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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Armagh => Topic started by: wattnb on Tuesday 24 September 19 16:23 BST (UK)

Title: Inch
Post by: wattnb on Tuesday 24 September 19 16:23 BST (UK)

Hi,

I have a couple of verifications for my Lundy Ancestors who moved from Ireland to Scotland around 1805.

1. A statement from a trial, where one ancestor confirms he was from the county of Armagh.
2. An application for poor relief by his brother who states his place of birth c. 1791 as Inch.

I cannot find an Inch in Armagh. Does anyone know if one existed around that time?

Thank you.

Title: Re: Inch
Post by: purlin on Tuesday 24 September 19 16:45 BST (UK)

Apparently its a civil parish in Dumfries and Gallaway.

Title: Re: Inch
Post by: wattnb on Tuesday 24 September 19 16:56 BST (UK)

Hi Purlin,

He states he was born in Ireland about 1791, though, on all the censuses. The family did not come over to Ayrshire until about 1805.

So was wondering if there was a place which might have been called Inch in the past?

Norma

Title: Re: Inch
Post by: purlin on Tuesday 24 September 19 17:21 BST (UK)

There is an Inch in County Clare in the civil Parish of Inch and Kilmaley maybe thats the one.

Title: Re: Inch
Post by: aghadowey on Tuesday 24 September 19 19:11 BST (UK)

There are lots of places in Ireland called Inch as well as places like Inch East, Inch Island, Inch Level, Inch Moor, Inch More, Inch St. Lawrence, Inch St. Lawrence North, Inch St. Lawrence South, Inch West... but none of them in County Armagh. Geographically the closest is probably in Downpatrick, Co. Down where there's a townland of Inch as well as a civil parish.

Title: Re: Inch
Post by: Skoosh on Tuesday 24 September 19 20:31 BST (UK)

Scotland ditto, Inch & Insch means an island!

Skoosh.