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Garrett Farrell

Garrett Farrell

Born
1770-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1860-03-05 12:00:00
Gender
Male

Garrett Farrell was married to Ann Shanley. The only other place name i have is Clooncolligan, in Co Longford. His sons, Dominick and Michael, came to Australia and said they came from Newtown Forbes Co Longford. 

Some records came from Bornacoola.

Some details are : Michael Farrell marries Bridget Corcoran also of Clooncolligan on 25 Feb 1836. baptised children are

Mary Jane 1 /12 / 1836

Dominick 25 Aug 1838

Jane 07 July 1841

John 11 Aug  1846

Bridget   23 June 1851

Elizabeth ?

The other son, Dominick born c1805.  Arrived in Australia  -  not too sure what he was was convicted of around 1830. 

 

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Longford

Co. Longford, or Longfort in Irish, is part of the midlands region of Ireland.  We have a gorgeous countryside with farmlands, lakes and bogs.  We have a population of approximately 40,810.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1880s

    Four drowned in the Shannon

    1882-12-02 12:00:00

  • 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>

    1938-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Cholera rages in Longford

    <p>FROM THE WESTMEATH JOURNAL</p>

    1832-07-23 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Longford in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (Much of the information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00