Help to decipher Irish County name please

[KGarrad]

Ireland has had 32 counties for a very long time!
The only 2 to have changed their names were:
Kings County - now called Offaly
Queens County - now called Laios

It looks, to me, more like Strathbane? but that's in Scotland!!

[Rosinish]

Hi KG,

I was close with thinking Strabane then so it's not my eyes deceiving me after all. Will check the scottish place out though as my ggrandfather, their son was born Scotland and 1 census stipulated Glasgow?

Regards,

A. M.

[heywood]

Hello,

do you have Hannah's maiden name? Did they marry in Manchester?

regards
heywood

[Rosinish]

Checked that one out. Definitely not Strathbane, a wee unknown place in Argyll nor Strathblane which is a wee village in Stirling.

Looks like I'm never likely to find out where it is. I've tried everything in my head, wondering what it would sound like with their Irish accent that the enumerator would think they were saying but not managed to come up with an answer that would be a possible fit.

So any other ideas bearing in mind the accent, I would be glad to consider.

A. M

[Treetotal]

Could it be Strabane in County Tyrone?
Carol

[Rosinish]

Hello,

do you have Hannah's maiden name? Did they marry in Manchester?

regards
heywood

Hi Heywood,

Unfortunately no, that is what my aim is. I can't find my ggrandfather's birth yet to determine it. There are so many variants of the surname Mellon. 1851 census they were down as "Mellow" - one I'd never have considered.

However, they did live in Manchester and 2 of their kids were born there so that sounds promising and I'm all ears 

Regards,

A. M.

[Maggie.]

Will check the scottish place out though as my ggrandfather, their son was born Scotland and 1 census stipulated Glasgow?

There is a Strathblane on the northern outskirts of Glasgow.

[heywood]

Hello,

ignore the marriage  wrong couple.

It was just that the 1851 had older children and a young Hannah, I thought she may be the second wife.

heywood

[Rosinish]

Hi Carol,

I did mention earlier it looked to me to be a close fit for Strabane but the more I look it seems there's a definite "th" & maybe an "l" also the 1st letter is looking more not to be an "S". I've studied it that often till my eyes are sore but to this day it remains a mystery.

If my ggrandfather was born in Scotland for definite and christened or baptised then I should pick him up at some point with the variants but it will be when I'm a bit more flush 

I have never found any of them on an 1871 census to date either.

A. M.