Looking for my McManus ancestors in Cavan/Fermanagh
The furthest back I can go is Michael McManus, m. Juila Sheeran?,and emigrated in the 1840's to Canada and then onto Wisconsin in the 1850's. He is my gr.-gr.-grandfather.
County Cavan, or An Cabhán in Irish, lies in Ulster and borders on Northern Ireland. It is known as "The Lakeland County" as it is reputed to have 365 lakes. Our county town is Cavan and we have a population of approximately 76,092. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors' place of origin.
Clements Estate & Tenant Maps KILDRUMSHERDAN
Location: Cavan
Kildrumsherdan, Co Cavan
First Presbyterian (Corglass) Church
Location: Cavan
Bailieborough, County Cavan
House 1 Drumcoghill Lower, Killashandra, Tullyhunco, Cavan, Ireland
Location: Cavan
House 1 Drumcoghill Lower, Killashandra, Tullyhunco, Cavan, Ireland
Cloughoughter Castle
Location: Cavan
Lough Oughter, Cavan, Ireland
Emigration to Australia - John & Jane (Leahy) Duignan & 2 sons
<p>John, Jane, and their 2 sons, John Joseph and James Henry, departed on 'The Lucy' from Liverpool, arriving 4 months later on 25 Jul 1850, at Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. In the few years prior to their departure, the family was living in Killashandra parish, Cavan (potentially Cornafane).</p>
1850-03-25 12:00:00
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
1925 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1926-01-10 12:00:00
1928 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1928-09-30 12:00:00
County Fermanagh, or Fear Manach in Irish, is one of the six counties in Northern Ireland. Lough Erne and Erne Waterway are renowned and we are home to Castlecoole Estate and Enniskillen Castle. Enniskillen is our county town and we have a population of approximately 61,805. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
Gortmessan townland
Location: Fermanagh
Gortmessan, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh
Ardess Parish Church
Location: Fermanagh
Ardess Parish Church, Ardess Villas, Ardess, Kesh BT93 1GL, United Kingdom
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 Fermanagh 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
Census of Northern Ireland
<p>The War of Independence in Ireland resulted in the postponement of the 1921 Census, causing a break with Great Britain Census timing (which would not be restored until 1951).</p>
1926-04-18 12:00:00
Famine Times in Clones
<p>A brief overview of how Famines times created a social enterprise in the Clones area of Co Monaghan</p>
1845-01-01 12:00:00