I'm Searching for Michael Higgins born 1808 somewhere in Ireland, he married Johannah Brady around 1833. He and Johannah left Ireland for Canada, probably as newlyweds. Earliest records found in Canada, are land lease records for the year of 1834 in Sandwich East Ontario Canada. Also have a Thomas Higgins living very close to Michael, could be his younger brother.
Bob Higgins
The latest additions to the 1901 Census for County Longford are:
Templemichael Parish
Broderick's Yard
Columbkille Parish
Rathmore
Kilcommock Parish in the Barony of Rathcline:
Laughil
Mosstown
Coolbreany
To view any of these go to:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~irllog/
Click on CENSUS on the menu.
Then pick 1901 Census extracts.
As always - thanks go to our great volunteers for working on this project!
Regards,
Christina
my great grandparents both came from somewhere in longford county. one in 1852 the other 1856. I would appreciate some guidance about searching for their birth town. I understand that there is a 1854 griffith valuation for this county. Are the Birth years 1839 and 1840 only by town or is there a county index. thank you patricia
Richard,
noticed your reference to Street, and the various names
which you are researching, as per your message below and since
some of these are inter-connected, through marriage etc., with my
Mahady/Mahedy Families decided to send you some such details.
Street is abt. 2 Miles, and in a central position, from both Boherquille
& Rathowen, where a fair number of my Mahady/Mahedy Families
were residing at that time, with some from Boherquille shown below.
Should you find any such connection with any of your own Families,
then please let me know, as I have extensive Records pertaining to
Longford, as per URL below, and we may provide mutual benefits.
That's all Folks, Over and Out,
Matt Mahady
Retired at Wellington Point - Brisbane <mahadym(a)powerup.com.au>
Mahady Web Site :- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mahady/
Researching - Mahady,Mahaddy,Mahadey,Mahardy,Mahedy,Maheady,
Maheddy,Maherdy,Mahide,Mahidy,Mahiddy,Mahody,Mehady,Mehedy,etc.
**** The Mahady/Mahedy + Early & Kiernan Connection ****
MMM 15
Thomas MAHEDY married Mary MAHON 28 Jan 1837,
at Parochial House, Boherquille, Co.Westmeath.
Witnesses - Thomas EARLY & Mary EARLY.
Children:-
15.1 Thomas* born 6 January 1840.
Sponsors - Thomas & Catherine EARLY.
NOTE:- Mother recorded as being Anna??,but Mary
was the correct name,as confirmed by her
Great-Great Grandson Brian O'Connell.
See also MMM 4, 18, 53, 87 & 137.
* Married Bridget Kiernan 9 May 1887. See MMM 53.
Witnesses - James Finnan & Mary KIERNAN.
------------
MMM140
Patrick* MAHEDY married Anna REILLY Abt 1865
Both lived and were married in Boherquill area.
* Could this be the son of William & Judith Mahedy (MMM 134),
due to the Irish naming custom of the time, with one of the
female twins being named as Judith and the first male child
of the Marriage being named William,however, at this stage it
still has not been proven, as no Birth Record has been found.
* See also MMM 13 for a William & Judith (Mahon) Mahedy)
Children:- (Boherquill Records per John Mahedy)
140.1 Judith born 4 May 1864 at Boherquill. ** See below.
Sponsors - Joseph Donleavy & Elizabeth Mahedy.
140.2 Mary** born 4 May 1864 at Boherquill.Twin above ???
Sponsors - Joseph Donleavy & Elizabeth Mahedy.
** Recorded as having died 4 May 1864 at Boherquill.
140.3 William born 20 November 1865 at Boherquill.
Sponsors - Joseph EARLY & Elizabeth Fagan.
140.4 John born 25 August 1867 at Boherquill.
Sponsors - John Mahedy & Mary Masterson.
140.5 Patrick born 8 May 1869 at Boherquill.
Sponsors - Eugene LYNCH & Elizabeth Gorman.
140.6 Michael born 17 October 1871 at Boherquill.
Sponsors - Eugene McLaughlin & Bridget Carney.
140.7 Thomas born 1 December 1873 at Boherquill.
Sponsors - Michael Murphy & Elizabeth* McLaughlin.
* This was probably Elizabeth McLaughlin of MMM 12.
No other details available at this stage.
****** The Mahady/Mahedy & Lynch Connection ******
MMM 30
Christopher MAHEDY married Elinor LYNCH 11 June 1800, Mullingar.
