Dear List My Irish interests are KEENAN and CONROY. Patrick KEENAN b. apx 1840 to Patrick and Mary Winifred CONROY b. apx 1840 to Bernard and Agnes Family History suggests Roscommon possibly Athlone and that is all I have. At the moment I am going through Moran Maladry extracts from Dublin Newspapers for Roscommon LDS film #100,216. I will be sending the list some of the extracts. If you see a person you are interested in, email me with the extract including the extract name and Volume number. I will be getting the corresponding films in the next months if you do not mind waiting.. Happy Hunting Rosemarie California Researching BLACKBURN, Bridlington Quay, Whitby ENG CASEMENT - Hull, Isle of Man CONROY - Hull, Ireland EGGLESTON - Bridlington Quay ENG GRAY - Hull, Bridlington Quay ENG JENNINGS - Hull ENG KEENAN - Hull, Ireland PATTISON - Bridlington Quay ENG SADLER - Hull ENG TAYLOR- Hull ENG

Hello all, Has anyone ever searched for McGUIRE or McCORMICK families from Ballyfeeney/Kilglass. Where is a place called TULLY or ROOSKY which appears on an extract of birth for a Joseph McGUIRE in 1872. Thank you if anyone can help me.Margaret Australia.

Margaret at margaretwf@austarnet.com.au writes: << Where is a place called TULLY or ROOSKY which appears on an extract of birth for a Joseph McGUIRE in 1872. >> Margaret, There are two Rooskys and six Tullas in Roscommon but, since you have a birth notice from Ballyfeeny/Kilglass, this would seem to point to the Roosky/Tullas in that area - along the Shannon. The town of Roosky is right on the Shannon, in Termonbarry civil parish, about 9 miles ENE of Strokestown and about 13 miles SE of Carrick-on-Shannon. There are two nearby Tullys. One in Kilglass CP, 5 miles SW of Roosky, and the other is in Kilmore CP, 5 miles NW of Roosky. By the way, the other Roosky is westward, a couple of miles from Ballaghaderreen. I believe the Tully townland in Kilglass parish is the one you want, as it borders the townland of Ballyfeeny to its south (in fact, the border between the two townlands is well over a mile long - lots of opportunity to "get to know" the folks in the next townland). Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

Hello all, Has anyone ever searched for McGUIRE or McCORMICK families from Ballyfeeney/Kilglass. Where is a place called TULLY or ROOSKY which appears on an extract of birth for a Joseph McGUIRE in 1872. Thank you if anyone can help me.Margaret Australia.

