Ballymachugh
& Drumloman South: Our Home Place by Sheelin’s Side, County Cavan, Ireland
By Ballymachugh
History & Heritage Society, 2008
Printed by R
& S Printers, Ltd, Monaghan, Ireland
“Ballymachugh and Drumloman South is a Roman Catholic parish in the barony of Clanmohon in the estreme south of County Cavan, Ireland, bordering the counties of Westmeath and Longford and in the Diocese of Ardagh.”
Contents:
Location, Geology
& Archaeology
Civil History
Landlordism
Tithes in the
Parish
Ecclesiastical
History
Education
Townlands &
Census
Famine &
Emigration
Agriculture
Shops &
Industries
Services
Lough Sheelin
Organisations in
the Parish
The Arts
Sport
Finea
I bought this
book in a small post office/shop in Ballynarry, Ireland and kept it in my hand
for the flight home. It had been recommended to me by a couple different people
during my trip and I was very happy to find a copy. Since then I’ve had time to
read it carefully and I am even happier that I have this treasure. I’ve been
able to read about locations where my Coyle, Cunningham & Brady families
lived: Killykeen, Moate & Finea. I’ve read about the churches they attended
including St Mary’s Church in Carrick. I found my family in the Griffith’s
Valuation charts included in the book. In general I’ve learned more about the
history of the place my ancestors lived. If your family lived in this parish,
you will enjoy this book.
It sounds like you got some good advice from people on your trip.
ReplyDeleteI just returned home from a trip to Ireland. Met with Fr. Frank Gray Ballymchugh parish St. Mary and he took me around - we are related to Bridget Reilly who married John McArdle. They had Mary, Patrick, James, Eleanor born in mid 1800's. Fr. Frank gave me a copy of this book and I started reading it on the way back to the US. Connect with me if we are related. Coyle and Reilly and McArdle are my family names from that area of Ireland.
ReplyDeleteWonderful. You found the church, your family & a good book! We had a Patrick Brady b 1847 marry Ellen Reilly in Co Cavan. They had Thomas, Peter, Catherine, John, Bartholomew, Patrick, Maryann & Ellen. Some stayed in Ireland & some went to New Jersey.
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