Author Topic: Cassidy/McIntyre Ireland (Read 6768 times)

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.

Quote from: JakeMcGhee on Sunday 17 August 25 23:53 BST (UK)

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.

aghadowey · « **Reply #31 on:** Friday 22 August 25 10:21 BST (UK) »

aghadowey · « **Reply #32 on:** Friday 22 August 25 10:40 BST (UK) »

Firstly, JakeMcGhee I do have more information that is not posted here so feel free to send me a PM (Personal Message) with an email address and I will be happy to post you everything in a Word document (which might be a bit easier to read).

Secondly, regarding -

Quote from: carolgenealogy1970 on Thursday 21 August 25 01:47 BST (UK)

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.

Carolgenealogy1970- is YourRoots your own website? I see that you have repeatedly (not just on Rootschat) posted it when posting on genealogy matters.
Sticking to this particular instance you suggested using it for Greenock and Donegal records.
Clicking on Donegal brings up lots of links to records from U.S., Scotland, Australia, etc! What it doesn't list is actual Irish records (free)- Irish Genealogy, PRONI Wills, NAI, etc.
Greenock is in Renfrewshire. There seem to be more Scottish records listed but also many from U.S., etc. The only place in Northern Ireland shown is the 'district' of Belfast and links are similar to Donegal.

J.J. · « **Reply #33 on:** Friday 29 August 25 02:02 BST (UK) »

Thanks Neale1961. Have reposted your comment on another thread in which the same user did not read through. Maybe your useful comment will be enough to stop further abuse of our free site.
aghadowey: Not just empty/irrelevant replies, then???...so this would appear to be a type of phishing?

Just attempted to report that post, but not working right now.

editing/adding, have reported to global moderator.

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