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Patrick J Burns-Burrow, Rosslare, County Wexford

WexfordKilrane (Wexford)

James Burns (b 1830??) and Mary Joyce (b 1835 ??) had a son Patrick Burns who landed in America in 1869 and moved to Fall River Massachusetts where he bacame a police officer and raised seven children-one a famous priest. He married Elizabeth A McDermitt in 1882. I believe his sister is Mary-Ann Burns (b 1860-my great-grandmother)

You'll see on the attached image file that Patrick's naturalization papers indicate he was born in-Burrow (followed by bad handwriting-dbhone possibly) Ireland. The only reference in Ireland to Burrow is a section of Rosslare just before the golf course. (on map attached) I surmise this land was farmed before it became a resort.

I'd appreciate any thoughts you may have on my search

Ray R

IrelandXO member

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Ray:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

There are ten Burrow townlands in Ireland in Co. Wexford, Dublin, Offaly and Wicklow. You have Wicklow in the title of your message. Was that a mistake and you meant Wexford?

I checked on Roots Ireland, Find My Past and www.irishgenealogy.ie (for Dublin city records) and did not find a record for your Patrick with the parents names provided. 

If he was from the Burrow in Rosslare parish, the RC parish would be Tagoat and Kilrane. Unfortunately, the records for that parish start in 1853 http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0601   so a record would not be available if he was from that parish.

Have you considered autosomal DNA testing?

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Hello Roger,

Thank you for your informative respones. To clarify, I've changed my post heading to Wexford.

After you told me that ten areas in Ireland are named Burrow, I found a townlands directory that gave me Burrow names along with derivatives, After looking at the scribbled handwriting on the Naturalization papers, I've found that Bunnahone in County Fermanagh may be a match.

Thank you for the link to nle.ie, a website I wasn't aware of but has proven valuable in other family research.

My DNA proved inconclusive as to my grandmothers origins.

Thanks,

Ray Richard

IrelandXO member

Ray:

All the best with your research!  

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

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