Children:-
30.1 Margaret born May 1802 at Mullingar,County Westmeath.
No other details known at this stage. Mullingar Library Notes.
30.2 Mary born December 1805 at Mullingar,County Westmeath.
No other details known at this stage. Mullingar Library Notes.
NOTE:- Original information regarding this Family was found
at the Westmeath National Library,Mullingar and these
details confirmed by Westmeath Heritage Centre, Moate.
Elinor name was shown as Eleanor or Ellin for births.
Christopher also shown as Alan or Ally in other records.
****** The Mahady/Mahedy & Lynch Connection ******
MMM 121
Denis MAHADY married Catherine LYNCH Abt 1863
at Roman Catholic Church, Dublin City, County Dublin.
Children:- (Brisbane National Library Records & IGI)
121.1 Margaret born 6 June 1864 at Dublin City.
No other details available at this stage.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "RICHARD HAYES" <streete(a)rcn.com>
To: <IRL-LONGFORD-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: [LONGFORD] Street & maps.......
I've never heard anyone else ever mention Re: Townland Maps of Longford
Dear Jane
My GGgrandparents came from Street in 1850. I visited there two
years ago and it was a beautiful area.
They were from the Townland of Kilfinton. I didn't know that at
the time and missed seeing it by a quarter mile [Columber Manor].
If you are interested here are the names I am searching for from
Street :-Sullivan, Peppard/Pepper, Kiernan, Feenin and Gallagher
I also have info on Lynch and Early families that came to Brockton
MA. USA at the same time, from the Parish of Street
You are the only other person, that I found, that has heard of Street !
Dick Hayes
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Before I lose track of where we are, here are the most recent additions to the
1901 Census for County Longford.
Parish of Templemichael
Campbell's Row (Longford Town)
Columbkille Parish
Corrinagh
Annaghdaniel
Kilcommock Parish. Barony of Moydow.
Mosstown, Snugborough & Stonepark (one family each)
Knockavegan
Laghlooney
Clogh
Kilcommock Parish. Barony of Rathcline:
Cartronawar
Cartronbrack
Parish of Kilashee:
Derryart
Lyneen
Parish of Taghsheenod
Abbeyderg
To view any of these go to:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~irllog/
Click on CENSUS on the menu.
Then pick 1901 Census extracts.
Enjoy!
Christina
if you know anghaile(a)eircom.net could you hae him contact me
Jim Denning -Ygenealogist-MTgenealogist
using Genetics to connect
Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning-
carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug
h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M
a.- and ever an growing list
Dear Joe
I sent a request to the local library and they sent a Townland map
of Street to me
Dick Hayes
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph F Beglan <jfbeglan(a)qis.net>
To: IRL-LONGFORD-L(a)rootsweb.com <IRL-LONGFORD-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Friday, March 18, 2005 10:58 PM
Subject: [LONGFORD] Townland Maps of Longford
>I'm somewhat accustomed to surfing the web but new to this website.
>
>My question is how can I find an actual MAP (not a list) of the
>Townlands in both Longford and Cavan.
>Townlands are named in the lists of Baronies, Civil Parishes, and Poor
>Law Unions for each county. But lists do not have the visual location
>identity provided by a map. I can find few maps of townlands for
>Longford, none of which include my research target area of Grenard,
>Street and Abbeylara.
>Does anyone know if townland maps exist for these 3 parishes? And if
>so, how can I find or obtain them?
>I have a similar problem for townlands in Cavan.
>
>Joe B - a 3rd generation American Irishman.
>
>
>==== IRL-LONGFORD Mailing List ====
>To find other Irish county web pages visit IGP:
>http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com
>
Dear Jane
My GGgrandparents came from Street in 1850. I visited there two
years ago and it was a beautiful area .
They were from the Townland of Kilfinton. I didn't know that at the time and
missed seeing it by a quarter mile [Columber Manor].
If you are interested here are the names I am searching for from
Street :Sullivan ,Peppard/Pepper,Kiernan,Feenin and Gallagher
I also have info on Lynch and Early families that came to Brockton
MA. USA at the same time ,from the Parish of Street
You are the only other person ,that I found ,that has heard of
Street !
Dick Hayes-----Original
Message-----
From: Dr. Jane Lyons <sniliaghin(a)iol.ie>
To: IRL-LONGFORD-L(a)rootsweb.com <IRL-LONGFORD-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Sunday, March 20, 2005 4:57 PM
Subject: [LONGFORD] Street & maps........I've never heard anyone else ever
mention Re: Townland Maps of Longford
>Street on the web Joe...........mentioned on the web that is
>
>which is why I chose to send this reply to the Longford list.
