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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Wexford => Topic started by: Wexflyer on Tuesday 11 August 15 18:12 BST (UK)
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I am having difficulty reading the townland placename associated with the 18th May 1841 baptism entry for Anne Walsh on the following page
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634014#page/5/mode/1up
I can read just about every other word on the page, except the one of critical interest! I don't think the initial letter is an "a", as there appears to be a downstroke. It is stated to be a townland in the parish of Mayglass/Maglass, Ferns, but the list of townlands for Mayglass does not show any obvious candidates.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
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Hi,
It looks like Mayglass, a townland in Ballycogley
Hope thats right Good luck
Ronnie
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Hi,
It looks like Mayglass, a townland in Ballycogley
Hope thats right Good luck
Ronnie
Hi Ronnie,
I agree on Mayglass, but it is the word just above and before Mayglass that I am interested in. In this parish register, addresses are given as townland xyz, in civil parish abc. So, here Mayglass is an "abc" - the old civil parish. Other civil parishes listed are Killinick and Ballymore.
Thanks
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_townlands_of_County_Wexford
Edit...Gardamus. ?
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I can see it says Mayglass but it looks like Arklow to me, which of course isn't in Mayglass.
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http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Wexford/Mayglass/
List of townlands in Mayglass.
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From a post on a different board I think we have a winner! The suggestion was for "Griddle", and looking through the register, it is apparent that "Griddle" is clearly the address on multiple entries, some 20 years later. Trouble is, there is no townland by the name of "Griddle" in either the Griffith's or tythe valuations. Nor is it a recorded townland name anywhere else in Wexford either. Another mystery! (One I could do without).
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Might be a clue or could be way off, a griddle appears to refer to a cromlech/ stone circle. Is there anything like that in the area?
This is one in Wicklow
http://www.megalithicireland.com/Boleycarrigeen%20Stone%20Circle,%20Wicklow.html
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Might be a clue or could be way off, a griddle appears to refer to a cromlech/ stone circle. Is there anything like that in the area?
This is one in Wicklow
http://www.megalithicireland.com/Boleycarrigeen%20Stone%20Circle,%20Wicklow.html
Thanks for the interesting suggestion - I will take a look at the OSI maps later in the week!
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It appears that the location variously given as Griddle/Gridle/Grid in the Ballymore/Mayglass parish registers corresponds to Randalstown, Co. Wexford, a townland just south of Mayglass. I determined this by following up on a suggestion on another board to crosscheck the names given for "Griddle" with those listed in Griffith's valuation.
I guess this should not be a surprise, as I already knew that the Walsh family of interest lived in Randalstown in 1852/53 (Griffith's Valuation), and 1860s (civil registration records).
The name Griddle/Grid may come from the layout of the farm strips there at one time. The grid arrangement changed over time and disappeared (using various historical layers on the wonderful AskIreland site).