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Is there a resource for understanding how the land is broken down?  Also, for understanding place names.

Example:  My great grandmother, Mary Feely's,  birth certificate says she is born in Corthoon.  With help I was pointed to the Census for the Feeley  family is in Cartron, Kilbeagh, County Mayo. 

Is Corthoon and Cartron the same and how would I have found that change?

Also, I don't understand the difference between a Town and Township and how to find the parish.  I am trying to locate the Ryans from Roosky, Lowpark, County Mayo, but find Roosky in both Swinford and in Cloonmore.

My Gallagher family is from Fauleens, but when I look for a list of Towns and Villages in County Mayo, it is not listed.

I am confused.

yogamamma

Monday 1st Apr 2013, 11:47AM

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  • This is a good site to outine the Parish and its town's in Mayo

    http://www.mayolibrary.ie/maps/data/Parishes/index.htm

     

     

     

    Also this site which seperates the Poor Law Union's (Workhouses), the Barony's and the Civil Parishes

    The Poor Law unions were set up to distribute the Taxes collected to the Poor, they were set up in Towns and then incorporated the townlands surrounding this larger town explaining why some of the towns were in the Swinford PLU  area, you can read about it here.

    http://www.irelandgenweb.com/irlmay/PoorLaw.htm

     

    When the PLU were abolished in 1864 these became the Civil Registration Districts........

     

    Also a good site for Mayo, you can see the Baronys here.

    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlmayo2/county_mayo_barony_map.html

     

     

    Also there are good Mayo research aids here, scroll down to the end of the page for descriptions of each Town.

    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlmayo2/sitemap_researchaids.html

     

     

    I know there is a village called Rooskey, just outside Foxford, near Attymass

    Also one near Charlestown.

    Both Fauleens and Cartron are in the Swinford Poor Law Union Area

    http://www.swilson.info/roots/db/explorer.php?co=Mayo&coid=21&lev2=p&le…

     

     

     

    Monday 1st Apr 2013, 01:18PM
  • Yogamamma

    Seamus  here a little bit more imformation to confuse you.

     

    Feely's of Charlestown

    27 March, 2013 - 00:15  |  yogamamma

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    Mary Feely was born in Charlestown in 1904.  Her parents were Martin Feely of Corthoon, born abt. 1879 and Mary Corley born abt 1881.

     

            Marrage    21-02-1870                                        Sponsors  

    Martin Feely ---Cecily Mc Donnagh            John Durcan ?Bridget Mc Intyre  

          

    Date                    Child             Place                         God Parents  

    30-05-1871        Mary             Cortoon     Thomas Duffy---Bridget Mc Donnagh

    27-08-1873        Bridget          ----------     John Regan----Mary Foley

                       Martin Feely ------Sara Mc Donnagh

    28-10-1876        Martin            Cortoon          Andrew Conway---Bridget Mc Donnagh

     

           Marrage  23-10-1860                                                  Sponsors

     Patrick Corley--- Bridget Mc Nulty         Andrew Mc Intyre----Eleanor Mc Nulty

     

    Date                    Child             Place                      God Parents  

    27-12-1862     Catherine         Cortoon      John Mc Intyre----Helen Mc Nulty

    06-01-1865     Bridget             ---------       John Mc Nulty---Bridget Henry

    13-01-1867     John                 ---------       Thomas Mc Nulty---Helen Mc Nulty

    14-02-1869     Mary                ----------      Andrew Mc Intyre--- Margaret Mc Nulty

    12-02-1871     Michael            ----------      Thomas Mc Nulty--- Mary Duffy

    20-17-1873     Thomas            ----------       Thomas Cassidy----Honor Mc Nulty

    06-10-1878     Margaret          ----------       Thomas Mc Nulty---  Catherine Corley

    Residents of a house 4 in Cartron (Kilbeagh, Mayo)

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    Surname

    Forename

    Age

    Sex

    Relation to head

    Religion

    Feely

    Martin

    24

    Male

    Head of Family

    Roman Catholic

    Feely

    Mary

    30

    Female

    Wife

    Roman Catholic

    Mc Entyre

    Bridget

    60

    Female

    Aunt

    Roman Catholic

    Feely

    Bridget

    25

    Female

    Sister

    Roman Catholic

    Report any error in transcription

    Residents of a house 14 in Cartron (Sonnagh, Mayo)

