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Derrybeg outside of Kiltimagh--Hyland

Mayo

Hi,

Does anyone know how to find the village of Derrybeg outside of Kiltimagh? My granduncle, James Hyland, his wife, Margaret. and his son, Mark, lived there, but all of them have passed away. I visited them there as a child in 1956 with my grandmother, Mary Hyland Morrissy, and later visited there as an adult (c. 1970), but the last few times I was in Kiltimagh, I couldn't find anyone who knew how to get there, though I found their graves, which say they were from Derrybeg.

When I visited c. 1970, I also met a relative whose surname, I believe, was Walsh.

If anyone knew the Hylands or any of their relatives, I'd be grateful for a contact.

My cousin, Paul Hunt, Mary Hyland Morrissy's younger daughter's younger son, is planning to visit soon and would also appreciate the information.

...

Maureen Hawkins

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There's a likely match for this family In the 1926 census living a a small townland named 'Balloorclerhy' located a short distance to the east of the town of Kiltimagh.

James, Margaret (nee Murtagh) , Markey and Mary Ellen in 1926 - note James give his place of birth as 'Derrybeg' (National Archives of Ireland)

Maps of the area (c1840 or 1890) show a possible old collection of houses but nothing labelled as Derrybeg - possibly an old local unofficial local name for an area within the townland or the collections of houses ?

'Derrybeg' translates for small oak wood in Irish "Doire Beag" - possible that this small wood no longer survives...

There are various locations (townland etc) around Ireland with Derry/Doire as part of the name including some named Derrybeg, but nothing in the area that I can find with Derrybeg as an official name.

Entry for Balloorclerhy on placename database

Google map - Kiltimagh to Balloorclerhy (~4km) - route link

shanew147IrelandXO Volunteer

Re that townland mentioned in previous topic  : Treannagleragh/Treannaglearagh , the entry on placename database (Logainm.ie) notes the name in Irish as  Trian na gCléireach  "Third of the clergy", so sounds very reasonable  that it might have been known locally as Cleragh or similar

The 1926 census shows a number of Hylands living at 'Treenagleeragh' (another spelling variant) - see this link

(extract of Hylands at Treenageeragh townland in 1926 - National Archives of Ireland)

Also on the 1911 census as 'Treannagleragh' - see this link

(extract of Hylands at Treannagleragh townland in 1911 - National Archives of Ireland)

The townland is located a short distance roughly west of Kiltimagh.

shanew147IrelandXO Volunteer

Maureen:

Here are some civil records on your family.

fifth record shows the 1887 birth record for James Hyland of Clerhy parents Michael Hyland and Mary Mellett https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1887/02535/1938692.pdf

Mary Mellett Murtagh died December 1900 see sixth record Clerhy https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1900/05742/4621427.pdf

third record shows April 16th 1901 marriage of Michael Hyland to Bridget Doyle https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1902/10266/5736193.pdf location Cleragh December 1900. NOTE father of Michael was also Michael

second record shows 1923 marriage of James Hyland to Margaret Murtagh https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1923/09182/5321166.pdf James was living in Cleragh

NOTE in the 1901 and 1911 censuses, the family was living in the townland of Ballynamona just to the northwest of Balloorclerhy

Was Clerhy/Cleragh part of Ballynamona or Balloorclerhy?

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

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