March 1, 1997 Irish & Scot Newsletter ANNOUNCEMENT Subj: Fwd: Bill C-32 needs a push- QUICKLY I thought that you might like to pass this on to Irish sig members. Since this bill would be of interest to Canadian - Irish researchers ----------------- Subj: Bill C-32 needs a push- QUICKLY Date: 97-03-01 09:39:55 EST I haven't said much since the first of the year, but that's not to say that things haven't been happening on several fronts with Bill C-32. There have many discussions between representatives of the Archivists, Historians and the Genealogists (ourselves). We believe our earlier noises have been heard, and tentative changes are teetering and need a QUICK SHOVE to help get the required results on C-32. Parliament will be back at work Monday the third, and Bill C-32's third reading we suspect, is not far behind. There is NO TIME FOR REGULAR MAIL, only email or Fax. A simple message- PLEASE DON'T LET BILL C-32 GO TO THIRD READING WITHOUT CLARIFYING CLAUSE 30.21. WE ASK FOR A CLEAR STATEMENT THAT PERMITS A RESEARCHER TO MAKE A SINGLE COPY OF AN UNPUBLISHED WORK IN AN ARCHIVES PROVIDED THAT THE COPY IS BEING MADE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH AND PRIVATE STUDY AND COPYING HAS NOT BEEN PROHIBITED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER. THE MAKING OF A SINGLE COPY FOR RESEARCH AND PRIVATE STUDY SHOULD NOT PLACE AN ADDITIONAL AND UNNECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON RESEARCHERS OR ARCHIVES STAFF. Clause 30.21 is the area that says we must try and find the author before we would be allowed to make a copy of a pre 1940s document. (Yes we gained 50 years it was originally 100 years of heartache.) Now it will exist on just unpublished material after the mid 40s. All the earlier unpublished material will fall into the public domain in roughly 5 years, so if 30.21 is simplified a little, the 5 year period will be relatively painless. Yes we'd all like more, but life is full of compromises. We're afraid if we ask for more, we could lose what we have gained.Personally, with a little more improvement, I think I can live with the bill, and yes there will be times I'll curse it, but.... Who do we email or fax? - Hon. Sheila Copps, coppss@pch.gc.ca Fax (613) 994-5987 - Hon .John Manley minister.industry@ic.gc.ca Fax (613) 992-0302 - Your MP. And as BETH PHINNEY fought hard on the Committee on our behalf, a fax to her would be appreciated. Fax (613) 992-7802 Remember, there is probably going to be an early summer election, so there is not time for much, and we would hate to lose what we have gained, so send your message NOW. Please. This is a joint decision by the three groups on the best course of action. Thanks; PS. The web page is still at if you want to refresh your memory on the nitty gritty. No updates recently. Unfortunately I can't tell you everything :-( , but I did have a letter from Ms Copps, and have requested a clarification on one sentence- if she means what she said, we're laughing, so lets push once more. (I know, it's not polite to push ladies :-), but in this case.... ) ALL TOGETHER NOW, PUSH. (And don't forget to quickly tell all your genealogy friends so they can help too.) Ronald (RON) Cox, roncox@cam.org, 74 Brunswick Dr., Beaconsfield, QC, H9W 5H2, CAN "He, who takes no interest in the history of his ancestors, does not deserve to be remembered by his posterity." COUNTIES OF IRELAND - 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 COUNTY LONGFORD A Brief History This Leinster county contains the towns of Longford, Granard, Ballymahon, Edgeworthstown, and Ballinamuck. At the beginning of the Christian era, the area now forming County Longford was part of the Kingdom of Conmaicne. From the ninth to the fifteenth centuries it was known as "Annaly.' The county was mainly the territory of the O'Farrells. Other Irish families associated with the county are O'Quinns, (Mc) Gilna, Leavy, Mulroy, and (Mac) Gaynor. Although Longford was nominally granted to Hugh de Lacy after the Norman conquest in the twelfth century, there was little real Norman influence in the county because of the power of the O'Farrells. The family of Tuite was one of the few to establish a settlement in the county. In the sixteenth and early seventeenth century, parts of Longford were planted with English settlers including Aungier, Forbes, Newcomen, King, Harman, Lane, and Edgeworth. The Edgeworths were major landowners in the county and were very popular because of their efforts on the tenant's behalf. In 1641 the O'Farrells joined the rebellion by the Catholic Confederacy (see Co. Kilkenny). On its defeat by Cromwell in 1649, they lost their remaining estates and influence in the county. This largely agricultural county was badly affected by the Great Famine of 1845-47. The population, which was 115,000 in 1841, had fallen by 29 percent in 1851. Over 14,000 Longford people died between 1845 and 1850 of starvation and disease, and the remainder emigrated to the cities or, more usually, abroad. The county continued to have a high rate of emigration throughout the remainder of the century and beyond. The current population is 31,000. COUNTY LOUTH A Brief History Louth is the smallest county in Ireland comprising only 200,000 acres. It contains the towns of Drogheda, Dundalk, Ardee, Carlingford, and Castlebellingham. Before the arrival of the Normans it formed part of the Kingdom of Oriel. The territory within the present county of Louth was then ruled by the O'Carrolls. Other Gaelic families in the area included McArdle, McSorly, (Mc)Barron, and McScanlan. The main town in the county, Drogheda, was founded by the Norse Vikings under Turgesius in 911. Following the Norman invasion this area was overtaken in 1183 by John de Courcey, and the area now forming the county of Louth was immediately settled with English farmers. Among these were the families of Verdon, Bellew, Taaffe, Dowdall, Peppard, and Plunkett. The county was one of the first four established in 1210 by King John of England. Louth was part of the "Pale," the English controlled part of Ireland, for most of the succeeding centuries and was fortified against attack from the surrounding areas. In the rebellion of O'Neill and the Ulster chieftains in the 1590s the county was overrun but reverted to English control afterwards. In the rebellion of the Catholic Confederacy of 1641 (see Co. Kilkenny), Drogheda was one of the rebel strongholds. In 1649 it was besieged by the army of Oliver Cromwell who, on its surrender, massacred 2,000 of the garrison of the town and transported the few survivors to the Barbadoes. The county was less affected than many by the Great Famine of 1845-47. The population was 128,000 in 1845 and by 1851 it had fallen to 108,000. Around 14,000 people died between 1845 and 1850. Further thousands emigrated in this period and in the succeeding decades. The county is agriculture-based and also has major brewing, fishing, cement, and shipping industries. The current population is around 90,000. COUNTIES OF SCOTLAND - 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 EDINBURGHSHIRE, or MID LOTHIAN, the metropolitan county of the kingdom of Scotland, bounded on the north by the Firth of Forth, along the shore of which it extends for about twelve miles; on the east, by Haddingtonshire and small portions of the counties of Berwick and Roxburgh; on the south, by the counties of Lanark, Peebles, and Selkirk; and on the west, by Linlithgowshire. It lies between 55 degrees 39 feet and 55 degrees 59 feet (N.Lat.) and 2 degrees 36 feet and 3 degrees 33 feet (W. Long.), an is about thirty-six miles in length from east to west, and eighteen miles in extreme breadth, comprising an area of 360 square miles, or 230,400 acres; 41,779 houses, of which 38,927 are inhabited; and containing a population of 225,454, of whom 102,666 are males and 122,788 females. The