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Smith/Connolly Family

I am hoping to find any information I can on the Owen Smith/Smyth Family who lived Rosslea early1800-1907. I know he and his wife Mary Connolly Smith are buried in St.Tierney's Cemetery. The couple lived with their daughter's (Alice Smith Brady)family according to 1901/1911 Irish census. It appears all of their children with the exception of Alice emigrated to America. They children all lived and died in Cleveland Ohio. If would be grateful if anyone knew anything about these families. I have tried to contact the Rosslea Historical Society but to no avail. Thank you for your help. merry Christmas

Maureen

Connecticut

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Maureen, this site has BMD until 1921 for Ireland, after 1921/22 roslea is in Northern Ireland and records are in PRONI, the civil registration district is Lisnakea, but it is possible the deaths were in Monaghan / Cava or Bawnboy which adjoin Fermanage. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp It is free to search the civil records but sign in. I also see the site Find A Grave has listed those buried there but no inscription but maybeif you join, not sure how it works, https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2256896/saint-tierney's-church-cemetery the rC parish site says the graveyard is online indexed but the link worked but the graveyard was not there that I saw. On first site Smith and Smyth should be searched separately I think, a good few Owens too.

Some counties have private local facebook pages so try looking on FB for Fermanagh or even Roslea. I have found that history societies are not often interested in genealogy but maybe they would be overwhelmed but I have found those overseas often have information and records relevant to the area too.

Good Luck,

Pat

St Peters LouthIrelandXO Volunteer

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