Cassidy/McIntyre Ireland

[shanreagh]

And bringing a dictionary of Irish terms.....

'Mearing drain'

"Mearing" most commonly refers to a boundary or a line marking a limit. It can also be a surname, or a term for a boundary between pieces of land, particularly in Ulster (Northern Ireland).

Despite having a Limavady Grandma I cannot recall her saying this word despite that she lived on one side of what would be a mearing drain here in NZ.

I love this site for all the terms and the by the by snippets.   

I do remember my mother being most emphatic that her McIntyre close friend was descended from Ireland and came from Ireland to NZ. Way back they may have come from Scotland.....

[aghadowey]

Have made some corrections & additions to yesterday's posts #18, 23, 25 (in red)

Just have William's family left to post but it's more complication since I had so much information on them to start with. Hopefully soon ...

[carolgenealogy1970]

John Cassidy’s 1926 Greenock death record lists parents John Cassidy (soldier) & Elizabeth McLaughlin, with census showing him born in Londonderry. His 1873 marriage to Mary McIntyre was Catholic. Mary’s 1852 Greenock baptism gives parents Thomas McIntyre & Catherine Docherty; the 1928 death record naming different parents was likely an error. The 1921 census has John from Londonderry and Mary from Moville, Donegal.

Next steps: check ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk) for the 1873 marriage image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org) for Cassidy baptisms, and YourRoots (https://yourroots.com/search-record/state-province-county) for Greenock and Donegal records.

Hello,

I was hoping someone could help me uncover information on my Maternal Cassidy side, my Great x3 Grandfather John Cassidy married my Great x3 Grandmother Mary McIntyre, in Greenock 1873, John Cassidy is said to have been born in Ireland, to John Cassidy, who was a soldier, and Elizabeth McLaughlin, sometime in the early 1850s (as per his death certificate in 1926 Greenock, his parents are not listed on his marriage certificate) I would be very appreciative for anything regarding him, or his parents, as I’m rather stuck , not entirely sure if he himself was Protestant or Catholic, but his marriage to Mary McIntyre was a Catholic ceremony, I’m not too sure about Mary McIntyre, as I have a baptism record in 1852 in Greenock ( which would match her age on the marriage record ) and her parents are listed as Thomas McIntyre and Catherine Docherty (same as marriage record) but her death record in 1928 has parents listed as William McIntyre and Mary Docherty, and then a census record I believe showing them in 1921 on Greenock shows John to be born in Londonderry and Mary to be born in Movile, Donegal.

Kind regards,
Jake

[Neale1961]

Carolgenealogy1970, some ‘interesting’ comments.
Your next step would be to read the thread.