Hello I don't have ancestors from Co Monaghan, but there was substantial immigration from the county to my home town of Consett.  People from Armagh, Louth, Cavan, Tyrone and Monaghan came in the 1840’s, some before 1847 to work in the iron industry and some in the coal mines.  If anyone is researching people with such connections feel free to contact me. I have a blog with information on my ancestors in North West Durham which contains a lot of back ground info on the Irish in the area in the 1800s it’s at hedgehog55.blogspot.com/ I also have a site with tunes and songs that I’ve written, it’s at http://michaelburns1.com/   Many of the songs and tunes are inspired by my Irish roots. Have a great Christmas & All the Best for the New Year Michael Burns Researching Clarke, McKevitt Cos Louth / Armagh Corr, Monaghan McGerrity Co Tyrone Graham Armagh. Bodden / Bowden Co Down. Burns McInulty McDade McCorkle CoDonegal Judge Gaughan Kilgannon Co Mayo Mannin/Mannion Co Sligo _____________ Michael Burns To listen to my songs and tunes, go to http://michaelburns1.com/ 

Michael, I enjoyed reading your blog. http://hedgehog55.blogspot.ca/ I would never have guessed that there would be such a concentration of such Irish in that part of England. I guess it makes sense to look at where job opportunities were, and how they fit with the skills of family members. Sharon Oddie Brown PS Since I keep tracking JACKSONs - the mention of Jackson's Land, Wolsingham, Durham, England pricked up my ears. Sharon Oddie Brown, Roberts Creek, BC, Canada. History Project: http://www.thesilverbowl.com/ On 20/12/2012 6:09 AM, MICHAEL BURNS wrote: > Hello > I don't have ancestors from Co Monaghan, but there was substantial immigration > from the county to my home town of Consett. People from Armagh, Louth, Cavan, Tyrone and Monaghan came in the 1840's, > some before 1847 to work in the iron industry and some in the coal mines. If anyone is researching people with such > connections feel free to contact me. > I have a blog with information on my ancestors in > North West Durham which contains a lot of back ground info on the Irish in the > area in the 1800s it's at hedgehog55.blogspot.com/ > I also have a site with tunes and songs that I've written, > it's at http://michaelburns1.com/ Many > of the songs and tunes are inspired by my Irish roots. > Have a great Christmas & All the Best for the New > Year > Michael Burns > Researching Clarke, McKevitt Cos Louth / Armagh > Corr, Monaghan McGerrity Co Tyrone > Graham Armagh. Bodden / Bowden Co Down. > Burns McInulty McDade McCorkle CoDonegal > Judge Gaughan Kilgannon Co Mayo > Mannin/Mannion Co Sligo > > _____________ > Michael Burns > > To listen to my songs and tunes, go to http://michaelburns1.com/ > ================================= > > Message Boards: > http://www.igp-web.com/boards.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-MONAGHAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message