June 1, 1996 Irish and Scottish Newsletter NAMES OF THE MONTH This month the Irish surname taken from EDWARD MacLYSAGHT's book IRISH FAMILIES Their Names, Arms & Origins, SciPrint Limited, Copyright Irish Academic Press Limited, ISBN # 0-7165-2364-7 is: O'BRALLAGHAN, Bradley Few Irish surnames have been more barbarously maltreated as a result of the introduction of the English language into Ireland than O Brollachidn, which for some extraordinary reason was generally given as its anglicized form the common English name of Bradley, though in a few places, notably in Co. Derry, it is quite rationally called in English O'Brallaghan. No doubt a proportion of the Bradleys in Ireland are descendants of English settlers, but those who bear the name in the counties adjacent to Co. Derry and also in Co. ork have justification for believing that they are really O'Brallaghans, because it was in those areas that the sept originated, the Cork line being a branch which in early times migrated southwards. Actually they are first heard of in Co. Tyrone, the county adjacent to Co. Derry on its southern border. It is interesting to note that modern statistics show that Counties Derry, Tyrone and Donegal are still the homeland of most Irish Bradleys, with Cork their main strong hold in the south. (0) Brolloghan is a cognate form of (0) Bralloghan. According to Mr. W. Maxwell-Brodie, the O'Brologhans of the Western Highlands of Scotland were of the same stock as the O'Brologhans of Derry whose name has been anglicized as Brodie in modern times. A remarkable number of O'Brallaghans (or rather O'Brollachain for the English language was then unknown in Ireland) distinguished themselves in the eleventh and twelfth centuries: Maelbrighde O'Brollachiin (d. 1029) builder; his sons Aedh (d. 1095), professor, and Maelbrighde, bishop of Kildare (I097-1100); another, Donal O'Brollachain (d. 1202), was Abbot of Derry; while Flaibhertach O'Brollachain (d. 1175) rebuilt the Cathedral at Derry in 1164. The only Irishman of special note called Bradley was Most Rev. Denis Mary Bradley (1846-1903), a Kerryman popular with all denominations in his diocese of Manchester (New England). From Roddy Martine's "SCOTTISH CLAN AND FAMILY NAMES Their Arms, Origins and Tartans", Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh and London, 1992, ISBN # 1-85158-418-8 CAMPBELL Tradition allocates the origin of this powerful clan to marriage between Eva O'Duibhne, heiress of Clan Duibhne of Lochawe, and the first recorded Campbell in the thirteenth century. Certainly, Sir Colin Campbell of Lochawe was recognized by the King of Scots in 1292 as one of the principal barons of Argyll. The name Campbell itself is derived from the Gaelic cam-beul meaning 'crooked mouth'. Sir Colin's son Neil was a staunch supporter of Robert Bruce, and it is through this relationship that the fortunes of the Campbells came to prosper. For their services, they were awarded extensive grants of land including Dunstafffiage, confiscated from the MacDougalls of Lorn. The Campbells of Strachur claim descent from Sir Colin's cousin, and from his younger son sprang the Campbells of Loudon. From Sir Neil's younger son came the Campbells of Inverawe. The Campbells of Glenorchy (Breadalbane) are descendants of Black Colin of Glenorchy, 2nd son of Sir Duncan of Lochow, I st Lord Campbell, by his wife Lady Marjory Stewart. With the dispersal of the MacGregors from Glenorchy, Sir Duncan gifted the lands to his son, who built the castle of Kilchurn. Through marriage to a co-heiress of John, Lord of Lorn, he acquired one-third of the lands of Lorn. In 1681, the 11th Campbell of Glenorchy was created Earl of Breadalbane. It was he whom William of Orange entrusted to bring Jacobite chiefs to terms with the revolution, although he was known to have taken a rather non-committal attitude. By this stage, however, the Earl could ride from the east end of Loch Tay to the coast of Argyll without leaving Campbell land. In 1831, John, 4th Earl, was created Marquess of Breadalbane, but with the death of the 2nd Marquess the title became extinct. However, Gavin, 7th Earl, was created Marquis of Breadalbane in 1885, although he too died without issue and thus the marquisate expired. The principal seat of this branch was Taymouth Castle, and there are many cadets of this house. Campbell of Glenlyon was involved in the massacre of the MacIain MacDonalds of Glencoe, although his chief, Breadalbane, was primarily blamed. The Campbells of Argyll, the Chiefly House, rose to play prominent roles in the history of Scotland. As the power of the MacDonald Lords of the Isles declined, the Campbells benefited. Argyll acquired Knapdale and Kintyre, and the last great acquisition of land took place in the seventeenth century when Mull, Morvern, Coll and Tiree came into their possession. The titles in the grant of 1701, by which the Earl of Argyll was created Duke, reflect clan territories: 'Duke of Argyll, Marquess of Kintyre and Lorn, Farl Campbell and Cowal, Viscount Lochow and Glenlya, Lord Inveraray, Mull, Morvern and Tiree'. Dukes of Argyll were appointed Heritable Sheriffs of Argyll and Masters of the Household in Scotland, Admirals of the Western Coasts and Isles of Scotland, and keepers of the castles of Dunstaffnage, Tarbert, Carrick and Dunoon, the first being held under the dukedom by a hereditary captain. Archibald, 8th Earl, was created Marquis of Argyll in 164I. Known as 'Gillespie Gruamach' or 'Gloomy Archibald', he led the more radical Covenanters against King Charles I, but came to an agreement with Charles II, whom he crowned in 1651. His allegiance to the Covenant, however led to his execution after the Restoration. The forfeited Argyll estates were restored to his son Archibald, but he also backed the wrong horse and was in turn beheaded for his part in the Monmouth Rebellion. The Argyll Campbells proved a resilient breed, and the 10th Earl rose to become 1st Duke in 1701. John, 2nd Duke, was an architect of the Union and was created Duke of Greenwich. He commanded government forces against the jacobites in 1715 and he was one of the first two Field Marshals ever appointed in the British Army. He dominated Scottish politics in his later years, dying without son in 1743. He was succeeded as Duke of Argyll by his brother Archibald, who was succeeded by his cousin. John, 9th Duke, born 1845, married Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Louise, in 1871, but on his death the title passed to his nephew and then to a cousin. A large and wealthy clan such as the Campbells had many castles, but Inveraray Castle became the principal seat in the fifteenth century when the 1st Earl moved there from Innischonnell Castle, situated on an islet in Loch Awe. The old castle of Inveraray was demolished when the present castle was built in 1773 and there was extensive remodelling after a fire in 1877. The extensive damage caused by another fire in 1975 has been impressively restored. Inveraray Castle in its beautiful setting on the banks of Loch Fyne is still the home of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll. Cawdor Castle, near Naim, Morayshire, dates back to 1372 and is the seat of the Earl of Cawdor. Castle Campbell, near Dollar, was built by the 1st Earl of Argyll in the fifteenth century. It was known as Castle Gloom, and burned by Cromwell in the 1650s. Kilchurch Castle, Loch Awe, Argyll, has been reopened. The keep was built in 1440 by Sir Cohn Campbell of Glenorchy, founder of the Breadalbane family. Barcaldine Castle, north of Benderloch, was built for 'Black Duncan' Campbell of Glenorchy in 1601. Colin Campbell of Glenure, was murdered on his way to evict tenants of Jacobite chiefs in 1752. The crime became known as the Appin Murder and James Stewart of the Glens was accused of being 'Art and Part' of the murder, found guilty and hanged for it, although locally it was believed that it was the work of Stewart of Ballachuhsh. John McLeod Campbell (1800-72) was Minister at Rhu, Dunbartonshire, but was deposed for his views by the General Assembly in 1831. He wrote The Nature of Atonement. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (I836-1908) was the son of Sir James Campbell, a Glasgow draper who became Lord Provost. He took the name of Bannerman in order to benefit from his uncle's will. As leader of the Liberal Party, he became Prime Minister in 1905. HISTORY: The following brief histories for the counties of Ireland are taken from "Irish Records Sources for Family & Local History" by James G. Ryan, Ph.D., Copyright Ancestry Incorporated (USA), ISBN # 0-916-489-22-1 A Brief History COUNTY FERMANAGH This Ulster county contains the towns of Enniskillen, Kesh, Irvinestown, and Lisnaskea. County Fermanagh was historically the territory of the Maguires and was partly in the Kingdom of Oriel. Other families associated with the county include Rooney (or Mulrooney), Muldoon, McKernan, Devine, McDonnell, Flanagan, Bannon, Owens, Fee, Corrigan, Hussey, Whelan, Corcoran, and Breslin. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the Normans made several unsuccessful attempts to conquer Fermanagh. The Maguires and the other local chieftains allied themselves to the powerful O'Neills of Tyrone and remained independent for four centuries. From the beginning of the fourteenth century the Maguires dominated this territory. In the early, sixteenth century they nominally submitted to the English crown, but in practice they retained control over the county. Towards the end of the sixteenth century the English began making various administrative demands on the county and establishing administrators for various purposes. Accordingly, in 1593 the chief of the Maguires rebelled and expelled all the English from the county. He later joined with 0'Neill in the general Ulster rebellion. After the defeat of the O'Neills and the emigration of most of the Ulster chieftains, Fermanagh was planted along with most of the Ulster counties. English and Scottish undertakers were appointed who obtained land in return for an "undertaking" to plant a specified number of English or Scottish families. Among the English undertakers were Flowerden, Blennerhassett, Archdale, Warde, Barton, Hunings, Wirral, Bogas, Calvert, and Sedborough. The Scottish undertakers included Hume, Hamilton, Gibb, Lindsey, Fowler, Dunbar, Balfour, Wishart, Moneypenny, Trayle, and Smelholme. Among the other families who obtained lands in the county at this time were ffoliot, Atkinson, Cole, Gore, Davys, Harrison, and Mistin. The O'Neills and Maguires and some of the other Gaelic families were also granted small portions of land. Many of the native families either obtained lands in the county or else remained as tenants or servants on the planted lands. Many of those planted left again and the general picture was that the plantation was of mixed success in this county. In 1641 the Maguires again led the county in support of the Catholic revolt and many of the new settlers were driven out or, in some cases, killed. Following the defeat of the rebellion further lands in the county were confiscated and given to planters. The Brooke family got their lands at this time as well as Montgomery, Leonard, Wyatt, and Balfour. Following the Williamite wars of the 1690s, the Fermanagh planters began to replace the native families with laborers from England and Scotland. Many of these left again, but nevertheless the county did gradually become more English and less Irish. The 1609 plantation and the subsequent arrivals of laborers and farmers have introduced many English and Scottish names to the county. These include Johnson, Patterson, Armstrong, Morrison, Elliott, Graham, Irivine, Thompson, Noble, Carson, Forster, Hamilton, and Boyd. In the eighteenth century the Penal Laws further deprived Catholics of lands and rights. Although primarily intended to restrict Catholic privileges, the laws also adversely affected the rights of Presbyterians. For this reason there was a steady emigration of Presbyterians, the so-called Scots-Irish, during this century. The origins of the inhabitants can, in very general terms, be shown by their religion as the natives are generally Catholic, the English Protestant, and the Scottish Presbyterian. In 1861, when religious persuasion was first determined in the census, the relative proportions of the three were 57, 38, and 2 percent respectively. Livingstone's history of the county gives an analysis of Fermanagh families from the voters list of 1962. The families are indicated as British(B), Gaelic (G), Gaelic names associated with Fermanagh (GF), or of mixed origin (M). The twenty-five most common families in 1962, in order of their abundance are: Maguire(GF), Johnston(B), Armstrong(B), MacManus(GF), Elliott(B), McCaffrey(GF), O'Reilly(G), Smith(M), Murphy(G), Graham(B), Irvine(B), Gallagher(G), Cassidy(GF), Owens(GF), Beatty(M), Thompson(B), MacBryan/ Breen(GF), Noble(B), Duffy(G), Dolan(G), Morris(B), Woods(G), McElroy(GF), Monaghan(GF), and Corrigan(GF). A Brief History COUNTY GALWAY The county of Galway is on the west coast and contains the city of Galway and the towns of Tuam, Ballinasloe, Athenry, and Loughrea. The east of the county is relatively good farmland while the west, the area known as Connemara, is rocky and barren. In this area, and on the offshore islands, particularly the Aran islands, the Irish language is still the everyday language. Before the redivision of the country into counties, the west of the county was the territory of Iar-Connacht. The major Gaelic families of the county were O'Halloran, O'Daly, O'Kelly, O'Flaherty, O'Malley, O'Madden, O'Fallon, O'Naughton, O'Muflaly, and OHynes. The town of Galway was a prominent trading port from early times. It was also reputed to be one of the landmarks in the ancient division of Ireland (in the second century A.D.) into the northerly half, Leath-Cuin, controlled by Conn-Cead-Cathac, and the southerly Leath-Mogha, controlled by Eoghan, King of Munster. The fortunes of the town from earliest times have been documented in Hardiman's History of Galway. The city was destroyed on several occasions by local raids, fire, and by Danish Vikings, but was rebuilt. After the Norman invasion the whole Kingdom of Connaught, including Galway, was granted to Richard de Burgo, or Burke. However, because of the power of the existing chieftains, de Burgo only took control of part of the south of the county. One of the families who arrived with the Burkes were the Birminghams. Another family which settled in the north of the county was the Joyces. The