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Monaghan / Re: Murphy's of Clones & Callowhill, Monaghan
« on: Wednesday 01 May 13 09:24 BST (UK)  »
Will be visiting Callowhill area May 13 to 16, 2013. Interested in any contacts members of this discussion list have with current residents of Callowhill and/or County Monaghan. Especially interested in contacting anyone with information about the Murphy family that resided in Callowhill in the 19th century.  I have traced the Murphys of Callowhill back to the 1760s; my great grandfather Matthew Murphy, his wife Rose Rudden, and my grandmother Susan Murphy left Callowhill in 1868 to settle in Baltimore, Maryland. Any information or contacts with the Murphys of Callowhill, past and present, will be greatly appreciated.  I am willing to share what I have found with others.

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Monaghan / Re: Murphy's of Clones & Callowhill, Monaghan
« on: Friday 08 February 13 18:53 GMT (UK)  »
I am researching for my Murphy and Rudden families in Callowhill in the 1860s.  My great grandparents emigrated from Callowhill to Baltimore, Md in 1868.  Using Griffith's Valuation and tithe applotment books, I have traced three Murphys and several Ruddens [Rodden] to the 1830s.  A researcher in Dublin has found estate records which indicate the Murphys were in Callowhill as early as the 1780s.  My working hypothesis is that the William Murphy and Matthew Rudden of Griffith's Valuations are my probable great-great grandfathers.  I would like to link up with anyone working on this thread to share information about both families in the 19th century.  I plan to visit Callowhill this coming Spring [2013].  I'll close with a question: are there Roman Catholic gravesites and/or cemeteries worth visiting in the Callowhill area?

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Monaghan / Re: Murphy's of Clones & Callowhill, Monaghan
« on: Friday 11 June 10 19:06 BST (UK)  »
Thanks to Hallmark for quick reply.

My Murphy family left Ireland in 1868.  I have found several male Murphys listed in Griffith's Valuations for Callowhill, but this source does not list members of household.  My assumption is that Matthew Murphy was a younger son in one of the Murphy households and worked as a laborer and thus was not listed as a tennant on Griffith's role.

I'll restate my initial question:  which parrish church or churches [Roman Catholic] might have served the Callowhill community for Baptisms and Marriages in the late 1850s and early 1860s?

I would appreciate any clarification or suggestions you could make.

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Monaghan / Re: Murphy's of Clones & Callowhill, Monaghan
« on: Friday 11 June 10 16:18 BST (UK)  »
I am searching for my great grandparents, Matthew Murphy and Rose Rudden Murphy of Callowhill, Monaghan.  I have established this connection through the records of the 1880 U.S. Census, Roman Catholic Baptism Registers of Baltimore Archdiocese, and the GRO 1867 Birth Record of my grandmother's brother.

Assuming that Callowhill is the dwelling place of my great-grandparents [1867 Birth Record], which Roman Catholic Parrish or Parrishes should I search for records of the Baptism of my grandmother, Susan Murphy [1863] and the marriage of my great-grandparents, Matthew Murphy and Rose Rudden?

I have read all the emails in this thread and hope that several of the contributors will get in touch with me.

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