Family Migration in Ireland?

[irishmansmiling]

Can anyone tell me if families that once lived in small townlands during the late 1800's, would have decendants still living in and around those townlands today?

What is the likelyhood that 2nd and 3rd generations of a family would move to another townland and or county in Ireland?

I'm trying to figure out if families that once lived in a certain townland in the early 1900's would still have decendants living in the area.

Thanks!
Patrick Ryan

[saddles]

Hi Patrick.

Yes! it is more than likely that the same family members still
occupy the same property as their ancestors occupied.

Do you have a name and location, do you know if they owned
the property in 1876, or did they lease the property in perpetuity
etc!.

Mike.

[irishmansmiling]

Catherine Duffy of Lisnadarragh Monaghan
Patrick Fox Corracharra Monaghan
Michael Fox Rebane Monaghan

These names were written in my great-grandmother's cook book. She lived 74 years until 1952. I'm assuming she had some sort of contact with these folks.

I've used the Erie online phone book to see if anyone with those surnames are still livining in those townlands, but nothing has come up.

Is there a better resource for finding current folks living in Monaghan Co?

[saddles]

The names may not show in the Eire phone book as many
prefer to be 'ex-directory', and I have heard it said that as
many as 35% are unlisted.

The 2000 version of the UK Infodisk included the electoral rolls
but I do not have this installed as I changed each time a new
disk came out.

I may re-install if I can find room, but in the meantime try to
locate anyone in rootschat from Monaghan, perhaps they may
attend their local council electoral rolls for you.

Mike.

[irishmansmiling]

Thank you for your help!

[Christopher]

but in the meantime try to
locate anyone in rootschat from Monaghan, perhaps they may
attend their local council electoral rolls for you.

Mike.

Hiya irishmansmiling and Mike,

If you find any Rootschat member in Monaghan I'll lift my hat to you I'm trying to organise a Meet next summer in Dublin. I can tell you it's hard work trying to find members living in Ireland. You have to read lots of profiles which have no location. During the past couple of days I've replied to a reasonable number of queries and a few of them asked for assistance from someone living in the area. I regret to say the one's I answered had not received a response from a local person.

Chris

[irishmansmiling]

I guess it begs the question, are people in Monaghan or any other county in Ireland looking to find long lost family? Are people who live in the more remote areas of Ireland, meaning away from the big cities of Dublin even have access to the internet or even care to?

Thanks for your insight!
Patrick

[luimneach]

while access to internet in ireland is widespread,even outside of dublin,i would have to say that there is little interest in family history.

[kated]

Hi,

Why not google the surname and townland and see if they have applied for planning permission or anything else with open access.

Kate