>
>I lived in Street - you are speaking of Street - it's in Westmeath? - all
of
>the places you mention are so close together.
>
>Street, is literally that. A street - short and sweet. A pub, couple of
>houses, a garage - and down the road a railway stop.
>
>Funny what they say, one of the strongest and ealiest memories I have, is
of
>a dead calf in what we'd call a ditch,out at the back of our house in
>street..................the back could have been a field to the left of our
>back - my parents property, being the 'back'
>
>We - whoever 'we' was - just me and someone, probably one of the
McGarry;s -
>stationmasters children, all of about 4-5 yrs old, we were out in the
fields
>and we 'found' a calf, dead, drowned in a ditch..............and we sent
for
>the grown ups. The field - that belonged to whoever owned the pub/grocery
>next door to my parents house - the poor little calf - God knows who was
>suposed to have owned it.
>
>Townland maps do exist, they're 'specialised' though - and you have to pay
>for them.
>
>You'd probably find lots on our (the Irish ) Discovery series maps though
>that would be pretty much the same - they're cheaper than the older maps -
>not got the same placenames though - placenames would be different - places
>the same, just new names..............if you know wat I mean places don't
>move, it's just that their names change
>
>Street and Granard have never changed though. Abbeylara - that varies in
>different places from Abbylara - Abbeylaragh etc.
>
>G.night.
>
>Jane
>Dublin, Ireland
>
>----- Original Message -----
>To: <IRL-LONGFORD-L(a)rootsweb.com>
>Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 3:54 AM
>Subject: Townland Maps of Longford
>
>
>> I'm somewhat accustomed to surfing the web but new to this website.
>>
>> My question is how can I find an actual MAP (not a list) of the
>
>
>==== IRL-LONGFORD Mailing List ====
>http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=IRL-LONGFORD
>
Hi Ron,
How can I help?
Sean
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Davies" <welt7(a)shaw.ca>
To: <IRL-LONGFORD-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 3:35 AM
Subject: [LONGFORD] FARRELL
> Hello
>
> Hope this request is not out of order.
>
> Would Sean Farrell, transcriber of some of Longford 1901 census data,
> contact me off list? Sorry but I don't have your [Sean's] email address.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Ron Davies
> Surrey, BC
> Canada
>
>
>
> ==== IRL-LONGFORD Mailing List ====
> ~A friend's eye is a good mirror.~
>
>
Just added the 1901 census of
Canal Harbour in Templemichael Parish.
Ards and Ballyknock in Kilcommock (Moydow Barony)
Also new - Edenmore in Killoe Parish. This is a new Parish done being worked
on by Andy Anderson. I know some of you have asked about Killoe.
We are very glad to have our listmembers helping by doing their own areas. I
know another of our transcribers has ordered her own film to work from. With
help like this, we may just get the entire Longford census for 1901 online!
To view go to:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~irllog/
Click on CENSUS from the menu.
Then 1901 census transcriptions.
All the best,
Christina
Hello
Hope this request is not out of order.
Would Sean Farrell, transcriber of some of Longford 1901 census data,
contact me off list? Sorry but I don't have your [Sean's] email address.
Thank you.
Ron Davies
Surrey, BC
Canada
Joe at jfbeglan(a)qis.net writes:
<< My question is how can I find an actual MAP (not a list) of the Townlands
in both Longford and Cavan. >>
Joe,
I think you have two general options. The OSI Discovery maps identify nearly
all of the townlands, by placing the name of the townland close to the center
of its coverage on the map....... but the specific, individual townland
boundaries are not shown (not enough room on the maps !!). But these maps are
useful for determining which townlands are adjacent to which, and approximate
distances between townlands. In my case, I have outlined the civil parish
boundaries on all of my Discovery maps by projecting transparencies of the civil
parish maps (from Mitchell's "New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland") onto the Disc.
maps and outlining the parishes with a highlighter. For sources of these maps,
just Google > Discovery Maps Ireland < and you'll get plenty of hits.
