William Duffy
- Born
- 1827-01-01 12:00:00
- Died
- 1890-06-30 12:00:00
- Gender
- Male
Moved to Roxburghshire in Scotland prior to 1861 and married Mary Moran in 1860.
He died in Lauder
Associated communities
Burriscarra (Mayo)
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Other ancestors in this community
Buildings in this community
Towerhill
Location: Burriscarra (Mayo)
Towerhill
Ruined remains of Castlecarra, home of Sir Henry Lynch, 5th Baronet
Location: Burriscarra (Mayo)
Castle Carra, Co Mayo
Timeline events in this community
- 1880s
Foundation of Ballintubber GAA Club
1885-01-01 12:00:00
- 1830s
Burriscarra in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described by Samuel Lewis in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" 1837.</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
- 1830s
County Mayo 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). [Note: the boundaries of County Mayo were redrawn in 1898, so researchers may need to look to surrounding counties].</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
- 1920s
The blitz on the Big Houses
<p>In early 1923, during the period of civil war in Ireland, Anti-Treatyites embarked on a concentrated campaign against the Big Houses of the he landed gentry. Between June 1922-April 1923, a staggering 199 Big Houses went up in flames. In the civil war, the only county in Leinster with no burnings was Queens County (now Laois).</p>
1922-01-01 12:00:00