Bridget Burns

Kilcoleman Costello in the 1830s

<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described by Samuel Lewis in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" 1837.</p>

1837-01-01 12:00:00

Elphin Census of Tibohine Parish

1749-01-01 12:00:00

Religious Census of Killukin, Creeve & Tumna

<p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>

1766-04-15 12:00:00

Religious Census of Killummod

<p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>

1766-03-01 12:00:00

Baslick in the 1830s

<p>From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland</p>

1837-01-01 12:00:00

Castleplunkett Town 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

Griffith's Valuation of Castlerea Union

<p>The primary valuation of Ireland or Griffith's Valuation is a useful Census substitute for 19th-century Ireland. To confirm whether an ancestor could possibly be the individual listed, it is helpful to know the survey completion date for a parish (or the part of it that fell within the Poor Law Union surveyed).</p>

1857-04-16 12:00:00

Roscommon Catholics' Campaign for Parliamentary Reform

<p>With the arrival of Catholic Emancipation in 1829, Daniel O’Connell led a party of 39 Irish MPs pledged to repealing the Act of Union. During the following years it was O’Connell’s leadership of the Irish MPs which kept Lord Melbourne’s ministry in office and as a result O’Connell had much Irish patronage placed at his disposal.</p> <p>Denis O’Conor (1794-1847) who was educated as a barrister and traveled extensively in Europe, supported the pro-Catholic agitation in Roscommon. Following the granting of emancipation in 1830, he was the obvious choice of the county’s liberal Catholics for the representation. The O’Conor Don, who declared himself in favour of reform and economies, and exerted himself, especially on the subject of Tithes, retained his seat for the rest of his life.</p>

1835-02-18 12:00:00

Kilkeevan in the 1830s

<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837.</p>

1837-01-01 12:00:00

Castlerea Town in the 1830s

1837-01-01 12:00:00

Griffith's Valuation of Castlerea Union

<p>The primary valuation of Ireland or Griffith's Valuation is a useful Census substitute for 19th-century Ireland. To confirm whether an ancestor could possibly be the individual listed, it is helpful to know the survey completion date for a parish (or the part of it that fell within the Poor Law Union surveyed).</p>

1857-04-16 12:00:00

Anti Conscription Rally in Ballaghderreen, Co. Roscommon.

<p>A crowd of approximately 15,000 turned out at a monster rally that was addressed by, among others, John Dillon and Éamon de Valera who were met at the train station by a band and body of Volunteers. Were your ancestors there? If they lived in North Roscommon, Mayo East, Sligo, or East Galway, it's quite possible. If so, post your connection at the bottom of this page.</p>

1919-05-05 12:00:00