RootsChat.Com

Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Galway => Topic started by: samhuzz on Wednesday 03 April 19 18:01 BST (UK)

Title: Where is this place?
Post by: samhuzz on Wednesday 03 April 19 18:01 BST (UK)
Hello

An ancestor of mine, Martin Tuohy married Honoria Banfield/Bonfield in 1877 in Looscaun Parish. They both gave their place of residence as Shlaughtee or Slaughtee. I've tried everything I can think of to find where this place is. Does anyone have any ideas?

If it's any help, Martin's father is given as Patrick Tuohy (died) and Honoria's father is Michael Banfield (alive).

Thanks
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: josey on Wednesday 03 April 19 18:12 BST (UK)
These are the Banfields from Griffiths on https://www.failteromhat.com
Banfield   Andrew   Society St.   Kilcloony   Galway
Banfield   Bridget   Cross St.   Loughrea   Galway
Banfield   Andrew   Boulger's Lane   Kilcloony   Galway
Banfield   Thomas   Coos North   Ballynakill   Galway
Banfield   Mary   Newtown South   Ballynakill   Galway
Banfield   Michael   Coos North   Ballynakill   Galway
Banfield   Denis   Coos North   Ballynakill   Galway


Townlands are shown on
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/
Looscaun is one on the list
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/leitrim/ballynakill/drummin/looscaun/

I cannot see a name looking like the one you give. It seems Looscaun is in the Portumna division.
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: ShaunJ on Wednesday 03 April 19 19:11 BST (UK)
A Mass for the Tuohy family of Slaughtee 25 February 2017: https://www.facebook.com/Woodf4dLooscaun/posts/woodfordlooscaun-parish-newsletter-fr-kieran-orourke-t-090-9749100-m-087-2997956/779114732238191/

Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Wednesday 03 April 19 19:17 BST (UK)

An ancestor of mine, Martin Tuohy married Honoria Banfield/Bonfield in 1877 in Looscaun Parish. They both gave their place of residence as Shlaughtee or Slaughtee. I've tried everything I can think of to find where this place is. Does anyone have any ideas?


For reference-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1878/11094/8060536.pdf

KG
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: hanes teulu on Wednesday 03 April 19 19:22 BST (UK)
A Patrick Tuohy was born 1 April 1880 to Martin and Honoria (maiden name Banfield) Tuohy, place of birth Coose, in the Union of Portumna..

Have seen an item on the net about the death of a Mary (Maisie) Conroy, Slaughtee, Coose, Whitegate, Galway.
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: ShaunJ on Wednesday 03 April 19 19:24 BST (UK)
I'm also seeing references to Slaughtee, Coose, Whitegate, Galway.  Like this one: https://rip.ie/death-notice/mary-masie-conroy-whitegate-galway/32400

So it might be across the county line in Co Clare.
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: ShaunJ on Wednesday 03 April 19 19:28 BST (UK)
Coose: "A large townland principally mountain, the S.E. end is under cultivation known by Dunbark and Slaightee. It is bounded on the S.E. by Lough Derg. There is nothing remarkable in the townland."

http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/place/45665
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: hanes teulu on Wednesday 03 April 19 19:31 BST (UK)
I've found a "Slaghty" just east of Doonbark on an old irish map available at Geohive.
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: ShaunJ on Wednesday 03 April 19 19:35 BST (UK)
Slaghty, or Sloughtee: "A district of the townland consisting of a great many miserable houses. It is bounded on the East by Lough Derg."

http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/place/47410
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Wednesday 03 April 19 19:50 BST (UK)
Slaghty, Sleachtaidhe, Sloughtee
In the South East end of the townland of Cooes North about 4½ miles S. S.E. of Woodford.

https://www.townlands.ie/galway/leitrim/ballynakill/coos/coos-north/

KG
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: Sinann on Wednesday 03 April 19 20:47 BST (UK)
Looscaun Church looks likely
https://goo.gl/maps/67qQiZQUaf12

Edited, now that I've had something to eat, I can see how utterly useless this post is ;D
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: samhuzz on Wednesday 03 April 19 21:19 BST (UK)
Slaghty, or Sloughtee: "A district of the townland consisting of a great many miserable houses. It is bounded on the East by Lough Derg."

http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/place/47410

That's a very honest account isn't it, "great many miserable houses" haha!
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: Sinann on Wednesday 03 April 19 21:52 BST (UK)
2005 Planning Permission
The Slaghty Amenity Group want to construct a car park and picnic area at Slaghty shore, Coose North, Woodford, Co.Galway
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: Sinann on Wednesday 03 April 19 22:03 BST (UK)
Land for sale at Slaghty Shore
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01nm5/
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: samhuzz on Thursday 04 April 19 08:18 BST (UK)
Thanks very much all, much appreciated
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: dathai on Thursday 04 April 19 10:21 BST (UK)
Death of Michael Banfield age 83 in 1891 informant son John
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1891/06077/4733409.pdf

Catherine 1899 age 81 informant son John
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1899/05777/4633539.pdf

John Bonfield married Mary Grady 1878
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1878/11094/8060557.pdf

1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Coos/Coos_North/1396869/
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: Sibh on Thursday 25 March 21 10:02 GMT (UK)
Hi there, this is an old post but slaughty is up the road from me. It’s in Coose, which is in Galway but the address is actually coose , Whitegate, Clare. There are still Tuohys living in Slaughty .
Title: Re: Where is this place?
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Wednesday 10 November 21 15:12 GMT (UK)
Quote
........slaughty is up the road from me. It’s in Coose, which is in Galway but the address is actually coose , Whitegate, Clare. There are still Tuohys living in Slaughty .

Quote
I've found a "Slaghty" just east of Doonbark on an old irish map available at Geohive.

Slaghty and Doonbark in the townland of Coos North.
https://arcg.is/PKWW9
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4743403#map=14/53.0018/-8.3738

The OSi GeoHive National Townland and Historical Map Viewer has been updated.
https://geohive.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9def898f708b47f19a8d8b7088a100c4


KG

Edited:
Click on 6" B&W map   (1829-1841)