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Westmeath / Re: Placename help
« on: Monday 07 April 14 22:26 BST (UK)  »
Hello Sinann

Thanks a million for all your help and yes that photo was the same one I have.
im not familiar with the land Books but I will have a look

Again thanks Patrick

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Westmeath / Re: Placename help
« on: Saturday 29 March 14 21:33 GMT (UK)  »
That's Great info sinann
And the funny thing is I have an uncle named Oliver Mc Donnell who would be in his mid seventies now but he told me he remembers being taken out there to an old mill as a youngster by his father but he never said that he worked there.  but he couldn't remember where it was in north Westmeath so it shows the name Oliver was in use by the family back then.

I just have to find that couple of missing pieces of this large Jigsaw.

Again thanks for your kind giving of your time.

Ps if you need any look ups in Ballymore let me know

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Westmeath / Re: Placename help
« on: Thursday 27 March 14 23:50 GMT (UK)  »
 sinann
 
Again I appreciate your kind look ups and help.

I find the whole issue of placenames and baronies and Registrars districts so totally confusing when trying to find out where My ancestors came from And maybe move a little further back.

But I know after having spent a Million Euros at the GRO In Dublin(Or At Least It Seems That Much)
For Births,Marriage,Death Certificates Of Silk,Lyons,Kelly,Brien,Slevin,Mc Donnell,McDonald Familys ect ect
A great deal of which did not belong to Me.(and I have in packed in to a file in case they maybe of some interest to others ).

My Relations Came From Westmeath,Galway,Dublin,Offally.

I am completely overwhelmed when it comes to the above Issues with regard to Baronies,Districts,Unions.

So I Am Greatfull with anything you can help me with.

Best Regards Patrick

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Westmeath / Re: Placename help
« on: Wednesday 26 March 14 23:43 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Sinann

Thanks so much for your kind look up of my ancestors address.
I have had Ordanance survey maps over the years but to be honest I couldn't make head or tail of them as I think the thing that through me was when you look at the maps there are a couple of areas marked as taughmon.

But anyway I think you may be on to something with regard to the Clondalever area as in the 1901 Census Both James (My Great Great Grandfather) and his son Michael live in the Taughmon Area

which I always thought as according to the census there was a church on the next address which stupidly I thought was A catholic Church
It was only having read your message and reviewing the Ordnance survey map there is a Church Of Ireland Church near both the Drumhurlin Bridge and on the map it looks to be near the base of a hill. Also its very near to tuitestown where my great uncle William That was born in 1865.

And Michael Mc Donnell (My Great Uncle) was living on his own in a house in the 1911 Census his father having died in 1908  and I see no mention of a church on the next address.

I Wondered when you mentioned a Michael Mc Donnell living near the base of a hill in Clondalever according to Griffiths what year that was Printed (As im Not Familiar With Griffiths).

I Do Appreciate Your help.

Thanks So Very Much and I hope I am not imposing upon your time to much.

Regards Patrick

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Westmeath / Re: Placename help
« on: Saturday 22 March 14 22:46 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Sinann

Thanks for your Reply i wondered if your Thomas who married Elizabeth Martin could have been a brother of my James that married Anne Mc Keone ? I had Some for of the information that you Mentioned but i have never been able to get any further than this james  which lists his father as being Thomas Mc Donald Occupation Farmer my james would have been Born around 1834 as he gives his age as 30 when he marries Anne Mc Keone  in 1864 and the i know the Following children were born some of which you mention
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William Mc Donnell Born 25 March 1865 Tuitestown Castlepollard
Margaret Mc Donnell Born 20 October 1867 Crats Multyfarnham District
Julia Mc Donnell Born 18 May 1869 Taughmon Parish Multyfarnham District
James Mc Donnell 26 January 1871 Taughmon Parish Multyfarnham District(My Great Grandfather)
Patrick Mc Donnell 7 March 1973 Drumhurlin Castlepollard
Thomas Mc Donnell 12 August 1874 Taughmon Parish Multyfarnham District
John Mc Donnell 28 March 1876 Taughmon Parish Multyfarnham District
Michael Mc Donnell 20 October 1878

Anne Mc Donnell Nee Mc Keone Died in 1886 fom uterine cancer aged 46
James Mc Donnell  Died in 1908 From TB aged 77.

I do have other information on this family like some old photos of John (Jack)Who Died in WW1 and his body was never found he enlisted and was sent out to flanders but was not married and as both his parents were dead by this time no more was heard of him and attempts to find out what happened to him the family hit a brick wall as i believe they were looking for Mc Donnell And i think that he enlisted as John or Jack Mc Donald.
my great Grandmother Mary Mc Donald nee Lyons always spelt it that way but my grandfather Spelt it Mc Donnell and we've never Changed it back.

Thanks for any information that you do have i do appreciate it also a distant cousin of mine Billy mc donnell maintains that we are related to the Mc Donnells of Glenidan  i have a photo of the 1918 Glenidan Fife And Drum Temperance Band Which features John/Thomas/Patrick.And Nicholas Mc Donnell.

Sorry that this post is more like the War And Peace Book than a message

Regards Patrick

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Westmeath / Re: Placename help
« on: Friday 21 March 14 23:31 GMT (UK)  »
Hello
My Name is Patrick Mc Donnell
And I live in Westmeath and I think we may have some Ancestry links along the line.
I've read some of your posts and think some how there could be a connection

I also have been Researching my Genealogy over the years Especially my Mc Donnell/Mc Donald Line as ive found the family used both Name variants over the years.

(My Great Grandmother Mary Lyons was a district Maternity Nurse who married My Great Grandfather James Mc Donnell in 1899 In Castletown Geoghan and she told my Mother That the Mc Donnell family Were Originally from Scotland and when they married he is listed as Mc Donald.
 
And my Great Great Grandfather James Mc Donnell address Drumhurlin
(Which I Could Never Find) but I know its north Westmeath near the Barbavilla Estate Married an Anne Mc Keone  Collinstown in 1864
And He Gives His Father As Being Thomas Mc Donnell Farmer.
Now I've never been able to pin this Thomas down as I Have found a few over the years which I couldn't make any break through with

But I Have Found out Via The Westmeath Examiner which lead to my researching the Irish Newspapers  Archive that Both James Mc Donnell Address Drumhurlin and Patrick Mc Donnell address Drumhurlin were Fined For Poaching Fish in 1888.

And in 1873 In Glenidan in The Not to distant area we are both searching I found A death
For Thomas Mc Donald  Miller  aged 53 Present Was his Son Patrick.

My Uncle Who is in his Seventys remembers being brought out to relatives who lived in an old mill out in that area.

Im Sure There May Be A Connection.

Patrick   

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