This request is for Oceanstrands who has taken the time to share valuable knowledge with continuing research. I have used the Mayo Family History Center online data bases to obtain a number of baptism and birth records. I have a problem with their Death Record database and my inquiries to the North Mayo Centre has not provided any sufficient help. Deaths are listed by districts such as Foxford, Kilmoremoy, Lowpark, Killala, Bangor, etc. I know that Ballina was the main registration district for recording records. Are these other names subsets of the Ballina district? Could you provide me with any information as to what places comprise the Ballina registration district? My ancestors were all from the Attymass area, namely Carrowdoogan, Cartron, and others. A further example of my quest is that I am looking for the Death Record of James Loftus who died about 1890. The North Mayo database lists five possible James Loftus deaths between 1882 and 1887. Three were from the Kilmoremoy district, one from Lowpark and one from Foxford. When his daughter Bridget Loftus married Martin Barrett in 1869 her birthplace was Kregella. Martin was from Cartron. Thank you for any help you can provide. Regards, Tom Sadler, Sister Bay, Wisconsin, USA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jkjlyons Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/7548.8/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, My great grand father is Patrick Moylett. His daughter Florence Betty Moylett was my grand mother. She married my grandfather James Lyons and lived in Bettystown County Meath. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MICHAELBAGGE Surnames: Coyle, Lavelle, Walker Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/95.99.204.238.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Kathy: I dont know how much information I have which will be useful but here goes. My paternal grandmother was Margaret Mary Coyle (Nov 1911 in Holyoke, Mass to May 1996 in Springfield MA), daughter of John Coyle and Biddie Mae (Lavelle) Coyle, and raised in Belmullet, ca 1912 to 1926 when she was returned to Holyoke to live with her maternal aunt, Rose (Lavelle) Kennedy. Thereafter, she completed high school, became an RN, married a French-Canadian from Maine, had two kids, was abandoned, spent the rest of the 30s as a psychiatric nurse in a state hospital, worked in a war industry on bomb sights (the Springfield Armory), and then started her own small nursing home in Springfield in 1944 which she operated until the 1990s while she raised four children, was married twice more and had an off and on relationship with her Belmullet family, which included two sisters and one brother. The brother, Sean, moved to Springfield in the 50s and died from a brain tumor in the late 60s. I was the 'illegitimate' son of Margaret's 15 year old first son who was raised! as her own son. As you can imagine, this family was not transparent. I was sent back to Belmullet for the summer of 1964 and stayed with Margaret's maternal uncle, Michael Lavelle. I saw Margaret's mother for a few minutes and was basically interviewed by Margaret's sister, Biddie, at her place of work for a half hour. Strange. I was told alot of what turned out to be misinformation and, years later, periodically try to sort out who was who and why they did what they did. There is, as far as I know, a few Coyle cousins left in Belmullet. Marlene Gannon is a retired teacher who lives on American Street. She responded to a few letters from me in the mid 1990s and then without any apparent reason stopped. Good luck trying to figure this branch of what may be your family out. By the way, I was told repeatedly by Margaret that the Coyles were from Castlebar and had been travelling salesmen. I was also told the Lavelles were descended from French who landed an expeditionary force in 1798. When I was in Belmullet in 1964, I stayed with Michael Lavelle who was a kind man, a carpenter who had commanded IRA forces during the Anglo-Irish War which produced the Irish Free State and a bitter civil war. Anything else I can tell you, just ask. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MOYATOOLAN Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/2583.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, the best source of information on ancestors in Mayo is http://www.mayoancestors.com I have used them a lot GOOD LUCK Moya Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kdulind Surnames: Coyle, Flathery Meehan Brennan Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/95.99.204.238.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I came across this old post. I may have a connection. My Great Grandmother was Mary Coyle, dau of Thomas, Great GrandDaughter of Henry Coyle. Her Dad Thomas was one of 12 children born in Dooyork a villiage 10 mi from Belmullet. Mary married Ed Flaherty in Belmullet and moved to a small town in Schuylkill Co also. Her town was Shenandoah. Any of this sound fimilar? Thanks, Kathy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waseely2003 Surnames: Gannon, Coyle, Lavelle, Higgins = CO Mayo Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/95.99.204.236.598.852.