Her parents, as listed on her death certificate, were James McMorrow and Bessie McDonough. She may have had a brother named Owen. Census records said she could not read or write, but spoke English. There is a reference to Manorhamilton as a townland where she may have lived. I don't think it refers to the city Manorhamilton.
County Leitrim, or Liatroim in Irish, is located in the north-western region of Ireland. It is famous for its many beautiful lakes. Carrick-on-Shannon is our county town and we have a population of approximately 31,972. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
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Location: Leitrim
Drumlea, Drumreilly Old School House
Location: Leitrim
Drumlea, Drumreilly, Co. Leitrim
Carrickslavan TOWNLAND
Location: Leitrim
Carrickslavan, Leitrim, Co Leitrim
Laheen House
Location: Leitrim
Leitrim, Ireland
Travelling Folk in the 1930s
<p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>
1938-01-01 12:00:00
John McGahern's Book 'The Dark' is banned
1965-01-01 12:00:00
Sligo Death Notices From Cholera, Ireland
<p>DEATH NOTICES (from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet) during the height of the cholera pandemic in Ireland.</p>
1832-09-13 12:00:00
County Leitrim in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Cloonclare (Leitrim). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.
St Patrick's Church
Location: Cloonclare (Leitrim)
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, KILTYCLOGHER, Kiltyclogher, County Leitrim
Kiltyclogher Church
Location: Cloonclare (Leitrim)
Kiltyclogher Church of Ireland Church, KILTYCLOGHER, Kiltyclogher, County Leitrim
Manorhamilton Church of Ireland
Location: Cloonclare (Leitrim)
Manorhamilton Church of Ireland, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
Manorhamilton Railway Station
Location: Cloonclare (Leitrim)
Manorhamilton, County Leitrim
Foundation of Glencar-Manorhamilton GAA Club
1968-01-01 12:00:00
County Mayo in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time). [Note: the boundaries of County Mayo were redrawn in 1898, so researchers may need to look to surrounding counties].</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
The blitz on the Big Houses
<p>In early 1923, during the period of civil war in Ireland, Anti-Treatyites embarked on a concentrated campaign against the Big Houses of the he landed gentry. Between June 1922-April 1923, a staggering 199 Big Houses went up in flames. In the civil war, the only county in Leinster with no burnings was Queens County (now Laois).</p>
1922-01-01 12:00:00