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Title: Anyone decider the wrighting
Post by: PearsonKenneway on Monday 18 November 19 10:51 GMT (UK)
Looking for some help I have managed to find a birth cert but I cannot read it. Help would be appreciated.
I’m dyslexic and struggle with these things at the best of times never mind when the wrighting is like this ... it’s the bottom entry for Charles Malloy I’m looking at
Title: Re: Anyone decider the wrighting
Post by: pet50ite on Monday 18 November 19 11:01 GMT (UK)
I usually get these things wrong but I will have a try.

14th November, 1867.
 Charles Mulloy. Father Barney Mulloy, Carpenter, Dumnaskia.
Mother. Mary Mulloy, formerly Gallagher.
7th column says The mark of Barney Mulloy, father, Dumnaskia

Hopefully someone who is better at this will come along soon.
Title: Re: Anyone decider the wrighting
Post by: PearsonKenneway on Monday 18 November 19 11:04 GMT (UK)
Yes I was getting pretty much the same

I have them listed as Malloy wondering if the name changed from Mulloy to Malloy or if we just reading it wrong ....
Title: Re: Anyone decider the wrighting
Post by: pet50ite on Monday 18 November 19 11:19 GMT (UK)
It could be that a) the person taking the details wrote it how they heard it
                        b) spellings were much more fluid than nowadays
                        c) I've misread the writing
Title: Re: Anyone decider the wrighting
Post by: Gadget on Monday 18 November 19 12:44 GMT (UK)
I agree with Mulloy and it is as pet50ite says -

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a) the person taking the details wrote it how they heard it
b) spellings were much more fluid than nowadays
Title: Re: Anyone decider the wrighting
Post by: orkrad on Monday 18 November 19 20:32 GMT (UK)
 Cant read the town name clearly. However the registrar has signed it as being District of MALIN in the union of INISHOWEN, county of DONEGAL. Date 31 Jan 1868. Someone familiar withthe area might be able to provide the name of the place . Regards Orkrad
Title: Re: Anyone decider the wrighting
Post by: PearsonKenneway on Monday 18 November 19 20:38 GMT (UK)
Superb thank you
Title: Re: Anyone decider the wrighting
Post by: Rattus on Monday 18 November 19 20:41 GMT (UK)
I think it might be Drumnaskea.

https://www.johngrenham.com/places/plu_results.php?pluid=85&order=placename&PLU=Inishowen
Title: Re: Anyone decider the wrighting
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Monday 18 November 19 21:08 GMT (UK)

I think it might be Drumnaskea.

https://www.johngrenham.com/places/plu_results.php?pluid=85&order=placename&PLU=Inishowen


From townlands.ie, it is spelt as Dumnaskea. In Clonca Civil Parish. North of the village of Malin.
https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/inishowen-east/clonca/malin/dumnaskea/

KG
Title: Re: Anyone decider the wrighting
Post by: hallmark on Monday 18 November 19 21:20 GMT (UK)


http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Malin/Drumnaskea/