Newtown/Carrowkeel (Burriscarra)

Eileen:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

The records for Burriscarra/Ballintober parish start in 1839 and here is a link to the register from 1839-1880  https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/1048  Roots Ireland is a subscription site and has the Burriscarra records from 1839-1900 with a search process which saves time compared to scanning the parish register. If there is anyone in particular you need to search, let me know.

I could not find exact directions to the cemetery but you can contact St. Mary's church in Carnacon http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=display_si…

You should also visit Ballintubber Abbey which is nearby.  http://www.ballintubberabbey.ie/

Here is a link to the 1856 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Burriscarra civil parish.  http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/mayo/burriscarra.htm

Let me know if you have questions.

Roger McDonnell

Thanks Roger for the info. I will find a map and look for these cemetaries.​ ​Unfortunatly my family (Corby) is not listed in the Griffith or Tithe Alotlement logs. I plan on checking land records when I get to Dublin and see if there are records there. And yes I love the parish records online. This is how I found my 2 ancestors.

Hi Eileen,

I apologize for not seeing this sooner and responding. There is a cemetery at the ruins of the Burriscarra Abbey where some of my ancestors from Carnacon are buried. Very helpfully there is a website where the graves in both that cemetery and the cemetery at the church in Carnacon are listed and photographed: https://www.irishgraveyards.ie/search_page.php

NOTE: both cemeteries come up under Carnacon and the map shown calls the abbey Carnacon Abbey but the actual name is Burriscarra Abbey.

Hope you find some relatives there!