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Title: KIRWAN / COSGRAVE / SHIEL
Post by: Kriywan on Tuesday 27 July 10 22:38 BST (UK)

My Mother was Catherine Kirwan b. 1920 in BannyKnave, Loughrea, Co. Galway.  Her Father was Martin Kirwan b. 1875 & Mother was Margaret Cosgrave b. 1882. 

Any help going back further would be very, very welcome :) :)

Yvonne

Title: Re: KIRWAN / COSGRAVE / SHIEL
Post by: shanew147 on Wednesday 28 July 10 09:02 BST (UK)

would Martin and Margaret have been married by the time of the 1911 census ?

I dont see a place in Co. Galway named Bannyknave... you can check to townland database at www.thecore.com/seanruad so see if any others seem possible.


Shane

Title: Re: KIRWAN / COSGRAVE / SHIEL
Post by: Kriywan on Wednesday 28 July 10 16:18 BST (UK)

Hi Shane, Believe they were married around 1907. 

BaunyKnav was in Ballinakill, Loughrea - as shown on my Mother's birth certificate..   Have looked at the website and very near are Duniry, Kylebrack, Portumna... stange, was in Ballinakill a few years ago

Yvonne

Title: Re: KIRWAN / COSGRAVE / SHIEL
Post by: shanew147 on Wednesday 28 July 10 17:21 BST (UK)

There doesn't seem to be a townland named Ballinakill near to Loughrea either - they could be 'unofficial' names.

Where would BaunyKnav/Ballinakill be located in relation to Loughrea town ?

There's no sign yet of any marriage for Martin Kirwan around the time you mentioned near to Loughrea or anywhere Co. Galway. I am hoping that maybe finding them on the 1911 census would give some clues.


Shane

Title: Re: KIRWAN / COSGRAVE / SHIEL
Post by: aghadowey on Wednesday 28 July 10 17:24 BST (UK)

Here's the Kerwin family in 1911-
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Drumkeary/Ballnyknav/465485/

Added- The townland is Banuyknav according to www.seanruad but looks like Baunyknav on census form.

Title: Re: KIRWAN / COSGRAVE / SHIEL
Post by: shanew147 on Wednesday 28 July 10 17:30 BST (UK)

thanks...

checking the building return, it looks like the townland has been mistranscribed and is looks like Baunyknav. I dont see this on the townland database..

added : very strange spelling for an Irish townland.. looks like a bit like a typo!




Shane

Title: Re: KIRWAN / COSGRAVE / SHIEL
Post by: shanew147 on Wednesday 28 July 10 19:08 BST (UK)

found it on the 1st edition OSI Map (c1820s/1840s) - it's about 10km to the north of Woodford town and about 1km south of Inchy - see Baunyknav townland (http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,570493,708673,6)

(click on historic 6" option to the right, or press 6 to see the correct map)

edit : here's the townland shown on a modern google map in relation to Woodford - you have to zoom right in on the B marker to see the placename - Woodford to Baunyknav (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=woodford,+co.+galway&daddr=53.126638,-8.446856&geocode=FTGCKQMdEdB__ykhKLxbrYdcSDEQmTGXqccACg%3B&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&sll=53.122208,-8.460588&sspn=0.027454,0.084543&ie=UTF8&ll=53.094849,-8.43338&spn=0.103287,0.276031&z=12)


Shane

Title: Re: KIRWAN / COSGRAVE / SHIEL
Post by: Kriywan on Wednesday 28 July 10 20:47 BST (UK)

Big THANK YOU..... looked on the 1901 & 1911 Census & found them and others :)

- it'll keep me going for a while!!

Yvonne