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Catherine McManus

Catherine McManus

Born
1828-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1891-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Female

Catherine McManus, born c. 1828 in Mohill :census returns. Married c. 1846 :first child  bap. June 1847, Mohill, Leitrim. Husband James HADFIELD, soldier in 41st Foot.

Children in order of birth: James, Jane, Ann, John, Mary, William, Joseph, Catherine. James Hadfields mother was called Ann, his father James. I have no idea of Catherine's parent's names, although she possibly had a brother called James, who was a godfather to her edest son. The other children were baptised as they moved around Ireland and then England.

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Leitrim

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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Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

    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>

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  • 1960s

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  • 1830s

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  • 1830s

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    <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>

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Mohill (Leitrim)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Mohill (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.

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    Hyde Tce, Mohill, Co. Leitrim

  • Castle Gate, Mohill, Co. Leitrim

    Location: Mohill (Leitrim)

    Mohill, Co. Leitrim

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Rooskey in the 1830s

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    Foundation of Mohill GAA Club

    1889-01-01 12:00:00