I've always gotten my maps from Dublin, but many in the U.S. have used the
IGSI in Minneapolis/St. Paul and have been pleased with the service. There are
many other suppliers. However, the websites all seem to be seriously out of
date, and the coverage of certain maps (especially in your Cavan area) is now
different. I have known for several years that some completely new maps had
been printed, but none of the bookstores in the U.S. knew about them....... I've
been asking at the Tourist Office shop at Shannon airport every year (I never
go to Dublin, so I can't say about the airport there), and they don't know
what I'm talking about. So I've had to rely on the old reliable Ordnance Survey
in Dublin for the most recent maps. These Disc. maps are 1:50,000, or about 1
1/4 inches per mile.
If you are interested in the townlands and their boundaries, overlayed with
most of the roads, streams and railway lines, etc. - then the Townland Index
maps would be your choice. Whereas the Discovery maps will occasionally combine
a Townland Upper with a Townland Lower into a simple Townland name on the map
- often for reasons of space. The TI maps don't compromise that way, and all
of the townlands are shown. It gets a bit messy when it comes to townlands
comprising cities (Limerick City is nearly unreadable), and the fact that the
map copies are from re-drawings at least 50 or 60 years ago, which in turn were
probably re-drawings, etc........ You get the idea. But I still wouldn't be
without them. The TI maps are 1 inch to the mile scale. For coverage of Co.
Longford, you'd need 4 of the TI maps and for Cavan, 5 of them.
Longford is covered by 4 Discovery maps, but for the three civil parishes you
mentioned, only maps 34 and 41 would be required. Cavan is a different
matter altogether. When these Discovery maps were first being issued (I'd guess
about 1993), the Northern Ireland (OSNI) maps (using the National Grid, which
standardizes coverage across the border) for their part of the island had
already been published in their earlier Discoverer Series, which included large
parts of the border counties from the Republic. So OSI decided to publish only
the remaining maps for the Republic, and deal with the "Northern border problem"
in the future.
The future is now. Since 1999, the OS in Dublin has issued it's own map 26,
a new map 27A (with different coverage from the OSNI Discoverer map 27), and
two new maps, 28A and 28B, to cover the northern and central parts of Co.
Monaghan. If you want Discovery map coverage for Co. Cavan, you would need maps
26, 27A and 28A from some source, as well as map 35 and map 34 (34 is the same
as for Longford).
None of these maps are cheap. The TI maps are probably 9 or 10 dollars each
(with the current poor exchange rate) and the Discovery maps could be as much
as $12 each. Plus postage, etc. If you have any more questions, drop me a
line.
Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts
I'm somewhat accustomed to surfing the web but new to this website.
My question is how can I find an actual MAP (not a list) of the
Townlands in both Longford and Cavan.
Townlands are named in the lists of Baronies, Civil Parishes, and Poor
Law Unions for each county. But lists do not have the visual location
identity provided by a map. I can find few maps of townlands for
Longford, none of which include my research target area of Grenard,
Street and Abbeylara.
Does anyone know if townland maps exist for these 3 parishes? And if
so, how can I find or obtain them?
I have a similar problem for townlands in Cavan.
Joe B - a 3rd generation American Irishman.
I came across a couple of webpages that were new or new to me today.
Boston College has put the "Missing Friends" database online at:
http://infowanted.bc.edu/
Also new is an Irish Pension database online. This is not complete. As of now
it is just the northern counties, but it may be of interest as it grows.
http://www.pensear.org/main.html
Regards,
Christina
Please do not copy replies intended for other lists - to this list. It makes
no sense to our readers, who were not in on the original message. I have said
this once before.
Also - please avoid sending the same email to numerous lists. This practice
can be considered to be "spamming the lists".
Christina
List admin
The point no one is saying is "so what"?
I have all the books and a database of 80,000 + names in chelsea revere and
winthrop. I research denning dever cogan carroll mchugh malone. So you find a
denning. lets say
12 nov 1853 In search of Patrick DENNING from Pullboy St.,Navan [Co.Meath]
when last heard from [3 yrs ago] was in Plattsburg ,N.Y. Any information will be
thankfully recieved by by his cousin Patrick DENNING ,Oswego,N.Y.-
and you are looking for a patrick "WOW I FOUND MY HIT" even the new poster on
George W. IN N.Y. today could get excited about this . but what does it say?
that the patrick who was in meath is thought to have been in Plattsburg 3 yrs
ago. Which patrick? I have 31 just in my database?
The best story to get this point across is a women wrote the clerk of
chelsea . asking for the birth certificate for James Denning born between 1878
and 1883.The clerk wrote back which one we have seven of them.I have 3000 mass
dennings at least 2200 are from chelsea. And you find a Patrick or a James who
is being looked for by his brother john and sisters margaret catherine and
mary.
