Leitrim-Roscommon

Hi Eileen, I'm working on a longterm project transcribing the memorials from Cloonmorris Cemetery in Bornacoola Parish. One I've noted is: "In Loving Memory of Edward Dooner died 1st April 1855 Bridget died 4th April 1908 Kate Bohan Dooner died 3rd Dec 1922 Thomas died 2nd(?) Nov 1933 John Gray...

I agree the search facility is very useful, but would caution against the use of the actual charged view facility. I availed of the special Easter discount to request some views. Not one of the baptisms gave sponsors' names. Most of them did not include townlands. The only marriage transcription I a...

Excellent resource, Ed. Many thanks for the link.

Tom

I've come across:

Doyle/Doil
Kilrane/Kilrain/Kilbrain and Gilrane
Wynne/Winn
Geelan/Gillan
Diffely/Diffley/Diffly
Nicholl/Nicholls/Nicoll/Nicholas/Nicholds

These come (variously) Bornacoola, Gortletteragh and Mohill Parish Registers; Griffith Valuation and G.R.O.

Tom

Hi.

Don't know if this is any help. I checked Griffith's Valuation for you.
The following appear in Drumeela, all renting from John Lees:
KEIRNAN JOHN
KEIRNAN MARY
KEIRNAN OWEN
KIERNAN PATRICK

In Drummucker, both renting from Luke Whyte, are:
KEIRNAN EDMOND
KEIRNAN JOHN.

Regards

Tom

By the 1880s most, though by no means all, births were registered, so it's more likely than not that your Terence was registered somewhere. Have you considered the surname might have been spelled differently before he settled in New Zealand? I did a search on the Leitrim Heritage Centre Website whic...

In case anyone is planning to either write to or visit the General Register Office Research Records room in Joyce House in Dublin over the next few days - I believe there was a short announcement in the national papers earlier this week that the facility is being relocated over the coming weekend. T...

Mystery solved at last. Leitrim County Library in Ballinamore holds copies of the Tithe Books for Leitrim, sorted into one book per Civil Parish. Though these appear to be paper printouts from microfilm, the Library has added its own index to the start of each book. The missing Tooman townland is ea...

Many thanks John, much appreciated.

Tom

Can anyone tell me the exact location of Killenora Cemetery? I know it is in Killasnet Parish in Leitrim, but can't pinpoint the exact townland. Any help appreciated.

Tom

Thanks Jim, I think it may well come to that. From another tip I got today, it appears that there's at least one Mohill townland (Tamlaght More) on the Cloone Tithe books, so the reverse is very possible. If I manage to get a solution on this, I'll post here, as it could be of general use.

Tom

Andrew,

many thanks for the reply. I did carry out some cursory checks on adjoining townlands, but this was on a hit-and-miss basis. Now that you've confirmed a precedent, I'll try a more structured approach.

Tom.

I've been unable to find the above 2 townlands on the Tithe Applotment Books for Cloone, although both are in Cloone Civil Parish. Perhaps they were not included. Perhaps they were included under another civil parish? Or were included under other names or as subparts of other townlands? Any leads ap...

I'm not certain of this, but my understanding is that if you look at the Map for the Civil Parish of Drumreilly, Dromahaire Barony, in this Leitrim-Roscommon site, and focus on the townlands around Kilmore, Cornageehan North and Cornaguillagh, this is the general area of the Leitrim area around Dowr...

MacLysaght's "Surnames of Ireland" mentions that (Mac) Curreen and Curren are from old Gaelic name MacCorraidhín, and that it was mainly found in Leitrim. It is now found mostly as MacGurrin . It also may have become both Curran and Crean in some cases. He also says the South Down name Mac...