Mystery in Roscommon... or Sligo?

[Trent Ruane]

Looking at the birth record for my gGrandmother, her place of birth is listed as "Shancough." This is from births registered in Castleplunket, Castlerea, Roscommon (from FHC film 0256067: Civil reg, birth 1880, vol.4, page 121).<p>Searching the IreAtlas Townland DB, for Shancough there are two records for townlands that come up as being part of Sligo county.<p>Can anyone shed some light on this? Could Shancough be a section of the townland of Castleplunket in Roscommon? Or, would a birth in one county (Sligo) be *registered* in another county (Roscommon)? If so, why?<p>Thanks for any help!
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[Sean]

: Looking at the birth record for my gGrandmother, her place of birth is listed as "Shancough." This is from births registered in Castleplunket, Castlerea, Roscommon (from FHC film 0256067: Civil reg, birth 1880, vol.4, page 121).<p>: Searching the IreAtlas Townland DB, for Shancough there are two records for townlands that come up as being part of Sligo county.<p>: Can anyone shed some light on this? Could Shancough be a section of the townland of Castleplunket in Roscommon? Or, would a birth in one county (Sligo) be *registered* in another county (Roscommon)? If so, why?<p>: Thanks for any help!<p>Look in Irish phonebook (accessable from this site) and you'll find three residences in Shancough, Castlerea (near Castleplunket). Don't know why it's not in the usually reliable IreAtlas.<p>

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[Tom Voyles]

: Looking at the birth record for my gGrandmother, her place of birth is listed as "Shancough." This is from births registered in Castleplunket, Castlerea, Roscommon (from FHC film 0256067: Civil reg, birth 1880, vol.4, page 121).<p>: Searching the IreAtlas Townland DB, for Shancough there are two records for townlands that come up as being part of Sligo county.<p>: Can anyone shed some light on this? Could Shancough be a section of the townland of Castleplunket in Roscommon? Or, would a birth in one county (Sligo) be *registered* in another county (Roscommon)? If so, why?<p>: Thanks for any help!<p><p>Trent,<br>My mother's family (Finan) lived one mile from Shankough Townland<br>in Castleplunket Registration District, and I have driven through it when visiting them. I don't see a way of adding attachments to follow-ups, but if you send me your email address I will attach a small map showing Shankough to a return email.<br>

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[Ann O']

: Looking at the birth record for my gGrandmother, her place of birth is listed as "Shancough." This is from births registered in Castleplunket, Castlerea, Roscommon (from FHC film 0256067: Civil reg, birth 1880, vol.4, page 121).<p>: Searching the IreAtlas Townland DB, for Shancough there are two records for townlands that come up as being part of Sligo county.<p>: Can anyone shed some light on this? Could Shancough be a section of the townland of Castleplunket in Roscommon? Or, would a birth in one county (Sligo) be *registered* in another county (Roscommon)? If so, why?<p>: Thanks for any help!<p>

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[Ann O'Rorke]

: Looking at the birth record for my gGrandmother, her place of birth is listed as "Shancough." This is from births registered in Castleplunket, Castlerea, Roscommon (from FHC film 0256067: Civil reg, birth 1880, vol.4, page 121).<p>: Searching the IreAtlas Townland DB, for Shancough there are two records for townlands that come up as being part of Sligo county.<p>: Can anyone shed some light on this? Could Shancough be a section of the townland of Castleplunket in Roscommon? Or, would a birth in one county (Sligo) be *registered* in another county (Roscommon)? If so, why?<p>: Thanks for any help!<br>I have a Micahel Ruan married to Brigid Holohan of Corglass and a Michale Ruan married to a Mary Gaffney from the Kilronan parish records. The Townland is unreadable - Ruan, Ruane are an unsual name Cheers ann<p>

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