Marcus Madden/James Conoley Ballymacgibbon

I am tracing my family history (Marcus Madden/James Conoley) back to the townland of Ballymacgibbon (Cong Civil Parish) and am hoping to tap into local knowledge or un-digitized records that might help pinpoint where they lived and were buried.

They died or left Ireland before any of the surviving census records and do not appear of the Tithe nor Griffiths House, Revision etc. The family is too early for the RC Parish records held at the NLI.

I believe that my ancestors were a family of weavers who lived as landless sub-tenants on the Fynn/Flynn and Grady holdings in Ballymacgibbon. Because of their sub-tenant status, they completely bypass the Tithe Applotments and the 1840s Valuation Office Books.

I see a Marcus/Mark Madden of the correct age listed in the flax rolls.

I know that Mark/Marcus is a less unusual name for RC Irish at the time.

Son of Marcus, James Madden, stated on his Boston naturalization papers that he was born on Ballymacgibbon.

Here are the specific details of my family:

• Marcus Madden (b. c. 1776 – d. c. 1846–1852): He is explicitly listed on the 1796 Flax Growers List under "Neal" (The Neale/Ballymacgibbon area). He died in Ireland during the Famine window.
• Bridget Madden (née Conoley) (b. c. 1805): Wife of Marcus. After his death, she emigrated to Boston in 1852 with her youngest children (Catherine (born 1835 and John (born 1837)). Her eldest son, James (c. 1827), went to Boston early in 1845/46, followed by daughter Margaret (born c. 1831) in 1850.
• James Conoley (Father-in-law): On Bridget’s 1889 Boston death record, her literate children phonetically spelled her maiden name as "Conoley." which seems to mimic the Connacht Irish pronunciation of Connolly (Ó Conghaile).

Because global online databases only show the primary landlords (Flynn/Grady), I have hit a wall. I am writing to ask if your society's private collections, local townland histories, or graveyard transcriptions for The Neale or Cross Cemeteries contain any references to:

1. A Madden or Connolly/Conoley presence in Ballymacgibbon.
2. Any maps or lore showing where the small weaver/cottier cabins stood on the Fynn or Grady estates.

Any guidance or local insights you could share would be immensely appreciated.

Visiting the area in September

Warm regards,