Pete Hanley Guest
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 1997 10:54 am Post subject: Re: Roscommon, Kilglass, Ballykilcline |
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: If your family came from this area you should know there was a mass eviction in 1847 when over 500 people were simultaneously evicted by the crown. They sailed enmasse on five ships from Liverpool.Surnames include (plus derivative spellings) Brennan, Carlin, Carrington, Caveney, Cline, Colgan, Connor, Costello, Croghan, Deffley, Donlan, Donellan, Fallon,Farrell, Finn. Fox, Gallagher, Geenty, Gill, Hanley, Hoare, Kelly, McCormick, McDermott, McDonnell, McGann, McManys, Madden, Magan, Moran, Mullera, Neary, O'Neill, Padian, Quinn, Reynolds, Stewart, Stuart, Winters, Wynne. There is a book called THE END OF HIDDEN IRELAND BY SCALLY which tells the whole story. The is an old cemetery on the townlands with graves with the above names.Follow-up: If you're searching for family from this area please visit www.ballykilcline.com
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