Healy Family of Carrowgarve

Hello -

I am researching the Healy family from the townland of Carrowgarve in the Tibohine parish in Country Roscommon. My great-grandmother Bridget Healy came to New York in the early 1900s. Her father was Michael and her mother was Mary Mullowney. She left behind a brother, Patrick (who died in October of 1973) and a sister, Margaret (Cis) who married Denis McGarry. I know Patrick left the house to Margaret in his will, but I do not know what happened to her.

Michael's father was Patrick Healy (Haley) who married Mary Giblon and had several children (many of them settling in New York or Ohio.

I have found many civil records forHealys living in carrigarriff (I am guessing this may have been the historical name for carrowgarve but if someone could provide insight or correction on this matter I would appreciate it) and I know that Malachy Healy and Mary Lavin were relatives to the Healys I am researching - if my New York death certificates are correct, then Malachy and Patrick were brothers. I have found Michael Healy renting from Patrick Balfe on the Griffth's Valuation and a few other Healy's living in the same townland - James and John, I believe.

I found a few probate records from the early 1850s and a tithe applotment recordfrom 1825 listing James Healy in carrigarriff, but I cannot get back any farther than this. I have an indexed death record for a James Healy in Carrigarriff who died in 1874 and was reported to be about 100 years old, but I cannot locate a birth record for him in Roscommon.

Just yesterday I realized that County Mayo's boundaries have changed, so I was ableto locate a few Healy's on the Griffiths in County Mayo, but only living a mile or two away from Carrowgarve. I do not know if this is the same family renting farmland, or if it is relatives. This coupled with me unable to find any additional information in Roscommon, and with the recent discovery that many Mayo residents relocated to Ohio (and some of my family did) makes me wonder if my family originated in Mayo but moved to Roscommon.

I recently discovered a manuscript full of accounts, receipts, and other information on the estate transactions of Patrick Balfe (the man my family rented from) but it is housed at the National Library in Ireland and I am still attempting to contact someone who might be able to get me a copy. This may offer additional information, but for now I have hit a wall.

If anyone can provide any information at all, I would be greatly appreciate.

Thanks for your time!!