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My interest in in your Gannon, Coyle, Lavelle connections. My name is Higgins which is tied to the Coyle, Lavelle, and Gannon families through marriages in the 19th, and 20th centuries. I presently communicate with a Thomas and June Lavelle who reside in Liverpool, Thomas is a cousin of mine. The name Gannon is associated with Bill Gannon of Coventry presently, who is an Uncle of mine while the name Coyle dates back some time to a Bridget Coyle in the 19th C. If any of this is relevant to you, please email me and I'll see whether I can connect you with either someone in Ireland/England. Annie M. Higgins Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bernadettecrean49 Surnames: crean durcan padden gillespie madden Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/2583.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Moya , Many thanks for the info . ,-there could well be a connection there to the CREANS. Please bear with me however ,as I have just started out on the family history trail and don't really know where to start or how to access data from IRELAND . Could you possibly point me in the right direction ? ----ANY advice would be most welcome . I am looking for anything relating to the names CREAN ,DURCAN ,MADDEN ,PADDEN and GILLESPIE in or around BALLINA ,CO .MAYO. My mother ,ELIZABETH DURCAN and my father PATRICK CREAN were both born in BREAFFY .BALLINA .CO.MAYO in 1913 and 1914 respectively and were married in ST.MUREDECH'S CATHEDRAL ,BALLINA .09-11-1933. My PATERNAL grandparents were MARTIN CREAN and ELIZABETH GILLESPIE. My MATERNAL grand parents were ANTHONY DURCAN and MARGARET PADDEN ------ALL BORN ,I GUESS AROUND 1885-1890. I also have some knowledge of a GREAT-AUNT - BEATRICE MADDEN ,(born 1888) who emigrated to the U.S.A. -(NEW YORK ) IN 1924. Could you please advise me how best to proceed ? For example , How do I access any census records available and which sites are the most helpful ,(and of course ,cost -effective, ) for the info .I need. ? Many thanks and kind regards , Bernadette. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maryellenchambers Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/1989.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Are your GIBBONS-KERRIGAN ancestors from just outside of Westport? My great uncle Thomas MCFADDEN/FADDEN/FADIAN married in South Dakota circa 1890 the widow of a Martin KERRIGAN, Margaret GIBBONS. He and this couple were from the above area. A few years later, Thomas and Margaret moved with children/also adopted children to Butte, Montana. We have been trying to track Margaret's family in Westport area. Mary Ellen Chambers Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aripingi Surnames: Gibbons & Kerrigan Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/1989.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have some updated information on Patrick & Margaret Kerrigan Gibbons. Please contact me. Regards Barbara Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MICHAELBAGGE Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/95.99.204.236.600/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am so sorry that I am replying to a post you apparently made here in 1999. I didnt realize until today, in reviewing someone else's inquiry that you had asked me a question. My paternal grandmother was Margaret Mary Coyle, born November 1911 in Holyoke, daughter of John and Annie Mae (Lavelle) Coyle. Apparently these people went back and forth between Holyoke and Belmullet with alternating generations staying put and then relocating or sending their children to the other place. John and Annie Mae returned to Belmullet ca. 1912 and remained there until they died in the 1970s. John was a shoemaker, drummer and heavy drinker. They had three daughters and one son. The oldest daughter, Margaret, and the son, Sean, moved to western Mass in the late 1920s (her) and 1950s (him). He died from a brain tumor in the 1970s; she died in 1996 from complications of diabetes and dementia. She had told me that the Coyles were middlemen/retailers, sort of like travelling salespeople who were from Castlebar. John and his brother in law, Michael Lavelle, were IRA combatants in the Anglo-Irish War that followed WWI. There is a granddaughter, Marlene Gannon w! ho I think still lives on American Street in Belmullet, who would know much more than I was told. Margaret was estranged from her family and I am not sure how much of what I was told was accurate. I was in correspondence with Marlene in the mid 1990s then she stopped writing. Good luck. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MICHAELBAGGE Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/95.99.204.236.598.852.