I can help a little with a few points on this one, if not much with the specific family names. Some of the place names in your request are not quite like they are known in Ireland today, which could complicate looking them up or finding them in old documents. For example, "Dormard" should be "Dromard." The principal town in this parish is Moyne, which you should be able to find on a good map of Ireland. It is close to the borders with both Cavan and Leitrim. A main highway (at least by Irish standards) connects Ballinamuck (to the south south west) with Moyne (to the north north east). Just off that route going toward Moyne is Tubber Patrick Cemetery. (Not Patrick Tubber) The marked burials in Tubber Patrick Cemetery are mostly from the 20th century, unfortunately for genealogical purposes, although there are a few that are older, including one of a general who was killed at the Battle of Ballinamuck in 1798. Most of the burials in Tubber Patrick Cemetery are from the nearby Legge Church. Ballinamuck is the only place that you mentioned that is not in Dromard parish. It is in Drumlish parish today, and I feel reasonably certain that it was at any time that might be of interest to you. I know it was at least as far back as in the 1880's, when my great-great-uncle was Parish Priest there and his curate (a Gray) was also a member of our family. On the family names, a point that I can make is that Gray in that area is often synonomous with Colreavy, strange as that may seem, so you need to be aware of both names. In fact one of my cousins says that if you live in the country, your name is Colreavy; if you live in town, your name is Gray. Also I am related to a Gray family in Moyne, so if you turn up anything in that direction, let me know, and perhaps we can find a link. Good luck with your research. Nancy Gray -------------- Original message from "Karen Cooke" <[email protected]>: -------------- > I'm new to genealogy research in Ireland. I've been doing my USA-based lines > for a few years--but have just about exhausted that information. > > I would like to find some more information on my husband's Ireland line of > COOKE, MCMANUS, GRAY, HEALY. They are from the County Longford area. Other > "placenames" I have are Cornakelly, Ballinamuck, Garvary, Dormard Parish, > and Patrick Tubber Cemetery. I believe these are all placenames in County > Longford. > > Any help/advice anyone has on researching surnames in these areas and/or > information on these lines will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Karen > > > > ==== IRL-LONGFORD Mailing List ==== > To contact the Listowner send email to: > mailto:[email protected] >