Margaret, To reply to a small part of your query, the information on wedding certificates from Ireland is as follows. (As given for two of my lot and pasted straight from my notes) ................. They married on 11th October 1873 in the Church of Ireland, Dernakesh Chapel. Parish of Drumgoon, County Cavan, Ireland. James gave his age as 25, that he was a bachelor and farmer and the son of Charles Lockington, Farmer. His residence was Drumerkillew, Parish of Killsherdeny. Mary Ann gave her age as 24, that she was a spinster, and the daughter of William Wright, Farmer. Her residence was Drumnagress in the Parish of Killsherdeny. These names would be of townlands, a group of which makes a parish. They were signed out by licenses, by Jno Moore. Witnesses were Henry Wright and Thomas Lockington. (Thomas was the younger brother of James. He was said to be born 18th March 1854 in Cootehill). There is a photo copy of the civil marriage record (No: 100 of 1873) in my records. It, in turn, is a copy of the register, which was hand written and hard to read. Place names were mis-spelt..................... Noel Mann (Also OZ) ps. Here is some info, kindly sent by a lady called Ellen. I hope she does not mind me passing it on, as it is such good advice and helped me greatly. N. Registration of non-Catholic marriages began in 1845 in Ireland. Registration of births, marriages and deaths, regardless of religion, began January 1, 1864. Parish records--primarily baptisms, marriages, and burials--provide the best source of vital record information in the centuries before civil registration. Certificates for births, marriages and deaths for all of Ireland until 1922 and for the Republic since 1922 are housed in Dublin. Belfast has the records for Northern Ireland from 1922 to present in addition to the all Ireland records from 1864-1922. Civil registration of births, deaths and marriages in Ireland names the townland that is the address in rural Ireland. If you search the Index and can identify your target, note the name, district, volume and page, necessary in order to obtain a photocopy of the full information given in that entry. Then, determine the appropriate FHLC microfilm number. You may then complete the "Request to Photocopy" following the instructions to the letter and mail it with a check for US$2.00. I don't know if they accept foreing checks. However, GRO in Dublin does. Foreign applications by mail: Fees are payable in Euro checks or bank drafts drawn on an Irish Bank, made payable to the Registrar General. Sterling checks, Postal Orders, US$ checks are accepted. Checks etc. for certificates should be made payable to the "Superintendent Registrar" The minimum amount for a check drawn on a non-Irish bank is ?12.70. I bundle my requests so that I meet the minimum fee. Births, Death and Roman Catholic marriages certificates are available from Office of the Registrar General Joyce House 11/13 Lombard Street East Dublin 2 Ireland Before 1864 you must use other sources to find/verify information, see http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlwat/instruct.htm Ellen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Fitzgerald" <margaretwf@austarnet.com.au> To: <IRL-ROSCOMMON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 2:35 PM Subject: [IRLRosc'mn] certificates > Would SKS please tell me where I can obtain marriage and birth certificates > for Roscommon, also the cost and what information is on them, in particular > if the marriage place is on birth certificates. Thank you in advance. > Margaret Australia. > > > ==== IRL-ROSCOMMON Mailing List ==== > Problem? Question? Need direction or to report a virus? Contact the List > Admin at Kathleen@KathleensKorner.net. Off-list, please! Thanks. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Would SKS please tell me where I can obtain marriage and birth certificates for Roscommon, also the cost and what information is on them, in particular if the marriage place is on birth certificates. Thank you in advance. Margaret Australia.

Registration of non-Catholic marriages began in 1845 in Ireland. Registration of births, marriages and deaths, regardless of religion, began January 1, 1864. Civil registration of births, deaths and marriages in Ireland names the townland that is the address in rural Ireland. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Mormons, has copies of almost all of the General Register Office indices and some registers, making direct access to both registers and indices possible through the local Family History Centers. The Irish Punt is no longer being accepted as payment. They do not accept credit cards, but will take International Money Orders, cash, Postal Orders or personal cheques in euro (euro cheques must be drawn from an Irish Bank); U.S.dollar cash or personal cheques; Sterling cash, personal checks or Postal Orders: exchange rates fluctuate on a daily basis, your bank should be able to tell you the current rate or there are numerous websites providing this information (search under currency+exchange or currency+converter). Checks etc. should be payable to General Register Office and cash should always be sent by Registered mail. Local offices cannot accept international payment. Births, Death and Roman Catholic marriages certificates are available from Office of the Registrar General Joyce House 11/13 Lombard Street East Dublin 2 Ireland Birth certificates include the date and place of birth; the name; the sex; the name, surname and residence of the father; the name, surname, maiden surname of the mother; the rank, profession or occupation of the father; and the name and qualifications of the informant, usually a family member. A given name was not obligatory, so some entries are Kelly, Male or Clarke, Female. Fees are at the following address: http://www.groireland.ie/fees.htm There is no minimum payment amount for international orders. Ellen Copyright Ó 2000 Ellen Naliboff All rights reserved Margaret Fitzgerald <margaretwf@austarnet.com.au> wrote: >Would SKS please tell me where I can obtain marriage and birth certificates >for Roscommon, also the cost and what information is on them, in particular >if the marriage place is on birth certificates. Thank you in advance. >Margaret Australia. > > >==== IRL-ROSCOMMON Mailing List ==== >Problem? Question? Need direction or to report a virus? Contact the List >Admin at Kathleen@KathleensKorner.net. Off-list, please! Thanks. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

