Union Workhouse Glenamaddy

Hi John,

It is likely that James Pettit was employed in the Workhouse? See attached.

You should contact the local parish office in Glenamaddy as to likely relatives in the area.

Regards,

Hi John! I just came across your post. Winifred, the eldest of the 4 children, was my great-grandmother. You must be related to Debbie. She recently reached out to my mother. We know so very little of the Pettit side of the family. I knew Winifred, born in 1868, Glenamaddy and she came to the US in 1880. That's it.

Nice to meet you!

Hi John! I just came across your post. Winifred, the eldest of the 4 children, was my great-grandmother. You must be related to Debbie. She recently reached out to my mother. We know so very little of the Pettit side of the family. I knew Winifred, born in 1868, Glenamaddy and she came to the US in 1880. That's it.

Nice to meet you!

Hi John. I've recently returned from my first trip to Glenamaddy. I found that one of my possible ancestors was an inmate or a patient at the workhouse. I found that it had been turned into a hospital in maybe the late 1800's so maybe not the same workhouse as we would recognise. I saw a grave in the old cemetery that told of the person being trained as a tailor whilst in the workhouse. The ancestors who made it to England were also tailors so maybe there's a link. My ancestor was in the workhouse when the whole place was burnt to the ground by the old IRA to prevent the British from using the building. It had been run by the Bon Secours Sisters 

Unfortunately the property built at the side of the ruin now owns the lad and the cemetery at the back can't be viewed.