> > > > I am visiting Ireland in August and would like to find relatives who >> are >> > > > related to Mary Dolan (Cooney) who was born in Keneagh in 1873. Her >> > > > parents were John Henry and Anna McGann Dolan. (I think) The story is >> > > > that the Dolan family had a blacksmith shop in the center of Keneagh >> > > > that had not gone out in 100 years. The forge could no longer support >> > > > the family and some of the sons and Mary came to Pennsylvania. I am >> > > > waiting for more information from a family member to confirm the >above >> > > > information. >> > > > >> > > > Any direction you can provide will be most appreciated. Thank you. >> > > > >> > > > Sue Scott Dolan >> > > > Harrisburg, >

Sue This message was passed on on the Longford list so perhaps I can help in some small way. Go to the village of origin and just talk to the people. Don't be shy, because this is your only chance to find info so do anything that's needed. Go to the pub, chat in the store, talk to the people on the footpath. Someone will know of your family name and if there are any of them still around. Some oldtimer may even know where their property was and direct you to it. The Irish are amazing when it comes to remembering local families and places. Visit the cemetery and if there's a local library go there too. If not, find the nearest large town that will have a library. The ladies at the Longford Heritage Centre are very helpful. They went out of their way to help me when I was there recently, even to ringing an elderly man whom they knew had an interest in my DYMOND name. I paid 10 pounds on the spot and they looked there and then to see if there was any mention of my ancestors, and I was just following a long shot because my people lived on the Leitrim/Longford border. They also copied relevant pages from books on their shelves. Above all don't have to say to yourself when you come home, "I only wish I'd done that while I was over there." I made that mistake the first time I visited because of shyness and lack of confidence. But never again! Hope this is some help. Beryl in Melbourne Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christina Hunt" <Ninah@ix.netcom.com> To: <IRL-LONGFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 10:34 PM Subject: [LONGFORD © MM] Going to Longford -needs advice etc > I got this email from someone who thought I lived in Longford. Maybe > someone > on the list can give her some suggestions on her upcoming trip. > Please respond to: > SisterJoy@paonline.com >

In a message dated 6/21/00 8:36:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Ninah@ix.netcom.com writes: Is the town Keenagh? If so, there is a B&B there. I think reservations can be made through the Irish Tourist Board website. Russ > I got this email from someone who thought I lived in Longford. Maybe > someone > on the list can give her some suggestions on her upcoming trip. > Please respond to: > SisterJoy@paonline.com > > I hope you can direct me to someone who can help me. > > > > > > > > I am visiting Ireland in August and would like to find relatives who > are > > > > related to Mary Dolan (Cooney) who was born in Keneagh in 1873. Her > > > > parents were John Henry and Anna McGann Dolan. (I think) The story is > > > > that the Dolan family had a blacksmith shop in the center of Keneagh > > > > that had not gone out in 100 years. The forge could no longer support > > > > the family and some of the sons and Mary came to Pennsylvania. I am > > > > waiting for more information from a family member to confirm the above > > > > information. > > > > > > > > Any direction you can provide will be most appreciated. Thank you. > > > > > > > > Sue Scott Dolan > > > > Harrisburg,

I got this email from someone who thought I lived in Longford. Maybe someone on the list can give her some suggestions on her upcoming trip. Please respond to: SisterJoy@paonline.com I hope you can direct me to someone who can help me. > > > > > > I am visiting Ireland in August and would like to find relatives who are > > > related to Mary Dolan (Cooney) who was born in Keneagh in 1873. Her > > > parents were John Henry and Anna McGann Dolan. (I think) The story is > > > that the Dolan family had a blacksmith shop in the center of Keneagh > > > that had not gone out in 100 years. The forge could no longer support > > > the family and some of the sons and Mary came to Pennsylvania. I am > > > waiting for more information from a family member to confirm the above > > > information. > > > > > > Any direction you can provide will be most appreciated. Thank you. > > > > > > Sue Scott Dolan > > > Harrisburg, PA. > > > > > Christina's World > http://pw1.netcom.com/~ninah/ninah.htm > >

Friends, We just returned yesterday noon from our trip to Longford County, Ireland. What a delightful place! Thanks so much to all who advised us of places to stay and see. After seeing how intimidating driving on left side of road could be, we opted for bus, train and sometimes taxi. We head quartered at the "Longford Arms Hotel" 4 days and took day trips out from there. Will be reporting more on the trip after we catch our breath but advise all who can arrange a trip to Ireland to do so. The people were soooo friendly and helpful. We will surely go back again. Maybe next time Glenn can find a leprechaun!! They told him that he had not had enough "Guinness" :-) Said it required about 15 pints, then you might see anything you wanted to. Will be posting photos, in next 2 weeks, of places visited on "Claffey Home Page" at URL http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~camounts/indexc.html More later. Carol Mounts

Go to www.goldenpages.ie/dthtml/index.html. You want Personal Finder, type in name and town example Drumlish and search, the address for your phone numbers are listed. If you have a problem let me know I will look them up for you.

I recd. this email but as I don't live in Ireland I am unable to help. Am forwarding in case anyone on the list does have a phone book. Thanks, Christina > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Colleen Joy Woodbury" <cjw@pnc.com.au> > To: <Ninah@ix.netcom.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 7:09 AM > Subject: FORD/FORDE FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH > > > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > > > I live in Australia and would like to write to the belowmentioned people. > I > > have been given their telephone numbers from another source and would also > like > > their addresses. > > Could you possibly check your local telephone directory and email their > addresses > > to me? > > > > James Forde from Derawley Drumlish 043 24289 > > John Forde at Kilmahon 043 24543 > > Liam Forde at Barraghbeg 043 24144 > > > > Also, if you could put me in touch with any other Ford/Forde researchers > there > > in Ireland that would be great! > > > > Your help is very much appreciated. > > > > With thanks, > > > > Colleen Woodbury > > >

> Christina, I assume that this is a "letter" of the alphabet. I could type "D" > and "H" since names that are of interest to me are in these categories. > Thanks.

Jack there are about four pages of Farrell In the book by David Leahy called "County Longford Surviors of the Great Famine" A complete index to Griffith's Primary Valuation of County Longford (1854) first published in 1996 Florence McDermott Gilmartin searching in Longford for McDermott & Kennan from Abbyderg Patridge from Lislea Co Longford