Dear Friend: I am searching for information on my grandfather's family in Roscommon. My grandfather was MICHAEL MCHUGH or McCue son of PETER and ANN or SARAH. MICHAEL is said to have been born in 1841 but I also have a document which says 1835. His death certificate of Rhode Island list his age at 58 in 1899. He was in the U.S. before 1857 when he married Catherine Glancy (daughter of Thomas & Mary) of Leitrim. Appreciate any help you can give. peter19252000@juno. Peter B. McCue

HI I just joined the IRL-ROSCOMMON List. Here is a little background on my Norton ancestors. The first Norton, in America, in my line, was James Norton; he and his wife Ann <Dolan> Norton arrived in America in 1848 with four children and settled in Lebanon Springs, New York, for ten years and then James moved his family to Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. James Norton was born Dec 1812 and Ann Dolan was born 1813. Both were born in County Roscommon, Ireland. According to their son James C. Norton's bio, they were from <this was sent to us and they could not make out the town> Cue......?? or Coo...?, Athlone, Roscommon, Ireland. We wish, we knew what the spelling of the town was, but so far, we haven't been able to find out what it was. These are the children of James and Ann Norton who born in Roscommon: Matthew b. 1835 Roseann b. 16 Dec 1837 Maria b. 1839 James C., b. 15 Nov 1847 We have quite a lot of information on James Norton and his family in Galesburg, Illinois, U.S.A. and would love to share this information with his descendants. AND we are always looking for knew information on this line of Nortons. Thanks, Mary Boudreau

Hello Is there any one working on the Coughlin Line in or near Athlone? We have hit a Big brick wall with Joseph Coughlin We are looking for Joesph Coughlin married to Catherine Bracken or Catherine Thomas? There is a William Coughlin Married to Catherine Kelly Any Help is Appreciated Thank You for Your Time Eileen

I am new to this list and thought I'd post my interest. I am descended from Thomas Ferguson, b. 25 May 1831. He migrated to Boston area (via New York) in 1847 and died 11 Oct 1883. His parents were Michael & Margaret. Thomas married Hannah Dolan on 3 Sep 1853. She died 18 Sep 1892.. Thomas and Hannah had 9 children between 1855 and 1874: Michael, Thomas, Walter, Margaret, Catherine, Hannah, Mary Ann, Edward, George and Leonard ... mostly in the Boston and Quincy area. If any of this is familiar, please e-mail me. Tom Dalton, MA

Wish someone could take a photograph of Dalefield House at Castlerea for me, its important for some research inNZ! WOnder if there are any sks;s anywhere! ----- Original Message ----- From: <Gmceileen@aol.com> To: <IRL-ROSCOMMON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 12:57 AM Subject: [IRLRosc'mn] Hello > Just a test to see if I an on the List? > > > ==== IRL-ROSCOMMON Mailing List ==== > ~~ The List GOLDEN RULE ~~ > Keep to genealogy, history, anything ancestor! Keep it clean & cool. > Treat others as you want them to treat you...Positively *NO* selling! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

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The Connaught Journal Galway, Thursday, October 23, 1823 PROVINCIAL INTELLIGENCE ROSCOMMON- It is to us a source of regret, that a spirit of insubordination & outrage has begun to manifest itself near this town, in the Co. Westmeath. Last week the house of a man named Grennan, at Cappabrack, in the parish of Colry, within four miles of this town, in said County, was maliciously set on fire by a party of incendiaries and the inmates with difficulty escaped. On last Friday night, eight sheep were shorn of their wool, in the same parish, and their fleeces carried away.---Athlone Herald CORK, OCT 17- We understand, from a respectable source, that on Wednesday last, the Churchwardens of Rathcormuck, attempted to prevent the interment of an elderly gentleman, (Mr. O'Flanigan) according to the usual form and ceremonies of the Catholic burial. It is stated to us, that the Churchwardens, on being interrogated as to their authority, declared, that they acted on the express order of the Lord Bishop of Cloyne. We are happy to learn that the unchristian attempt was frustrated by the cool determination of the Roman Catholic Clergymen, who, regardless of the impertinent interruption, proceeded in their pious prayers for the repose of the soul of their deceased christian brother.-- Chronicle Cathy Joynt Labath Abstracts from Irish Newspapers http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/Ireland/index.html

