Need help locating a place in Longford

I dont know of any town that could match 'Green Garden', and there's nothing promising cropping up as a townland or civil parish name either. Is this a hand written or dictated document ?

I'm wondering if it's a mishearing or misreading somewhere along the line.

The best I can come up with is the town of Granard, which is town in East Co. Longford, and the only town in the county beginning with 'Gr'.

Thank you.  I haven't had any luck at all and am confused by his will.  Unfortunately, it is handwritten and my copy is faint. I guess I will have to return to Brooklyn, NY to view the original once again. 

trying an alternative angle ...  probably an extreme long shot ....I had a look for deaths for the name of Mary Dempsy/Dempsey on the BMD Index after 1890, and of an age that might possibly be sister to your Edward - assumes of course that this Mary still lived in Co. Lonford when she died etc.....

Three civil registration districts covered the county, Ballymahon*, Granard* and Longford, the first two covered parts of other counties as well as Longford, and the third was based in the the County town also named Longford.

By far the best possible match is this one :

Name     Mary Dempsey
Event Type     Death
Quarter and Year     Jul - Sep 1906
Registration District     Longford
Age     84 (est. year of birth 1822)
Volume 3 Page 117

Death certs dont include family information except sometimes if the informant is family, so might be difficult to be sure if this is a connection, but if your've feeling lucky it might be worth splashing out €4 for a research cert ..

www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Rathcline/Barnacor/1…

Similar question was posted to Longford FB group a few months ago. this information was posted in response by one of the members living in the area 

Greengardens is an area in the Parish of Rathcline (possibly a townland).It is situated about a mile from the village of Lanesboro,just off the road to Longford.

Hope this helps a little 

Green Gardens in near Lanesboro town in the Parish of Rathcline.  I haven't been able to find it on any maps but there are several mentions of it in Newspapers (usually death notices)

I think the link posted by TGF above is worth looking into as Barnacor is just outside Lanesboro on the Londford Road

I have a baptismal record for a great-great aunt in Rathcline Parish that lists the town/place for the the family as Greengarden. You might have luck searching the Rathcline parish records. https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0177 

Best of luck! 

B,

The above information appears correct. Green Garden / Greengarden appears to be a sub-denomination of Barnacor Townland in Rathcline Parish, County Longford, Ireland.

As the last link above didn't work for me, try the following link:

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632454#page/56/mode/1up

Baptised 14 February 1868, Catherine, daughter of John Dempsey and Mary Curren, Greengarden

sponsors: Michael Curren and Elleoner Clarke

I also found a link to her parents marriage record:

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632454#page/88/mode/1up

Married 05 February 1856

John Dempsey and Mary Curran

witnesses: Michael Clyens (Clyne) and Anne Curran

I'm not related but you can email me at: davidleahy @ eircom.net [without the space either side of the @ symbol] for further information.

All the Best,

David Leahy

Limerick

(native of County Longford)

Ireland