Leitrim-Roscommon

Does anyone know what newspaper or newspapers the residents of Strokestown would have read in the late 19th and early 20th century? My Mother, born in Strokestown in 1907, said that her father bought a newspaper every day and that several neighbors stopped at her house on a regular basis to read it....

I am related to a number of Shannons who lived (and my Uncle John Shannon, who still lives) in Strokestown. My Great Grandfather was Patrick Shannon and he lived and raised his family on the Townland of Tully. We believe his father was named Peter Shannon. Other Shannon relatives lived on the nearby...

Many of my Roscommon ancestors, including my Mother (1907-2006), two of her sisters and one of her brothers, immigrated to Providence R.I. in the 1920's. They had many relatives in the area. It is my impression that there was a sizeable community of families with Roscommon roots living in and around...