I'm interested in hearing if anybody on the list has used the services of the County Roscommon Heritage and Genealogy Society. They will do an initial search for $45 and I'm considering sending a request to them for information on my g-grandmother Ellen JUDGE. I'd appreciate any feedback if anybody has had any experience with this service. Here's the URL to their website: http://www.irishroots.net/Roscmmn.htm Thanks, Kathy in California

Winifred Kearns, about 24 years old, was convicted at Rosscommon on July 27, 1849, of breaking into a house and stealing 4 pounds two shillings and sixpence and a pair of gloves. It was her first conviction. She was sentenced to transportation for seven years and arrived in Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land (now Hobart, Tasmania) in 1850, where she married my great great grandfather, Robert Lewis, a tailor, about 40 years old, in 1851. Their numerous descendants live in Australia, mostly in Victoria. The convict indents say Winifred was 4'11.5" tall, with a fresh, fair complexion, light brown hair and brown eyebrows, blue eyes, a full face, short nose, wide mouth and long chin, with a mole on the left side of her chin. She was Catholic, unable to read or write, and possibly a laundress who may have been working for a D. or P. Dennis at St Catherines (or similar - something like S. Cath is written on the document under Relatives or Apprenticeship). Because Winifred was unable to read or write, her name was sometimes written as Cairns. Is anyone researching Kearns in Rosscommon? Can anyone point me towards useful resources? Steve Painter Carlton, NSW, Australia

I am researching the family of JOHN and ANNIE [nee McCORMACK] McGUIRE. John a widower aged 45 years arrived in Australia on ship Ninewah in 1879 with five of his ten children. The other five arrived on ship Aberdeen in 1885 with an aunt BRIDID McCORMICK. Their address in Roscommon when deposits were paid for their fares was "Ballyfeeney, Kilglass, Strokestown." I guess Annie must have died about 1877-78. Was there a Census in Ireland for the 1800s. Where else could I look. Thank you for any information. Margaret in Australia.

1861 to 1891 do not exist for Ireland, having been destroyed by government order. 1901 and 1911 are the only complete Census Ellen Margaret Fitzgerald <margaretwf@austarnet.com.au> wrote: >I am researching the family of JOHN and ANNIE [nee McCORMACK] McGUIRE. John >a widower aged 45 years arrived in Australia on ship Ninewah in 1879 with >five of his ten children. The other five arrived on ship Aberdeen in 1885 >with an aunt BRIDID McCORMICK. Their address in Roscommon when deposits >were paid for their fares was "Ballyfeeney, Kilglass, Strokestown." I >guess Annie must have died about 1877-78. Was there a Census in Ireland for >the 1800s. Where else could I look. Thank you for any information. >Margaret in Australia. > > > > > >==== IRL-ROSCOMMON Mailing List ==== >~~ The List GOLDEN RULE ~~ >Keep to genealogy, history, anything ancestor! Keep it clean & cool. >Treat others as you want them to treat you...Positively *NO* selling! > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

Hi. I am new to the County Roscommon list and the surnames I'm researching are JUDGE and McCUEN: My gg-grandparents Thomas JUDGE and Mary MCCUEN were married abt 1849, Co. Roscommon. Children: Mary (b. 1850), Timothy, Michael, Patrick, James J. (b. abt 1859), Martin (b. 1860), Ellen (b. abt. 1866) (my g-grandmother). The children immigrated to the US around 1880, settling in New York and Memphis, TN. Thomas JUDGE's address in 1900 was: Drumdoe, Boyle, Cargeenroe. Anything sound familiar? I'm looking forward to being on the list. Kathy in California

THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL Galway,Thursday, October 16, 1823 DEATHS On the 7th instant, in the 24th year of his age, at Clonfineen, in the county of Roscommon, of a typhus fever, which he caught while in the discharge of his pastoral duties, the Rev. Richard Prendergast, R.C. Curate of the parishes of Templetogher and Buynagh. Cathy Joynt Labath Abstracts from Irish Newspapers http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/Ireland/index.html