Looking for information

Stella

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Have you tried the census on line the following links will take you to the 1901 and 1911 pages for Tolans in the townland of Tievachoky there seems to be only one family by that name in the townland

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Binbane/Tievachorky/1169943

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Donegal/Binbane/Tievachorky/480592

The following is an extract from The Donegal Awakening Donegal and the war of independence

The houses of Hugh Boyle, Castlegrey, James Cassidy, Drimfin and Denis Tolan, Keelogs, Inver were raided on the same day but nothing was found.127 Similar raids were carried out in the west of the county; John O'Gorman had been ...

The Griffith Valuation has a Hugh Tolan on just over 58 acres of land and house which he was paying £5/15s to the Marquis of Conyngham http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_print.php?id=066013

Hope this is of help I would need more details as there is not much to go on

Best wishes

James

Hello James

Thank you folr your interest.  Hugh Tolan (Griffith Valuation) was my g grandfather.  He was married to Bridget (Biddy) Boyle.  My grandfather, George Tolan, was their son.  He was born around 1875.  He was one of at least four brothers and a sister that I have note of - Owen, who lived in Tievachorky (1901 & 1911 census), Pat & Hugh who emigrated to USA (US census) and Anne who also emigrated to USA and whose family we visited and were in touch with but have lost touch.  I can find no trace of George (very rare name in Ireland) except on Scottish Cencus.

The story is that Pat & Hugh (I think) travelled via Glasgow with George on their journey to USA.  George took ill & remained in Glasgow & married my grandmother.  We are the only branch of the family in Glasgow.

I have been on many websites and have difficulty tracing any of the Tolan family and I wonder if you could advise me how to go about finding baptismal, marriage & death records,what parish would they belong to (? St Mary's Frosses), which  school would they attend, graveyard, who lived in Tievachorky after Owen, etc.  I can find no trace of GEORGE

I am visiting Donegal in July and hope to do some kind of search but am unsure of where to go for the Inver area..  Your advice would be appreciated.

Hope I haven't bored you!!!

I see "Inver" on your picture - are you from that area?

Stella

ps    Will order "Donegal Awakening" from Amazon - looks fascinating!

 

 

 

 

Hi Stella,

There are Roman Catholic church records available for the diocese of Inver (Raphoe). These date from 1861 for bioth baptismal and marriage records. You can find these at the National Library of Ireland (NLI), Pos. 4599, or the Public Records of Northern Ireland (PRONI), MIC.1D/86, or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS), film 0926210. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for more assistance.

Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864 however. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You can pay for records at: www.rootsireland.ie

You might find this link about the Tolans in 19th century Ireland interesting. It also shows any variant of the spelling of the name. http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=

Here is a link for the Raphoe diocese and Frosses: http://www.raphoediocese.ie/parishes/50-frosses-inver

And here is a link to transcripts from headstones from the same place: http://www.igp-web.com/igparchives/ire/donegal/photos/tombstones/headstones/frosses_old.txt

Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.

Kind regards,

Sinead Cooney

Genealogist (Ireland XO)

 

 

Some of the information I could gather on the Tolan these are from various sources and in no particular order

 

From the Boston Pilot of 24 January 1874Missing Friends

Of MISS JULIA TOLAN, who left Bolton, Lancashire, England, in company with her father, Neil Tolan, and landed in New York three years ago last August; when last heard from was employed in a millinery establishment, No. 41 Mercer street, New York. Any person knowing her whereabouts will confer a great favor on her father, mother, and brothers. Address Neil Tolan, No. 77 Johnson street, Chicago, Illinois.

 

 Finna Fail Comhairle Ceanntar

 1936 There was large attendance at the annual meeting of Ardaghey Cumann held on Friday night, when the following officers were elected:- Mr. B. Tolan, chairman, Mr. P. McHugh, secretary, Mr. T Friel and Mr. D. Gallagher, joint treasurers, Mr. H. Griffin, vice-president. Delegates to Comhairle Ceanntair meeting – Mr. M. Mc Daid and Mr. D. Toland.

 

 

 

 

From Ellis Island Records

 

Name

Age

Ship

Port

Date

Occupation

Address in USA

NoK Address

Annie

 

Columbia

Derry

27th Aug 1921

Housekeeper/ Maid

Brother James Tolan 244 Sheldon St Olney Philadelphia

Owen Tolan Tievachorky

Andrew

 

America

Southampton

27th Sept 1923

Carpenter

Friend Jos. McDonald 71 Huron Greenpoint B’lyn N.Y

Brother Anthony 7, Ardgown St. Pt. Glasgow

Hugh

60

Anchoria

Derry

16th Oct 1900

 

Son of Hugh in Boston

 

Cicily

60

Anchoria

Derry

16th Oct 1900

 

Son of Hugh in Boston

 

George

32

Anchoria

Derry

16th Oct 1900

 

Son of Hugh in Boston

 

Cicily

27

Anchoria

Derry

16th Oct 1900

 

Son of Hugh in Boston

 

James

22

Columbia

Derry

19th Sept 1914

 

Aunt Annie Walsh

Father Owen Tolan

Joseph

21

 

 

14th Oct 1906

 

Brother Michael Boston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James

Hello James

Sorry for the delay in replying to you.  My computer has been playing up & I couldn't get logged on to

this website.  Thank you for the great information.  

The Boston Pilog search for Julia Tolan is fascinating but I am unsure if she is the same family -

I would have to piece together my grandfather's siblings (I presume those mentioned in Griffith's

valuation). 

I can't find the Fianna Fail "B Tolan" but will keep looking.

The Ellis Island Records, again very interesting, show James & Annie (Owen's children) from

Tievachorky, they are Hugh's grandchildren, my father's cousins (Owen was my grandfather's

brother.  

I will work on all of these leads.  

I am visiting Donegal next week and wonder if you know if Donegal Library or anywhere else

holds any info.

Thanks again

Stella

(hope I'm sending this message correctly)

 

Here is a link to Letterkenny Library www.donegallibrary.ie/quicklinks/localfamilyhistory

it has an extensive collection of books, journals and other material on genealogy and family history. Some items of interest may be on microfilm, therefore contact the Library to make a booking if necessary.

Give me a shout when you are in Donegal

James

Thank you James - I'll contact Letterkenny Library tomorrow .  

Will be in the Tara Hotel, Killybeg,s on Wednesday evening - You're welcome to drop in for a drink if you are near

 

Stella

 

 

Dear James

Thank you so much for contacting the Tara Hotel.  Unfortunately my phone would not let me get outgoing calls of any kind and I hope you don't think that I ignored you!!  it would have been nice to speak to you.

I did find Tievachorky and spoke to the Doherty family - but would like any more info you may have.  I hope to go back soon and I will keep in touch with the Dohertys.  

Please accept my apologies.

Thank you for your interest

 

Stella

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Try this facebookpage.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Belong-to-Inver-CoDonegal/543053049068172