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

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/ >