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I didnt get a message other than your acknowledgement of my reply this morning about the Cawley-Coyle thing. My paternal grandmother, Margaret Coyle, was raised in Belmullet ca. 1912-1926, a time which included both the Anglo-Irish War as well as the civil war that followed. Her father, John Coyle and his brother-in-law, Michael Lavelle, were in the IRA during the Anglo-Irish War but did not, as far as I know, participate in the civil war at all, even though your grandfather had something to do with the negotiation of the Treaty and was quite vocally against partition. Michael was in his 80s when I spent time with him and his wife (I think they had 7 or 8 kids, none of whom remain in Belmullet). Michael was a very smart, modest and kind man. I think he was the rock of that family. John Coyle was too partial to drinking and his wife, Annie Mae, not only suffered from migraines but was fairly strange. When I visited in '64, she would only talk to me through a partially opened door and then only for about ten minutes. I was told that the Coyles and Lavelles went back and forth ! across the Atlantic from the 1840s until the 1960s, sort of willy nilly. From talking with other descendents of immigrants to the US, that seems like a common pattern. John Coyle's only son moved to the US in the 1950s and died fifteen years later from a brain tumor. The cousins are scattered and as far as I can tell out of touch. If you are interested in a picture of your grandfather, I would be willing to look around, scan and email it. Of course, if there are any other questions you might have, just ask. I think that Marlene Gannon in Belmullet would be a better source of information. Mine in third hand. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MTOOLAN188 Surnames: Crean Ferguson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/2583.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Bernadette, I have just read your message and noticed the name Crean, which I saw recently when researching the Ferguson family of Attymass. Thomas Ferguson born about 1800 . Church Marriage Record Date of Marriage: 15/02/1824 Parish / District: KILMOREMOY/BALLINA County: Co. Mayo Husband Wife Name: Thomas Ferguson Mary Lynch Address: Breaghy Lusnenagh Denomination: Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Occupation: LANDHOLDER Age: Status: Husband's Father Wife's Father Name: Unknown Ferguson Unknown Lynch Address: Denomination: Occupation: Husband's Mother Wife's Mother Name: Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Address: Denomination: Occupation: Witness 1 Witness 2 Name: Math. Crean Anne Devany They may have been one of your ancestors - the name is unusual. best wishes Moya Toolan PS. have you had any luck researching before 1850? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pajawa Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/95.99.204.236.598.852.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Interesting... you seem to know alot - or at least what you know is what I've recently found out (re: IRA). A couple of things I would like to discuss. I've messaged you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MICHAELBAGGE Surnames: Lavelle, Coyle, Cawley, Walker Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/95.99.204.236.598.852.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I spent the summer of 1964 in your grandfather's home, Michael Lavelle. I was named after him as he was my paternal grandmother's favorite uncle. She was Margaret Mary Coyle whose mother was a Lavelle, born in Holyoke Mass USA in 1911 but raised by her parents in Belmullet until she returned to Holyoke in 1926 where she lived with another one of Michael's sisters, Rose Lavelle Kennedy. Your grandfather was a marvelous man. As you probably know, he had been an IRA Commander during the Anglo-Irish War and spent his working life as a carpenter/furniture maker. Aside from Coyle and Lavelle, I am familiar, sort of, with some Cawleys and Walkers. While I think most were from Mayo, I think there were connections to Sligo as well. John Coyle was also an IRA man, a shoemaker, a drummer and when I met him, quiet. Annie was troubled. They had four children, one son and three daughters. I think that one daughter's children may still live on American Street in Belmullet. If you send a letter to Marlene Gannon, you might get an answer. She was an educator and retired years ago. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pajawa Surnames: Lavelle Cawley Coyle Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/95.99.204.236.598.852/mb.ashx Message Board Post: James, I assume you are my cousin, son of Seamus & Doris Lavelle? My dad, William John Lavelle says that his father Michael Lavelle married Annie Cawley. The name Coyle comes from Michael's sister Annie who married Johnny Coyle. Shaun Lavelle Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Thank you for all that info on the church records. I think I found the family I'm looking for in the online Deese pages. Would the actual records have anymore info than what is online? Thanks Anne

