I am looking for information on my ggrandfather Patrick Hannon and wife Mary Conneely who lived in Tiernee, Gorumna Island, Galway. They emigrated to the US in about 1885 and lived in St. Paul, MN. Baptism records for their son James in 1873 and daughter Mary in 1876 list the parish name as Carraroe (formerly Killeen). Is this the correct current name of the parish?
Hi-
The Killannin is the Civil Parish for the Carraroe/Killeen/Lettermullin area. You can view information for the area here:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction…
and RC records availability here:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseact…
The RC Parish info can be found here:
http://www.galwaydiocese.ie/parishes/killanin
Hope that helps!
All the best.
Pronounced Tier ( like the thing that yu shed when crying) nee ( the middle part of your leg)
The Irish is Tir an Fhia literally the land/country of the Deer Leitir M?r (Lettermore) literally the big headland Mor=big. is smaller nd is the Island just before.
Tir an Fhia is near the number 34 on this walk
http://kittee83.blogspot.ie/2009/09/walk-through-leitir-moir-to-tra-bha…
One tricky element is that Letir Mor AFAIK is in Galway Diocese and when you cross the bridge to Tir an Fhia you are in Tuam Diocese so remember that when you look up parish records. Both in Galway county but Tuam Diocese extends on West and North into Mayo.
It is a fairly wild place look at the photos above after Tir an Fhia church. By the Way the signe Gell sli is give way and "Go Mall" means "slow". they still have the dry stone walls.