Help in deciphering the place name, please

[aghadowey]

The place in Cork you are looking for is probably a townland not a town. Townland names and boundaries are unlikely to have changed over the years although the spelling can vary. The best website for finding a townland or parish in Ireland is www.thecore.com/seanruad - it's not working at the moment but just keep checking and be sure to change default setting from 'exact match' to search for part of a word.

[Seoras]

I agree with Josey on the disappearing place names,especially with mass emigration and land clearances.I was looking for a place in Scotland and it is only preserved in the name of a farm.

George.

[aghadowey]

Things are different in Ireland and we've kept townland names although the postal service has brought in road names and postcodes in some places.

[Dalum]

I am no kind of expert on Irish resources but I like this site I just found by googling, as a source of placenames:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/civilparish/index.cfm?fuseaction=GetMap&CityCounty=Cork

I have not yet found an index page to get to the different county pages, but you can change the county name at the end of the URL.

Hugh

[Seoras]

Viv there is a site getting together an archive of Cork and Kerry place names.On reading their page they say that many farmers even gave each field a place name and also that some place names may no longer be used by the community.It's a long shot but they may be able to help.This is their link for contact.You could possibly enquire and send your image as an attachment.mailto:logainmneacha[at]gmail.com

George.

[aghadowey]

Yes, farmers often gave names to fields but would not have given such a name in a census form, civil certificate, etc. The townlands are all named in the 1901 and 1911 census (which is online, free) but in order to browse by place you need to search through each D.E.D. in Co. Cork.

[Seoras]

Aghadowey,I have some Irish connections I have yet to research.McBride and possibly Welsh(surname not the nation) too.I know for certain at least one was Catholic.Any ideas on what areas I should be looking at or sites I may find useful.We would be talking pre 1870's.

George.

[aghadowey]

Aghadowey,I have some Irish connections I have yet to research.McBride and possibly Welsh(surname not the nation) too.I know for certain at least one was Catholic.Any ideas on what areas I should be looking at or sites I may find useful.We would be talking pre 1870's.

George.

To search for church records, etc. you need to know where the family lived (parish if not actual townland)- see Introduction to Irish Records
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,442233.0.html

[Seoras]

Thanks for that.