I'm trying to find out where exactly my 3rd great grandfather John McLean was born c 1779. He married Isabelle Tweedy of Carrick-on-Shannon, They had 8 children, and in 1823/1824 sailed to New Brunswick, Canada.
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 Carrick on Shannon (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.
Laheen House
Location: Carrick on Shannon (Leitrim)
Leitrim, Ireland
Rector of St. George's Church
Location: Carrick on Shannon (Leitrim)
Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim
St. George's Church
Location: Carrick on Shannon (Leitrim)
Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim
Costello Memorial Chapel
Location: Carrick on Shannon (Leitrim)
County Roscommon 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
Tithe Applotment Survey of Tumna
<p>Compiled in the 1820-30s, tythes were a form of local tax for occupiers of agricultural land. Anyone with a holding of land greater than 1 acre was obliged to pay tithes as maintenance for the Church of Ireland (then responsible for poor relief in the parish). The tithes were calculated on the average price of oats (the principal type of "corn" grown in this district at that time) for the 7 years ending in November 1821.</p>
1833-12-07 12:00:00
Tumna parish CARRICK in 1837
1837-01-01 12:00:00
Carrick on Shannon given Royal Charter
1607-01-01 12:00:00