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Hi ALL!  Now that I have your attention, maybe you can help me find my relatives. I’m Tony Arnold, now Irish citizen, living in US, still looking for relatives. Maybe you can help or share with others who might know the names or addresses in my note. 

Lawrence (sp) Cook(e) married Margaret Regan in Ballaghaderreen Church in 1866.Civil Marriage 11-Feb-1866. BALLAGHADREEN County: Co. Roscommon.

Laurance (sp) Cooke, Palmfield/Gortanure, died 10 Apr 1880.  Margaret (Katherine) Regan, died 24Feb1910.  They had at least one daughter, my Grandmother, Elizabeth Bessie Cook(e) who was born in Ardkill Dec-15-1877. 

Martin Towey and Catherine Duffy. Married in Ballaghaderreen Church 11-Feb-1866.  Parish BALLAGHADREEN Co. Roscommon. They had a son, my Grandfather, Pat J. Towey, born Dec-14-1878.

My Grandparents Elizabeth Bessie Cooke 1877 - 1927, of Ardcul married Pat J Towey 1877 - 1944, of Ardcul on 1906 in Butte Montana.  They are both associated with #9 Gortanure in Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon. 

They moved to Butte Montana and had at least 4 children. A son, Francis, who died at age 10 in Montana, my mother Mary Winifred 1908 - 1986, and my aunts Eleanor and Patricia. Any info would be greatly appreciated. 

GRA!

Tony

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RootsIreland holds the following records for children of Martin and Catherine:

Church Baptism       Towey            Margaret                   Co. Roscommon        Civil Birth     Towey            Patrick           1877    Co. Roscommon  

Church Baptism       Towey            Patrick           1877    Co. Roscommon     

 Civil Birth     Towey            Mary  1879    Co. Roscommon      

 Church Baptism       Towey            Mary  1879    Co. Roscommon      

 Civil Birth     Towey            Francis           1881    Co. Roscommon      

Civil Birth     Towey            Winifred        1883    Co. Roscommon      

Church Baptism       Towey            Winifred        1883    Co. Roscommon      

Civil Birth     Towey            Margaret       1884    Co. Roscommon      

Civil Birth     Towey            Catherine      1886    Co. Roscommon      

 

         Civil Birth   Towey     John 1888  Co. Roscommon

         Church Baptism   Towey     John 1888  Co. Roscommon

         Civil Birth         Towey       Martin       1890  Co. Roscommon

         Church Baptism   Towey     Martin       1890  Co. Roscommon

         Civil Birth         Towey       Eleanor     1892  Co. Roscommon

         Church Baptism   Towey     Eleanor     1892  Co. Roscommon

         Civil Birth Towey       Thomas     1895  Co. Roscommon

          Church Baptism          Towey     Thomas     1895  Co. Roscommon

 

glanvil3@aol.com

Tony,

Here is Patrick's baptismal record from RootsIreland:

Patrick Towey

Birth:14-Dec-1877

Baptism:

Address:Ardcuil

Parish/District:BALLAGHADREEN

Co. Roscommon

Roman Catholic

Father:Martin Towey

Mother:Catherine Duffy

 

Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Andy Duffy
Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Duffy

Notes:CHILD;PAT

© 2023 Copyright County Roscommon Heritage & Genealogy Company

 

glanvil3@aol.com

The baptism date, not the birth date, was 14 December. I checked the actual register page.

glanvil3@aol.com

Tony:

You asked about addresses. The three mentioned: Ballaghaderreen, Ardkill and Gortanure/Palmfield are currently in Co. Roscommon but prior to 1898 were part of Co. Mayo. The Roots Ireland transcribers showed Roscommon for the pre-1898 records but the locations were actually in Mayo. ( In 1898  the British Parliament passeda Local Government Act which transferred townlands from Mayo to Roscommon and also from Roscommon to Galway further south.

Ballaghaderreen is a large town in Co. Roscommon. The Cathedral in Ballaghaderreen  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Annunciation_of_the_Blessed_Virgin_Mary_and_St_Nathy,_Ballaghaderreen  is the Cathedral for the Diocese of Achonry which consists of over twenty parishes in East May and South Sligo.

Palmfield/Gortanure is a large townland about four miles west of Ballaghaderreen on the old N5 road ( About 15 years ago an N5 bypass was built around Ballaghaderreen).

Ardkill/Ardcull is southeast of Gortanure and also about four miles west from Ballaghaderreen.

The surname Towey is very common in the general Ballaghaderreen area.

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Patricia and Roger, thank you so much. Do you know if #9 Gortanure still exists?

Thank you so much. 

Tony

Hi, May I ask where you found the No. 9 address?  If it is from the 1901 or 1911 census, it usually means the number of the house in order of enumeration and is not an actual house number.

glanvil3@aol.com

Ok, do not remember exact place, however the Census makes sense. Thank you for the info, I had hoped it was an actual home. I will press on with research and I truly appreciate your help.

Tony

Tony

Thank you and Happy New Year!

Tony

I can't quite put my finger on it, but I think the Census makes perfect sense. I really needed that piece of information; I was hoping it was a real house. I am grateful for your assistance and will continue with my studies. 

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