Tom, You are absolutely right about the location. The MNFHC is closer to Crossmolina. I was suprised on my first visit about the location. I guess it is just part of the Ballina mailing district. Thanks for the background. Jim Kelly [email protected] wrote: > Thank you for prompt reply, I was hoping that you had new data. > I do go to do Ballina regularly to do research- and for your research > notes -actually the centre is in Enniscoe connected to the Jackson estate- > landlord of many in the area. While it is in the area of Ballina it is > really closest to Crossmolina unless they have moved in in the last two > years. It is easily accessible by asking in Crossmolina-North County Mayo. > > The lady who launched this centre was a Jackson and married into the family > of the present estate and they hold the estate records...some of these are > records which are shared with the Cultural center some which are not and > are personal files at Enniscoe House. There is also good information in the > library Castlebar the county seat as it holds the OS record maps for N Mayo > which are difficult to find and Donovans letters of the 1800's describing > the townlands which no longer exist on today's ordinance surveys. Regarding > records on personal file of Enniscoe house- Probably they do not hold > Kilfian as this is futher from Enniscoe House and I believe under another > landlord. > > Kelly was a name that appears with my Murphy family from Carrickanass > townland, Lackan, (Killala) N County Mayo- a lateral married into name with > a Murphy marrying a Kelly- Lackan is N Mayo outside of Killala City > crossing the Palmerstown bridge and turning left . > > The family of Kate Murphy Kelly remained in Ireland as well as her sister > Ann Langan and brother John-though one of Kate's sons may have moved to > Chicago at one time according to family lore. Kate appeared in an > obituary of her brother who came to America to Scranton/Wilkesbarre area of > Pa and then migrated to MN with a brother. He died here-they were the > children of John Murphy and Bridget Healy of Carrickanass. Ballina also > appears in the data-Commons-Donnelly-Langan-Kelly. There were Farrells and > McHales on baptism records-and Barretts-but do not know if they were > neighbors or relations. > Irish genealogy is a challenge in Ireland due to lack of records. The > Farrells lived on the land next to the Murphys. > Well the goings and comings of the Irish!- > Tom Celli > > >I do not have the register. Please contact North Mayo Heritage Centre in > >Ballina, > >e mail : [email protected] > > > >[email protected] wrote: > > > >> I am interested in burial record for townland of Kilfian- Cummings,Commons, > >> Cummins spelling... If availaable can you send these to me? > >> Thank you > >> Tom Celli > >> > >> >Ellen, > >> >I came across a burial register for the townland of Kilfian. It is the > >> >first I have seen. > >> >Is this an uncommon event? Does the LDS have any films on burial > >> >registers? > >> > > >> >Anything new on the 1911 census for Mayo? The Heritage Centre does not > >> >have it as of yet. Other than the index, what else is available on film? > >> >Thanks. > >> > > >> >Jim Kelly > >> > > >> > > >> >============================== > >> >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > >> >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > >> >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library