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Hi! I'm researching the Byrne family from Newstone in Drumcondra. Thomas (1834-1908) was a blacksmith and farmer. His wife Judith Donnelly Byrne (1840-1883). They had 7 children including my G-Grandmother. I'm interested in knowing more about the area where they lived and potentially when they arrived there. Is anyone else researching this family?

 

Wednesday 26th Oct 2016, 02:46PM

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  • ahreavey:

    Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

    I'm not researching the family but I did locate the 1901 census record and it shows that Thomas was born in the neighboring county of Louth. I was not able to find a marriage record. I did find the death record for Thomas. He died April 17, 1908 but it was not registered until February 1909.

    http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Meath/Drumcondra/Newstone/…

    Roger McDonnell

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Wednesday 26th Oct 2016, 03:14PM
  • Thanks, Roger! That was definitely an overlooked clue in the 1901 census. I'll look for birth records in Louth. Do you know if that still would have been recorded in Ardee?

    I have located the marriage record from the NLI Catholic Parish Register (27-Jan-1858) and I have his and Judith's civil death record. Do you know where I might locate photos of Newstone from 1860s-1920s? I'm pretty sure my grandmother spent some of her early years there raised by her uncle, so I'm interested in learning more about it.

    Wednesday 26th Oct 2016, 04:22PM
  • You may know this but Drumcondra parish is in north Meath on the border with Louth so possibly, Thomas was born in a parish right across the border. The Ardee registration district does cover a good number of western and central parishes in Louth. I would check the records of the Ardee RC parish for the baptismal record for Thomas possibly he was from that parish.

    Newstone is a 721 acre townland. Not sure if there will be pictures. I would contact the Co. Meath branch library in Nobber and see if they can point you to a site or books that might cover Drumcondra and Newstone.

    Roger

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Wednesday 26th Oct 2016, 09:09PM

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