Leitrim-Roscommon

Hi, John, There was a Mary White living in Ballykilcline and, from what I can tell, she was born about 1833. She appears on a tenant list that seemed to be compiled around 1840. She appears with the Fallon family, as follows: Widow Bridget Fallon 50 Thos her Son 32 John do 26 married off the lands G...

Hi, John, The Ballykilcline Society has a rent roll from the Mahon estate in Strokestown dated 1823-24. These are the names and home places on it that may be of interest to you: James Durkin in Castle of Leitrim Patt Donahoe in Scramogue John Donohy in Scramogue Andrew Gillucy on Elphin Street in St...

Did the Caveney family take the bounty to go on the Progress to America and then later return to England? My Ballykilcline Society colleague Lynne Sisk has found a manifest of the Progress at Ancestry.com, which shows these Caveneys: Ann, age 17 Edward, age 12 Luke, age 10 Luke, age 46 Mary, age 19 ...

Hello, Luke and Mary are on the official list of evictees from Ballykilcline, along with seven children. Do you know why they remained in England, rather than go on to the U.S. as had been planned? Please see the web site at www.ballykilcline.com The Ballykilcline Society would be happy to share inf...

Hi, Jeannine, I too have Beirnes who became Burns in the U.S. Mine -- John and Bridget Kenny Burns from in or around Elphin -- settled in Hampton, CT, and eventually their youngest son married the oldest daughter of my Rileys from Kilglass, who also lived in Hampton. You asked about Kilmore history....

<center> <table border="0" bgcolor="white" width="75%"> <tr><th align="left"> : I am an American author who is currently writing a book about the War for Independence and Civil War in County Roscommon. I have spent ten years researching this project, so I thin...

: Mary Lee, I'm eternally grateful to you for highlighting this resource. I've just found my great-grandfather's sister, Hannah McPadden from Tullynascreen, in 1855 and 1859, and that tells us she was in the US by 1855 - which was something we didn't know.<p>: Thanks again...Anne<p>Hi, Anne,<p>Glad...

: Anyone seeking the Irish in Lowell will welcome news that the University of Massachusetts Lowell's Center for Lowell History has just posted a database of depositors of the Lowell Institute for Savings, beginning in 1829. There are nearly 40,000 entries. Another 50,000 entries will be added in fu...

Anyone seeking the Irish in Lowell will welcome news that the University of Massachusetts Lowell's Center for Lowell History has just posted a database of depositors of the Lowell Institute for Savings, beginning in 1829. There are nearly 40,000 entries. Another 50,000 entries will be added in futur...

Patrick Lavin's latest book is entitled Celtic Ireland West of the River Shannon / A Look Back at the Rich Heritage and Dynastic Structure of the Gaelic Clans.<p>A press release describes it as "a concise yet insightful survey of Celtic history, focusing on the origin, genealogy, and expansion ...

: Anyone who is interested in Famine history, especially the events around Strokestown, may be interested in the fictional account of them by Patrick Erin Monaghan titled Because They Never Do.<p>: Monaghan's novel is factually based and deals with Denis Mahon's evictions and forced emigration to Q...

Anyone who is interested in Famine history, especially the events around Strokestown, may be interested in the fictional account of them by Patrick Erin Monaghan titled Because They Never Do.<p>Monaghan's novel is factually based and deals with Denis Mahon's evictions and forced emigration to Quebec...

Catholic University of America is establishing an archive of Fenian records that were donated to the university by William D'Arcy who wrote a history of the Fenians that was published in the 1940s. It was an international organization working to free Ireland from British rule and was established abo...

: I am trying to find where I can buy a copy of Liam Coyle's<br>: book 'A parish history of Kilglass,Slatta and Ruskey'.I have tried<br>: ' Four courts' and 'Genealogical Publishing' without success.<br>: Does anybody have any ideas?<br>: peter cavanagh<p>Hi, Peter,<br> Please see the email that I ...

Thanks to all the giving, sharing people who contribute to this board, on behalf of myself and the Ballykilcline Society. We move forward together by helping each other. Happy holiday.
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