Ulster Covenant questions

[farmer]

Hi,
Ulster Covenant - does anyone know why in a lot of entries the address shown differs from the district/place of signing ? 
My thought was that perhaps signatories had to show a valid Irish address?   Or did these folk travel over to Ireland, and address in their case was an accomodation address?
Age limit - was there a minimum age limit for signing?
I know there have been a couple of posts already regarding the notations against some entries.
I've done quite a few searches, also checked on the Proni Covenant website, and can't find any answers.
Help
Pete

[RJ_Paton]

What I have so far in my own research into this is that the Covenant was stored in Orange Halls at various locations and signed there either in person or in quite a few cases by proxy.

The Covenant site itself has some information regarding the background hidden under "Preparations"

http://www.proni.gov.uk/ulstercovenant/preparations/index.html

[farmer]

thanks Falkyrn,
sadly the transcribers when copying each page cut off the rules. 
A friend in Lancaster PA has found relations she had been searching for, the list of names and addresses is fascinating.
again, thanks
Pete

[RosemaryJoan]

I imagine that people signed the covenant when they were on their'dinner hour' from work.  A propos of nothing, I have my husband's grandfather's parchment copy of the above with hit signature on it.  Maybe we should sell it on eBay!

[farmer]

Hi Rosemary Joan,
Never know, an original might be worth a couple of bob?
Does it have the rules, for instance age limit, I think I've found my father's signature, but he would about 15 at the time.
cheers
Pete

[RosemaryJoan]

My husband's mother would have been 16 when she signed it, so maybe there wasn't an age limit.

[farmer]

Thanks for that RJ.
Now, another question - anyone know where Augharooskey is?
Typical genealogy - every question  answered leads to another 1/2 doz questions.
Pete

[RosemaryJoan]

Are you sure about the spelling?  What County do you think it's in?  I have looked at PRONI Geographical index which list all the townlands in each county, but it's not there.  Lots of nearlys though.  Rosemary

[farmer]

Hi Rosemary
spelling is as entered on the document.    My friend in PA sent this, don't know why she didn't reply on here, far as I know she is a member. 
Augher - small village in County Tyrone.
or
Augher is a busy community in the Clogher Valley.
Rooskey (Ruscaigh in Irish) village on the R. Shannon.
I did a google myself, found nothing.
But thanks for your trouble.
Pete