Leitrim-Roscommon

Just for information The Fort at Battery Park which is the demarkation point to visit the statue of Liberty today was Castle Garden. Are you sure they came into New York.

I have noticed something in my research of the Bohan family in the Gorvagh area of the Parish of Mohill in County Leitrim. That is that all the Bohan families,, my own and many others all worked for the same landlord, Lord Crofton. If one maps the townlands out you can see the ownership ties by one ...

I have Copies of the Tithe for many Townlands in the Gorvagh section (northern portion) of Mohill Parish. Also some other Towlands where the where the name Bohan appears. Do you have a name , or a Townland . Let me know maybe I can help.

The Irish genealogy Society lists this naming pattern to help us find grandpaents. Sons:1st son named after fa/fa : 2nd son named after mo/fa : 3rd son mamed after fa :4th son named after fa/eldest bro - then on through brothers by age. Daughters 1st dau named after mo/mo : 2nd Dau. named after fa/m...

County: Leitrim Civil Parish: Mohill Townland: Labbyeslin Related Surname Info: Info before 1850 needed. Matt Bohan M Ellen Tiernan 1860??.Rose B 1862?? Matt Bohan M Ellen Tiernan 1860??Info before 1850: Matt Bohan M Ellen Tiernan 1860??Rose B 1862??Mike B 1864 Ellen B 1866 James B 1868 my GF Maggie...

I searched in vain for some time for the Townland of Aughrim. Iwas very familiar with the Townlands of Mohill Parish and the surrounding areas. Friends in Connecticut told me it existed, but it was not on maps or records. It was on tombstones in Mohill though.Finally I found it in a local book on th...

County: Leitrim Civil Parish: Mohill Townland: Glasdrumman Related Surname Info: Looking for info on family:Michael Bohan b 1857 Glasdrumman Mar. Elizabeth Ward Drumrahool South 2/14/1895. Children Mary Jane B 1897 Mar. Bernard Bohan Aghadrumcarn (Aughrim) Mohill D 5/16/1980 Mohill. Francis B 1898 M...

Pattie The map showing the location of Curraghmartin (Curramartin)is Ordinance Survey of Ireland DISCOVERY SERIES #33. The scale is 1:50 000 and covers part of Leitrim ,Longford ,,Roscommon, and Sligo. These maps are produced in Dublin and I purchase them at the Book Nest in Sligo Ireland. www.bookn...

Pattie The townland of Curraghmartin (Curramartin modern spelling - or local ) is just north of the town of Drumsna off route 299. County -Leitrim, Barony - Leitrim - Parish -Annaduff PLU -Carrick on Shannon. I have a discovery series map showing it and the surrounding area for miles. I also have 5 ...

Pattie On this site look under the 1901 census - townland Curraghmartin you will find Patrick Gill 75 farmer widow Francis Gilhooly age 31 farmer born Roscommon son in law. Also Celia Gilhooly age 30 daughter in law and Mary Jane Gilhooly age 1 gd Patrick Gilhooly age 3 months. Keep in mind in your ...

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John be advised the name Gilhooly and Gallogly are the same in Church records for Mohill in Leitrim . There are variations on Gihooly which you will recognize. The names are interchangable and appear side by side on Mohill Church records.God Bless

TOM Glostermin is the old name of Gasdrumman townland in the Gorvagh area of Mohill Parish. All the modern records for research use Glasdrumman .However a member of the Bohan family used Glostermin as his home address in immigration in 1924. Go figure. Happy New Year

James I ned your help. I am trying to find the connections(plural) with the Bohans from Cornulla Cloone and my Bohans from Labbyeslin Mohill gorvagh district. I will send you info and post on site for others. We now think the Bohans from Labbyeslin came from Cornulla Cloone. I have a ton of research...

I thought we solved this one time. John Bohan from Glasdrumman Mohill m Rose McQueeney in 1852 in Mohill. One son was my grandfather on my mothers side ,Charles. Another son Michael b 2/11/1857 m Lizzie Ward from Drumrahool townland on Feb. 14,1895 at St. Patricks in Mohill. They lived on Drumahool ...