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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: farmer on Tuesday 10 October 06 18:47 BST (UK)
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Hi,
Ulster Covenant - does anyone know why in a lot of entries the address shown differs from the district/place of signing ?
My thought was that perhaps signatories had to show a valid Irish address? Or did these folk travel over to Ireland, and address in their case was an accomodation address?
Age limit - was there a minimum age limit for signing?
I know there have been a couple of posts already regarding the notations against some entries.
I've done quite a few searches, also checked on the Proni Covenant website, and can't find any answers.
Help
Pete
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What I have so far in my own research into this is that the Covenant was stored in Orange Halls at various locations and signed there either in person or in quite a few cases by proxy.
The Covenant site itself has some information regarding the background hidden under "Preparations"
http://www.proni.gov.uk/ulstercovenant/preparations/index.html
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thanks Falkyrn,
sadly the transcribers when copying each page cut off the rules.
A friend in Lancaster PA has found relations she had been searching for, the list of names and addresses is fascinating.
again, thanks
Pete
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I imagine that people signed the covenant when they were on their'dinner hour' from work. A propos of nothing, I have my husband's grandfather's parchment copy of the above with hit signature on it. Maybe we should sell it on eBay!
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Hi Rosemary Joan,
Never know, an original might be worth a couple of bob?
Does it have the rules, for instance age limit, I think I've found my father's signature, but he would about 15 at the time.
cheers
Pete
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My husband's mother would have been 16 when she signed it, so maybe there wasn't an age limit.
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Thanks for that RJ.
Now, another question - anyone know where Augharooskey is?
Typical genealogy - every question answered leads to another 1/2 doz questions.
Pete
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Are you sure about the spelling? What County do you think it's in? I have looked at PRONI Geographical index which list all the townlands in each county, but it's not there. Lots of nearlys though. Rosemary
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Hi Rosemary
spelling is as entered on the document. My friend in PA sent this, don't know why she didn't reply on here, far as I know she is a member.
Augher - small village in County Tyrone.
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Augher is a busy community in the Clogher Valley.
Rooskey (Ruscaigh in Irish) village on the R. Shannon.
I did a google myself, found nothing.
But thanks for your trouble.
Pete
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I have recently found my f-i-law, his brothers' and mother's signatures on the UC/Declaration. Their father did not sign. He was in the Irish prison service - would this have prevented him signing? He may have been working elsewhere as the last record we had of them was in Maryborough in 1902.
We are now speculating - did the family move back north and leave him in the south? As we all know finding one answer posing far more questions!
Ellen
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when some people signed the covenant they used initials instead of full christian names and some nick names as i have found two relies had done so
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Thanks for that RJ.
Now, another question - anyone know where Augharooskey is?
Typical genealogy - every question answered leads to another 1/2 doz questions.
Pete
Are you sure about the spelling? What County do you think it's in? I have looked at PRONI Geographical index which list all the townlands in each county, but it's not there. Lots of nearlys though. Rosemary
Hi Rosemary
spelling is as entered on the document. My friend in PA sent this, don't know why she didn't reply on here, far as I know she is a member.
Augher - small village in County Tyrone.
or
Augher is a busy community in the Clogher Valley.
Rooskey (Ruscaigh in Irish) village on the R. Shannon.
I did a google myself, found nothing.
But thanks for your trouble.
Pete
Hi Rosemary and Pete,
thecore.com/seanruad shows where Augharooskey is located ...
Agharoosky 92 Fermanagh Clankelly Clones Clones Ulster
Agharoosky 346 Leitrim Rosclogher Rossinver Ballyshannon Connaught
Agharoosky East 132 Fermanagh Clankelly Galloon Clones Ulster
Agharoosky West 125 Fermanagh Coole Galloon Clones Ulster
Christopher
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Thanks Christopher, Hope Pete sees this. RosemaryJoan
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Thank you all, yes, Rootschat notified me.
Recently making more discoveries re my grandparents via The 1901 Belfast Census, which leads me to Bombay St and Tyrone, the family have been hopping back and forward over the Irish Sea far more than I had realised. So perhaps Agharooskey will pop up again in the near future.
Thanks again
Pete