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Hoping soemone can correctly identify the locations in County Cork for me.  I am providing the exact spelling for two distinct names of loactions, but am unable to match them directly to a location in County Cork?

Catherine McSweeney/Sweeney Obituary from the Boston Globe, August 14 & 15th 1908  - "Inchinglarig "Court, County Cork

Michael Ahear/Ahern gravestone, St Mary Cemetary, Portsmouth New Hampshire - "Ballinrostick" County Cork

Any assistance in identifying potential locations within County Cork that may be the actual locations would be very much appreciated!

Regards

Jack

j-reilly@verizon.net

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Hi, 
Just searched the townland names in google and got these........
 

Where is Inchigeelagh?

Inchigeelagh is in the baronies of East Carbery (West Division) and West Muskerry. Inchigeelagh is in the counties of Cork. Inchigeelagh is on Logainm.ie: Inchigeelagh.

Ballincollig - Wikipedia
Do you know what year they went to the USA and their ages at death?
Margot

Margot Secrette

Suggestion for the second place name - town & townland of Ballinrostig, which is in Rostellan civil parish not far from the town of Whtegate, Co. Cork. See the entry for the townland on the placename database : Ballinrostig

shanew147IrelandXO Volunteer

Margot & Shane

Thank you so much!  

McSweeney/Sweeneys arrived 1880-1885

Michael Ahearn arrived 1845-1855

"Ballinrostig" seems to be a good bet 

John Grenham suggested Possibly "Inchingerig" - https://www.logainm.ie/en/13186?s=Inchingerig.  I will look at both.  According to Griffith's Valuation both "Inchingerig" and "Inchigeelagh" have the surname I am seeking, 'Sweeney'.  I am hoping possibly Church records will confirm.

Thnx!  Jack

j-reilly@verizon.net

Hi Jack, this is the Parish.
Iveleary, Cork and Ross - Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI

Work out what age Catherine was when she died or any census records and look for the year + and - 2 years.
If you join Rootsireland for a month you could find the family plus others in there. 
Easier to search. by name.

This is the main site link
Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI

If you copy and paste both links into a word doc and save, then you can access them easily.

When you find Catherine's approx age let me know please.

Margot

Margot Secrette

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