part of the county in which they settled is still known as Joyce's country. The de Burgo's fortified the town of Galway and established it as a major center trading with Spain and Portugal. Gradually the Normans assimilated with the local people and, apart from the town of Galway itself, adopted Irish custom and dress. The fourteen major merchant families in the city, known as the "Tribes of Galway" were Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, Darcy, Deane, Font, French, Joyce, Kirwan, Lynch, Martin, Morris, and Skerrett. These families dominated Galway town which became a center of commercial activity in the province. As the power of the English receded in the province of Connaught, the town remained a bastion of English customs and language. The county of Galway and the other Connaught counties were established in 1584 by Sir Henry Sidney. Many of the native and Norman chieftains submitted at this time and promised their allegiance to the English crown. The Catholics of Galway joined the general rebellion of the Catholic Confederacy (see Co. Kilkenny) in 1641. The city itself was a stronghold of the rebels but was finally taken by the Parliamentarians after a nine-month siege in 1652. In the aftermath of this rebellion the town and county suffered badly. It is calculated that over one third of the population perished though famine, disease, or at the hands of the victorious English parliamentary forces. In addition, over 1,000 people were taken and sold as slaves to the West Indies. Although the estates of the leaders of this rebellion were confiscated and given to English adventurers and soldiers, many of these properties were returned after the restoration of King Charles. County Galway was very badly affected by the Great Famine of 1845-47. The population, which in 1841 was 442,000, had fallen to 322,000 by 1851. Over 73,000 people died in the county between 1845 and 1850, and approximately 11 percent of the population emigrated in the succeeding five years. Through continued emigration the population fell to 215,000 by 1891 and today is approximately 172,000. The following brief histories of the counties of Scotland are taken from "A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland" by Samuel Lewis, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. ISBN # 0-8063-1256-4 DUMBARTONSHIRE, a county, in the west of SCOTLAND, bounded on the north by Perthshire, on the east by the counties of Perth and Stirling, on the south by the Firth of Clyde, and on the west by Argyllshire. It lies between 55 degrees 53' 30" and 56 degrees 19' 40" (N. Lat.) and 3 degrees 54' 50" and 4 degrees 53' (W. Long.), and, including the detached parishes of Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld, which extend towards the east for 12 miles between the counties of Stirling and Lanark, is about 57 miles in length. It varies from 24 to 2 miles in breadth, and contains an area of 261 square miles, or 167,040 acres; 8369 houses, of which 7986 are inhabited; and a population of 44,296, of whom 22,542 are males and 21,754 females. This district was originally inhabited by the British tribe of the Attacotti, whose descendants retained their possessions long after the British kingdom of Strathclyde had been subdued by Kenneth McAlpine, and subsisted as a distinct race till the middle of the twelfth century. That part of the county bordering on the river Leven obtained the appellation of Levenach, afterwards corrupted into Lennox, and in the reign of William the Lion belonged to a powerful Saxon family, of whom Alwyn was by that monarch created Earl of Lennox. The earldom was subsequently raised to a dukedom; and on the demise of the sixth duke without issue, the title and estates were conferred upon Charles Lennox, whom Charles II created Duke of Richmond. During the disputes relating to the succession to the throne after the death of Alexander III., the county was frequently the seat of war; and the castle of Dumbarton was alternately in the possession of the contending parties. In times of episcopacy the county was included in the diocese of Glasgow; at present it is in the synod of Glasgow and Ayr, and comprises a large part of the presbytery of Dumbarton, and a portion of that of Glasgow, the number of parishes being twelve. The various courts are held at Dumbarton, which is the county town, and the only royal burgh; there are four burghs of barony, and several villages. Under the act of the 12nd of William IV., the county returns one member to the imperial parliament. The SURFACE is strikingly diversified with mountains and lakes, and displays an interesting combination of the most beautiful features of Highland scenery, embracing straths of rich fertility and pleasing appearance. The northern part of the county abounds with mountains of majestic elevation, and throughout the whole of that district, which comprises an area of nearly fifty square miles, not more than 400 acres have been subjected to the plough. In the less elevated southern district are two ridges of hills of considerable height reaching from east to west, between which is the picturesque vale of Glenfruin, more than five miles in length. The highest of the mountains are, Ben-Voirlich, near the northwestern extremity of Loch Lomond, rising 3300 feet above the level of the sea; Ben-Cruachanstean, Comfuar, Shantron, Beneich, and Donne, some of which attain an elevation of 3000 feet; and Ben-Finnart, 2,500 feet in height. The Kilpatrick braes, in the south of the county, are a beautiful range of hills intersecting an extensive tract of lowland in high cultivation, and have an elevation of 1200 feet, commanding from their summits richly-varied prospects over a most interesting district of the country. Loch Lomond, after intersecting a small portion of the county on the north, forms part of its eastern boundary, separating it from the county of Stirling. This noble expanse of water is about twenty four miles in length from north to south, and seven miles broad in the widest part, and is studded with numerous picturesque islands, the chief of which are Inch-Murin, Inch-Lonaig, Inch-Tavanach, Inch-Moan, Inch-Conachan, and Inch-Galbraith, exclusively of other islands in that part of it included within Stirlingshire. The river Leven issues from the Inch at its southern extremity, and after a course of about seven miles, flows into the Firth of Clyde. Of the other lakes in the county, Loch Sloy, in the parish of Arrochar, was the rendezvous of the clan Mc Farlane; it is about a mile in length, and half a mile broad. In the parishes of Old Kilpatrick and Cumbernauld are several of considerable extent. There are also two salt-water lochs, Loch Gareloch and Loch Long, between which the parish of Roseneath forms a peninsula; they both extend northward from the Firth of Clyde, the former intersecting the county for about six miles, and the latter forming its boundary on the west. About one-third of the land is in cultivation, and the remainder is mountain pasture, wood, and lakes. Along the borders of the Firth and the river Leven the soil is a deep black loam; in some parts of the county there is a gravelly loam, and in others clay, resting on a tilly bottom. On the best farms the system of agriculture is equal to any in the west