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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Mayo => Topic started by: Winny on Monday 21 June 04 11:31 BST (UK)
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Anyone connected with these families? Have done some research but am a bit stuck ??? Happy to exchange knowledge ;D
Winny
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Hi Winny
Sorry we haven't been able to help you so far on this one.
Have you made any progress, or do you have any further details that could help someone to find what you are looking for?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
Ticker
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Hi Winny,
I have a James GRIFFERTY born in 1867 Swinford Mayo who married Maria CASEY born 1872 in Ireland.
They had a son named Michael GRIFFERTY born 1898 in Swinford Mayo.
Michael married Eliza HEALD born 1899 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
Does any of this help?
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Hi
Thank you for replying to my request.
James and Maria are my husbnds grandparents. We do have info on them but find it hard to connect up the families. I expect you have the same problem!
Where do you fit?
Are you also looking for Breeze and Rust? they are part of my family.
Winny
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I am new to this so please excuse mistakes. I had an Uncle who died a number of years ago, his name is Father Joseph Grifferty, an Augustinian Priest - affiliated with Villanova University. I heard that he used to visit relatives in County Mayo. I would be interested to know who these people were. Perhaps there is a connection to the family you are looking for. We do have some history on the family in America dating back to the early 1900's. Let me know if this helps.
Pete
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Hi Pete
We had discovered Father Joseph. Trouble is we have a lot of info on these families but have yet to link them all.
They all came from County Mayo. Some went to Uk and others to USA also Canada.
Have had contact with some members in Canada and New York.
Where do you fit in?
We will be away until June but catch up yhen
Brenda
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Dear Pete,
You put me in touch with your Mom some years ago. The people that Father Joe visited in Ireland were members of his mother's family, the Lammonds. They were originally from the townland of Tooreen in Crossmolina, but later moved to Rathnamaugh in Kilfian Parish. Fr. Joe was speciifically visiting his Aunt Maggie, who was married to a Thomas Gallagher. I have met two of her granddaughters but they are not especially willing to stay in touch with us.
I have Mary Lammond Grifferty's parents' death certificates. John died in 1913 and Anne in 1923. She was nearly ninety years old. The reason she was in Rathnamaugh appears to be because Maggie was taking care of her after John died. It appears that one of her sons, Thomas, had also moved there.
I met Thomas's son Peter in 1998 during a trip to Ireland. He was living in the Rathnamaugh homestead. I think I sent your Mom the picture of the cottage. Last summer, I tried to find the Tooreen cottage on my own, because I know it is still owned by descendants of the Lammonds but was unable to.
Grifferty is also spelled Crifferty. I have been trying to find out where Uncle Griff, as my mother called him, came from.
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This is an old thread and Pete hasn't been online since 2006 but perhaps he will eventually see this latest message.