Crossmolina Church Records

[aghadowey]

Leanne- have a look at this new thread MAYO RESOURCES & LINKS - there's lots of information there.
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,387116.0.html

[Diski]

Hi Leanne,
Crossmolina is North Mayo. They do have a local library, and I believe a Mrs Gallagher is librarian there.

The County library is in Castlebar, and they have a link to other libraries as well, so you might want to email Castlebar and Crossmolina library to see what holdings they have that are pertinent to your interests.

I know Castlebar has internet items to look at, including old maps of the townlands:
http://www.mayolibrary.ie/en/home/index.aspx

Good Luck to you!
Diski/Diane

[mamev1]

Hi,

I haven't been on this site in awhile, but I wanted to mention that over the years I have collected a vast number of baptisms and marriages from North Mayo parishes. I have already posted various names from Kilmoremoy and am in the process of putting up the Crossmolina records. I only have the parish map up for now, but am working on it every day. It might be of some help to some of the people writing here. The website is http://irishhereandthere.yolasite.com. The Ballina records only go to 1850 as of now but I have many, many more to post. I have selected names from Lahardane, and the ten extant years from Kilfian, as well.

MarybethVW

[margym317]

So gracious for you to research for so many of us.  I am looking for any records, BMD or Land for Anthony Carlin, Carolin, Carland or even CAROLOAN.  I see on Landed Extates that an Anthony Carolan bought Abbeytown in 1852.  He is possibly our relative.  James Carlin, (ETC) and Mary Doherty were married about 1828, had two children, Terrance b.1830 and Catherine b. 1832.  The family left for Quebec in 1836 to  a place called Grenville where I am finding many records.  The family was definitely Roman Catholic.  Anthony was married to a Margaret David or Davis about 1795 but no location. 
Anything you can send will be huge for our family. 

[Diski]

Hi Margym317
The early 1830s are difficult for the Catholic population in Mayo. Church records for Cathics started abt 1833 and for the parish of Crossmolina, those records are very badly damaged. I have a good many christenings where I couldn't read childs name, or parents name. So your Carolan MAY be there but I could not read it.
I do have a book called The History of Crossmolina by Tony Donohoe he mentions Abbeytown being purchase by an Anthony Carolan of Crossmolina (I assume the town of) a successful merchant and he and his family lived there. In 1901 census, the is James Carolan and his wife Eliza nee Quinn (of Cabra) and 2 sons living there. Sons are Jas and Pat Carolan.
If you know the townland in Crossmolina where your earliest Canavans came from I can look it up in the book since it goes by village name.
Diane

[margym317]

I have ordered the Tony Donahoe book but it will take time and I would guess it is reference only but I can only hope.  The LDS film for Crossmolina also says some records are faded but I will take a $6.50 chance and see if I can find any matching names.  We are so far back that the chance of any records will be a miracle!  Thanks for what you are doing for us. 
Oddly enough, my father's family is from Ballyhaunis just about 30 miles from Crossmolina.  I was there last May and really want to make a fourth trip before I die!

[Diski]

The book is very interesting for doing genealogoy but is not well indexed so you really have to read the entire thing and write down page number and  any names and townlands that you are interested in.You may find what you are looking for.

I am going over this summer for 6 weeks or more- most of it for visiting sites, but I plan to spend a week or so in Crossmolina.

You may also be interested in a magazine that the parish started putting out anually. First issue is 1994 and is full of wonderful tidbits of history and families that grew up. Its not indexed but is a great read. I am trying to gather up all issues and have about half of them thanks to friends and distant relatives. If you make it over, you may want to pick up some or read them (at the library?).
Good Luck!

[margym317]

What is the name of the parish?  Is that a civil name or the Roman Catholic church in Crossmolina.  Thanks for your response.   

[Diski]

Crossmolina is a parish as well as a Registration district so the townlands vary.
Civil districts tend to run close to the Poorlaw Unions.

For the timeframe of early 1830, Abbytown is in Crossmolina Parish but in the Poor Law union district of Ballina.
The name of the magazine is 'Crossmolina Chronicles'.

Diane