Diane, I knew I would get those stories, seems peculiar as the men were off fighting a lot. Also feeding a family of fifteen didn't allow for much leisure time in the pub. I have been searching Tedavnet, not much on line. Theo McMahons Monaghan Ancestry also has the records, he is affiliated with one of the pay sites, I thought it was rootsireland but now I'm not sure. Cobwebs clogging up the brain cells. ----- Original Message ----- From: <dlculhane@cs.com> To: <irl-monaghan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:44 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-MONAGHAN] A Cassiday/Cassidy Puzzle > > Twenty years of childbearing not unusual. One of my grgrandmothers had 13 > children over 30 years! Looks like a regular Catholic marriage recording. > > > > You should really check films of the original records if possible, as you > may find more children. Transcribers often miss entries that eagle-eyed > descendants catch. Here's a link to the status of the Errigal Truagh > records: > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Monaghan&parish=Errigal-Truagh&churchid=309 > > Unfortunately, the LDS haven't filmed Donagh, so you'd have to ask someone > to check the film in Dublin or Belfast for the marriage record. The > version the transcriber provided looks like a shortened version of a > normal Catholic marriage record. The original will probably show > witnesses, possibly also parents. > > Diane > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Cassidy <casstool@embarqmail.com> > To: fermanagh-gold <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com> > Cc: IRL-MONAGHAN <IRL-MONAGHAN@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tue, Jul 17, 2012 11:29 am > Subject: [IRL-MONAGHAN] A Cassiday/Cassidy Puzzle > > > For a long time I have been researching my gggrandparents Hugh > Cassiday/Bridget > McKenna, I have stuck with the CASSIDAY spelling because in the > 1860-1870's > there were five families registering births in Scotstown, Monaghan using > this > spelling I am aware that the spelling will vary depending on the > transcriber and > the more common is CASSIDY. > I have found Francis b. 1866 the parents living in Derrynasell East > probably > with the mothers McKenna family. My ggrandfather Hugh was b.1859-61 don't > know > where. I have been speculating that my Hugh was one of the early children > and > Hugh Cassiday/Bridget McKenna were married a few years before that time. > Now comes the puzzle, I input the parents names in rootsireland, they > gave me > an Ellen Cassidy b.Dec. 1850, in Donagh Parish, Monaghan, however their > source > is shown as microfilm entries 1861-1881? > Paying for records I searched for the marriage of Hugh CASSIDAY/Bridget > McKenna this brought up Hugh CASSIDY/Bridget McKenna "Church Marriage > Record" > Nov. 22, 1846, Parish Errigal Truagh, Monaghan, no townland listed, no > parents, > no relatives, witnesses James McElroy/Mary Kelly. No Church or > denomination, > Listed at the bottom is "Banns dispensed, Priest : Rev. Paul McCusker CC". > I > don't know if this indicates it was an actual RC ceremony, shot gun > wedding or > what. If this is the same couple that were parents of my Hugh and Francis > it > woiuld indicate 20 years of child bearing. > I have found no other children than, > Ellen 1850 > Hugh 1859-61 > Francis 1866. > > Any words of wisdom out there? Thanks,Tom Cassidy > ================================= > > 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 > > > > ================================= > > 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