Since those locations are not in Killoe Parish--civil or Catholic--or even near it, have you considered that the family may have been displaced during the Famine years? That would make a difference in where you should look for additional relevant records. Nancy -------------- Original message from "king133@juno.com" <king133@juno.com>: -------------- > Hi Ellenjane; > That is great information on Father John O'Reilly's parishes. The area of Lower > Esker, Keliter, and Sorans is the Southern Longford area where the townlands > that I have gleaned from the marriage records for witnesses, other Hughes names, > etc. seem to match up nicely with what is in the Rymsza's Tithe Applotment index > and Griffiths. > Lower Esker is where, I think, Bridget Hughes was living in 1854 (Griffiths) > when her husband went to Rhode Island USA to find a job. Keliter is where I > think, James Hughes father, Owen Hughes was living about 1830 (Tithe > Applotments). This is all theory on my part but it is all beginning to make > some sense. The Ftr. O'Reilly data lines up real well with what I am thinking. > Thanks for the help, > Charlie King > gg grandson of James Hughes > and Bridget Kelagher > > > Ellenjane wrote: > In a book that I have Killoe History of a County Longford Parish by Fr. Owen > Devaney there is a section about the parish priest Fr. John O'Reilly > (1825-1860) and the two churches he resided over were in Cullyfad and Enneybegs. > Ennybegs church is St. Mary's. Cullyfad church was St. Oliver's Plunkett's. > Father O'Reilly died in April of 1860 and was replaced by Fr. Bernard O'Reilly. > Also listed in The Tithe Applotments (1826-1834) section of the book there is a > James Hughes in Ennybegs there is also a James listed in OHill. As Hughes is a > very popular name along with James I have no ides if either of these could be > related to you. There were many McCann's listed also but not Casola or anything > sounding like that. There were no Kelagher's listed that I could > find. > In the book by David Leahy County Longford Survivors of the Great Famine which > has an index for the Griffith's Valuation there were some Kelagher's listed > along with many Hughes and McCann's. > In another book by David Leahy County Longford and It's People which has an > index for the 1901 census I find no Kelagher's but Hughes and McCann. > Good Luck in your search hope this has been of some help. > Ellenjane > > _____________________________________________________________ > Turn your passion into a profession. Click here to find a film school near you. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iieWx7LiHIW41T5Ph3Kx7oYQfwXCEws > C4S4DfGeJzoiDqLdak/ > > > > ********************************** > Longford Genealogy Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irllog/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message