I am new to this list and hope some kind person can help. My ggrandmother Ann Reilly was app 1827 I beleive in Longford......nor here is the tricky part. Ann's convict record states she came from Longford Ireland......but where in Longford? Ann's parents were Mary and Patrick Reilly (common as mud) how can I go about nailing down the townland ? Ann was tried in Kildare in 1848. hope someone can advise me where to get this information as I am in Australia. Kesa

Kesa, the Irish Government sent the Australian Government all of the Irish Transportation Records, which were available, as a gift for the Bi-Centenary Celebrations, during 1988, and these may be found on the Irish National Archives Web Site, which is shown below, for your information and assistance. http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/transportation/transp1.htm or just http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search/a.htm + Links You should have a look for your Ann Reilly at this Site, as the Records are fairly comprehensive, and you may even find the trial details which provide more detailed information on both the reasons for such trial and perhaps some other details as to a probable location of her place of residence, or her family. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- OK, I may have found her, so, now visit your National Library and ask them for the Irish Convict Transportation Records and quote ### Document Reference No. TR 7, pg 221 and you may be as lucky as I was, in 1989, to find all about James Mahady. You may also wish to contact the National Archives through the Site, for details, should the National Library not be able to help. BTW, you will notice that it is Anne, whereas you had Ann, and this is something that should be remembered when searcing as my first attempt at Ann Reilly resulted in "No Person Found", until I put Ann*** , as I do with Mah***, for Mahady variations etc. Let me know how you go and drop me a line direct, re the result. Matt Mahady ****** Convict Transportation Records for Anne Reilly ****** Record 7 of 17 SURNAME: REILLY OTHER NAMES: ANNE AGE: 22 SEX: F ALIAS: PLACE OF TRIAL: Co. Kildare TRIAL DATE: 13/03/1848 PLACE OF IMPRISONMENT: DOCUMENT DATE: CRIME DESCRIPTION: Arson SENTENCE: Transportation 7 yrs SHIP: PETITIONER: RELATIONSHIP: ### DOCUMENT REFERENCES: TR 7, p 221 MICROFILM REFERENCES: COMMENTS: **************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kesa" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 26 October 2004 7:34 PM Subject: Reilly I am new to this list and hope some kind person can help. My ggrandmother Ann Reilly was app 1827 I beleive in Longford......nor here is the tricky part. Ann's convict record states she came from Longford Ireland......but where in Longford? Ann's parents were Mary and Patrick Reilly (common as mud) how can I go about nailing down the townland ? Ann was tried in Kildare in 1848. hope someone can advise me where to get this information as I am in Australia. Kesa ______________________________