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Looking for information on the Coffey's

MayoKilmovee (Mayo)

I will be visiting Ireland the 2nd week of August with my family and trying to put some information together to see if I can find some of my lost ancestors who I think may still live in Kilmovee area, specifically an area called Magheraboy. I think I found some information on two-family houses in the area, but I dont know exactly where they are from this Irish website. The attached two links listed below are the ones I think may be my relatives, and I'm looking for any information on them.

Can anyone figure out where these two homes are?

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Mayo/Kilmovee/Magheraboy/737476/

The above link are names that are starting to match up on some of my reports, the below link is a new house with names that are new to me, but must be related as the homes appear to be next door to each other

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Mayo/Kilmovee/Magheraboy/737477/

I've been emailing the Kilmovee Parish Priest, Vincent Sherlock and he says he thinks there is still a Coffey family in the area and he is going to try to locate this family also.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Kevin Coffey

kevin@kevincof…

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Kevin:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I alerted our HQ about your trip.

I also have ancestors from Magheraboy townland. They were James Duffy and Anne Rush. Both names particularly Duffy are very common to Kilmovee parish.

Below are links to three Facebook groups related to Kilmovee parish. There is a Heritage Center right next door to the Church of the Immaculate Conception where Fr. Sherlock is the parish priest. Breege Moran is the coordinator.

Roger McDonnell

https://www.facebook.com/Cois-Tine-Heritage-Centre-Kilmovee-1584693495127859/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/KilmoveeGenealogy/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1536699056550724/

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Thanks Roger,

 

I signed up for the Facebook groups and made a posting to see if anyone knows any of the Coffey's.  Thanks for your help!!!!!!

 

Kevin Coffey

kevin@kevincof…

Interesting that the surname of the wife in the  2nd household was changed from Coffey to Griffin.

Thanks for the links, Roger. There's a photo of an elderly couple with the same surname as my GGM. The man resembles my grandfather and other members of the family. 

questor37@gmail.com

Maggie, where is this photo you are talking about?

 

Thanks

Kevin

kevin@kevincof…

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