According to her obituary, my gr.gr.gr. grandmother Catherine Dervin, was from Tisrara parish. We aren't sure of the spelling of her last name. It could have been Dervan, Dervanne, or Dervin (or maybe even Durbin). What we do know is that she came to America and settled in the county around Baltimore prior to 1850. She was born about 1805 and married to Patrick Kane and had at least 3 children: Annie, John, and Catherine (I am descended from her daughter Catherine who married John Kenny). It is unclear if Patrick Kane was also from Tisrara or nearby areas. Family lore even has it that he fled County Donegal under religious persecution. I wonder if any parish information would shed any light on the family of Dervin's from Tisrara parish?
Monday 6th Aug 2012, 08:49PM
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Hi John,
You can view the distribution, frequency and various spellings of the name Dervin here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID= and the same for the name Kane here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
A listing of placenames for Tisrara parish can be viewed here: http://www.irish-place-names.com/
Other sources of information may be Marksmen (i.e. illiterate voters), Athlone borough in: Parlimentary Papers, 1837: Reports from Committees Vol2 (1), Appendix A. which is partially available here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/connacht/index_ro.htm#Roscommon
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38): Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/ . General historical information about Co Roscaommon is available at http://www.roscommonhistory.ie/
A database of information regarding Co Roscommon is available for a fee from: http://roscommon.rootsireland.ie/ .
I wish you the best of luck with your search.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Ireland Reaching Out
Tuesday 14th Aug 2012, 11:35AM -
Thanks for the suggestions. I've looked through most of the resources you site. In the Tithe Applotment Books I found a Patt Kain in 1825 in Tisrara. Although the town is written as Lenamaila, I think we can pretty much guess it to be Lenanamalla. This seems to be a strong hit. My Patrick Kane would have been about 25 at the time. So, this sounds like it is him or his Father if he Patrick was old enough to be on his own and subject to the tithe at that time? Also family lore has often mentioned origins of an ancestor (not sure if it is Kane, Kennedy, or Kenny) in a place called "four corners". I've never been able to find such a place in ireland, but "four roads" is next door to Lenanamalla on the map. I think that must be the place and a must visit destination for our family trip next august :).
Friday 17th Aug 2012, 04:57PM