Joan: I have checked my records for St. John Roman Catholic Church at Granahan, Parish of Killelagh, County Derry, and find there are 70 persons named Bradley buried in the cemetery, 55 persons named McEldowney, and 3 persons named McIldowney. I have listed below the Bradley and McEldowney persons who have the name Gortinure or Gortanure on their tombstone. Many of the persons named Bradley and McEldowney who are buried in the cemetery do not have the places where they lived on the tombstone. My immigrant ancestors are James Diamond ( 1784 / 1851) and his wife, Jane McEldowney (1794 / 866) from County Derry. I believe they were members of the above church. They arrived in New York in 1826, and settled in Kingston, Ulster County, New York. I have one person named Bradley who has the name Gortiure on his tombstone. It is as follows: John Bradley 1961 Section: l-F Mary Ann Bradley 1981 Section 1-F BRADLEY GORTINORE IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN BRADLEY DIED 16TH AUGUST 1961. AND HIS WIFE MARY ANN DIED 22ND OCTOBER 1981 R. I. P. I have two gravesites where McEldowneys are buried and on their tombstone is the name Gortanore and Gortinore: John McEldowney 1863 Section 11 F Ann McEldowney 1854 11 F Mary McEldowney 1878 11 F John McEldowney 1897 11 F Peter McEldowney 1903 11 F Sarah McEldowney 1910 11 F Mary Ann McEldowney 1921 11 F Patrick McEldowney 1937 11 F Frances 1951 11 F Joseph McEdlowney 1984 11 F John McEdlowney 1986 11 F OF YOUR CHARITY PRAY FOR THE SOUL OF JOHN MCELDOWNEY OF GORTANORE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 16TH APRIL 1863. AGED 90 YEARS.. ALSO HIS WIFE ANN MCELDOWNEY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 21ST MARCH 1854 AGED 72 YEARS. ALSO HIS DAUGHTER - IN - LAW MARY MCELDOWNEY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 26TH MARCH 1878 AGED 48 YEARS. AND HIS SON JOHN MCELDOWNEY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 22ND JANUARY 1897 AGED 75 YEARS. ALSO HIS SON PETER MCELDOWNEY WHO DIED 6TH APRIL 1903. AND HIS DAUGHTER SARAH MCELDOWNEY WHO DIED 9TH FEBRUARY 1910. ALSO HIS GRAND - DAUGHTER MARY ANN MCELDOWNEY WHO DIED 23RD FEBRUARY 1921. AND HIS GRAND - SON PATRICK MCELDOWNEY WHO DIED 1ST MAY 1937. R. I. P. ALSO FRANCIS WIFE OF THE ABOVE PATRICK MCELDOWNEY WHO DIED 7TH DECEMBER 1951. HER SON JOSEPH MCELDOWNEY WHO DIED 22ND APRIL 1984. JOHN MCELDOWNEY WHO DIED 29TH JUNE 1986. REV PATRICK 1882 SECTION 60 I UNDERNEATH LIE THE REMAINS OF REV. PATRAICK MCELDOWNEY P. P. BORN AT GORTINORE IN THIS PARISH IN 1803, ORDAINED PRIEST IN 1880, APPOINTED PARISH PRIEST OF LIMVADY 1848, TRANSFERRED TO BANAGHER IN 1858 WHERE HE DIED 23RD MAY 1882. REQUIESCANT IN PACE I hope this will be of some help to you. Jim Pearce, Nuevo, Calif. On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:42:52 -0400 Joan <eaudevie@lmd2.com> writes: > Hello Jim > I am researching my g-g-mothers Bradley family from Gortinure. > Griffie's & the 1851census shows some Bradley's & Mcaldowneys on > Gortinure Rd. I wrote to Mr Bradley there but never got a response. > I > would would be grateful to hear any info on these family's. > Thanks > Joan N.Y. eaudevie@lmd2.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Jim Pearce Nuevo, California