John Shaughnessy was born in 1857 in Galway to Mary Costelloe and Patrick Shaughnessy.
christening: 9 August 1857 ROMAN CATHOLIC, AHASCRAGH AND KILLOSOLAN, GALWAY.
County Galway, Gaillimh in Irish, is located in the Province of Connaught in the West of Ireland. We have a population of approximately 232,000 and look forward to assisting you in the search for your Irish ancestors.
Kilcooly Church Ruins & Cemetery
Location: Galway
Kilcooly, Co. Galway, Ireland
Portumna Irish Workhouse Centre
Location: Galway
St Brigid's Road, Portumna, Galway, H53 EK74, Ireland
Portumna Friary
Location: Galway
Portumna Demesne, Co. Galway, Ireland
Portumna Castle & Gardens
Location: Galway
Portumna Demesne, Portumna, Co. Galway, Ireland
Kilcroan in 1837
<p>As described in Samuel Lewis' <em>Topographical Dictionary of Ireland</em> 1837.</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
First Census of Inisheer
<p>The 1821 Census of Inisheer survived the Public Records Office fire. </p>
1821-04-01 12:00:00
First Census of Inishmaan
<p>The 1821 Census of Inishmaan survived the Public Records Office fire. </p> <p>Family names featured: </p> <p>Beaty</p> <p>O'Brien</p> <p>Callaghan, Callaughan, Collaughan</p> <p>Carey, Keaghry </p> <p>Clancy</p> <p>Concannon</p> <p>Connor</p> <p>Conneely (Connolly)</p> <p>Cook</p> <p>Costelloe</p> <p>Curreen</p> <p>Collins</p> <p>Dignum</p> <p>Dirrane (Derrane)</p> <p>O'Donnell</p> <p>Faherty</p> <p>Flaherty</p> <p>Fitzgerald</p> <p>Flemon (Fleming)</p> <p>Folan</p> <p>Ginnane</p> <p>Glinn (Glynn)</p> <p>Grealish, Grelish</p> <p>Griffy</p> <p>Higgins</p> <p>Joyce</p> <p>Kane, Kean, Kine</p> <p>Keating</p> <p>King</p> <p>Linnane</p> <p>Maher</p> <p>McDonough</p> <p>Mulkern (Mulkerrin)</p> <p>Murry (Murray)</p> <p>Prendergast</p> <p>Scahill</p> <p>Sullivan</p> <p>Welch</p> <p> </p>
1821-04-01 12:00:00
Arranmore, Ennismain and Innishere in 1837
<p>As described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
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Clonbrock House, Ahascragh
Location: Ahascragh (Galway)
Clonbrock House, Ahascragh, County Galway
Kilconierin Folklore
<p>Continuing our series on the sources of information available to local history researchers, in this newsletter we are highlighting the information which can be garnered from the local folklore commission (including the Schools’ Collection available at <a href="http://duchas.ie/en/cbes/GA">http://duchas.ie/en/cbes/GA</a>) and the considerations when utilising same. Here, we use the folklore of modern Kilconierin - the civil parishes of Kilconierin, Lickerrig (Carrabane) and Kilconickny (Clostoken) in the archive of the Department of Irish Folklore as the study area.</p>
1945-01-01 12:00:00
Flax growers list
1796-01-01 12:00:00
The Freemasons in County Galway
<p>Interesting article from SEGAHS on the presence of Freemason Lodges in County Galway in the 18th & 19th centuries</p>
1800-01-01 12:00:00
Awful extermination of tenantry at Ballinlass
<p>When it came to profit, grazing cattle was more lucrative than having tenants. Having lived in Ballinlass for generations, reliably paying rent, was of no consequence; Marcella Netterville Gerrard, was hell-bent on clearing her land. On this fateful morning, 67 ‘comfortable, clean, and neatly kept habitations, with snug kitchen gardens either before or behind them’ were demolished and all 447 inhabitants of Ballinlass 'scattered over the neighbourhood, residing in the ditches or anywhere they can find shelter’...</p>
1846-03-13 12:00:00