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Roscommon / Re: James Morrisroe of Tondragee near Ballaghadereen
« on: Thursday 10 September 15 08:56 BST (UK) »
I just signed into this site out of curiosity so I'm probably way late to the party. I'm a MorrisRoe from Tondragee, now resident in Chicago. Yes, the last Tondragee resident MorrisRoe has now passed away (referred to in a post). He was like an uncle to me but no relation. My father emigrated to Tondragee (after 20 years in the Royal Navy) from Bockagh next door. There are still resident MorrisRoes there (my cousins).
My tips:
- There's a lot of census data from way back in Ireland available online now. I've used it to track my Mom's history.
- Ballaghaderreen used to be in Mayo back in the day. If you do any archive searches that could be relevant.
- Kilcolman cemetery has lots of MorrisRoes (including my Dad. The older headstones are on the south side.
- I had the pleasure of attending Tondragee school for a few years (100 yards away and technically in Bohalis) before it closed. I've seen roll books there dating back a 100 years or more. I don't know where they've ended up but some Department of Education person might.
- The only native MorrisRoes I knew in Derrinacartha owned a pub north of the church. It's closed now.
Hope this helps. I can probably provide more data if anyone is still interested.
My tips:
- There's a lot of census data from way back in Ireland available online now. I've used it to track my Mom's history.
- Ballaghaderreen used to be in Mayo back in the day. If you do any archive searches that could be relevant.
- Kilcolman cemetery has lots of MorrisRoes (including my Dad. The older headstones are on the south side.
- I had the pleasure of attending Tondragee school for a few years (100 yards away and technically in Bohalis) before it closed. I've seen roll books there dating back a 100 years or more. I don't know where they've ended up but some Department of Education person might.
- The only native MorrisRoes I knew in Derrinacartha owned a pub north of the church. It's closed now.
Hope this helps. I can probably provide more data if anyone is still interested.