Great posting of Lewis' Frenchpark, thank you so much Jane,has given me new hope,
only 447 people! They all can't be in the F.B.I. Witness Protection Program ;o) My
family mostly came from Roscommon: Castlerea, Frenchpark and possibly Sligo. Thanks for
any kind help, a clue even truly appreciated. Tim McGarry
McGARRY, Martin William b. @ 1838 Frenchpark, Rosc.
m. MURRAY,Cecelia b.1838 widow 1901 Ireland census McGARRY- (children bolded are still
missing)
Martin, Cecilia, Bridget, Catherine, James, Marcus, Michael, William, Honoria, Winifred,
Patrick, Marie b. 1856-1874 Breedogue and Ballinameen, Roscommon
MURRAY - Michael, grdaug.? Cecelia b. 1838 (Celia 1901 census, Point Kingland, Boyle,
Roscommon and found on map in Frenchpark in 1850's)Siblings may be: Peter, John,
Ellen, Marie (all owned property there) MURRY/MURRAY crosses line many times.
MURAT - (same Michael MURRAY above) @1780? poss. Aberdeen to France to Ireland. Changed
name fought w/Napoleon, taught at Sorbonne Univ.
TREAUX - Cecilia @ 1780's France to Ireland m. Michael MURAT(MURRAY)grdaug? to Celia
MURRAY b. 1838
CARNEY - m. Winifred Beirne Carney (her father Michael, mother Mary below)
- @ 1838 Ballinameen, Killucan & ?Sligo
BEIRNE - Winifred's mother Mary @ 1820 Killucan/Ballinameen
SHARKEY -Roscommon,Ireland b. 1870 m. McGARRY
O'RORKE -Roscommon, Ireland Lily came to NJ, m. Egan
EGAN - Ireland crosses many times, know of Michael @ 1870, worked in Frenchpark as a 9 yr.
old boy
NOONAN - Michael b. 1870 Roscommon to NY, CT (mason) 1890-? related to Mrs. Gilson,
Bridgeport, CT
CASSERLY - Ireland to NJ and back (lots of info to share)
Jane Lyons <jlyons1(a)iol.ie> wrote:>From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of
Ireland, 1837.
FRENCH-PARK, a market and post-town, in the parish of TAUGHBOYNE, barony of
BOYLE, county of ROSCOMMON, and province of CONNAUGHT, 7 miles (S. S. W.)
from Boyle, and 91 (N. W.) from Dublin, at he junction of the roads from Elphin, Boyle,
Castlerea, and BaIIaghadereen ; containing 76 houses and 447 inhabitants.
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