county originally occupied the central portion of the ancient and extensive province of Lothian, or Loudon, and from this circumstance it obtained the appellation of Mid Lothian, by which it is still often designated. It appears to have been inhabited at a very early period by the Ottadini and Gadeni, two of the British tribes descended from the Celts, who first made themselves masters of this part of Britain, and who maintained their independence till the time of the Roman invasion, when, to secure his conquests' Agricola constructed a chain of forts extending from the Forth to the Clyde. Though frequently assailed by incursions of the Caledonians and Britons, the Romans, notwithstanding occasional reverses, retained possession of the territories they had acquired, which under their sway formed part of the province Of Valentia. After their departure from Britain, this district very soon fell into the power of the Saxons, who established themselves under their chieftain Ida in the surrounding countries, which they continued to govern with absolute authority. In the reign of Malcolm II., Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, against whom that monarch marched an army for the recovery of his rightful dominions, after a long contested battle on the banks of the Tweed, gained the victory; but, Uchtred being soon afterwards assassinated, Malcolm, in prosecution of his claims, renewed the war against the earl's successor, Eadulph, whom he compelled to cede the disputed territory for ever; and since that period it has continued to form part of the kingdom of Scotland. Subsequently to this date, the history of the county is so perfectly identified with the history of the capital, and that of Scotland at large, that any fuller detail in this place would be superfluous. The introduction of Christianity appears to have been, in some small degree, accomplished during the time of the Romans ; but, the Saxons being strangers to that faith, it made but little progress till, by the persevering efforts of the pious Baldred and St. Cuthbert, it was more generally diffused. Prior to the cession of Lothian in the reign of Malcolm II., this district was comprised in the ancient diocese of Lindisfarn; it was subsequently included in that of St. Andrew's, and continued to be part thereof until the erection of the diocese of Edinburgh, in which it remained till the Revolution. Since that period the county has formed a portion of the synod of Lothian and Tweeddale, and it now comprises the presbytery of Edinburgh, and thirty parishes, besides those in the city of Edinburgh. For civil purposes, it was first erected into a sheriffdorn in the reign of David L, and is under the jurisdiction of a sheriff, by whom two sheriffs-substitute are appointed; the sessions and other courts are held at Edinburgh, the county town, and courts for the recovery of small debts at Edinburgh and Dalkeith. Edinburgh is the only royal burgh ; Musselburgh and Canongate are burghs of regality, and the county also contains Dalkeith and Portsburgh, burghs of barony, the town and port of Leith, and the flourishing villages of Inveresk, Joppa, Portobello, Newhaven, Corstorphine, Currie, Mid Calder, West Calder, Gilmerton, Loanhead, Roslin, Penicuick, Lasswade, Ratho, Bonnyrig, Cramond,and Pathhead, with numerous pleasant hamlets. By the act of the 2nd of William IV., the county returns one member to the imperial parliament. Of the lands, about 100,000 acres are arable, 80,000 meadow and pasture, and the remainder moorland and waste. The surface is diversified with hills, of which the two principal ranges are the Pentland and the Moorfoot. The Pentland range, a continuation from the county of Peebles on the south-west, extends to within six miles of the sea and four miles of the city, occupying a district of about forty square miles, and varying considerably in elevation. Rising from a more level tract of country, these hills appear loftier than the Moorfoot, and they have generally a more bleak and barren aspect; the highest hills in the range within the county are, the Caerketton, which has an elevation of 1555 feet, and the Spittal, of 1360. The Moorfoot hills, in the southeastern part of the county, occupy an area of nearly fifty square miles, and range from 1400 to 1850 feet in height. They are interspersed with fertile dales and tracts of arable land, and a large part of their acclivities is under cultivation, producing excellent crops. This district is watered by the Heriot and the Gala. Between the Pentland range and the Firth of Forth are the Braid and Blackford hills, Craig-Lockhart, Craigmillar, Arthur's Seat, Salisbury Crags, the ridge on which the castle and the Old Town of Edinburgh are built, the Calton hill, and Corstorphine hill. Even the principal streams, not being of sufficient importance to obtain the appellation of rivers, are generally designated Waters, with the exception of the Esk. This river originates in the confidence of the North and South Esk, of which the former rises in the Pentland, and the latter in the Moorfoot hills, and both, after a separate course of twelve or fifteen miles, unite in the pleasure-grounds of Dalkeith, and thence, flowing for about five miles as the Esk, fall into the Forth at the bay of Musselburgh. In its way to Dalkeith the North Esk runs in a rocky channel, through a beautifully romantic tract of country comprising Roslin, Hawthornden, Lasswade, and Melville. The Almond Water, forming for a considerable distance the western boundary of the county, rises in the high grounds in Lanarkshire, and taking a north-eastern course, passes through a level district, frequently overflowing its banks, and joins the Firth of Forth at Cramond. In its progress along the picturesque valley to which it gives name, it is crossed by many bridges, by an aqueduct of the Union canal, and a viaduct of the Glasgow railway. The Leith Water has its source in some springs in the parish of Currie, and after a course of fourteen miles, in which it turns more than 100 mills, and flows under viaducts of the Glasgow and Granton railways, and an aqueduct of the Union canal, falls into the Firth at the harbour of Leith. The Gala has its source at the base of the Moorfoot hills, and after a southern course for about ten miles through the vale of Gala, enters the county of Selkirk, and ultimately falls into the Tweed near Galashiels. There are no lakes of any importance. The soil is greatly varied: the most prevalent kind is clayey loam, alternated with sand and gravel and not unfrequently all the different varieties are found on one farm. In this county the lands are generally fertile, but the richest are in the lower part of the county, towards the Forth, where there are not less than 70,000 acres of arable ground, producing the most luxuriant crops. The farms are of moderate extent, few less than 100, and few more than 300 acres; the system of agriculture is in the highest state of improvement. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats, beans, peas, potatoes, and turnips; vegetables and fruits of all kinds are raised in abundance for the supply of the city, and the amount paid for strawberries alone is calculated at 46000 per annum. The farm-buildings are substantial and well-arranged, generally of stone; the dwelling-houses roofed with slate, and the offices with tiles: the lands are drained and inclosed. From the abundance of manure collected in the city, little of any other kind is employed in its vicinity; but in the uplands, and on the distant farms, lime is applied as a stimulant to the soil. The cattle are chiefly of the Highland breed, and the horses for husbandry mostly of the Lanarkshire, with a few of the Clydesdale breed; the milch-cows are usually of the Ayrshire and Teviotdale breeds. Considerable attention is paid to the management of the dairy-farms, of which the main produce is milk and butter for the supply of the city and other towns. The sheep, large numbers of which are pastured on the moorlands, are mostly of the Cheviot breed. Swine are also reared in considerable numbers, and large quantities of poultry and geese. There are still some remains of the ancient Caledonian forest which formerly spread over the greater portion of the county, though, about the commencement of the sixteenth century, the Borough Muir and other lands being leased by grant of James V. to the corporation of Edinburgh, such quantities of timber were felled, that, in order to procure purchasers, the magistrates bestowed on every citizen who bought sufficient to new-front his house, the privilege of extending it seven feet further into the street. Numerous oaks of stately growth still adorn the lands around the chief mansions j and extensive plantations have been formed in various parts, and on all the principal hills, many of which are richly wooded to their summit. The substrata comprise limestone, freestone, and whinstone, all of which are quarried. Coal is very abundant throughout the greater portion of the county; and towards Dalkeith, in the eastern district, is a very extensive coalfield reaching from the coast of Musselburgh, five coalfield, reaching for nearly fifteen miles, to the confines of Tweeddale. The Dalkeith basin contains as much coal as the fields of Stirling, Clackmannan, or Glasgow, and is remarkable for a comparatively small development of hydrogen, an advantage counterbalanced, however, by a great quantity of carbonic acid. Mr. Bald has calculated that this field alone would supply the consumption of Edinburgh for 500 years, at the rate of 350,000 tons per annum; but he includes in this estimate the deeper coal, of which none has been yet wrought. Coal appears to have been first raised here for fuel by the monks of Newbattle Abbey, in the latter part of the twelfth century. Many of the seams are of very fine quality, and there are at present about twenty mines in constant operation: the progress of mining, however, is much impeded by the quantity of water accumulating in the pits, which can be drawn off only by engines of extraordinary power. Lead was formerly wrought on the south side of the Pentland bills, and was found to contain a considerable proportion of silver. Copper-ore, also, was discovered on the confines of Peeblesshire, but not in sufficient quantity to remunerate the working of it. The principal manufacture is that of linen, for which there are several extensive bleaching and print fields in the neighbourhood of the city, and on the banks of the Esk. A considerable business is also carried on in the manufacture of gunpowder, glass, soap, salt, candles, bricks, tiles, and pottery of various kinds, and paper; and the manufacture of silk has been introduced, for which some mills have been erected on the banks of the Union canal. There are large iron-works at Cramond, works for chemical preparations, tanneries, distilleries, breweries, and numerous other manufacturing establishments, in all of which, though the county is not distinguished for the extent of its produce in this respect, the greatest improvement has been made in the quality of the articles. Every facility of intercourse with the neighbouring districts is afforded by roads kept in excellent repair, by the Union canal, the Firth of Forth, and the Edinburgh and Glasgow, the North-British, the CaleIonian, and the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee railways. The maritime commerce of the county is very important and, together with that of Peeblesehire and Selkirkshire, and much of that of the East and West Lothians, is concentrated at the port of Leith. The shores of the Firth are low and sandy, and for a considerable breadth covered at high water; the Firth abounds with herrings and other fish, and the beach with shell-fish of every kind: there are some valuable beds of oysters. The annual value of real property in the county, some years ago, was; 1,074,992 pounds of which 239,189 were for lands, 781,236 for houses, 15,511 for mines, 3747 for quarries,: 8923 for canal navigation, 5607 for railways, and the rest for other kinds of real property. The principal remains of antiquity are of Roman origin, and chiefly in the vicinity of the capital: numerous camps are found in various places, one of which, near Crichton Castle, is in a very perfect state. Circular camps, supposed to be of Danish formation, are also numerous, some consisting of three, and others of more, concentric entrenchments of earth and stones. In the parish of Heriot are the remains of a Druidical circle; and in Kirkliston are two upright stones, commemorating a victory obtained by Kenneth, commander of the forces under Malcolm II., over the usurper Constantine. The county contains many cairns, barrows, and tumnli, near which stone coffins have been found; the remains of ancient castles, some of which were hunting-seats of the kings; the ruins of various religious houses; and other relies of antiquity, all of which, with the gentlemen's seats, are described in the articles on their several localities. LANARKSHIRE, an extensive inland county, in the south of Scotland, bounded on the north by the counties of Dumbarton and Stirling; on the east, by the counties of Linlithgow, Edinburgh, and Peebles; on the south, by Dumfriesshire; and on the west, by the counties of Renfrew, Ayr, and Dumfries. It lies between 55 degrees 14 feet 42 inches and 55 degrees 56 feet 10 inches (N. Lat.) and 3 degrees 22 feet 51 inches (W. Long.), and is about fifty two miles in length, and thirty-three miles in extreme breadth, comprising an area of 926 square miles, or 592,640 acres; 85,326 houses, of which 3,868 are uninhabited; and containing a population of 426,972, of whom 208,312. are males and 218,660 females. This county, called also Clydesdale, from the valley of the Clyde, which forms its central portion, was at the time of the Roman invasion inhabited by the Damnii, and under the Roman yoke formed part of the province of Valentia. After the departure of the Romans, the original inhabitants appear to have extended their ancient limits, which they called Ystrad Cluyd, in the British language, signifying "the warm vale;" and to have acquired the sovereignty over Liddesdale, Teviotdale, Dumfriesshire, Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, part of Peebles, the western part of Stirling, and the greater part of Dumbartonshire. This ample territory formed a kind of independent kingdom, including nearly all that portion of Scotland to the south of the Forth. It was peopled with subordinate British tribes, among whom were the Selgova, Attacotti, &c., who had frequent wars with the Picts and others, but resolutely maintained their independence till their power began to decline from the union of the Pictish and Saxon forces, and their metropolis of Dumbarton was taken, in the eighth century. After the subjugation of the Picts by Kenneth 11., every exercise of independent power gave way to the authority of the Scottish monarchs; and the various British tribes of Strath-Cluyd, by degrees, intermingled with the Saxons, Normans, Gaelic Scots, and Irish from Cantyre, by whom successive encroachments were made. The descendants of the Damnii alone, when they could no longer retain their independence, rather than yield to the power by which their territories were assailed, resolved to emigrate, and, crossing the Solway and the Mersey, found a retreat in the mountains of Wales. In the twelfth century, numerous Flemish families settled in the Strath of Cluyd, many of whom obtained grants of land from the Abbot of Kelso; and with the exception of a few brief intervals, the county progressively advanced in prosperity till after the death of Alexander III., when the wars which arose on the disputed succession to the Scottish throne, involved it, in common with other parts of the kingdom, in frequent calamities. It was here that the celebrated hero, Wallace, performed his first exploit, in expelling the English from the town of Lanark. In the reign of James I., a portion of Strath-Cluyd was separated from the county of Lanark, and formed into the county of Renfrew. James II., exasperated by the turbulent ambition of the Douglas family, marched into Lanarkshire, and destroyed Douglas Castle, and all the lands of Douglas, including Douglasdale and Avondale, with the lands of the first Lord Hamilton. During the war in the reign of Charles I., and the attempts to re-establish episcopacy during that of Charles II., this part of the country suffered materially; but, since the Revolution, it has continued to make steady progress in agricultural improvement, and in manufacturing and commercial prosperity. In former times the county was included in the dioceses of Glasgow; it is at present in the synod of Glasgow and Ayr, and comprises several presbyteries, and fifty parishes. For civil purposes, the county is divided in the Upper, Middle, and Lower wards, under the jurisdiction of three sheriffs-substitute, who reside respectively at Lanark, Hamilton, and Glasgow. It comprising the royal burghs of Glasgow, Rutherglen, and Lanark the towns of Hamilton, Douglas Biggar, Strathaven Carnwath, Bothwell, Airdrie, and Lesmahagow; and numerous villages. Under the act of the 2nd of William IV., the county returns one member to the imperial parliament. The surface is greatly varied. In the Upper ward, which is the largest division of the count it is principally mountainous, rising to the greatest height towards the confines of Dumfriesshire. The summit of one of the Lowther bills is 2,450 feet above the level of the sea; the Culter Fell has nearly the same height; and the hill of Tinto, the loftiest on the norther boundary of the mountain district, has an elevation of 2,236 feet. In the Middle ward the land may be average at only 300 feet above the level of the sea; but through out that district the surface is every where diversified with undulations, leaving little level ground except in the valleys of the river Clyde. The principal river in the county is the Clyde, which has its source in numerous small rills issuing from the wastes and mountains that separate Lanarkshire from the counties of Peebles and Dumfries. It takes a northern course, receiving various tributaries in its progress, and making a curve towards Biggar, after which, being augmented by other streams in it's approach to Lanark, it's course is obstructed by projecting rocks and precipices. Here it makes several picturesque and beautifully romantic cascades, the principal of these celebrated falls being Bonnington, Corra, and Stonebyres. the Clyde afterwards flows in gentle meanderings through a fertile vale, pleasingly embellished with woodlands, plantations, orchards, seats, and numerous features to Glasgow, and, running thence to Greenock, after a total course of I 00 miles disappears in the Firth of Clyde. Its tributaries connected with Lanarkshire are the Douglas water, the Moss, the Nethan, the Avon or Aven, the Calder, the North Calder, the Kelvin, and inferior streams. There are numerous lakes in the county, but none of them are of sufficient extent or importance to require particular notice; they contain trout, pike, and perch. The soil, varying in different parts of the county, is in many places exuberantly fertile, and even in the higher lands is light, dry, and productive. In some of the uplands are tracts of spongy moor; in others, pastures richer than are found in some of the lower lands. The soil of the Middle ward generally, both in the arable and meadow lands, is luxuriant, but a very considerable portion of it is moss: this district abounds with orchards, gardens, and plantations, and is in the highest state of cultivation, constituting the chief agricultural district and the greater portion of the vale of the Clyde. The crops of all kinds are abundant, the system of husbandry being in the most advanced state; the lands have been well drained and inclosed; the farm-buildings are substantial and commodious, and all the more recent improvements in the implements of agriculture have been adopted. The cattle are usually of the Ayrshire breed, and particular attention is paid to the rearing of cows for the dairy, of which a large number are pastured; the sheep, of which 120,000 are fed on the hills, are of the black-faced breed, with a few other varieties. In this county the substrata are freestone, limestone, and whinstone, of which last the hills generally consist. Under the freestone are seams of coal, which prevail throughout Clydesdale, and are extensively wrought; ironstone is largely worked, and there are quarries of limestone both for agricultural and building purposes. Near the southern extremity of the county are extensive mines of lead. A vein of copper-ore was discovered in the same part of Lanarkshire, but it has not been wrought with any profitable success; antimony has also been found in the immediate neighbourhood. The ancient forests have long since disappeared; but there are numerous coppices, and some flourishing plantations, together occupying nearly 10,000 acres, the greater portion of which has been formed within the last thirty or forty years. The seats are Hamilton Palace, Douglas and Bothwell Castles, Carstairs House, Bonnington House, Corehouse, Stonebyres, Lee House, Mauldshe Castle, Milton-Lockhart, Dalziel House, Cambusnethan Priory, Allanton House, Airdrie House, Newton House, Monkland House, Castlemilk, and numerous other elegant mansions. The principal manufactures are the cotton, the linen, the woollen, the lace, and the iron manufactures. Of these, the cotton manufacture is by far the most extensive; the principal seat of it is Glasgow, where there are numerous mills, and it gives employment also to great numbers of people throughout the county, who work for the Glasgow houses, at their own dwellings; there are likewise large cotton-mills at Blantyre and New Lanark. The linen and woollen manufactures, though vastly inferior in extent to that of cotton, still afford occupation to a considerable number. A manufacture of lace forms the most flourishing trade of Hamilton. The Clyde and other iron-works are very important, and embrace every department of the iron manufacture; large chemical and other works are carried on, and the Iead-works at the village of Leadhills are also extensive. The annual value of real property in the county is 1,834,999 pounds, of which 902,992 pounds are returned for houses, a 341,122 for lands, 140,213 for railways, 129,827 for iron-works, :66,098 for canals, 58,303 for mines, 9,193 for quarries, and the remainder for other kinds of real property not comprised in the foregoing. Facility of communication is afforded by good roads in almost every direction, the most important of them being the great road to England by Carlisle, a new line between Edinburgh and Ayr intersecting the county from Cambusnethan to Strathaven, and new lines of road from Glasgow to Dumfries by Lanark, and from Edinburgh by Biggar and Chesterhall. But the chief means of intercourse are those presented by the lines of the Caledonian, and the Edinburgh and Glasgow, railway companies. There are several remains of Roman roads, of which that from Carlisle to the wall of Antoninus is the most conspicuous; and near Cleghorn House, and on Lanark moor, are vestiges of Roman camps, of which the former is 600 yards in length and 420 in breadth, and the other, of less dimensions, is still more distinct. Roman vases, coins, and other relics have been found in the vicinity. There are also remains of British camps, numerous ruins of ancient castles, cairns, tumuli, Druidical circles, and remains of abbeys, priories, and other religious establishments. SURNAMES OF THE MONTH - Each month we will highlight one Irish and one Scottish surname. 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'BRIEN In these brief accounts of Irish septs and families in which only a page or two is devoted to each subject, it is impossible to do justice to the greatest of them, such as the O'Briens, the O'Connors and the O'Neills, about whom whole volumes have been written and more has yet to be added. From the tenth century, when the sept rose to the High Kingship of Ireland in the person of Brian Boru, down to the present day, the O'Briens have always been prominent in the history of the country. Before Brian Boru's time, the Dalcassian clan, known as the Ui Toirdealbhaigh, to which they belonged, was not of outstanding importance in Thomond: the greatness of Brian gave them preeminence there and in due course the sept, which took the surname O'Brien from him, divided into several branches and possessed a great part of Munster, of which they were frequently kings. The O'Briens of Ara (north Tipperary), a territory they acquired from the O'Donegans about the year 1300 had as chief Mac Ui Bhriain Ara; those of Co. Limerick gave their name to the barony of Pubblebrien; another branch was located around Aherlow by the Galtees; and another south of the Corneragh Mountains on the rich lands near Dungarvan. In all those areas, and especially in Co. Clare they are numerous today: the name, in fact, is so common that it comes sixth in the statistical list relating to Irish surnames, with an estimated population of more that thirty thousand persons. In this connexion it may be observed, that though fifty years ago one third of the people of the name was registered as plain Brien, now-adays it is rarely to be found without the prefix O. The outstanding figure is, of course, Brian Boru (941 - 1014), whose remarkable career as High King of Ireland ended with his death on the field of the battle of Clontarf when the Norsemen were finally subdued. Brian, in fact used no surname; it was, however, in regular use forty years after his death. According to Eleanor Hull's History of lreland (p. 201) the first O'Brien to adopt the surname was Donagh Cairbre (1194-1242), son of Donal, who submitted to Henry II. From 1055 to 1616. the-last year recorded by the Four Masters, O'Briens figure in the annals of every generation, over 300 individuals of the name finding a place in that great work. In this respect they are outnumbered only by the O'Connors, the O'Neills and the O'Donnells. In the "Annals of Innisfallen", which deal principally with the southern half of Ireland, the O'Briens appear more often than any other sept, though in this the MacCarthys run them close. Murrough O'Brien (d.1551) was the first Earl of Thomond; Murrough of the Burnings (d.1674) was sixth Baron Inchiquin. Coming to modern times, the difficulty is to select a few names from the many O'Briens who have been prominent in the political and cultural history of the country. The descendants of Brian Boru, in the main line, have been peers of the realm under three titles, Earls and Marquises of Thomond, Barons and Earls of Inchiquin and Viscounts Clare. The two former have more often than not been on the side of England, notably Murrough O'Brien, first Earl of Thomond (d.1551), who was one of the great Gaelic chiefs to acknowledge Henry VIII, and the other notorious Murrough O'Brien, sixth Baron Inchiquin (1614-1674), whose exploits during the war of 1641-1650 earned him the sobriquet "Murrough of the Burnings". The Viscounts Clare, on the other hand, present a different picture; the first of these, Daniel O'Brien (1577-1663), was a member of the Supreme Council of the Catholic Confederates; it was the third Viscount, also Daniel O'Brien (d.1690), who raised the famous Irish Brigade regiment known as Clare's Dragoons, which was later commanded in many famous battles on the continent by the fifth Viscount, Charles O'Brien, whose distinguished military career ended when he was killed at the battle of Ramillies in 1706, while his son, Charles O'Brien, sixth Viscount (1699-1771), upheld the family tradition at Dettingen and Fontenoy, and became a Marshal of France. Younger branches of these noble families produced William Smith O'Brien (1803-1864), who broke away from the "landlord" tradition of his relatives and became one of the best known of the Young Irelanders. His daughter, Charlotte Grace O'Brien (1845-1909), was a philanthropist, author and zealous Gaelic Leaguer, and his brother, Edward O'Brien (1808-1840), devoted his short life to similar causes. Other O'Briens whose names are honoured for their part in the struggle for the restoration of Irish independence are Most Rev. Terence Albert O'Brien (1600-1651), Dominican Bishop of Emly, who was hanged by Ireton after the Siege of limerick; James Francis Xavier O'Brien (1828-1905), the Fenian, and William O'Brien (1852-1928), who devised the "Plan of Campaign" and founded the United Irish League. Another William O'Brien (b.1881), nationalist, labour leader and friend of James Connolly, was active in Irish affairs. Add to all these Fitzjames O'Brien (1828-1862), the Irish author who was killed fighting in the American Civil War; Jeremiah O'Brien (1740-1818), with his brothers John and William, heroes of naval exploits against the British in the American War of Independence; Most Rev. John O'Brien (d.1767) and Rev. Paul O'Brien (1763-1820), two noted Gaelic scholars; and there are still many names which may justly be considered worthy of a place in this brief account of a great and famous Irish sept. This month the Scottish surname taken 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 is: Dunbar Crinan the Thane and Seneschal of the Isles was father of King Duncan I and of Maldred, whose son, Gospatric, became Earl of Northumbria in 1067. In I072, he was deprived of that earldom by William the Conqueror, and coming to Scotland for refuge, was given the earldom of Dunbar by King Malcolm III. Gospatric's descendant, Patrick, 8th Earl, was also Earl of March. The 9th Earl married Agnes, daughter of Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray, and she is renowned for her spirited defence of Dunbar Castle in I338. On the death without issue of her two brothers, Thomas, 2nd Earl of Moray, and John, 3rd Earl of Moray, the estate and dignities were enjoyed by Agnes and her sister Isabella jointly. John Dunbar, the second son of Isabella and her husband, Sir Patrick Dunbar, was created Earl of Moray in 1372 and the elder son, George Dunbar, 10th Earl of Dunbar, succeeded his cousin Patrick, 9th Earl of Dunbar. John Dunbar, Earl of Moray, married Marjorie, daughter of King Robert II The Dunbars of Caithness who appear in the fifteenth century are believed to be descended from the Dunbars of Westfield. Sir Alexander Dunbar of Westfield was certainly appointed as Heritable Sheriff of Moray in that century and two of his sons married the co-heiresses of Dunbar of Mochrum and of Cunmock. Eventually there were six baronetcies held by the fancily: Baldoon and Mochrum in Wigtownshire; Durn in Banffshire; Hempriggs in Caithness; Boath in Nairn; and Northfield in Morayshire. The poet William Dunbar (I460-I520) is believed to have been born near Dunbar in East Lothian. USEFUL WEB PAGES Below are some Web pages you may want to visit to help with your research. They contain a lot of useful information as well as links to other Web pages you can visit. If you like what you see here and want to go back, make sure you add them to your Favorite Places before you leave. Subject: On-line Regional Map of Scotland Below is the address for Web Site which has a collection of clickable maps covering Scotland's administration regions. Subject: Genealogy Gateway(TM) - 1,000+ Bookmarks! Updated homepage from the "old" 802+ bookmarks to well over 1,000. These are sorted alphabetically and verified for currency. There are now TWO sites available for genealogy and history webpages. One has been categorized with an UNIQUE "people, places & things" format. Enjoy often, it's worth a bookmark of it's own! 