of Scotland: the land is well drained and inclosed; much waste has been brought into cultivation; the farm-buildings are substantial and commodious, and considerable improvement has been gradually taking place. The mountains afford good pasture: the cattle are chiefly of the Highland breed and the cows pastured on the lowlands for the dairy are the pure Ayrshire, with a mixture of that breed and the Highland breed; the sheep are generally the black-faced on the hill pastures, and the Cheviot on the lowlands. In this county the substrata are mostly mica-slate, limestone, and coal; the mica-slate is wrought at the quaries of Luss and Camstradden, and the streams are frequently traversed by veins of quartz, and abound with pyrites of iron. The limestone is of a deep-blue or almost black colour, and is extensively wrought, as is the coal, which is found in seams nearly five feet in thickness. Sandstone and trap are also abundant, and columnar basalt occurs in several parts. The woods and plantations are in a thriving condition; the soil appears well adapted to the growth of timber, and the extensive tracts of wood add greatly to the appearance of the scenery. The seats are Cumbernauld House, Roseneath, Rossdhu, Cames-Eskan, Garscube, Balloch Castle, Tilliechewen, Strath-Leven, Broomly, Woodbank, Cameron, Ardenconnell, Auchintorlie, and Ardincaple Castle. There are extensive cotton-mills, calico-printing works, and bleach fields, a large manufacture of glass, and other works. Facility of intercourse is afforded by good roads, which have been greatly extended and improved within the last few years; by railways; by steam-boats on the Clyde, &c. ; and by the Forth and Clyde Canal. The annual value of real property in the county is 140,753, of which 72,041 are returned for lands, 61,321 for houses, 5500 for mines, 1677 for quarries, and 214 for fisheries. DUMFRIES-SHIRE, a county. in the south of Scotland, bounded on the north by the counties of Lauark, Peebles, and Selkirk, on the east by Roxburghshire and part of the English county of Cumberland, on the south by the Solway Firth, and on the west by the county of Ayr and the stewartry of Kirkcudbright. It lies between 55 degrees 2' and 55 degrees 31' (N. Lat.) and 2 degrees 39' and 3 degrees 53' (W. Long.), and is about fifty miles in length and thirty miles in breadth, comprising 1016 square miles, or 650,240 acres; 14,356 inhabited houses, and 733 uninhabited; and containing a population of 72,830 of whom 34,137are males and 38,693 females. The county was originally inhabited by the Selgovir, and after the invasion of the Romans formed part of the province of Valentia; upon the departure of the Romans it was occupied by the Northumbrian Saxons, and subsequently by numerous emigrants from Ireland, who had settled first on the peninsula of Cantyre. In the reign of David I many of the Norman barons obtained possessions here, among whom was Robert de Brus, who procured a grant of the lands of Annandale, and was ancestor of Robert Bruce, King of Scotland. Previously to the reign of James VI., the county was often the scene of sanguinary conflicts between hostile clans, and, from its situation near the border, was subject to repeated predatory incursions of the English. It was anciently included in the diocese of Glasgow, and comprised the deaneries of Nithsdale and Annandale; at present it constitutes the greater part of the synod of Dumfries, and contains several presbyteries, and forty two parishes. It includes the royal burghs of Dumfries (which is the county town), Annan, Lochmaben, and Sanquhar; and the towns of Moffat, Lockerbie, Langholm, Ecclesfechan, Thornhill, and Minniehive which are all burghs of barony. Under the act of the 2nd of William IV., the county returns one member to the imperial parliament. The surface near the sea-coast is level, rising towards the middle portion into ridges of hills of moderate elevation, intersected with fertile vales, and becoming mountainous in the north. The whole is separated into three principal districts, each deriving its name from the river which flows through it; of these, Eskdale forms the eastern, Annandale the middle, and Nithsdale the western part of the county. In Eskdale the chief mountains are the Laugholm, the Wisp, the Tinnis, and Etterick-Penn, varying from 1200 to 2220 feet in height; in Annandale, Errickstane-Brae, Loch-Skene, and the Hartfell, from 1118 to 2629 feet; and in Nitbsdale, Cairn-Kinnow, Queensberry, Black-Larg, and the Lowthers, which have elevations ranging from 2080 to 3150 feet above the level of the sea. From each of the three dales diverge smaller valleys, watered by their several streams, and the principal of which are Moffatdale, Dryfesdale, and Eskdale. The river Esk has its source in the vale to which it gives name, and, receiving in its course the White Esk, which rises on the borders of Selkirk, flows into the Solway Firth. The Annan rises on the borders of Peeblesshire, and, after being augmented by numerous tributary streams, also falls into the Firth; while the Nith, rising in Ayrshire, and pursuing a southeast course, joins the Solway Firth about three miles below the town of Dumfries. The rivers and their tributaries abound with excellent trout. There are numerous lakes, of which not less than nine are in the parish of Lochmaben; and in the mountain of Loch Skene is one that forms the picturesque cascade called the Greymare's-tail. The Solway Firth, into which the waters of the rivers discharge themselves, differs very materially from other estuaries receiving in Scotland the appellation of firths. Its depth is inconsiderable; and at the ebbing of the tide, long sandy reaches are left. The flows and ebbs of the Solway are proverbial for the rapidity of their action, and this is particularly the case during spring-tides, and the prevalence of gales from the south-west: persons have repeatedly been overwhelmed and drowned when crossing the bed of the estuary to Cumberland, being overtaken by the waters. The Firth abounds in salmon and other fish. Not much timber of ancient growth is to be seen in the county: the parish of Tinwald was formerly one extensive forest, but this has long since disappeared; and the woods and plantations are now chiefly those around the houses of the landowners. The SOIL varies from a rich loam to a light sand; the system of agriculture is in an improved state, and considerable attention is paid to the rearing of live stock. The cattle are chiefly of the Galloway breed, and the cows on the dairy-farms of the Ayrshire; the sheep are generally of the Cheviot and black-faced breeds: vast numbers of pigs are kept, and great quantities of bacon and hams are sent to the Liverpool, Newcastle, and London markets. The minerals are mostly lead, antimony, iron, and gypsum. The lead is very abundant, and mines are in operation at Leadhills and Wanlockhead, from which 48,000 tons have been annually extracted; in the mines at Wanlock the ore contains a considerable proportion of Silver, varying from six to twelve ounces in the ton. Among these mountains, gold has been found in veins of quartz and in the sand of the streams at their base; and in the reign of James V. 300 men were employed for several summers in collecting gold, which they obtained to the value