Leitrim-Roscommon

Hello, I'm a decendant of a Esther (O'Rourke) Doyle from the townland of Carrick Slavin, which is near Carrick on Shannon I believe. She married a John Doyle in Ireland in about 1872. Her husband John died sometime near 1896 levaing her with a lots of young children. She never re-married. Most of he...

What was life like in Ballinamore in 1900? My grandfather James Francis Fox was born in Ballinamore in 1891. He was the 9th of 12 children born to Patrick Fox and Mary McGovern. I'm trying to get an understanding of what his life might have been like before he immigrated to the United States in 1911...

Hello all, Does anyone know if any business directories exist for the late 1800's for the Carrick-on-shannon area? My great grandfather John Doyle was reportedly a restaurant owner from the Carrick-on-Shannon area. Does anyone know of any records I could turn to, to find out what restaurant he owned...