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Title: places
Post by: johnd2 on Thursday 20 January 11 20:49 GMT (UK)

Hi
A couple of questions hope someone can help
1 Is Kilgifin a Roman Catholic parish or a civil parish in the Townland of Fairymount.
2 On a marriage certificate i have one of the spouses place of residence at the time of marriage is given as Waterloo i don't seem to be able to locate this place is it in Roscommon or in someother county.
Many thanks
John Duffy

Title: Re: places
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 20 January 11 21:01 GMT (UK)

Question #1 was answered in an earlier thread-

Quote from: aghadowey on Friday 20 August 10 21:14 BST (UK)

Fairymount is the name of the townland- in the civil parish of Kilgefin.

On the same thread there was a link to details about Fairymount - reply #2:
www.roscommonhistory.ie/People/JohnHunter/Index2.pdf

I can't see a townland called Waterloo anywhere in Ireland - are you sure of the place name? See www.thecore.com/seanruad to find townlands and parishes in Ireland

Title: Re: places
Post by: The Mc on Friday 21 January 11 00:07 GMT (UK)

There is a Waterloo about 6 miles north west of Cork on the N20 road, north of Blarney. It is on Google maps and you can also view the village using Street View.....

Title: Re: places
Post by: johnros on Friday 21 January 11 00:53 GMT (UK)

http://www.logainm.ie/Viewer.aspx?text=waterloo&streets=yes
.
The Irish Placenames website has three entries for Waterloo:
Carraig na Madadh/Waterloo
(toghroinn - electoral district)
An Cabhán - Cavan
.
Waterloo
(teach - house)
An Cabhán - Cavan
.
Waterloo/Waterloo
(sráid - street)
Corcaigh - Cork

Title: townland and parishes
Post by: johnd2 on Saturday 05 February 11 12:52 GMT (UK)

Hi
Many thanks for answers for my previous thread.
I know i have asked similar questions before about townland and parishes.
I have downloaded some maps of the county of Roscommon and particular of a place called Ballagh.
The map shows the townland boundaries in the catholic parish of Ballagh but in then states their historical name given as Cloontuskert,Kilgefin, and Curraghroe. Does this mean that Ballagh in the past was called all these three names but at different times also  these places are still on maps today.
The map shows all the townland boundaries in the catholic parish of Ballagh also there there are civil parishes within the catholic parish ,Lissonuffy civil parish,Cloontuskert civil parish,Kilgefin civil parish ,Cloonfinlough civil parish and Kilbride civil parish.

Title: townlands and parishes
Post by: johnd2 on Saturday 05 February 11 13:23 GMT (UK)

Hi
On my last thread i forgot to say who it was from.
Many thanks
John Duffy