of 100,000. The search was renewed under the superintendence of Sir Bevis Bulmer, master of the mint to Queen Elizabeth, with the concurrence of James VI.; and particles of gold adhering to pieces of quartz have been since found, the largest of which, weighing nearly five ounces, is in the British Museum. The antimony was discovered in 1760, but was not wrought till 1793, when a mine was opened at Glendinning, from which 100 tons of the regulus were taken annually, valued at: 84 per ton. The ironstone occurs chiefly in masses, and the gypsum in thin veins. Coal is found in abundance, but of a very inferior kind, and is wrought only at Sanquhar and Canonbie. Sandstone of various colours and of good quality for building is extensively quarried, as is limestone, of which the principal quarries are in Nithsdale and Annandale; there are also veins of slate and marble. The annual value of the real property in the county is 319,751, of which 266,547 are returned for lands, 46,132 for houses, 4360 for mines, 1624 for quarries, and 1088 for fisheries. The seats are Drumlanrig Castle, Kinmount, Comlongan Castle, Raehills, Springkell, Jardine Hall, Maxwelltown, Amisfield, Closeburn Hall, Craigdarroch, Wester Hall, Drumerieff, Hoddam Castle, Dalswinton, Murraythwaite, Blackwood House, Langholm Lodge, Terregles, Mossknow, and various others. In this county the manufactures are neither numerous nor extensive. Facilities of communication are afforded by good roads, and by the Caledonian railway, and the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle railway: steamers, also, navigate the Solway Firth, affording an easy mode of conveying agricultural produce to England. There are various remains of antiquity, consisting of Druidical circles, British forts, Roman roads, ancient castles, cairns, mounds, and other relics. In the county are some mineral springs, the chief of which are chaIybeate; near Closeburn House is a sulphureous spring issuing from the marshy lands, and In the vicinity of Moffat are springs of both kinds, the waters of which are extensively used. The county gives the title of Earl to the Marquess of Bute. CONTRIBUTIONS: Subj: Gaelic/English Names I ran across this which I thought the I & S newsletter might want to use. Source: Rose Moore, Chairman, Irish Interest Group. Gaelic/English names: Aodh/Hugh Berach/Barry Bridgit/Delia Cathal/Charles Connad/Kenneth Dathi/David Dhonai/Daniel Diarmid/Jeremiah Donogh/Denis/Donat Eamonn/Edmund Liam/William Maire/Mary Padraic/Patrick Seamus/James Sean/John * I'm always suggesting that folk look for the obituary of the emigrant ancestor in order to determine that missing placename/townland name. My usual suggestion is to check "Newspapers in Microform" LDS film # 1145942 or also available in hard copy in some reference libraries. The following is a subject I saved from one of the newsgroups. This sure gives you some possibilities even _I_ hadn't thought of! (Note the following is part 1 of a 2 part article. See the July Newsletter for the conclusion.) An obituary index to the NY Times was published in 1970 (1858-1968) with a supplement in 1980 (1969-1978). OCLC lists about 30 libraries in Virginia that have these, including Univ. Va., Charlottesville; Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale; Alexandria Public Library; Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg; George Mason University, Fairfax; Hollins College, Roanoake; Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney; Virginia State Library, Richmond; Norfolk State College, Norfolk; Virginia Beach Public Library, Virginia Beach; and others, to numerous to mention, as they say. Check your nearest large public or university library. After 1978, you will have to look at the individual annual (actually quarterly, I think) indexes to the Times, which include obituaries. This prompted me to look on Melvyl to see what other indexes were out there... This list is long, varied, and focused... a bunch of genealogical stocking stuffers..... I first tried: Search request: F SU OBITUARY INDEX Search result: 0 records at all libraries hmm... this lead to: Search request: F TW OBITUARY INDEX Search result: 12 records at all libraries That's better! From this I learned that the subject headings were (usually): Obituaries -- Indexes [so the singular wouldn't do] but sometimes the "obituaries indexes" was missing and only the text would catch it: 3. Author: Berning, J. M. comp. Title: Index to obituary notices of Methodist ministers, 1815-1920, compiled by J. M. Berning. [Johannesburg] Johannesburg Public Library, 1969. Description: 23 l. 25 cm. Subjects: Methodist Church -- Clergy. Methodist Church in South Africa -- Biography. Other entries: Johannesburg (South Africa). Public Library. Call numbers: UCLA URL BX 8491 B45 7. Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) Title: Decennial index, 1951-1960 : index of authors in Proceedings, Philosophical transactions, Obituary notices, and Biographical memoirs / The Royal Society. London : The Royal Society, 1962. Description: 143 p. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Royal Society (Great Britain) Proceedings (Indexes) Royal Society (Great Britain) Philosophical transactions (Indexes) Royal Society (Great Britain) Obituary notices of fellows (Indexes) Royal Society (Great Britain) Biographical memoirs of fellows (Indexes) Science -- Bibliography. Call numbers: UCR Phy Sci Q41 .L612 1951-60 11. Author: Wheatley, Henry Benjamin, 1838-1917. Title: Index of obituary notices for the years 1880; 1881; 1882. London, Longmans, Green & co., 1882-84. Description: 3v. O. Series: Index Society, London Publications. Call numbers: CSL Sutro 929.3 W55 Search request: F TW OBITUARIES INDEXES Search result: 38 records at all libraries Removing the duplicates (and those in Japanese) the list and variety is impressive.... Something for the holiday of your choice for everyone! 1. Author: American Antiquarian Society. Title: Index of obituaries in Massachusetts centennial and Columbian centennial, 1784-1840. Boston, G. K. Hall, 1961. Description: 5 v. Notes: First published in Worchester, 1952. Subjects: Obituaries -- Indexes. United States -- Biography. New England -- Biography. Other entries: The Columbian centennial (Boston) Call numbers: UCB NewsMicro E176 .A44 v. 1-5 (1961) UCSB Main Lib F69 .A5 1961 UCSD Art&Arch NA 50z .C64 Stacks 3. Title: Avery obituary index of architects / Columbia University. 2nd ed. Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1980. Description: iii, 530 p. ; 36 cm. Notes: Rev. ed. of: Avery obituary index of architects and artists. 1963. Subjects: Avery Library -- Indexes. Architects -- Bibliography -- Indexes. Obituaries -- Bibliography -- Indexes. Other entries: Avery Library. Avery obituary index of architects and artists. Call numbers: UCB EnvDesign f NA40 .A8 1980 Reference UCB Ref/Bib f NA40 .A8 1980 Biographies UCD Shields Z5941.C64 1980 Hum/SS Ref UCI Main Lib Z5941 .C64 1980 Ref UCLA Reference Z 5941 C72av 1980 Current issues in Reference UCSD Art&Arch NA 50z .C64 1980 Reference Biography CSL Main Lib f Z5941.A8 1980 Reference Center 4. Author: Benevento (Diocese). Confraternitas Collegiata Ecclesiae S. Spiritus. Title: L'Orbituarium S. Spiritus della Biblioteca capitolare di Benevento (secc. XII-XIV), a cura di Alfredo Zazo. Napoli, Fausto Fiorentino, 1963. Description: 498 p. illus. Series: Naples. Universita. Istituto di Paleografia e Diplomatica. Pubblicazioni 4. Subjects: Obituaries -- Indexes. Benevento (Italy) -- History -- Sources. Other entries: Zazo, Alfredo. Biblioteca capitolare (Benevento, Italy). Manuscript. 