Good luck every pat or james has a brother john and sisters margaret
catherine and mary.
just be careful before you jump on something that looks like your answer to a
prayer
Btw i searched denning and didnt get the hits i knew were there . the search
engine missed them
Jim Denning -Ygenealogist-MTgenealogist
using Genetics to connect
Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning-
carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug
h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M
a.- and ever an growing list
This week we have added Bog Lane in Longford Town. This is in the Parish of
Templemichael.
To view - go to www.rootsweb.com/~irllog
Click on CENSUS from the menu. Then pick 1901 census extracts.
Also I have changed the list of submitters for our marriage and baptisms which
were submitted by users. They are no longer links. I hate spam so I have
removed the symbol @ and replace it with the word at. You will need to
reconstitute the email addresses if you should want to email a submitter.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~irllog/longmar.htm
>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~irllog/sub.htm
Regards,
Christina
Good morning:
There are at 12 complete versions of the this effort in Ireland.
Q: How many volumes are there in these complete sets?
Q: How are the cemeteries listed in these sets?
Queens University of Belfast does not respond to inter-University loans with
the University of Toronto here in Canada, so is there any way someone in
North America can look at these sets or portions thereof without having to
come to Ireland??
Eric Macklin
University of Toronto
Happy St Patrick's Day
[This is not a list of all Flaherty households in Co Longford in 1901 and
1911.]
ABBREVIATIONS:
M = married
S = single
R = the person could read
RW = could read and write
NR = could not read
NRW = could not read or write
1911 CENSUS, TOWNLAND OF EDENMORE, BALLINAMUCK EAST:
People listed were those "who slept or abode in this house on the night of
Sunday, the 2nd of April, 1911." Unless stated otherwise, all persons shown
below were listed as Catholics and as born in Co Longford.
[In the Keenan household, Bridget had been married to Edward Flaherty. Read
about this family at
http://www.terrifletchersmith.com .
Click on "Annie Preview".]
PATRICK KEENAN, head of family, RW, age 42, farmer, M
Bridget Keenan, wife, RW, age 35, married under one year, no
children born alive of present marriage.
Patrick Flaherty, son, NR, 5, scholar
Annie Flaherty, daughter, R, 7, scholar.
Patrick Flaherty, boarder, NR, 84, retired farmer, widower.
THOMAS FLAHERTY, head of family, RW, age 54, farmer, M
Bridget, wife, RW, 55, married 32 years, 9 children born alive, 6 still
living
Mary, dtr, RW, 23, S
James, son, RW, 18, scholar, S
Peter, son, RW, 13, scholar, S
JAMES FLAHERTY, head of family, RW, 35, farmer, S
Kate, sister, RW, 37, S
1911 CENSUS, TOWNLAND OF GLENMORE
MARGARET FLAHERTY, head, RW, 50, farmer, married 22 years, 2 children born
alive,
2 still living
Bridget, dtr, RW, 21, S
John, son, RW, 19, farmer's son, S
(This household was at Glenmore in 1901, ages 40, 10 and 7. Margaret is
described as married both times, not listed as a widow. In 1901 a
"servant", John Campbell, age 13, was also
in the household.
=============================
1901 EDENMORE Flaherty households:
(All Catholics; all born Co Longford unless otherwise indicated.)
PATRICK FLAHERTY, head of family, NR, age 72, farmer, M
Fanny, wife, NR, 65, M, born Co Cavan
Edward, son, RW, 34, S
Mary, daughter, RW, 32, S
THOMAS FLAHERTY, head of family, RW, 44, farmer, M
Bridget, wife, RW, 42, M
Bridget, dtr, RW, 21, S
John, son, RW, 19, S
Mary, dtr, RW, 13, S
James, son, NR, 7, S
Peter, son, NR, 4, S
JAMES FLAHERTY, head of family, RW, 56, farmer, M
Rose, wife, RW, 56 , M
Kate, dtr, RW, 21, S
Maggie, dtr, RW, 19, S
Peter, son, RW, 17, S
Neglected to note which Co Longford townland the following household was in.
Believe it was not Edenmore.
JOHN FLAHERTY, head of family, RW, 40, farmer, M
Bridget, wife, RW, 38, M
James, son, RW, 10, scholar, S
Bridget, dtr, RW, 8, scholar, S
Kate, dtr, RW, 6, scholar, S
Ellen, dtr, NR, 4, S
Mary, dtr, NR, 2, S
=======================
Andy Anderson
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