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Title: Correct spelling required
Post by: jimbo75 on Wednesday 22 July 15 01:53 BST (UK)

Hi there,
Can anyone give me a spelling lesson.
One of my g.g.grand.fathers was born in
Londonderry.
His discharge paper states he was born in
a parish of Derry.
Writing is so bad but it looks like GLENDOONAH.

jimbo75
Title: Re: Correct spelling required
Post by: majm on Wednesday 22 July 15 03:04 BST (UK)
Hi Jimbo,

Have you considered uploading a snip of the word to RChat's decipher board? 

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/handwriting-deciphering-recognition/

There's some excellent helpers on that board.

Cheers,  JM (NSW centric)
Title: Re: Correct spelling required
Post by: kingskerswell on Wednesday 22 July 15 06:56 BST (UK)
Hi,
   There is a townland called GLENDEROWEN in the parish of CLONDERMOT which is in the city of Londonderry.

Regards
Title: Re: Correct spelling required
Post by: aghadowey on Wednesday 22 July 15 09:35 BST (UK)
Yesterday you put up a completely different version of his birthplace  ???

Hi everyone from Australia,

I am trying to locate the birth details of 3Xgreat.grandfather
who according to his discharge papers was born in Londonderrry
in what appears to be Glenmurrah
, that is what it looks like.

Can anybody help me?

jimbo7
Title: Re: Correct spelling required
Post by: jimbo75 on Saturday 25 July 15 04:52 BST (UK)
Hi Aghadowey,

My apologies if you were confused with my spelling.

I am now even more confused now that I've found the correct spelling.

It seems that the place has two versions, that gives it as Clondermot.

Now my Thomas Daugherty appears  to have been born circa 1777.

Again soo sorry for my pensioner finger.

Thank you in anticipation

jimbo75
Title: Re: Correct spelling required
Post by: aghadowey on Saturday 25 July 15 08:37 BST (UK)

Clondermot (http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=716&civilparish=Clondermot&citycounty=Derry)

various spellings-
     http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=727

Presbyterian Church has a bit of local history
     http://www.glendermottpc.org/history/parish-of-clondermot/