28. Universita degli studi di Napoli, Istituto di paleografia e diplomatica (Series) Call numbers: UCLA URL DG 975 B46B43 5. Author: Beuchot, A. J. Q. (Adrien Jean Quentin), 1777-1851. Title: Nouveau necrologe francais, : ou, Liste alphabetique des auteurs nes en France, ou qui ont ecrit en francais, morte depuis le premier janvier 1800 / [A. J. Q. B.]. Paris : Chez Guitel, 1812. Description: 48 p. ; 22 cm. Notes: Preface signed: A.J.Q.B. Subjects: Authors, French -- Registers. Obituaries -- France -- Indexes. Call numbers: SRLF A 0012881207 Type EXP SRLF for loan details. 6. Author: California. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Title: Handbook for local registrars of births and deaths. [Revision]. [Sacramento] : State of California, Dept. of Health, Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, 1973. Description: vi, 113 p. : forms. ; 28 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Recording and registration -- California. California -- Statistics, Vital. Call numbers: UCB Law Lib KFC610.A83 UCD HealthSci HA38 C2 C34 1973 UCLA Law Lib * S C50 R263h 1973 UCR Rivera H1475 .M3 1973 Govt.Pub Calif UCSB Main Lib H1475 .M3 1973 Govt Pub UCSD SSH H1475 M3 1973 Documents California SRLF D 0006076517 Type EXP SRLF for loan details. CSL Main Lib H1475 .M3 1973 Govt Pubs 7. Author: Chism, Stephen J. Title: The Arkansas Gazette obituaries index, 1819-1879 / by Stephen J. Chism. Greenville, S.C. ; Southern Historical Press, c1990. Description: 109 p. ; 29 cm. Subjects: Obituaries -- Arkansas -- Indexes. Arkansas -- Genealogy. Other entries: Arkansas gazette. Call numbers: CSL Sutro F410 .C4 1990 8. Author: Codman, Ogden. Title: Index of obituaries in Boston newspapers, 1704-1800; Boston Athenaeum. Boston, G. K. Hall, 1968. Description: 3 v. 27 cm. Notes: On spine, v. 1-3: 1704-1795; on t.p., v. 2-3, 1704-1795. Facsim. of the original MS. in the Boston Athenaeum. Contents: v. 1. Deaths within Boston.--v. 2-3. Deaths outside Boston. Subjects: Obituaries -- Massachusetts -- Boston. Obituaries -- Indexes. Other entries: Boston Athenaeum. Call numbers: UCB Ref/Bib F3 .I55 Biographies v. 1-3 (1968) UCD Shields F73.25.C6 UCI Main Lib F73.25 .C6 Ref UCLA Reference F 73.25 C648i UCSB Main Lib F73.25 .C6 UCSD SSH F73.25 .C6 CSL Sutro F73.25 .C6 9. Author: Eterovich, Adam S. Title: Croatian cemetery records of San Francisco. [Research completed by Adam S. Eterovich]. San Francisco?, 1964. Description: [24] p. (incl. cover) 28 cm. Series: Special edition of the Slavonic American Historical and Genealogical Society. Notes: Rocq 51818. Subjects: Registers of births, etc. -- California -- San Francisco. Obituaries -- Indexes. San Francisco (Calif.) -- Cemeteries. Other entries: Balkan and Eastern European American Genealogical and Historical Society Special edition. Call numbers: UCB Bancroft F870.S6E8 With this is bound His Irish Slavonians in California, 1849-1880. San Francisco, 1964. 13. Author: Haverford College. Library. Title: Quaker necrology. Boston, G.K. Hall, 1961. Description: 2 v. 37 cm. Notes: An index to approximately 59,000 entries from 4 Quaker periodicals. Contents: v. 1. A-K.--v.2. L-Z. Subjects: Quakers -- Biography. Obituaries -- Indexes. Call numbers: CSL Sutro BX 7791 H3 14. Author: Holloway, Lisabeth M. Title: Medical obituaries : American physicians' biographical notices in selected medical journals before 1907 / Lisabeth M. Holloway ; with the assistance of Ernest N. Feind, George N. Holloway. New York : Garland Pub., 1981. Description: xiv, 513 p. ; 29 cm. Series: Garland reference library of social science ; v. 104. Subjects: Physicians -- United States -- Biography. Obituaries -- United States -- Indexes. Medicine -- Periodicals -- Indexes. Physicians -- United States -- Obituaries. Other entries: Feind, Ernest N. Holloway, George N. Call numbers: UCD HealthSci ZWZ112 H64 1981 Ref UCD Shields R153.H64 UCLA Biomed WZ 140 AA1 H745m 1981 Hist Div Ref. History Division Reference UCSC Science R153.H64 Reference UCSD Biomed ZWZ 112 H745m 1981 Reference UCSF Library R153 .H64 1981 History Reference 15. Author: Mayers, Brenda LaGroue. Title: Death notices from Louisiana newspapers / compiled by Brenda LaGroue Mayers, Gloria Lambert Kerns. Baker, La. : Folk Finders, c1984- Description: v. : maps ; 28 cm. Notes: v. 6- published by J & W Enterprises, Shreveport, La. Contents: -- v. 6. 1836-1887. Subjects: Registers of births, etc. -- Louisiana. Obituaries -- Louisiana -- Indexes. American newspapers -- Louisiana -- Indexes. Louisiana -- Genealogy. Other entries: Kerns, Gloria L. Call numbers: CSL Sutro F368 .M39 1984 GENERAL INFORMATION Scottish Ancestry The LDS Family History Centers just received a new CD with information taken from church records in Scotland. Topic: Halbert's Court Order The following is reproduced with permission from the NGS Newsletter of March/April 1996: Halbert's, Inc., of Bath, Ohio, a mail order firm that markets surname products, has agreed to the provisions of a cease and desist order issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS) in November 1995. "Halbert's" "Family Book Offer," and "Historic Book Offer" are trade names used by Numa Corporation of Akron, Ohio. On 23 March 1995, the National Genealogical Society (NGS), with the support of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), submitted to the United States Postal Service's Chief Counsel, Consumer Protection, a 120-page report on Halbert's marketing practices with the request that these practices be investigated. NGS and FGS also launched a "grass roots" campaign to encourage the participation and cooperation of genealogists nationwide. A brochure and companion flyer entitled "PSSST! Wanna Buy Your Name?" were mailed to genealogical societies and libraries. Societies were asked to reprint the cartoon and brochure text in their newsletters. Librarians were asked to post the flyer on their bulletin boards. As a result, many people wrote to NGS and its Ethics Committee about the solicitation materials they had received from Halbert's, and others wrote directly to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. On 21 November 1995, the Postal Service issued a supplemental cease and desist order prohibiting Halbert's from further use of certain misleading marketing practices, which included a consent agreement signed by Halbert's. Previous cease and desist orders issued against Halbert's in 1985 and 1988 remain in effect. The supplemental order issued in November 1995 includes the following provisions: - Halbert's was ordered to cease and desist from falsely representing ". . . that (1) a solicitation for a surname-related product was sent by a relative of the solicitee; (2) a relative of a solicitee was involved in preparing a surname-related publication; or that (3) a relative of a solicitee endorses a surname-related product." The Postal Service contended that the company's solicitations, which advertised books such as The World