At 04:36 PM 4/17/2013, you wrote: >Any info that anyone has would be greatly appreciated. Francis >Carney born 1832 in Monaghan, emigrated to US in 1852 and married >Margaret McMahon (born 1834 Monaghan) a few years later. I have been >looking for any family member for years. I need to find out parish >and/or townland since I plan on visiting within the next few years >and I need to know where to search records when I get there. I have >searched everywhere I could from here. >Mary In "The Monaghan Story" by Peadar Livingstone, there is a Francis Carney on page 267 mentioned. In regards to the buildings where a school was in use; "The school at Corrackan was in a mud cabin. Francis Carney of Clones used a Kitchen, James McManus of Annaghkilly, Clones, taught in a wheat store, " etc, etc...... (Probably circa 1830 ?). Page 555, in the Ballybay chapter mentions a Father Andrew Carney who built St. Patrick's church between 1860 and 1875.