Hello Peter, The online 1901 County Mayo census has entries for 49 Rush families in County Mayo in various locations in the county. You can find those by searching the census for Rush surname head of household and select Mayo as your search county: http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/1901census/census.shtml There are no surviving census records before 1901. Have you searched the England census records for other years before and after 1881 to see if any of the census entries for family members gives their specific birthplaces in County Mayo? They were born before civil registration of births started in Ireland in 1864, church parish records for their birth locations in Mayo would be the possible source for their baptismal records if the parish records survive for their birth locations. The names of all the towns and townlands in Co. Mayo are in the Ireland Townland Database http://www.seanruad.com and select Mayo as your search county from the drop down menu. Oceanstrands --- On Thu, 9/25/08, Peter <patsy_welsh2001@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > From: Peter <patsy_welsh2001@yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: [IRL-MAYO] Patrick RUSH, County Mayo and Liverpool. > To: IRL-MAYO@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:22 AM > Hi All, > I'm looking for any information on the RUSH family from > County Mayo. > The information I have is from the 1881 British census. >   > 7 Laurence Street > Liverpool > Lancashire. >   > Patrick RUSH, Age 43, Head of House, Married, Occupation, > Tailor, Born, County Mayo. > Bridget RUSH, Age 40, Wife, Occupation, Fruit Saleswoman, > Born, County Mayo. > Thomas RUSH, Age, 21, Son, Unwed, Occupation, General > Labourer, Born County Mayo, > Charles RUSH, Age, 20, Son, Unwed, Occupation, Tailor, > Born, County Mayo. > Mary Ellen RUSH, Age 18 Dau, Unwed, Occupation, Cigarette > Maker, Born Liverpool. > Catherine, RUSH,Age 16, Dau, Unwed, Occupation, Assistant > Fruit Sales, Born Liverpool. > Bridget RUSH, Age 12, Dau, Scholar, Born Liverpool, > Agnes RUSH, Age 8, Dau, Scholar, Born Liverpool. > Christina RUSH,Age 3, At Home, Born Liverpool. >   > Catherine RUSH, my G, Grandmother Married, James Barrett in > 1885. > in Liverpool. >   > Any information on the above family, no matter how small > would be fantastic. >   > Thanks in Advance, > Peter in Liverpool. >

Hello Anne, The Roman Catholic parish records for Westport which is Aughaval RC parish are microfilmed and available on order through your nearest LDS Family History Centre. See: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Mayo&parish=Aughaval&churchid=1043 You'll see in that link also there are transcriptions online. The records go back to 1845 for baptisms. Go to the bottom of that link and you'll find on the lower left side a further link to the civil parish included in that RC parish which is Oughaval civil parish for Westport Town and other locations. Here's a map of the civil parishes in County Mayo, click on each civil parish to find the names of the towns and townlands in each. The civil parishes were generally the Church of Ireland (Anglican) parishes. http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/civilparish/index.cfm?fuseaction=GetMap&CityCounty=Mayo You can also find the names of the civil parishes for all towns and townlands in Co. Mayo at the Ireland Townland Database http://www.seanruad.com and select Mayo as your search county from the drop down menu. Here's a map of all the Roman Catholic parishes in County Mayo, click on each parish on the maps to see the years covered in the records and where they can be accessed, most are available on microfilm through LDS: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/mayorc.htm Oceanstrands --- On Thu, 9/18/08, amduffy@cox.net <amduffy@cox.net> wrote: > From: amduffy@cox.net <amduffy@cox.net> > Subject: [IRL-MAYO] Westport church Records > To: IRL-MAYO@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 7:33 AM > Hi, I am new to this list and am researching a Mary Jane > Flanagan. She was born about 1854.and lists her place of > birth on a ship's list as Westport, Mayo. She left Mayo > with her family and went to Scotland for a number of years > before going to the states. My question is where would I > look for Roman Catholic church records? What civil parish > is Westport in? > TIA > Anne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DianeCulhane Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/7888.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Kathryn, why don't you e-mail me directly at dlculhane@cs.com and I can explain this in more detail. Diane Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kath1353 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/7888.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you Diane for the information. It could well be my Grandfather.The other information you gave me,GRO,is it available on line,or do you mean we could gain from the information on the Mayo census his birthdate from Dublin Register office. Are births available on line. My mother and grandmother are also from Dublin. Do we have access to Irish websites that are free to view, or any other websites for Ireland for Births, Marriages and Deaths.Thanking you. Kathryn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.