Book of [surname] and The [surname] Since the Civil War, violated the 1988 consent agreement, because they appeared to be letters from relatives of the addressees urging them to purchase a recently completed book on their family. - Halbert's was ordered to begin displaying prominently the following disclaimer on any advertising for surname-related publications: "No direct genealogical connection to your family or ancestry is implied or intended." - Halbert's was ordered to cease and desist from "... representing, directly or indirectly, that advertising has been approved by the United States Postal Service." The consent agreement entered into by Halbert's in November 1995 contains several other provisions. Halbert's may submit proposed advertising to the USPS General Counsel not more than three times per calendar year to obtain an opinion on whether the advertising violates cease and desist orders. Halbert's must pay $2,000 for each submission to defray investigative, administrative, and legal costs incurred by the Postal Service. For a period of one year from the date of execution of the consent agreement, Halbert's must, ". . . within ten (10) days after written request therefor, pay full and unconditional double cash refunds, including postage, handling, and deposits, to all consumers who have previously requested in writing to [Halbert's], and not received within thirty (30) days after the receipt of the written request therefor, refunds in connection with any and all surname-related solicitations in use prior to the date of [the consent agreement]." Halbert's must also accept and honor refund requests from the Better Business Bureau, the Postal Inspection Service, the Ohio Attorney General's Office, and any other duly constituted governmental entity which has received complaints from consumers about its promotions. Under the 1988 cease and desist order, the following conduct by Halbert's is prohibited: - Representing that a book is principally about a particular family name and the history of this family name - Representing that a book contains information about someone's forebears and their emigration from Europe - Representing that a book contains information about the heraldry and family crest of a particular family - Representing that a book explains how a particular family got its surname - Representing that a book explains why someone's forebears immigrated to the New World (the United States, Canada, and Australia) - Representing that a book explains why persons with a particular surname immigrated to the New World - Representing that a book is the result of research through numerous sources by themselves, or someone acting in their behalf, to compile information on persons with the addressee's surname who immigrated to the New World The Postal Service has advised NGS that Halbert's is a member of the Direct Marketing Association and participates in the Mail Preference Service. Anyone who does not wish to receive future mailings from Halbert's can have their name deleted from the company's mailing lists by writing to: Direct Marketing Association, Mail Preference Service, PO.Box 9008, Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008. 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Viscounts de Vesci, of Abbeyleix, Co Laois: family and estate papers 1552- Patricia Lynch (1898-1972), writer and journalist, and R M Fox (b1899), writer and journalist: corresp, literary and other papers Fr Alexander McCabe, Rector of the Irish College in Salamanca: diaries, corresp and papers rel to Irish College, Spanish Civil War c1930-70 Ormonde family: letters to members of the Butler family, Earls and Dukes of Ormonde 1572-1711 Richard Power (1928-1970), writer: literary papers REPRESENTATIVE CHURCH BODY LIBRARY Braemor Park, Rathgar, Dublin 14 Carlow Protestant Orphan Society: minutes 1922-92 (MS 340 Adl) Female Orphan House, Dublin: minutes, accounts, admissions, corresp and papers 1790-1991 (MS 517) Magdalen Asylum, Dublin: minutes, accounts, admissions, papers, printed sermons and hymnals 1768-1980 (MS 551) Nenagh Young Men's Christian and Literary Association: minutes, accounts and reports 1861-1953 (MS 550) Pleasants' Female Orphan Asylum, Dublin: minutes, accounts, admissions and papers 1818-1929 (MS 517) Thomas Ward, dean of Connor: abstract of pleadings in the case of Thomas Ward who was deprived for adultery in 1694 (MS 566) Welland family: four notebooks rel mainly to the history and architecture of Greece, Rome, China, India and Ceylon, mid 19th cent (MS 552) SCOTTISH CATHOLIC ARCHIVES Columba House, 16 Drummond Place, Edinburgh EH3 6PL Diocese of Argyll and the Isles: records (DA) Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh: records (DE) Dunfermline and Galashiels: parish records (GD) Former seminary at Blairs: records (CB) Papers rel to the papal visit (GD) SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE HM General Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YY Heddle Mss (addnl) 16th-19th cents (GD263) Cameron Head papers 18th-20th cents (GD465) Signet Library papers 14th-20th cents (GD466) Irish County Names This list is specific to the Counties of Leitrim and Roscommon, and provides a means of checking for surnames that are being researched in these two Counties. The list also provides the name and email address of the researcher, and if a homepage with genealogical information exists, a link is provided so that data can be viewed on-line. You are encouraged to contribute your surnames to this list, and can do so by sending the following information to Laurie McDonough at Laurie_McDonough@Brown.edu *Surname being researched *County/parish/town that the research is in *The name of the researcher *An email address for the researcher - please include this in the body of your email, don't rely on us picking up the email address from the header on your message. We are finding that several email addresses are being changed by the mail servers when they are sent, and we get "undeliverable" errors returned to us when we reply back. *The URL of any homepage that contains genealogical information on the surname being researched. We will provide a link from your surname in this list to the related genealogical Home Page ANNOUNCEMENT We have moved our Irish-genealogy related links to the bottom of this page. Be sure to check them out before you leave NOTICE All new entries to the L-R surname list will be marked with a + to the left of the surname. This will provide researchers with a method to immediately spot the most recent additions to the list. We will keep the "new" indicator on the list for at least two weeks, or until the next update is made, whichever is longer. (This is Part 1 of a 2 part list. See July newsletter for the conclusion) SURNAME COUNTY TOWN/PARISH RESEARCHER E-MAIL + ALLINGHAM Leit Glencar/Glenlough Jack Reidy jack.reidy@atlpcug.org ARABIN Rosc Dealfield/Castlerea Shirley Arabin arabin@wave.co.nz ARMSTRONG Rosc Dunamon Patrick McCarthy pmccarthy@niu.edu BALLENTINE Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca + BEIRNE Leit Bornacoola Kevin Killion kevin@shsmedia.com + BLEST Leit Drumkeerin/Townalagee John Blest seonag@ix.netcom.com BOHAN Leit Mohill Tom Bohan tdbohan@aol.com BOIDE Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca