County Roscommon Ancestors

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The only Pritchard to appear on Tithe records (anywhere in Co. Roscommon) in 1825 is Thomas Pritchard of Lissacurkia and Ratra (west of Frenchpark on the road to Ballaghaderreen).

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?…

From 1854-1800 "Matthew Prichard of Frenchpark" was a process server for Quarter Sessions in Frenchpark. In 1858, his residence is recorded in the townland of Tibohine (adjascent to Ratra) at farm 12a where he had a decent house and 28 acres. He also held an additional 8 at Lissacurkia (across the road) where a "James Morris (Roe)" was also residing. Worth exploring for a possible match made there!

So all you have to do is find the Tibohine Airfield on modern maps to locate your point of origin.
See here:
https://www.townlands.ie/roscommon/frenchpark/tibohine/buckill/tibohine/

Wonderful!  This is great.  To the best of my husband's knowledge, they were Catholic having married into his Mulligan family who were definitely Catholic.  Thank you so much.  I hope you find more info but this definitely our family.  

On Ancestry, a source for Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers in Roscommon indicates a Patrick Morris was baptised with parent names in Roscommon.  Unfortuantely I can not assess this info.  Any help?

There is only the one Pritchard family in the 1901 census and 1911 census, townland Lissacurkia (use this spelling or leave blank).

Found the following records which belong to this family:

Death record for Matthew Pritchard 1900 - District Castlerea  and  death record for Catherine Pritchard 1906.

A George Pritchard died 1881, age 37, therefore born c. 1844.  Informant for these deaths was a William.

Marriage for William Pritchard 1896 - District Boyle.  Check out civil records on www.irishgenealogy.ie as I wasn't able to post the links. Apologies.

These are links to your family, being the only family in the area and there are Pritchards possibly still living there.

The Pritchard family was Church of Ireland and some marriages took place in Tibohine church and in the adjacent graveyard is buried Douglas Hyde, the first President of Ireland who grew up nearby.  More than likely it is also the burial ground of the Pritchards.  Hope this helps.

 

 

 

 

Valerie, you have just sent a chill down my spine and tears to my eyes.  This makes me so happy.  Can't wait to share it with family.  And to think Keith may still have family there.  We were in Ireland over 20 years ago with our 14 year old son.  We went to Roscommon because Keith thought his Mulligan ancestors were from there.  If it had only known it was the Pritchard branch, we certainly would have tried to contact them.  Kevin, our son, is so very proud of his Irish roots.  He and his wife were there 4 years ago becfause he loved our earlier visit so much.  I will bet he goes back again and this time maybe he will get to meet family.  Oh joy!  Thanks and great appreciation for your efforts.  

Susan

Hi Susan,

I have since discovered that all the graves are to be found on Findagrave website, Tibohine Church of Ireland.  There are also graves of others who the Pritchard girls  married. In the locality it is also known as Portahard cemetery and is very easy to find.

Perhaps you might email me as I may be able to point you to finding out a maiden name for Catherine, Matthew's wife.

eamonhiggins@eircom.net

 

 

I found George's grave.  Awesome to know that FindaGrave now has Irish cemeteries.  I use it a lot for ancestors here in the US.  Thanks for letting me know. 

I think Catherine's maiden name was McElroy and she was born abt 1817 in Tibohine, died 1906 in Lisacurka.  Can you find anything about her family?  I found an Adam McElroy born abt 1795 in Roscommon and died abt 1875.  Would love to know if this was her father.  There was also a George McElroy but I don't know anything about him.  

I have taken all the information and have been able, I think, to answer many questions regarding my husband's Roscommon family.  However, after much research, I can find nothing about Bridget Morris born 1838.  Are the names of the three boys by Thomas and Anne suggested to be her brothers?  Or were these the only Morris births found?  I looked at the Catholic registers for this period but the writing is hard to read so I appreciate you finding this much.  I'm sure I have found Thomas and Anne buried Baslick Graveyard, Castlerea but nothing about that helps to identify them as Bridget's parents.  Any suggestions?  Once again there are so many Patrick's and Thomas's that I am just going round and round.  Thank you for your efforts.  And stay safe.  The whole world is changing as CoV 19 takes its toll.

I have progressed thanks to you in my research of the Pritchard family.  I believe Catherine Pritchard was a McElroy frpm County Sligo.  If I am correct and DNA would suggest she was a McElroy, her father was George and her mother, Mary Powell.  It is Mary that I have questions about as online research has her death in August 1880.  However, the place she died is in question with some thinking it was Carnacrune, Ballymote, Sligo or Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.  I have searched Find A Grave in both places and had no luck.  George died in Caracrune 1870, I think.  Any suggestions?