Hi Richard, Our Muldowney family lived in the townland of Moigh (adjacent to Cootehall.) Two, maybe-brothers, John and Thomas, were leasing land at the time of Tithes, 1830s. In 1849, John's son, John (great-grandfather) immigrated to US. Married Bridget McGEE in Boston, and they moved on to Sandusky, Ohio. They only stayed there until about 1856, and then returned to Ireland. In Griffiths Valuation, John was there with the two properties that his (? father and uncle...maybe) leased in the 1830s. John and Bridget lived in a small farmhouse and raised 10 children, until 1879, when they all immigrated, and settled in Providence, Rhode Island. I *believe* great-grandpa John had these siblings, and probably more I don't know of: TIMOTHY m. BRIDGET MURRY at Cootehall, ca 1847. Proprietor of grocer (or baker) store in Cootehall. Died in Cootehall. One daughter, Mary Muldowney m. JOHN DUNN at Cootehall, 1876. THOMAS m. Frances FORRY at Cootehall, 1850. Immigrated to Sandusky, OH. Died Sandusky BRIDGET m. Owen /Eurgene MORAGHAN. They had a bunch of children baptized at Cootehall, 1840s-1860s. I believe they stayed in the Tumna area, but I've not been able to trace them. We visited Moigh, met the neighbors, and the current owners of the house who invited us to come in and feel at home. It hadn't changed much, except for the addition of a very small kitchen, a bathroom, and a little front "porch." Those additions were made probably about 1913... by the Lynch family, ancestors of the present owners. I believe but can't prove - yet - that the Lynches were related to the Muldowneys. When John Muldowney finally gave up the land in 1879, it was leased over to LAURENCE LYNCH. I have been told that he was unmarried, and that a nephew of his then had the land. When the Irish were allowed to purchase the lands they leased, it was bought by Tom Lynch. I haven't come across any Stewarts in the family. Darn! Loree Original Message ----- From: warrior780@aol.com To: roscommon@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] Towns in Roscommon Hi Loree~ It shows how small the world has become. I loved my trip to Ireland and visiting the house where my mother was born. It's still in the family (Scott) as a working farm and is named the Palace ....generations ago there was once a a Palace in their property, and the name was carried over. Perhaps we're cousins thru marriage....lol. Tell me more about your family? Richard Stewart (from New Jersey) -----Original Message----- From: Loree@dc.rr.com To: roscommon@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] Towns in Roscommon Our family was not far from Elphin.... in Tumna - MULDOWNEY. Loree Muldowney ----- Original Message ----- From: aWard100genbox Yes, I found my husband's family in Elphin. There are still some there. The family name is Lambert. ----- Original Message ----- From: <warrior780@aol.com> Hi Everyone! My mother was born and raised in Elphin.....I'm curious if anyone else has family members from Elphin. Her maiden name was Scott and family members still reside in Elphin. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.20/664 - Release Date: 2/2/2007 3:42 PM