    Show all information

    Surname

    Forename

    Age

    Sex

    Relation to head

    Religion

    Feeley

    Martin

    36

    Male

    Head of Family

    Roman Catholic

    Feeley

    Mary

    44

    Female

    Wife

    Roman Catholic

    Feeley

    Mary

    7

    Female

    Daughter

    Roman Catholic

    Feeley

    Martin Thomas

    4

    Male

    Son

    Roman Catholic

    Feeley

    Kate Ellen

     

    Female

    Daughter

    Roman Catholic

    Report any error in transcription

     

    You can contact me at            ctownheritage@gmail.com

    Seamus Bermingham

    Charlestown Parish

    Monday 1st Apr 2013, 03:16PM
  • I am trying to find Murphy's in Corthoon, and am also very confused as to where to look. Did Corthoon get swallowed up by Charlestown? Did it consist of just one street? My great grandmother, Anna Murphy, was born in Corthoon in 1873, according to her consular papers which were sent to the US in the 1930's.  I'm not sure where to look.  Will it be found in Aghamore or Kilbeagh or am I looking in the wrong place all together?  She was partially educated, which makes me wonder about The Corthoon National School. I understand that there is a book about the school. Any idea of where I could find it? Any help would be appreciated!

    Lp

    Monday 1st Apr 2013, 03:38PM
  • Seamus --

    Do you mean that the parents of Martin Feely (abt. 1879) are Martin Feely and  Cecily Mc Donnagh?  And the parents of Martin's wife Mary Corley  (abt. 1871) are Patrick Corley--- Bridget Mc Nulty? And the children of Patrick Corley and Bridget McNulty are this group?

    Date                    Child             Place                      God Parents  

    27-12-1862     Catherine         Cortoon      John Mc Intyre----Helen Mc Nulty

    06-01-1865     Bridget             ---------       John Mc Nulty---Bridget Henry

    13-01-1867     John                 ---------       Thomas Mc Nulty---Helen Mc Nulty

    14-02-1869     Mary                ----------      Andrew Mc Intyre--- Margaret Mc Nulty

    12-02-1871     Michael            ----------      Thomas Mc Nulty--- Mary Duffy

    20-17-1873     Thomas            ----------       Thomas Cassidy----Honor Mc Nulty

    06-10-1878     Margaret          ----------       Thomas Mc Nulty---  Catherine Corley

    Have I got it right?  I have been looking, but not in the right place.  Where did you find this information?  If so, that's remarkable! and very glad to have that information because it completes all our great great grandparents. 

    Thank you for this.  It is great to start meeting our ancestors.    Also, thanks for all the links.  They will help when I head to Cork for another set of grandparents. 

    yogamamma

    Monday 1st Apr 2013, 05:47PM
  • Beth If you go to Irelandxo Home Page & click on Resourses you will get al the information you want

    Some more imformation for you from the Church records

     

                 Marriage 08-03-1900                                         Sponsors

      Martin Feely---Mary Corley           James Mc Donnagh----Bridget Mc Nulty

    Date                    Child             Place                      God Parents  

    09-02-1902     James Joseph         Cortoon       Michael Corley?Bridget Doerty

    13-02-1904      Mary                      ---------        Mrs Morley

    16-11-1906      Martin Thomas       --------        James Murray---Mary Morley

               1911      Kate Ellen              ------

    Seamus Bermingham

    Charlestown Parish

    Saturday 6th Apr 2013, 08:53PM
  • Thanks again Seamus.  For a minute, I thought you were  a magician.  I will go to resources and see what else I find. 

    yogamamma

    Sunday 7th Apr 2013, 02:10PM
  • This message mentions a few place names that have popped up in my search for my ancestors. I know that my G Grandfather is Thomas Swift, married to a Mary (M'Namara) . 1911 census shows them living in house 8 Cartron,Coolnaha......Thomas was born c 1839 and Mary c1841.

    I seem to be at a standstill now and would love any more info to help me get further...  Where would the graveyard be for this area? Is there a written history? School in area, as I think someone mentioned one....

    Thank you in advance.

    Thursday 2nd Jan 2014, 09:18PM
  • The Cartron you are looking for is in the parish of Cloonnaha Ballyhaunis Co Mayo

    if you put a message in  Ballyhaunis parish some body mat know the area better than me

    by for now

    Seamus

    Charlestown Parish

    Thursday 16th Jan 2014, 10:38PM

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