Reilly

Hi there,

There are Roman Catholic church records available for the diocese of Killinvoy (Elphin). These date from 1841 for both baptismal and marriage records. There are also burial records dating from 1854 to 1880/81. You can find these at the National Library of Ireland, Pos. 4606, or the Church of Latter Day Saints, film 0989741. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for more assistance.

Do you know any information about the details of the emigration from Ireland? Dates, name of ship, etc.? Have you tried checking the Ellis Island records (www.ellisisland.org) or the Castle Garden records (www.castlegarden.org)? Generally, more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at, this could be a good place to find more information, and perhaps even find out an exact place of origin.

May I ask you why you have chosen the parish of Killinvoy to post your message on? Do you know what links you have to this parish?

You could also try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at.Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38). Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS).

You can information about the frequency of the name in the mid-19th century and any other variant spellings of the name here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/

1796: Spinning Wheel Premium Entitlement Lists This was part of a government scheme to encourage the linen trade, free spinning wheels or looms were granted to individuals planting a certain area of land with flax. The lists of those entitled to the awards, covering almost 60,000 individuals, were published in 1796, and record only the names of the individuals and the civil parish in which they lived. The majority, were in Ulster, but some names appear from every county except Dublin and Wicklow. A microfiche index to the lists is available in the National Archives, and in PRONI. www.failteromhat.com 1,650 names for Co. Roscommon.

1813 Freeholders list. National Library of Ireland, ILB 324.

Also check estate records. Landlord: Edward Crofton: NLI Ms. 19672. Includes Killinvoy.

Hopefully someone living in the local community will recognise the names and be able to help you further.

Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.

Kind regards,

Sinead Cooney

Genealogist (Ireland XO)

Ms. Cooney,

Thank you for your help.

I was in contact with someone from the Parish Killinvoy and they thought that my relatives came from that area. This is why I posted on this parish site. I lost contact with her after a few letters. Hoping to start up a conversation with some one from the area again.

Thank you again

Mike

Hi Mike,

You are very welcome. Great county by the way... that's where I'm from!

With some good luck, someone from the parish will recognise the name and make contact with you again. Best of luck with your research!

All the best,

Sinead