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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Down => Topic started by: Alliheat on Saturday 18 August 07 15:11 BST (UK)
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I have discovered my gt grandfather's birth was not Waringstown as I originally thought - that was my gt grandmother, but a place called Kernan. I have no information about this place and when I try and find any I just get info about some baseball coach or something...
Can anyone tell me anything about the history of Kernan?
Thank a million!
Alliheat
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Hello Alliheat,
You have a choice of two townlands.
Townland Acres County Barony Civil Parish PLU Province
Kernan 749 Down Lower Iveagh, Upper part Tullylish Banbridge Ulster
Kernan 170 Armagh Oneilland East Seagoe Lurgan Ulster
Christopher
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just to expand Kernan in the civil parish of Tullylish
Ros Davies Co Down website use google search engine to find; gives
Kernan Tullylish . a townland 2km S of Tullylish village ; 749 acres; click here to see its location on a townland map; means ' rowan tree'; hill 423 ft; lakes; proprietor A. R. Stewart Esq. & Earl Clanwilliam; 3 mills in 1836 V12 p140,142, 143, 144,146 OSM; old b/w map G5' PNNI V6 p 340
Kernan House Tullylish . residence of Thomas Lockhart in 1910 POD
Kernan Lake Tullylish 20: 8/47 3km S of Tullylish townin Kernan townland; site of massace in Mar 1641 of 80 Protestant settlers who were drowned by soldiers under Capt. Phelim Art McBrian whilst travelling from Co Armagh BCT p 18; PNNI V6 p 341
look up her surname list next
Jim
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Thanks Christopher and Ballyaltgilligan..
I will follow the line you found. I think Kernan I am looking for is in Down. Unfortunately, having done a great deal of research on family history in the Waringstown and Donaghcloney area, I now have to start afresh on a new area. Without this information on Kernan I wouldn't have known where to start.
Thanks again Alliheat