Fay... Have you asked if anyone out there has the discovery maps for Meath. They would be @#42, 43, 35, 36, 49 &50. I would start with #42 first. Do you belong to [email protected] , a list which I belong to that has very knowledgeable & friendly people... also [email protected] com.. Also Tiara, (Dennis Ahearn's website). I know I searched all over for North Commons, Trim, which is no longer. I believe I found it listed on Sean Raud's pages. Try posting to these groups & see if anyone cn help. Just a thought,,, Jeanine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fay Finn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [MEATH] KILDALKEY - Townland Question > Thanks. I have the parish records, both from the Meath Heritage Centre and > from the parish priest. One lists "Curragh, Kildalkey" but that is the only > hint. There is no townland by that name, and as far as I can find, > "curragh" may mean "racetrack." Anyone have any other hints? I know it's a > horse racing area and there are stables there today, but can anyone out > there confirm the meaning? Thanks! > > > From: [email protected] > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 10:44:46 EDT > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [MEATH] KILDALKEY - Townland Question > > Resent-From: [email protected] > > Resent-Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 08:44:52 -0600 > > > > Fay, > > > > In answer to your question about what they were referring to when they > > mentioned the place in Ireland they were from, I've seen different things. A > > US > > death record mentioned the townland. An Ellis Island record mentioned the > > nearest > > village. Another mentioned the last place they stayed before sailing or where > > they sailed from. I doubt they would have used the civil parish as a > > location. > > > > This may not be of much help but the RC church parish is Ballivor and > > Kildalkey. My family (Coyne and Duignan) came from the neighboring RC parish > > of > > Killyon. When I looked at the church records in the National Library in > > Dublin > > (may also be available through Latter Day Saints Library) in many instances it > > mentioned the townland next to the family name. That helped me sort out on > > which townland my ancestors lived. > > > > Regards, > > Ray FitzGerald > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Fay Finn > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: 29 July 2003 6:26 AM > > Subject: [MEATH] townland question > > > > > > Just a general question: How can a person find out what townland an > > ancestor is from? Mine is from Kildalkey, but that is the name of a civil > > parish as well as a townland. There are dozens of townlands in that civil > > parish. When people said where they were from, did they usually mean the > > townland or the parish? Thanks. Fay > > > > > > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== > > This list is for everyone with ancestors from County Meath. > > County Meath website is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlmea2/ > > Ireland Project Website: http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== > County Meath and County Westmeath are up for adoption. They combined were the ancient Province of Meath. When the King of Meath didn't play good with other Kings, his kingdom was absorbed by Leinster and Ulster. > If interested, Contact list admin: [email protected] >

Thanks for the tips. I have just found out about the discovery maps, so I haven't looked at them yet. Thanks for the map numbers and other hints. > From: "jeanine" <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 00:27:14 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MEATH] KILDALKEY - Townland Question > Resent-From: [email protected] > Resent-Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 22:27:51 -0600 > > Fay... > Have you asked if anyone out there has the discovery maps for Meath. They > would be @#42, 43, 35, 36, 49 &50. I would start with #42 first. Do you > belong to [email protected] , a list which I belong to that has very > knowledgeable & friendly people... also [email protected] com.. > Also Tiara, (Dennis Ahearn's website). I know I searched all over for North > Commons, Trim, which is no longer. I believe I found it listed on Sean > Raud's pages. Try posting to these groups & see if anyone cn help. > Just a thought,,, > Jeanine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fay Finn" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 11:13 AM > Subject: Re: [MEATH] KILDALKEY - Townland Question > > >> Thanks. I have the parish records, both from the Meath Heritage Centre > and >> from the parish priest. One lists "Curragh, Kildalkey" but that is the > only >> hint. There is no townland by that name, and as far as I can find, >> "curragh" may mean "racetrack." Anyone have any other hints? I know it's > a >> horse racing area and there are stables there today, but can anyone out >> there confirm the meaning? Thanks! >> >>> From: [email protected] >>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>> Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 10:44:46 EDT >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [MEATH] KILDALKEY - Townland Question >>> Resent-From: [email protected] >>> Resent-Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 08:44:52 -0600 >>> >>> Fay, >>> >>> In answer to your question about what they were referring to when they >>> mentioned the place in Ireland they were from, I've seen different > things. A >>> US >>> death record mentioned the townland. An Ellis Island record mentioned > the >>> nearest >>> village. Another mentioned the last place they stayed before sailing or > where >>> they sailed from. I doubt they would have used the civil parish as a >>> location. >>> >>> This may not be of much help but the RC church parish is Ballivor and >>> Kildalkey. My family (Coyne and Duignan) came from the neighboring RC > parish >>> of >>> Killyon. When I looked at the church records in the National Library in >>> Dublin >>> (may also be available through Latter Day Saints Library) in many > instances it >>> mentioned the townland next to the family name. That helped me sort out > on >>> which townland my ancestors lived. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Ray FitzGerald >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Fay Finn >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: 29 July 2003 6:26 AM >>> Subject: [MEATH] townland question >>> >>> >>> Just a general question: How can a person find out what townland an >>> ancestor is from? Mine is from Kildalkey, but that is the name of a > civil >>> parish as well as a townland. There are dozens of townlands in that > civil >>> parish. When people said where they were from, did they usually mean the >>> townland or the parish? Thanks. Fay >>> >>> >>> ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== >>> This list is for everyone with ancestors from County Meath. >>> County Meath website is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlmea2/ >>> Ireland Project Website: http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com/ >>> >> >> >> >> ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== >> County Meath and County Westmeath are up for adoption. They combined were > the ancient Province of Meath. When the King of Meath didn't play good with > other Kings, his kingdom was absorbed by Leinster and Ulster. >> If interested, Contact list admin: [email protected] >> > > > > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== > Visit The Roscommon Database for uncommon records: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlros/ ........History or Genealogy are fair > subjects here, but current politics and religion issues are not. >