Is there any reference to a Partick Costello m. Mary Malady in Co Mayo possible a bit earlier? Their daughter, Anne Costello m. Anthony McNulty in 1850's and had 7 sons. Anthony and Anne are burried in Foxford Co Mayo, died 1910, 1912. On Monday, February 19, 2007, at 06:13 PM, Lynne wrote: > I ran across this page whilst doing some Lancashire research: > http://www.thelancashireresearcher.co.uk/irish.htm -- > >> My great grandfather Dominic Costello arrived in the Lancashire town >> of Bury around 1865 and is one of my four Irish born great >> grandparents. >> >> Despite the usual problem for those of us with Irish ancestors in >> having very little information on the geographical origin of our >> forebears, I succeeded in finding the birthplace of Dominic with a lot >> of patience and determination, several trips to Ireland and a little >> luck. The full story of my research entitled 'The Clan Costello' was >> published in M&LFHS journal Vol 33 1997 {now out of stock}. The >> article won the Earwaker Prize for the best article published in the >> journal in the12 month period of 1997. >> >> For Irish family research it is necessary in most cases to have at >> least the county of birth. In my case I was lucky that the name >> Costello was one of the hereditary surnames of Ireland: It came into >> being around the eleventh century. At first the surname was formed by >> prefixing Mac to the father's name or O to that of the grandfather or >> earlier ancestor. >> >> {Mac} Costello{e} MacOisdealbhaigh. Oisdealbgh was the name of the >> father of Gilbert de Nangle, and this is the first example of a Norman >> family assuming a Mac name. The use of the prefix O is erroneous , >> though it does occasionally occur in seventeenth century records. The >> barony of Costello is in east Mayo. See Ed MacLysaght , 'The Surnames >> of Ireland' >> >> My great grandfather Dominic Costello was born in the townland of >> Ballyglass, parish of Kilmovee, Co. Mayo. The parish is East Co. Mayo >> near the border of Roscommon. I have second cousins still living in >> Kilmovee. There is evidence proving that the Costellos were living in >> Ballyglass since 1464. > > > Hope this helps someone. > > Best wishes, > Lynne > > ______________________________________ > > ~~Complete the SUBJECT LINE with relevent information, including > pertinent SURNAMES, location, and years.~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAYO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >