When widespread famine struck, about a million people died and a further million left the country. Townland of Knockanour, CAWLEY JOHN 34 09/09/16 SON OF THOMAS AND CATHERINE CAWLEY, OF CHURCH ST., BALLAGHADERREEN, CO. MAYO; HUSBAND OF CATHERINE FRAIN (FORMERLY CAWLEY). MULROY MARTIN ANDREW 40 12/05/15 SON OF JOHN AND MARY MURPHY, OF GARDEN ST., BALLINA, CO. MAYO. The town is renowned for its fishing waters, in particular the Callow Lakes which yield excellent brown trout. He was possessed of very noble features and bore a strong likeness to some members of our own family. MORLEY THOMAS 26 31/05/16 SON OF PATRICK MULDOWNEY, OF RABAWN, SWINFORD, CO. MAYO. DIED AT 15 BASIL STREET. FINN JAMES 28 21/11/17 SON OF THOMAS AND MARY FINN, OF LAKE HILL, KNOCK, CO. MAYO. GRIFFIN MICHAEL 40 05/04/19 SON OF PATRICK AND CELIA GRIFFIN, OF BALLYGOWAN, CLAREMORRIS; HUSBAND OF CATHERINE GRIFFIN, OF BALLYGOWAN, CLAREMORRIS, CO. MAYO. THOMPSON JOHN OCHELFORD 68 13/10/40 SON OF RICHARD AND BARBARA TIMLIN, OF BALLINGLEN, BALLYCASTLE, CO. MAYO. KEELTY JOHN 32 26/08/14 SON OF MARTIN AND MARY KEELTY, OF MAUGHERAMORE, KNOCK, CO. MAYO. Patt our ancestor had at least two brothers but I cannot give their names. MURRAY THOMAS 29 01/07/16 SON OF JAMES AND SARAH MURTAGH, OF MEELTRANE, AGHANNORE. AWARDED CHINA MEDAL, 1900. FLATLEY JOHN 40 31/03/18 SON OF MICHAEL AND BRIDGET FLATLEY, OF GURRANE, BALLYHAUNIS, CO. MAYO. GIBBONS PATRICK 24 16/08/17 SON OF EDWARD AND MARY GIBBONS, OF TOORGLASS, BELMULLET, CO. MAYO. DIED AT TRINITY CHURCH ROAD. BOURKE EUSTACE GEORGE WALTER 27 16/06/15 SON OF WALTER LONGLEY BOURKE (NOW 8TH EARL OF MAYO) AND THE LATE ETHEL KATHLEEN JANE FREEMAN HIS WIFE, OF MONYCROWER, MAIDENHEAD, BERKS. Pat Dan Sheridan was born abt. This browser does not support getting your location. Michaels walking history tour of Swinford is one of the most popular events of Siamsa Sraide. To upload a spreadsheet, please use the old site. Colonial Scots-Irish Immigrants: The Irish Records . Mother's birth surname GILLESPIE, Ballina, Co Mayo, Ireland. "Coffin Ship" was the term used to describe those ships. WALDRON JOHN 30 10/10/17 SON OF MICHAEL AND BRIDGET WALSH, OF TUBBER HILL, WESTPORT, CO. MAYO. SERVED 11 YEARS WITH HULL POLICE. BARRETT J 45 16/06/18 HUSBAND OF ANNE BARRETT, OF ARDNAREE, BALLINA, CO. MAYO. Swinford, a former market town, is situated on a tributary of the famous River Moy. Baronies. LEWIN FREDERICK HENRY 08/12/15 ALTERNATIVE COMMEMORATION - BURIED IN KILMAINE (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCH OF IRELAND CHURCHYARD, CO. MAYO. NEELY DANIEL 39 13/10/15 OF 5 TRINITY CHURCH ROAD. There were in the days of my boyhood some families of the name living in Kiltimagh, who were descended from Carabre, and Father Brian Egan, and his people were descended from Andrew. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Brian, above mentioned, settled in the townland of Clogher in the parish of Bohola, and to this day the site of his residence is pointed out somewhere near where Mr. Tim Doyle lives at the present time. WARREN J 19 24/08/18 SON OF MARY WATTERS, OF FRENCHGROVE, HOLLYMOUNT, CO. MAYO, AND THE LATE JAMES WATTERS. Please try again later. MURRAY MAY 28 11/05/41 SON OF PAT AND ANNIE DONNELLY MURTAGH, OF CANBRACK, KILTIMAGH, CO. MAYO. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. [Regretably, preservation of these precious records and the rich Presbyterian heritage of local Presbyterians as well as descendants of same, at large whose roots originate from Ireland, are at risk unless and until such time as when these registers are all copied into at least microform or, better--a digitized format.]. Beloved wife of the late T.J. Harnett, Cullane, Swinford and Los Angeles, California and mother of the late T.J. Harnett. The haemorrhage of emigration in the past century and a half has reduced the population to a little over one fifth of this figure. My grandfathers name was OBrien and my great-grandfathers mother was OBeirne. LAVELLE T 21 01/12/17 SON OF ANDREW AND BRIDGET LAVELLE, OF 8, GRANVILLE TERRACE, WALLASEY, CHESHIRE. I know however, that one of them went northward to the Parish of Bellaghy or Charlestown and settled there, and even at the present day there are several families of the name, who are distant relatives of ours, residing in that district. BORN AT FISHERHILL, CO. MAYO. Mrs. Kelly, and Mrs. Mannion left families, as you are aware. My mother was Flanagan and had only one brother, Martin. Civil Records of births and deaths from 1864 and non RC marriages from 1845 and RC marriages from 1864. Where the earliest known ancestor is the emigrant add them to the list below. He had three sons and one daughter. BACHITAR SINGH 18 23/11/42 SON OF SANT RAM, OF DHAR, KANGRA, INDIA; HUSBAND OF MAYO. LYDEN J 29 21/07/16 SON OF MRS. B. LYDEN AND THE LATE JAMES LYDEN, OF MAIN ST., KILTIMAGH, CO. MAYO. During the early years of the 19th century, famine was a common occurrence, particularly where population pressure was a problem. World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. The Glebe House was built in 1819 by the Rev. KELLY C 20 10/11/16 SON OF CHARLES AND BRIDGET KELLY, OF ARDNAREE, BALLINA, CO. MAYO. A third of the overall population was reported to have perished due to warfare, famine and plague between 1641 and 1653, with several areas remaining disturbed and frequented by Reparees into the 1670s. CURRY PATRICK JOSEPH 19 06/07/40 SON OF JAMES CURRY AND OF GERTRUDE CURRY (NEE GAFFNEY), OF CLOONLEE, KNOCK, CO. MAYO, IRISH REPUBLIC. NIAZI 24 12/08/45 SON OF MARY AND JOHN O'BOYLE, OF CO. MAYO, IRELAND. MURPHY JOHN BENEDICT 26 17/03/44 SON OF PATRICK AND MARY MURPHY, OF HIGH ST., WESTPORT, CO. MAYO. Surnames became general in Ireland during the reign of Brian Boru (Boroimhe) and each sept took the name of some ancestor of that or the preceding generation. Birth record NALLY P 21 30/07/17 SON OF MRS. BRIDGET NEALON, OF DIRREENS, BARNATRA, BALLINA, CO. MAYO. All Armagh Cavan Clare Cork Derry Donegal Down Fermanagh Galway Kerry Kildare Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tyrone Westmeath Wicklow. Total records = 231. HOPKINS JOHN 35 20/07/17 SON OF MRS. MARY HOPKINS, OF ISLAD, BALLYHAUNIS, CO. MAYO. Photos larger than 8.0 MB will be reduced. large churches, many under the patronage of prominent Gaelic families. McDONALD JAMES 35 22/08/15 SON OF JAMES AND MARY MCGINN, OF BALLINAMAROGUE, ISLANDEADY, CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO. He was a trader and farmer and was very much respected in Killeden. Research genealogy for Thomas Gallagher of Derryronane, Swinford, Co Mayo, Ireland, as well as other members of the Gallagher family, on Ancestry. RAINEY HENRY 22 01/07/16 SON OF MARTIN AND C. REGAN, OF BALLYGLASS, KITTIMAGH, CO. MAYO. DAUGHTER OF MRS. J. MURPHY, OF DARRYLATEN, KILLKELLY, CO. MAYO, IRISH REPUBLIC. Two of these suffered martyrdom for the faith at the hands of the Cromwellian party as history attests, Bishop Boetius MacEgan of Ross in Cork Co., and Bishop Boetius MacEgan of Kerry, while Bishop Boetius MacEgan of Elphin, who more immediately belonged to our own people survived the persecution. The most comprehensive website on County Mayo in the West of Ireland. My father had therefore an opportunity of learning from his grandfather the history and traditions of the family from the time his ancestors first came to the County of Mayo. Try again. County Mayo has currently 5 cemeteries which have been documented by photograph at the following web site: CMCR or the County Mayo Cemetery Records Project, now online has modest numbers of online entries from several cemeteries at. KENNEDY WILLIAM 28 21/01/16 SON OF JOHN AND BRIDGET KENNEDY, OF ARDOUGHAN, BALLINA, CO. MAYO. You can identify these listed online at FamilySearch.org. HIGGINS M 29 19/09/18 SON OF MICHAEL HIGGINS, OF BALLINA, CO. MAYO, AND THE LATE MRS. HIGGINS. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. surname, forename/initials, age, DOD, additional information. Kilconduff (Mayo) FADDEN JAMES 23 08/04/41 SON OF HENRY AND MARGARET FADDEN, OF BALLYHEAN, CO. MAYO, IRISH REPUBLIC. MADDEN THOMAS 31 27/09/18 SON OF JOHN AND MARY MADDEN, OF CLOONFAD, BALLAHAUNS, MAYO; HUSBAND OF MARY MADDEN, OF PRINCESS ST., EASTWOOD, NOTTS. As you are aware, Jane is dead and her child is at present living with us. BORN AT SWINFORD, CO. MAYO. MIRIAM LEONARD HENRY GEORGE 19 18/08/18 SON OF JOHN MITCHELL AND MARY MITCHELL, OF BROOK ST., BALLINA, CO. MAYO. DONNELL), OF CLOONLUMNEY, SWINFORD, CO. MAYO. 52 . We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Add Location. WOUNDED MAY, 1916, AND RETURNED TO FRANCE DEC., 1916. HIGGINS J 12/03/17 SON OF MR. J. HIGGINS, OF BALLYDRUM, SWINFORD, CO. MAYO. DUNLEAVY B 25 25/09/18 SON OF BERNARD AND MARY DUNLEAVY, OF GOWLANE, KILKELLY, CO. MAYO. MAUGHAN J 26 08/10/18 SON OF OWEN AND MARY MAUGHAN, OF BALLINDINE, CO. MAYO. FRAIN THOMAS 21 09/09/16 SON OF JOHN AND MARGARET FRAIN, OF DOOGERRA, BALLYVARY, CO. MAYO. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. SPEAKMAN JAMES MILLINGTON 19 16/12/16 SON OF MARY STEWARD, OF NEWANTRIM ST., CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO, AND THE LATE JAMES STEWARD. They were allowed to sleep on an allocation of very few square metres of timber. The distribution of the Irish language in 1871. MURTAGH P 21 16/02/18 SON OF MRS. H. MACINTOSH, OF ASHFORD, CONG, CO. MAYO, AND THE LATE ALEXANDER MACINTOSH. BORN AT CONG, CO. MAYO. ROCHE JAMES 46 19/08/17 SON OF EDWARD AND MARY CARTY RUANE, OF RINANEY, FOXFORD, CO. MAYO. DEVER MICHAEL 22 18/04/16 SON OF PATRICK AND KATE DEVER, OF BARRACK HILL, WESTPORT, CO. MAYO. English GALLAGHER JAMES 27 21/02/18 SON OF JOHN AND MARY GALLAGHER, OF POLLRANNY, ACHILL, CO. MAYO. REDDINGTON MICHAEL 23 16/08/17 SON OF ANTHONY AND MARGARET REGAN, OF BALLYGLASS, CHARLESTOWN, CO. MAYO. Solicitor who rescued it from dereliction. GODFREY W 18 03/04/16 SON OF PATRICK AND CATHERINE GODFREY, OF CARRINLOUGH, BALLINDINE, CO. MAYO. Special characters are not allowed. BROWN PATRICK 24 07/05/15 BORN AT MAYO. Marylin had 6 siblings: Philip Patrick Collins , Richard David Collins and 4 other siblings. HORAN W F 19 03/08/18 SON OF WM. Join our mailing list to receive the latestnews about upcoming events in Swinford. CLEARY MARTIN 23 12/11/45 SON OF MARTIN AND MARY KATE CLEARY, OF BALLINROBE, CO. MAYO, IRISH REPUBLIC. NATIVE OF SHANVAGAGHERA KNOCK, CLAREMORRIS, CO. MAYO. DEVER J 27 27/08/17 SON OF MR. AND MRS. PATRICK DEVER, OF BARRACK HILL, WESTPORT, CO. MAYO. H-Hand Copied N-Newspaper MW-MidWest Radio Broadcast . DAUGHTER OF THOMAS AND BRIDGET LOFTUS, OF FREEHEEN, CROSSMOLINA, CO. MAYO, IRISH REPUBLIC. Because of the penal laws, Catholics had no hope of social advancement while they remained in their native land. I need not give particulars of your uncle Michaels grandchildren and great grandchildren as you know them yourself better than I do, and you can add an account of them at some future date, should you see some necessity for doing so. Midfield CemeterySwinford, County Mayo, Ireland. SHAW ROBERT 24 15/07/17 HUSBAND OF ANNE SHERIDAN, OF CASTLE ST., CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO. CUNNINGHAM PETER 29 29/06/15 SON OF MICHAEL AND BRIDGET CUNNINGHAM, OF DRUMASK, BALLYNEW, CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO. CAWLEY MARTIN 17 05/09/16 SON OF PATRICK AND HONOUR CAWLEY, OF BROOK ST., BALLINA, CO. MAYO. The Brabazon family originally lived in Tullinacor while Brabazon house was being built in 1780. KIRKPATRICK ROBERT 36 20/10/18 SON OF THOMAS AND ELIZABETH KIRKPATRICK, OF 53, CAVERSHAM ST., EAST PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. LEWIS CHARLES 20 16/08/16 SON OF SAMUEL AND MARY JANE LEWIS, OF CHARLES ST., BALLINA, CO. MAYO. The most of emigrants could afford only cheapest passages on ships which left Mayos shores horrendously overcrowded. Where the earliest ancestor is known please add them to the list of "County Mayo families on Geni" below if that was their roots, or to the appropriate county project. Every year, people return to Mayo to experience first hand the history and heritage of their forefathers or will to unearth their roots and discover their ancestors life story. SHAW JOSEPH WILLIAM 26 16/08/17 SON OF MRS. MARY SHEERIN, OF BORHALLAGH, FOXFORD, CO. MAYO. The land in the west was divided and sub-divided between more and more people as huge estates were granted on the best land in the east to those who best pleased the English. The Irish at Home & Abroad. Your children and Mr. Ismays grandchildren are separated in kindred to the tenth degree. CAWLEY JOHN 33 09/05/15 SON OF PHILIP CAWLEY, OF CO. MAYO; HUSBAND OF ALICE PICKBOURNE (FORMERLY CAWLEY, (NEE TEBBUTT), OF 65, CHURCH DRIVE, SHIREBROOK, NOTTS. Narrow your results to famous, Non-Cemetery Burials, memorials with or without grave photos and more. This page features civil Birth Records for the district of Swineford in Co. Mayo and includes full names (where possible), the year of birth, and the quarter in which the birth occurred. HOPKINS PETER 15/03/19 (FORMERLY BURIED IN CROSS BURIAL GROUND, CO. MAYO). MURTAGH PATRICK 33 26/10/14 GRANDSON OF MRS. H. MCANDREW, OF KNOCKSHAMBO, BELMULLET, CO. MAYO. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Often emigrants came from the workhouses. MOORE JOHN ROSS 20 09/09/16 SON OF MR. AND MRS. THOMAS MORAN, OF CULLENMORE, KILMEENA, WESTPORT, CO. MAYO. 490.84 acres / 490 acres, 3 roods, 14 perches. BOURKE BERTRAM WALTER 33 09/05/15 SON OF MAJ. WILLIAM H. BOURKE (CONNAUGHT RANGERS), OF HEATHFIELD, BALLINA, CO. MAYO; HUSBAND OF EILEEN N. NEWSAM (FORMERLY BOURKE, NEE USSHER). ; OF 1 CRANERS ROAD. BORN AT CHARLESTOWN, CO. MAYO. Michael, the third son was married but left no children. HORAN JAMES 04/10/17 SON OF PATRICK HORAN, BROGHER, CHARLESTOWN, CO. MAYO. BALMFORTH GEORGE 28 12/05/41 SON OF OSCAR AND SUSAN ELIZABETH BALMFORTH, OF WESTPORT, CO. MAYO, IRISH REPUBLIC. BRODERICK H 23 08/03/17 SON OF THE LATE HENRY BRODERICK, OF HILL ST., BALLINA, CO. MAYO. He was therefore born in 1783, and was fifteen years of age in the eventful year of 1798. The nuns closed their convent in 1989 and it was demolished in 1990 and modern housing was built to cater for the remaining sisters. KENNEDY STEPHEN 23 22/08/14 SON OF JOHN E. AND BRIDGET KENNEDY, OF ARDOUGHAN, BALLINA, CO. MAYO. The premises are now the offices of F.G. Phelan & Co. JORDAN DOMINICK DAN 38 25/04/18 SON OF MICHAEL AND ANNE JORDAN. The Anglo Normans encouraged and established many religious orders from continental Europe to settle in Ireland. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. RUANE MICHAEL 27 27/08/18 SON OF THOMAS AND CATHERINE RYDER, OF HILL ST., BALLINA, CO. MAYO. KILLEEN THOMAS 30 22/11/17 SON OF MICHAEL AND JULIA KILLEEN, OF KNOCKNAKILLEW, BALLINROBE, CO. MAYO. HOGAN ANDREW 19 02/05/17 SON OF MR. AND MRS. M. HOGAN, OF 19, MUSPRATT ST., WIDNES, LANCS. The MacEgans had their seat at Duniry near Loughrea. Baptism/Birth; Marriage; . AND MARY EMILY TODD PIKE, OF GLENDARARY, ACHILL SOUND, CO. MAYO. His sons Thomas and Patt are settled in Bradford are still living, and their families are all doing well. BROWNE M 23 16/04/18 SON OF MICHAEL AND MARY BROWNE, OF NEWTOWN, CASTLECONNOR, BALLINA, CO. MAYO. He was the first of the race to come to live in Corohore (Currach fhuar). The Workhouse was built in 1842 and opened in 1846 just as the famine was raging. Note People with links to County Mayo can be linked to the project but not necessarily added to the list below. MULLANY THOMAS 28 11/08/17 SON OF THOMAS AND ANNE MULLIGAN, OF CLOONIRON, KILMORE, CO. MAYO, IRELAND. MONELEY JAMES STANISLAUS 35 25/04/18 SON OF MARGARET MONNELLY (MATRON), OF THE UNION, BALLINA, CO. MAYO. United States of America CONBOY M 37 04/03/20 SON OF MARK AND BRIDGET CONBOY, OF FAULIEGHTER, AGHAMORE, BALLYHAURLIS, CO. MAYO. CURRAN JAMES 28 30/10/16 SON OF THOMAS AND BRIDGET CURRANS OF BALLYMACHOLA, CROSSMOLINA, CO. MAYO, IRELAND. Marriage: Gurteen, 1944 (8 Kids). Brian had three sons whose names were Murty, Carabre, and Andrew. To put this in context, the sum was about five years wages for a labourer. TOLAN M 05/10/16 SON OF JAMES AND ANNE TRESTON, OF BALLYHAUNIS, CO. MAYO. Total: 1: Help other researchers (your new cousins) find your work. NATIVE OF CO. MAYO. GAVIN J 02/01/16 SON OF PATRICK GAVIN, OF DERRYULIA, LISCARNEY, CO. MAYO. ROBERTS ARTHUR CYRIL THOMAS 18 13/10/15 SON OF HENRY AND ELIZABETH J. ROE, OF CROSSMOLINA, CO. MAYO. SON OF THE LATE JOHN AND MARY KATE MCDONNELL, OF BALLYCASTLE, CO. MAYO. BLACKBURN GEORGE STANLEY 29 30/10/18 SON OF GEORGE AND MARY BLACKBURN, OF 10, MAYO ST., COCKERMOUTH. MAUGHAN JOHN 36 01/11/14 SON OF JAMES AND BRIDGET MAUGHAN, OF MARKET ST., KILLALA, CO. MAYO; HUSBAND OF LOUISA F. MAUGHAN, OF 64, TORONTO RD., BUCKLAND, PORTSMOUTH. Graune Pet Farm & Play Centre? South Mayo Family Research Centre, Ballinrobe, Co. MayoTel/Fax: +353-92-41214E-mail: [email protected] Baptized:February 5, 1867 at St. Mary's Presbytery, Swinford, County Mayo, Parish of Swinford, County Mayo, Diocese of Achonry. REGAN JOHN 40 20/01/18 SON OF WILLIAM AND BRIDGET REILLY, OF BRIZE CLAREMORRIS, CO. MAYO. HORKAN P 23 09/05/17 SON OF PATRICK AND ALICIA HORKAN, OF FOXFORD, CO. MAYO. Activating the following button will add more search options to the page. Some writers say they were also the Brehons of Breffni. GILDEA JAMES 20/09/14 SON OF LAWRENCE AND BRIDGET GILDEA, OF THOMAS ST., CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO. Geni requires JavaScript! To obtain certificates of birth, marriage or death for your ancestor[s], write to or contact the following record office; the cost is 10 (about $13) per certificate: {{RecordSearch|1408347|Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958] at FamilySearch, New.FamilySearch.org - many births online - 1864-1880. PROCTOR DORIS KATE 31 14/11/40 SON OF JOHN RAFTER AND CATHERINE (HIS WIFE), OF ARDNAREE, BALLINA, CO. MAYO. WALSH F 10/04/15 HUSBAND OF BRIDGET WALSH, OF LISDUFF, KILTIMAGH, CLAREMORRIS, CO. MAYO. The house in which he lives was built by my father before his marriage. Those people of note with connections to the county are listed below. With a stern regime in absolute control needing to pay its armies and friends, the need to pay them with grants of land in Ireland led to the 'to hell or to Connaught' policies. Verify and try again. Some of these are also listed in the Famous people category. CULLENANE MICHAEL 07/11/14 SON OF JOHN AND BRIDGET CULLENANE, OF BRIDGE ST., CREAGH RD., BALLINROBE, CO. MAYO. The FS Library (FamilySearch Library) has several copies of the original Roman Catholic parish registers of County Mayo parishes in its collection. McHALE MICHAEL 22 20/11/17 SON OF MARTIN AND BRIDGET MCHUGH, OF KILBRIDE COTTAGES, SWINFORD, CO. MAYO. Where the specific location of "Mayo" hasn't been given I have left the entry in the list. The Protestant church was built in 1810 by the board of First Fruits and the tower was donated by the Brabazons a year later. JENNINGS A J 26 02/02/17 BROTHER OF MR. A. P. JENNINGS, OF THE POST OFFICE, CLAREMORRIS, CO. MAYO. Thomas, the fourth son, lives in the home of my parents in Corohore. GALLAGHER JAMES 27 17/09/17 SON OF JOHN AND ANN GALLAGHER, OF II, TEMPLE COURT, BACUP, LANCS. He had four sons Patrick, Thomas, Luke and Michael; and five daughters, Maria (Mrs. Dixon), Anne (Mrs. Hoban), Bridget (Mrs. Sullivan), Kate (Mrs. Boland) and Sarah (Mrs. Coyle). DUFFY THOMAS 38 11/07/16 SON OF THE LATE JOHN AND MARY DUFFY, OF LISCOSKER, KILKELLY, CO. MAYO. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and burial records. HORKAN PATRICK 24 15/09/16 NATIVE OF SWINFORD, CO. MAYO. Graveyard: All Ballymoyer Belleeks Mochua Church Derrynoose St Johns Middletown St Josephs Madden St Josephs Tynan St Patricks Keady Tullyherron Ballyjamesduff . From 1169 when one of the warring kings in the east of Ireland appealed to the King of England for help in his fight with a neighbouring king, the response of which was the arrival of the Anglo-Norman colonization of Ireland. NOLAN JOSEPH JAMES 69 26/09/40 SON OF CORNELIUS AND ELLEN O'CALLAGHAN, OF 14, NEW LANE, CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO. ROACH MARTIN 01/05/15 SON OF MICHAEL AND ELLEN ROACHE (NEE FOX), OF PULLAGH, FOXFORD, CO. MAYO. McMANUS J 64 11/09/16 SON OF MR. AND MRS. M. MCMYLER, OF COMMANS BURNEN, CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO. County Mayo, located on the West coast of Ireland in the province of Connacht, had a population at the time of the Great Famine of 388,887 people which declined by 29 percent to 247,830 people due to deaths and emigration. In the 1640s when Oliver Cromwell overthrew the English monarchy and set up a parliamentarian government, Ireland suffered severely. Internment.net currently has fifteen township/parish cemeteries for County Mayo. SWEENEY O 30 20/11/17 SON OF JOHN TARPEY AND HIS WIFE, BRIDGET COSTELLO, OF BEKAN, BALLYHAUNIS, CO. MAYO, IRELAND. McLOUGHLIN THOMAS 18 09/09/16 SON OF MICHAEL AND CATHERINE MCMANUS, OF FEAMORE HOUSE, BALLYHAUNIS, CO. MAYO. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. In course of time he got a second farm around where your cousin Thos. Where the specific location of "Mayo" hasn't been given I have left the entry in the list. Norman control meant the eclipse of many Gaelic lords and chieftains, Norman names are still common in County Mayo. metres) Restaurant / Bar / Hotel For Sale. The first of these had among them a Murty Egan of Lavy near Charlestown who is buried in the grave beside our family graves in Killeden. OWENS THOMAS 28 04/12/17 SON OF ARTHUR AND SARAH PATTERSON GREENAUN, KNOCKANILLAUN, BALLINA, CO. MAYO. To find County Mayo genealogy records at this site, select one of the Civil Parishes below, then the townland: Achill (43 townlands) Addergoole (52 townlands) Aghagower (97 townlands) Aghamore (73 townlands) Aglish (55 townlands) Annagh (76 townlands) Ardagh (24 townlands) Attymass (21 townlands) Balla (21 townlands) Ballinchalla (39 townlands) CALPIN THOMAS 29 12/08/17 SON OF PAT CALPIN, OF LISNAPOURA, CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO. Christianity came to Ireland around the start of the 5th century AD. So both the name Swinford and the mythology of pigs and rivers is an import by Brabazon from England. FRAIN J 22 28/04/15 SON OF JAMES AND CATHERINE FRAIN, OF CHARLESTOWN, CO. MAYO. FORMERLY ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY. His funeral was one of the largest ever seen in that Parish, although the country was not so thickly peopled then as now. No location information available This page was last edited on 8 December 2022, at 17:52. KELLY MICHAEL 30 29/03/16 SON OF BRIDGET KELLY, OF ARDNAREE, BALLINA, CO. MAYO. The Brabazon family originated in Eastwell, Leicestershire and joined the losing side in the Jacobean wars of the late 17th century. JENNINGS THOMAS 25 15/09/16 SON OF PATRICK JENNINGS, OF DERRYMORE, HOLLYMOUNT, CO. MAYO. As a result of this, their estates in Galway were confiscated and they were granted one third of their original landholding in Mayo. CALVEY M 19 09/08/18 SON OF ANTHONY AND BRIDGET CALVEY (NEE MC. Some of these connections are a little tenuous - counties like to lay claim to people of renown! My mothers mother was Costello and her mother was Tuohy. The tenants became the owners of their lands under the newly set-up Land Commission. TIGHE MICHAEL 41 28/11/18 SON OF JOHN AND MARY TOGHER, OF LURAGARLOY, BINGHAMSTOUR, BELMULLET, CO. MAYO. COPPINGER MICHAEL T. 39 23/02/21 SON OF THE LATE MARK AND ANN COPPINGER, OF BALLINA, CO. MAYO, IRELAND; HUSBAND OF E. M. COPPINGER, OF 2561, SHELBURNE ST., VICTORIA. The name Swinford comes from a village of the same name in Leicestershire. BORN AT KILLAMOREE, CO. MAYO, IRELAND. That old house no longer exists. Please reset your password. DAUGHTER OF CATHERINE QUINN, OF CHURCHFIELD, TOURMAKEADY, CO. MAYO, IRISH REPUBLIC, AND OF THE LATE PETER QUINN. My fathers mother was Brennan, and he had a number of relatives of that name. If you know the coordinates, you can suggest an edit on the forums. Murtagh my uncle went to Bradford (England) and his family settled there. EGAN PATRICK 34 15/10/14 SON OF CARBERY EGAN, OF LAVY MORE, CHARLESTOWN, CO. MAYO. 3,035 sq. There were three other daughters who are dead including Sister Clare late of the Ballina Convent. old Irish photograph. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Article by: Michael Comer whose family have deep roots in Swinford town. OF DERRY PARK, CO. MAYO, IRISH REPUBLIC; HUSBAND OF KATHLEEN HYLAND, OF HANWELL. This improving town, which consists of one principal and two smaller streets, comprises 150 houses, nearly all of which are slated. NATIVE OF CO. MAYO. DIED AT ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION, FORD. CONNOLLY PETER 21 27/11/17 SON OF ELLEN CONNOLLY, OF DERRYCOOLDRIM, CARROWBEG, WESTPORT, CO. MAYO, AND THE LATE JOHN CONNOLLY. Then search ($) Archives for William Allen. Resend Activation Email. IF you know the name of the civil parish in which your Catholic ancestor resided, or was from, click "Catalog" and type in the name of the parish and then highlight/click on "Church Records".The National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin, is the custodian of all available Roman Catholic parish registers from throughout the country--including County Mayo. MULDOWNEY M 26 19/08/16 SON OF JOHN MULLANY AND MARIA CONCANNON, HIS WIFE, OF SHAMROCK HOUSE, BALLINROBE, CO. MAYO. McILWRATH J 05/01/15 SON OF DAN DOLAN MCKALE AND BRIDGET MCKALE, OF BALLYMAGIBBON, CONG, CO. MAYO, IRELAND. JAMES BRENNAN Beech Park, Swinford late Kinaffe died Oct. 7th 1998. The tribal 'tuatha' and the new religious settlements existed side by side. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. General Humbert, from France landed in Killala with over 1,000 officers where they started to march across the county towards Castlebar. My eldest brother Michael emigrated to America about the year 1858. Mayo's relative remoteness meant that Irish was still widely spoken decades after the Great Famine and is still spoken today in the north-west of the county Swinford History in Co. Mayo. 1.5K members Join group About this group There is a lot of people out there descended from people from Swinford who either had to leave because of the famine or go because of lack of wo See more Private Only members can see who's in the group and what they post. Neary - Swinford, Co Mayo, Ire - Genealogy.com Neary - Swinford, Co Mayo, Ireland By Donna Benson July 18, 2005 at 08:42:26 Hi Everyone, I'm looking for information about my grandmother's family. LYONS TIMOTHY 22 13/05/16 SON OF PATRICK AND BRIDGET LYONS, OF THOMAS ST., CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO. Emigration became a long-term legacy of the Famine. A searchable index of all available marriage records is available here. CARNEY DERMOT 28 06/01/43 SON OF PATRICK AND AGGIE CARNEY, OF LAHARDANE, CO. MAYO, IRISH REPUBLIC. If you wish I can give you a more minute account of your mothers relatives on some future occasion. RUSSELL J 23 05/05/18 SON OF PETER SEARS OF THE NEALE, CO MAYO, IRELAND. Is your name EGAN? GREHAN J 34 23/06/16 SON OF MICHAEL AND MARY GREHAN, OF GARDEN ST., BALLINA, CO. MAYO. HEMINGWAY WALTER VERE 33 19/10/20 SON OF WILLIAM HEMINGWAY, OF CO. MAYO; HUSBAND OF SARAH A. FENN (FORMERLY HEMINGWAY), OF 32, WATER ST., ST. HELENS. The death has occurred of Rita Harnett (O'Shea), Bridge St., Swinford, Co. Mayo. To find information on the vital events of your irish ancestor, here are some helpful websites for obtaining critical information: There are fees for performing particular searches; see their website for further information. Co. Mayo, DUFFY JOHN 38 24/04/17 SON OF JOHN AND BARBARA DUFFY, OF BRACKWANSHA, KNOCKMORE, BALLINA, CO. MAYO. Find Commercial Property For Sale in Swinford, Mayo. OVERTON GARNET EWART 18 19/10/16 SON OF MR. AND MRS. SAMUEL PARSONS, OF 41, MAYO RD., WILLESDEN, LONDON. ALSO SERVED IN FRANCE. TRAVIS FRANK 27 20/07/15 SON OF JOHN FRANCIS AND BRIDGET TUOHY, OF AIDEN ST., KILTIMAGH, CO. MAYO. MONGSTON WILLIAM 31 15/04/18 SON OF LUKE AND MARY MOONEY, OF BRICKEN'S, CLAREMORRIS, CO. MAYO. CHAMBERS MICHAEL 26 21/09/16 SON OF MARTIN AND ELLEN CHAMBERS, OF 48, LYON ST., WIGAN. JOYCE PETER 39 14/12/15 SON OF WILLIAM AND BRIGID JOYCE, OF 6, ARNACLAY, WESTPORT, CO. MAYO, IRELAND. 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