BOYD Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca BOYLAN Rosc Joe Sheehan kaprikorn@aol.com BRADY Leit Corriga Mike O'Connor mikeoc@Empire.Net BRADY Leit Greagh/Fenagh Laurie McDonough Laurie_McDonough@brown.edu BRADY Rosc Wakefield Joe Hayes dms0603@is2.nyu.edu + BRENNAN Rosc St. John's Parish Cathy Labath LABATH@aol.com BRENNAN Rosc Tom Kearney Rsnble@aol.com + BRODERICK Rosc Ballaghdereen Seamiuse seamius@en.com BYRNE Rosc Dunamon Patrick McCarthy pmccarthy@niu.edu + CALLERY Rosc Coolmeen/Creeve Patrick Lavin plavin@direct.ca CARROLL Leit Mohill Mary Pitkin SFBJ86B@prodigy.com CARROLL Rosc Castlerea Tom Fitzsimmons tfitz@emh1.tic.bismarck.nd.us CARTY Rosc Ballydooley Patrick McCarthy pmccarthy@niu.edu CARTY Rosc Dunamon Patrick McCarthy pmccarthy@niu.edu CASE Leit Kiltoghert? Clive O'Connor cliveocr@indigo.ie CASSIDY Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca CHRISTY Leit Drumkerran/Innishmagrath Calvin Cummins ccummins@execpc.com CLARK Rosc Croghan Calvin Cummins ccummins@execpc.com + CLARK Rosc John Clark jcracquetbreaker@usa.pipeline.com + CLARKE see CLARK (John Clark entry) COLE Rosc Castlerea Tom Fitzsimmons tfitz@emh1.tic.bismarck.nd.us COLLINS Rosc Ballinlough Jeanne Connell siobhanabu@usa.pipeline.com + COMMINS see CUMMINS (Brendan Cummings entry) CONNELL Rosc Ballinlough Jeanne Connell siobhanabu@usa.pipeline.com CONNELLY Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca + CONNOLLY Rosc Nancy Daniels edaniels@ix.netcom.com CONNOR Leit Kiltoghert? Clive O'Connor cliveocr@indigo.ie CONNOR Leit Drumshambo Clive O'Connor cliveocr@indigo.ie CONNOR Leit Carrick-on-Shannon Clive O'Connor cliveocr@indigo.ie CONNOR Leit Longford Clive O'Connor cliveocr@indigo.ie CORCORAN Leit/Rosc J. J. Kenny Jr. 70444.222@compuserve.com COYNE Rosc Dunamon Patrick McCarthy pmccarthy@niu.edu CREAN Rosc Lisduff/Tibohine Ed Finn efinn@thecore.com CRUISE Rosc Ballinlough Michael Duffy KJCF81A@prodigy.com CRYAN Rosc Ballaghaderreen Mike O'Connor mikeoc@Empire.Net + CUMMINGS see CUMMINS (Brendan Cummings entry) + CUMMINS Rosc Cloonfad/Kiltullagh Brendan Cummings sacummin@midway.uchicago.edu + CURLEY Rosc Ballymacurly David Moore moored@vt.edu DALY Rosc Lisduff/Tibohine Ed Finn efinn@thecore.com DEMPSEY Rosc Tom Kearney Rsnble@aol.com + DEVINE Leit Bornacoola Kevin Killion kevin@shsmedia.com DISKEN Rosc Betal? Michael Duffy KJCF81A@prodigy.com + DOCKERY Rosc Killina/Elphin John Hartmann ir004080@interramp.com + DOCKRY see DOCKERY (John Hartmann entry) + DONALLY Leit/Rosc Kevin Gralton GaGold@sunbelt.net DONOHER Rosc Croghan Calvin Cummins ccummins@execpc.com DONOVAN Rosc Kiluken Stephanie Russell srussell@nwu.edu + DRURY Rosc Ed Finn efinn@thecore.com DURR Rosc Elphin Len Gordon lengor@direct.ca EDWARDS Rosc Ray LaFever lafeverr@nyslgti.gen.ny.us FALLON Rosc Culleenolagh/ William Gately tinker1@wazoo.com Dysart&Tisrara FALLON Rosc Derrihippo Patricia Coogan jcoogan@dgs.dgsys.com FALLON Rosc Roscommon Ginny Chung gchung@nando.net FANNING Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca FARLOW Leit Jay Ormsby Jay_Ormsby/UDC.UDC@udc.com FARRELL Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca FARRELL Rosc Derrycahill Maryann Flaherty bflaherty@mcimail.com FAUGHNAN Leit ?Annaduff? Sherry Faughnan SFaughnan@aol.com FEENEY Rosc Kilbride(RC Parish) Maryann Flaherty bflaherty@mcimail.com FINAN Rosc Castlerea Tom Fitzsimmons tfitz@emh1.tic.bismarck.nd.us FINN Rosc Fuerty Patrick McCarthy pmccarthy@niu.edu FINN Rosc Lisduff/Tibohine Ed Finn efinn@thecore.com FLAHERTY Rosc Jeanne Connell siobhanabu@usa.pipeline.com + FLANAGAN Rosc Rich Nichols nichols@hermes.law.stetson.edu FLANAGAN Rosc Tom Kearney Rsnble@aol.com + FLYNN Leit Drumkeerin/Tonahoney John Blest seonag@ix.netcom.com FLYNN Rosc Boyle Joan Hickey hickeygj@iprolink.co.nz FLYNN Rosc Derrycahill Maryann Flaherty bflaherty@mcimail.com FLYNN Leit Linda Burner rbburner@centuryinter.net FOLEY Leit Knockmullin/Fenagh Laurie McDonough Laurie_McDonough@brown.edu FOX Rosc Killaster Ed Finn efinn@thecore.com FREEMAN Rosc Tom Kearney Rsnble@aol.com FRY Rosc Boyle Bob Stinson rstinson@uoguleph.ca GATELY Rosc Lisseenamanragh/ William Gately tinker1@wazoo.com Dysart&Tisrara + GILLERLANE Leit Ballinamore Barbara-Ann Newman GeneDiger@aol.com GILLMORE Leit Dromahair Paul Rooney leitrim@innotts.co.uk + GOOKIN Leit Terence McQueeney CBMZ93A@prodigy.com + GRALTON Leit/Rosc Kevin Gralton GaGold@sunbelt.net HEALY Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca HEALY Rosc Ballinameen Tom Kearney Rsnble@aol.com HENRY Rosc Ardcarn/Cootehill Dolores Dolores_Picard@clifton.ca HESTER Rosc Patrick McCarthy pmccarthy@niu.edu HICKEY Rosc Ray LaFever lafeverr@nyslgti.gen.ny.us HIGGINS Rosc Tom Kearney Rsnble@aol.com HIGGINS Rosc Ballinlough Michael Duffy KJCF81A@prodigy.com HOBAN Rosc Kilbride(RC parish) Maryann Flaherty bflaherty@mcimail.com HUGHES Rosc Ballybay Maryann Flaherty bflaherty@mcimail.com HUGHES Rosc Jan Fortado janfortado@aol.com + HUTCHINSON Rosc Nancy Harwood harwood@tenet.edu ON THE INTERNET Subject: IRELAND: 1901 Irish Census Index Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 16:39:46 GMT Message-ID: <4ni97l$eqh@news-2.ccinet.ab.ca> The 1901 IRISH CENSUS INDEX ---series--- Volume 1, County Fermanagh released November 1994 1412 pages---24 microfiche listing over 65,000 individuals plus 24 civil parish and county maps---price $85 Canadian plus S&H in Canada $14 / USA $18 / Overseas $20 Volume 2, County Tyrone to be released Spring 1996 over 3100 pages---53 microfiche listing over 150,500 individuals plus 44 civil parish and county maps--price $145 Can plus S&H in Canada $14 / USA $18 / Overseas $20 UPDATE---to be released the end of May 1996 Volume 3, County Donegal to be released 1997 over 3500 pages---60 microfiche lisiting over 173,700 individuals plus 52 civil parish and county maps. The 1901 IRISH CENSUS INDEX lists individuals enumerated on 31 Mar 1901 and displays census illustrations plus beautiful reconstructed civil parish MAPS showing townlands. Compiled by county, each volume lists alphabetically individuals by their surname and then by Christian name; spouse's first name and/or marital status with age, religion, residential townland and civil parish, plus the Family History Library (LDS) microfilm number and most importantly the REFERENCE NUMBER. A time-saving tool, whether viewing the census originals or LDS microfilms, the 1901 IRISH CENSUS INDEX guides the researcher easily to the exact page and location they're seeking. Researchers do not have to fumble through numerous reels of microfilm, but go to the exact page where their ancestor is inscripted. Tested and recommended by amateur and professional genealogists. A detailed brochure describing the 1901 IRISH CENSUS INDEX and four published reviews from : 1. THE IRISH: At Home and Abroad, Vol. 2, No. 3 (1994/95), page 98, (Kyle Betit, Co-Editor, Salt Lake City); 2. IRISH ROOTS, No. 2 (1995), (Tony McCarthy, Editor, Belgrave Publications, Cork, Ireland); 3. THE SPARK, Issue 8, Summer 1995, pp. 35-6, (Jack Johnston, Editor, Enniskillen Co. Fermanagh); and 4. NORTH IRISH ROOTS, Vol. 6.1 (1995), page 19, (Arthur E. McKeown, Editor, Belfast) can be sent for your perusal. Please forward mailing address or Fax number to: Linda K. Meehan E-Mail [largybooks@ccinet.ab.ca]