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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Mayo => Topic started by: werdan on Thursday 10 March 11 21:42 GMT (UK)
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Hi
I was wondering if anybody can tell me about these islands
as my ggreat grandparents came from here then moved to Elly bay
I have been told to get 2 books but cant seem to get them anywhere
Within The Mullett and The Lost Islands
any info most appreciated
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Hello werdan,
There is a bit of something here:
http://www.museumsofmayo.com/deirbhile3.htm
You may be able to get some information about the book, 'Within the Mullet'(Rita Nolan) from there too
and more here
http://irishislands.info/inishkea.html
best wishes
heywood
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Hi
Thank you, i will take a look at the websites you suggested
hopefully i will find something
thanks again
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Hello again,
I hope you do find something. I have family from that area - supposedly from the Islands but not sure really :)
heywood
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Hi
My ggreat grandparents
Stephen Keane b 1841? son of Anthony Keane mother ?
Rose Keane ms Reilly b 1851? parents Patrick Reilly and Mary Conway
Stephen and Rose married 1868 Elly Parish ,Kilmore Erris, Bunawillan, Belmullet
children Bridget 1869 Anthony 1872 Patrick 1876 Mary 1878 Thomas 1880 John 1883
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Hello again,
you have done well to get parents names- have you got them from their marriage or parish records. (Interested myself).
I am sure you have them in 1901 census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Mayo/Binghamstown_South/Elly/1580714/
and presumably are trying now to go further back.
The difficulty is in that area, the repetition of surnames- so many families of the same name. Did you get anywhere with the articles or books?
I don't know what kind of documentation, if any, is available re families from the Islands. Looking at Griffiths valuation http://www.failteromhat.com/mayo.php the spelling as Cane seems to be more prevalent in the area rather than Keane.
It is a truly beautiful place.
best wishes
heywood
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Hi
Thank you for taking an interest
Mary,1878 was my great grandmother ,i got her parents names from her bc
then went on to Mayo Ancestor site and found the marriage for her parents and
also her siblings
you are right in saying there were a lot of Keanes because Mary,1878 married John Keane
born 1880 of Mullaghroe his parents were Edward Keane and Mary Keane
Mary and John married in 1903 here in Scotland
so very confusing
The grandson of Anthony has been in touch with me ,he has a copy of one of the books
but he has leant it out at the moment. We have only been in touch recently as we did not
know of one another
keep you posted if i find out anymore
Thanks
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read Amongst Our Own - The Inniskea by Tomás Bán O Raghallaigh
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Welcome to RootsChat, Tomas :)
Just adding a few more links for those who may be reading this thread-
Inishkea Islands
https://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/about-mayo/islands/inishkea-islands.html
Inishkea North townland
https://www.townlands.ie/mayo/erris/kilmore/an-geata-mor-theas/inishkea-north/
Inishkea South townland
https://www.townlands.ie/mayo/erris/kilmore/an-geata-mor-theas/inishkea-south/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3355468#map=12/54.1198/-10.1318
Stephen and Rose married 1868 Elly Parish ,Kilmore Erris, Bunawillan, Belmullet
Stephen Cain married Rose Rielly on 15 February 1868 at Binghamstown RC Chapel. Stephen from Inniskea [sic], Rose from Mullaghroe.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1868/11452/8206837.pdf
https://www.townlands.ie/mayo/erris/kilmore/an-geata-mor-theas/mullaghroe/
https://www.townlands.ie/mayo/erris/kilmore/an-geata-mor-thuaidh/binghamstown/
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read Amongst Our Own - The Inniskea by Tomás Bán O Raghallaigh
Welcome from me also Tomas.
As you can see this is an old thread and we now have more information available - including the book which I was going to mention until I read to your post.
My husband’s family are in the book. :)
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Hi Heywood. I thought it might be an old thread but i cannot see a year date on it.
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If you look at the first post it is dated 2011.
The poster, however, might still receive emails of new postings and, of course, if anyone else searches for the information, it is now updated.
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Thank you
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Hi I believe this is my family as well my grandfather was harry McWilliams mother Mary Cain, any info on the Cains would he appreciated
Hi
Thank you for taking an interest
Mary,1878 was my great grandmother ,i got her parents names from her bc
then went on to Mayo Ancestor site and found the marriage for her parents and
also her siblings
you are right in saying there were a lot of Keanes because Mary,1878 married John Keane
born 1880 of Mullaghroe his parents were Edward Keane and Mary Keane
Mary and John married in 1903 here in Scotland
so very confusing
The grandson of Anthony has been in touch with me ,he has a copy of one of the books
but he has leant it out at the moment. We have only been in touch recently as we did not
know of one another
keep you posted if i find out anymore
Thanks
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Welcome to Rootschat chat, Fin.
What information do you already have about Mary Cain? It would help people to search and not to repeat anything you already have.
I can see a marriage and birth on Scotlands People site for two people called Walter McWilliams with Cain as spouse/mother but I think she would be Maggie Cain.
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You may find this of interest :-
“The Aran Islands.” by J.am.Synge.
An account if the daily life of the people there.
Written in 1907, just prior to the islanders being taken from the islands and re domiciled on the mainland.
Some of Synge’s own photographs included.
ISBN 0-19-281258-0.
Oxford Paperbacks .Oxford University Press.
Another number under the ISBN — 9 780192 812582
I think the lifestyle, dictated by similar conditions ,would be very much the same.
Viktoria.
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“The Aran Islands.” by J.am.Synge.
That would be none other than John Millington Synge, as in the writer of "The Playboy of the Western World".
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Ooops! A typo ,thanks for the correction.
Viktoria,