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LACY 207 East Washington Street Chattahoochee, Florida 32324 Voice/Fax - (904) 663-2742 * The Lacy Letter - Executive Editor|Publisher URL: http://www.polaris.net/~legend/news.htm E-MAIL: legend@polaris.net * Lacy Genealogist Homepage - Creator|Webmaster URL: http://www.polaris.net/~legend/ E-MAIL: legend@polaris.net * Steve Lacy's Family Website - Creator|Webmaster URL: http://www.gadcomm.net/~stevel/ E-MAIL: stevel@mailer.gadcomm.net * Lacy Family Homepage - Creator|Senior Advisor URL: http://www2.cy-net.net/~lacey/ E-MAIL: stlacy@freenet.fsu.edu **************************************************** Subject: All descendants of UiNeill and UaNeill We've reworked our website and invite you to re-visit Explore the Irish family O'Neill http://www.vaxxine.com/family_memories IRLGEN Welcome Page http://www.bess.tcd.ie/roots_ie.htm Public Record Office of England and Wales http://www.open.gov.uk/pro/prohome.htm Scottish Association of Family History Societies http://www.taynet.co.uk/users/scotgensoc/ FROM THE WEB Subject: UK Census Index Scottish Strays I have now added the names of 5,000 Scottish Strays (ie those born in Scotland who were in England,Wales or Co. Antrim on Census Day). The data is mainly from the 1851 Census with a smattering of 61/71/81/91. This can be found at http://rontay.digiweb.com. Data previously loaded includes: 55 Lunatics 30 Prostitutes 750 Prisoners 1,000 Inmates 300 born in France 275 born in Germany 10,500 Visitors (ie those who were somewhere other than their homes on Census night) Ron Taylor Mission, B.C. Canada Subject: Re: Books on Irish History I've been reading a great book on local history for NE Co. Kilkenny, some of which would apply to anywhere in Ireland. Some of the families in it appear on a list compiled in Nov 1817 of people supposedly from Carlow & Wexford who intended to migrate to Canada. It includes some people who did settle in Ontario between (roughly) Ottawa and Kingston, Ontario. See: William Nolan, "Fassadinin: Land settlement & Society in South-East Ireland, 1600-1850, (Dublin: Geography Publications), 1979. A terrific read. Subject: Northern Ireland Magazine From: Terry McCavana Hello My name is Terry McCavana and I live in Northern Ireland. My wife is Noelle and she is Branch Secretary of the Bangor Branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society. My business partner Campbell Morrison lives in Belfast with his wife Oonagh who is Northern Ireland co-ordinator for the Muscular Dystrophy Society. Campbell and I publish a Northern Ireland Internet Magazine - http://www.mni.co.uk/kool/scene.htm and we are very much aware that seen from afar the image of the Northern part of Ireland is not always good. However, we can but try to balance the equation to some degree by presenting on the Internet a view from our province which is positive, absolutely non political and which tells you about some of the good things which we have, reflecting history, features and attractions, industry and commerce and of course the opportunity for you to comment or make suggestions either about kool magazine or in general. This month for example we have features on the Titanic and the forthcoming 85th Anniversary Convention in Belfast, the Great Wind of 1839 and next month we will cover the events celebrating the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Columba. We are also aware that the South of Ireland attracts more publicity with respect to Irish Roots connections and again Noelle is aiming to create a resource in Northern Ireland which services the requirement for overseas researchers whose roots are in the province of Ulster. We will shortly publish a site dedicated to genealogy (not necessarily restricted to just the North). I would be very pleased if you could tell your membership about our internet forum "kool" and about our aspirations to establish positive links between the North of Ireland and the world community. Kind regards and I look forward to hearing from you! Terry Subject: MANORIAL RECORDS. How to read them MANORIAL RECORDS: An introduction to their transcription and translation / Denis Stuart -- Manorial records are one of the great unused genealogical resources. Surprisingly, this is the first full-length modern manual to offer a structured and comprehensive guide to their use. It is aimed at students of genealogy and local history who wish to improve their research skills and extend their ability to use medieval documents. It explains the nature and Latin vocabulary of manorial court rolls, rentals and extents, accounts and custumals. It gives guidance - and practice - in the translation of transcribed documents, with and without abbreviations, and provides more than 30 reproductions of actual documents in a variety of hands, 12th-18th centuries. An essential guide for anyone who suspects that the clue to their ancestral tree lies in manorial records. Published by Phillimore. Price network14.50 (including U.K. postage). Overseas (airmail: network18.25; $A37.00; $US30.20. Please inquire for surface rates. Books will be sent with an invoice for payment on receipt, by personal cheque in sterling, $Aus or $US. Stuart Raymond, Genealogical Bibliographer, Publisher & Bookseller 6, Russet Avenue, Exeter, EX1 3QB, U.K. stuart@samjraymond.softnet.co.uk Books despatched within one week if in stock Subject: Re: carrick-on-suir .. where in 1813? In article <32EE26DD.1081@tarheel.net>, David Powell wrote: > > An ancestor of mine originally came from a town called Carrick-on-Suir in Ireland. The records I have of him state that the town was in Waterford, yet today it is in Tipperary. It is on the border between the two counties and I was wondering if the town was ever in County Waterford or whether it was a mistake in the records? > > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Carrick-on-Suir is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, which includes part of Tipperary. The photocopied Catholic registers for the town can be viewed at the Waterford Genealogical Heritage Centre (also called the Waterford Survey). This centre is well organised and will make searches for you. (Their parish records are on computer.) The Carrick-on-Suir baptismal register commences in 1788, as does the marriage register. The Carrick-on-Suir census for 1799 is also 'available to the centre.' Contact: Carmel Meehan Waterford Genealogical Heritage Centre St Patrick's Church Jemkin's Lane Waterford Republic of Ireland Tel: 051-76123 Fax: 051-50645 Calling from outside Ireland, drop the initial 0 and international code. I have been told about changes to Waterford numbers, and so you might have to add an 8 between the area code and number, although I phone Waterford regularly and have not had to do this yet. If your records are church records, then maybe the diocese is being referred to. As for the county boundaries, I'm not sure about changes, but Samuel Lewis' maps that accompany his work, A TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF IRELAND, published in 1837, show Carrick-on-Suir definitely in Tipperary. The River Suir tends to mark a natural boundary, and even before the creation of Tipperary as a county, this area was in a separate shire from what is now Co Waterford. Which names are you researching? Best Wishes Carolyn RESEARCHING: BARRY COFFEY/EE DEMPSEY FARRELL POWER (STEVENS) EARLEY GAVIN WHELAN/PHELAN MATSON/MAT(T/H)ESON Also connections with: FANNING WHITE WALSH MURPHY BREEN SULLIVAN GUDGEON O'NEILL All families associated with Waterford city and/or nearby Cheekpoint, Ireland. -- wildwood@argonet.co.uk (Dominic Wilson and Carolyn Greenwood) Subject: Index to Sasines I'm thrilled to hear it may be possible to order microfilm of the indexes. I've only dealt with the original books at Register House, Edinburgh. Although, on second thought,it will only get you so far. This is a 3-part process. The index is organized by name or by place-name, alphabetically, by year or a set of years--you may have an A-Z for 1800, then A-Z for 1801 etc. So look through the whole reel to see the organization. The index provides just the name and a string of numbers. You won't really know what you have until you can go to the next phase. The second phase are the printed abstracts of the filed sasines. They are in date order of when the sasines were filed in the court books, again by year or set of years, numbered sequentially--this is what the code numbers refer to. The number sequence will repeat itself in the new set, so be sure to write down carefully your name--year--code number from the indexes. These paragraphs are abstracts of the original document and can be very useful, listing the properties and names of all parties involved. In fact, being printed, without the legalese, they may be easier to understand than the original. The problem is that you need to check out all the code numbers or paragraph numbers in this second set of books to separate out which people are yours. Or if you aren't sure, you will have enough info to segregate them into sets of related entries. You need to write down the abstract and MOST IMPORTANT, the court reference number at the end. This is the call number code which then gets translated with the help of the staff to an actual call number of the relevant court volume. The third part, if you are interested, is pulling the court book in which the original documents were copied. These are handwritten--sometimes hard to decipher--full of legalese, but formulaic--once you get used to them, they read easier. The great part is that most contain title histories, refs to past transactions you may not have seen in your search, with the court book reference included! Now, while the indexes may be microfilmed, I have a feeling the abstracts have not been--if they have, let me know!!!! If you aren't comfortable dealing with original documents, it would be worthwhile hiring an experienced researcher. I had a background in history and real estate work that made things a little easier for me. (Sorry, I'm in the USA, but I have seen researcher refs on the list.) This sounds terribly complicated, but I must say, I have gotten more out of Register House in the sasines than almost any other source. Good luck. FROM OUR MEMBERS MASSACHUSETTS COURTHOUSE CLERK FINDS BOOKS A Suffolk County (MA) courthouse worker has made an astonishing historical find - two 300 year old leather bound volumes of Massachusetts trial proceedings detailing the Puritan prosecutions of witches, adulterers and slaves. An employee of the Supreme Judicial Court stumbled upon the rare books while cleaning out a file cabinet the first week in July. The frayed and decaying volumes date back to the earliest days of the colonies (spanning 1673-1695) and provide a stunning peek into the legal and social mores of the day. Today, we think it is shocking that people would be executed for sorcery, witchcraft adultery and blasphemy. The books document the role of the Superior Court of Judicature the direct antecedent of today's SJC, whose judges circulated around Massachusetts to hear a variety of civil and criminal cases. State archivists have said one of the volumes was actually uncovered in 1901 and transcribed into a bound volume used by historians and scholars researching the period. The second volume, detailing dozens of cases brought against accused witches, has never before been inventoried by state archivists, leading them to believe it has been discovered for the first time. We'll pass along details of the book restoration as they are available. Write National Society, Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, 3917 Heritage Hills Dr., #104, Minneapolis, MN 55437-2633. FAMILY TREE, Odom Library, December/January P. A4 Clean those old photos- safely PEC- 12, available from Photographic Solutions, will clean "goo" like ballpoint ink, finger oils, grease pencil, smoke, soot and adhesive residue from old photos. All you have to do is spray a little PEC-12 on a soft cloth and gently rub the surface of the prints. It is archival and will not degrade print or film. It is available from most camera stores. With thanks to the Cobb County (CA) Genealogical Society, Inc. Quarterly. As reprinted in The Family Tree December '96 - January 97 P. 25B * Until the mid eighteenth century how a word was spelled was not considered important Surnames in manuscripts were often spelled in different ways even in the same document. With the publication of dictionaries, Nathan Bailey's in 1730 and Samuel Johnson's in 1755, things began to change. Account was then taken of the word's origin, formation and meaning -which eventually led to a standardization of both spelling and pronunciation. As most records containing a surname were written by a clerk rather than the surname owner, and the clerk only having the sound of the name to guide him, it could be said that most of us use a name that is derived from the sound rather than the spelling. If you spy any type-o's of mis-spelled words in this publication, please consider them "historical words" harking back to before dictionaries!!! (The first really good excuse for goofing that I have heard in a long, long time!) Your ed. Family Tree Dec '96/Jan 97 P. 3B STONE OF SCONE RETURNED November 15 will be remembered as the day the Stone of Scone was returned to Scotland after an absence of 700 years. The pale yellow stone which weighs 336 pounds came home to the skirl of pipes, toasts of whisky and a school holiday. Since King Edward I stole the Stone of Scone from Scotland and put it on display in Westminster Abbey it has been a reminder of the long history of distrust and suspicion between Scotland and England. The Stone was driven back across the River Tweed in the back of an army vehicle and ceremonially returned to the Scottish nation. Escorted across Coldstream Ford into Scotland by the Coldstream Guards, the stone was piped home by soldiers of the King's Own Scottish Borderers. Their bagpipes played a jubilant new tune: The Return of the Stone. The history of the stone is not without dispute. Supposedly, the Hebrew prophet Jacob used the stone as a pillow when he dreamed of angels - -except that the stone is almost certainly Scottish sandstone. From the Holy Land, legend says the stone was reverently carried through Egypt, Sicily and Spain, reaching Ireland about 700 BC. There it rested on the hills of Tara, where ancient Irish kings were crowned. Celtic invaders carried it off about 840 AD, it is said, to a monastery in Scone, where it was taken up a nearby hill as the coronation seat of Scottish kings - including Macbeth (if he ever existed). Since being stolen 700 years ago, it has been in London. At Westminster Abbey, it rested for centuries under the Coronation Chair, where the monarchs of Scotland and England are crowned. The most recent coronation was that of Queen Elizabeth II. The stone, whose identifying mark is two iron rings (for the carrying of it on a pole) will be taken back to London temporarily for coronations of all future British monarchs. ~~'i About 1000 people cheered the stone home at Coldstream. Local Scottish children had the day off from school, but the English children along the way of the stone were in school as usual. THE FAMILY TREE, December '9 - January '97 P. 18A Subject: Simple Scottish Parish Name/Number Web search available I have had a go at making a very simple database search that allows you to put in a Scottish parish name (or just part of it) and that returns: Parish number Parish name County If created in 1854 It is a very simple program and I am not sure how useful it will be. Feel free to try it. Let me know what you think. Also, if you let me know of any typos or inaccuracies I can correct them. The web page is: http://www.demon.co.uk/sfs/parish.htm Scottish Family Search http://www.demon.co.uk/sfs/sfshome.htm Professional genealogy for Scotland Payment by Mastercard/Visa 46 Albyn Drive, Murieston, Livingston, West Lothian, UK, EH54 9JB Voice/Fax: 01506 417418 Email: sfs@cwsoft.demon.co.uk Subject: Irish Gen. Soc. Home Page Update We have added a bunch of new things to the Home Page of the Irish Genealogical Society, Int'l. There are things there for rank beginners, and for people who have been around the block a few times. Please check it out. http://www.rootsweb.com/~irish/ January 19, 1997 There are a total of 77 files on the Home Page, containing 647.3kb of data. This is just what we added today. Much more is to come! 2 "Computer Talk" articles Indiana University Genealogy Mailing List Project (One Name Studies) Request for Articles from YOU for The Septs Two sections on Tips for Beginners and Irish Genealogy when all you know is "Ireland" Table of Contents, The Septs, 1996 List of Pony Express Riders, many of them Irish names (Septs Articles) Lists of Searchers and Searchees, Calvary Cemetery, New York City Membership Benefits and Free Research Services Policy Searches of Military Records Made Easy (Septs Articles) Irish Surnames being Researched by some Members (IGSI Ring Binders) Link to Granville Family Newsletter (One Name Studies) How to Write Your Own "County" Article (Table of Contents to The Septs) Table of Contents, Bandon Historical Journal(1984 - 1997) Table of Contents, Journal of the Kerry Historical & Archaeological Society (1975 - 1991) Table of Contents, Kerry Magazine (1989 - 1996) Table of Contents, Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society (Nos. 204, 205, 206 and 253 Table of Contents, Irish Heritage LInks (#6-4 and 6-5) Table of Contents, Cavan Newsletter (#iv-4) Table of Contents, County Mayo Chronicles (#35) Table of Contents, Dun Laoghaire Genealogical Journal (#5-2) Table of Contents, Mizen Journal (Cork) (1994) (Misc. Irish) Table of Contents, Coachford Record (Cork) (1990 - 1991) (Misc. Irish) Table of Contents, Local History Review (1988 - 1989) (Misc. Irish) Table of Contents, Kinsale Historical Journal and The Kinsale Record (1986 - 1991) (Cork) Many Computer Links have been added to the Internet Lists Section Ray Marshall IGSI Minneapolis Subject: AN INTRODUCTION TO IRISH RESEARCH / BILL DAVIS. Irish ancestors? then you need to read this basic introductory guide to research in Ireland. Now in its second edition, it is particularly helpful for those attempting to trace their roots from overseas, and explains what can be done without the expense of a plane ticket. Published by the Federation of Family History Societies. Price network5.15 (including 2nd class post Overseas (airmail) network6. 70, $A14.00, $US11.20. Please enquire for surface prices. Email orders welcome. Books will be sent with an invoice for payment on receipt. SA & MJ Raymond 6, Russet Avenue, Exeter EX1 3QB, UK Phone: (01392) 462158 -- Stuart Raymond, Genealogical Bibliographer, Publisher & Bookseller Subject: IRISH INDEX TO UK CENSUS I have just added a last & first name index of 15,000 people born in Ireland but in England, Scotland or Wales for the Census, mainly the 1851 census but with smatterings of 1861/71/81/91. It can be found at my Web Page: http://rontay.digiweb.com -- Ron Taylor Mission, B.C. Canada Subject: Re: Irish research article * Where would I get a copy of Family Chronicle Magazine? Is it something: that comes with membership in an organization, or can I send for it? Family Chronicle Magazine can be reached at: http://www.familychronicle.com/~magazine This, and other useful links, can be reached from the TIARA web site. _______________________________________________________________________ Dennis Ahern The Irish Ancestral Research Association Acton, Massachusetts Dept. W, P.O. Box 619, Sudbury, MA 01776 ahern@world.std.com | http://world.std.com/~ahern/TIARA.html Subject: Hist. of Enniskillen by W.C.Trimble/ att. Irish Researchers, From: "J. Craig Oliphant" Hello World and especially Barney, at Kempsey in Nature's Wonderland, Australia I have been reading Genuki since late October but this is my first posting. I have made surname queries to the Gennam list and the Roots Surname List and received some excellent responses from wonderful people. I began my genealogical work about a year and a half ago and I have been quite successful with many of my branches using the IGI as a starting point. I am having a bit of difficulty getting started with my connections in Northern Ireland but I thought I would share information about an excellent book that I have come across to help others doing research in Ireland. Since the TRIMBLE surname supposedly came from around Enniskillen, I ordered a book (on microfilm) from Salt Lake City called the History of Enniskillen (order no. 1341267). This book was written by W. Copeland Trimble in 1919 and contains three volumes consisting of over 1000 pages of information about Ireland and particularly the County Fermanagh. It has a wealth of information relating to Fermanagh genealogy from the early beginnings and plantations to WWI. Unfortunately for me, he excluded his own Trimble genealogy but I did find many references to the surname. There is a Muster Roll from the 1630's and even quantitative lists of surnames appearing in the Muster Rolls. Armstrongs, Grahams are just two of the most common names. ( I found only one John Trimble in all of Fermanagh and he was listed as having "no arms".) There are many other lists of names throughout the three volumes. The third volume of the book contains many military service lists and even lists of students from all over Ireland who attended university in Enniskillen. There are references to the Enniskillen Dragoons as well. Trimble wrote some poems about Enniskillen and even one about the Dragoons. He also found a way to include a poem by Robert Arthur Wilson (better known as Barney Maglone) written about his father's favourite poet of the people- Robert Burns. I don't know if I would be infringing copyright but I would be willing to share this poem with any fellow Burns enthusiasts as a Burns Day gift to the world. His father was William Trimble who was the propreter-editor of "The Impartial Reporter"- Fermanagh Farmers Journal. Does anyone have any knowledge of this individual? I believe that, if I could contact his decendants, I could link my tree with their ancestors. I'm sure he had a wealth of information on his own genealogy. My ggg grandfather was John Trimble (C.of I?)born in about 1798 and had a wife Jane Graham? (Methodist) who moved to County Durham in Ontario, Canada in the 1830's or 40's. His parents were supposedly a William Trimble and Mary McCawley. Does anyone have suggestions on how to proceed in my research. To quote from the Enniskillen (a poem) by W.C. Trimble As in days when to live was a poem sublime- There to lie, while the bugle will echo once more Round the borders of Erne's elysian shore, And the voices of kindred float over our grave By the isle of the free-- the proud home of the brave. As a final note, does anyone know of educators or people who would be interested in exchanging e-mail, about our respective communities and interests, with my class of eight and nine year olds? Happy Robert Burns Day (for those who are interested), Craig J. Craig Oliphant Maple Leaf Elementary School 251 McIvor Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2G 0Z7