Possibly Beagh parish - ??Shanaglish

Hi Rosa,

I'm no expert on Galway so not sure about Shanaglish.

However, I'm hoping that I might have stumbled onto the mystery of Michael Laughlin's disappearance.

On ancestry there is an application for an emergency passport from a Joseph Michael Laughlin.

I have attached it but it is probably small so I hope you can read it OK.

He was born on 24 Nov 1844 in Galway. He had arrived in New York in 1859 and was a resident of Boston.

He had been working in Europe establishing the manufacture of a machine that makes horseshoe nails.

i hope this is your man!

Col Cafferky

volunteer

Hi There

There is a parish Beagh in south galway.Here is O Donovan's Field name books One of the townlands in Beagh is Shanaglish.

http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/asp/fullresult.asp?id=10740

I am not able to find them on Ireland reaching out but here is the Irishtimes list of townlands in Beagh

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=988&civilparish=Beagh&citycounty=Galway

I do not see Shanaglish there but Kilbeacanty is next door and there is definitely Shanaglish near us.

Here is a short clip about the village of Shanaglish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzEF8XvSgek

Here are some transcriptions from the graveyard in Shanaglish.

http://www.celticcousins.net/ireland/cembeagh.htm

The last transcription O Loughlin maybe of interest.

and this year there has been interest in the iconic photograph of New York and the Shanaglish connection

http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/lunch-atop-skyscraper-photo-men-irish-shanaglish-518110-Jul2012/

Kindest regards

Aine

Hi Rosamond,

Sorry about not seeing Shanaglish on ireland reaching out but Beagh is definitely there.

http://www.irelandxo.com/group/beagh-civilroman-catholic-parish-galway

Aine

Dear Rosamond,

Please let me know if you would need any help or assistance!

I live in Shanaglish and can possibly help you with some research or provide photos etc.

Best regards!

Maurico

Hi..according to records my great grandmother was born in the Gort Workhouse. So I believe her parents died there.. Do you know where please I can get historical information and records for the workhouse? Is there a graveyard where it was/is? Thank you.. Gayle

Hi,

What a generous offer you have made.  I live in Canada.  I am looking for information on the Loughery/Loughrey/Loughry family from Derrycragg/Shanaglish area.  I think the ancestors would be buried in the Shanaglish Cemetery.  Anything you could find would be very much appreciated.  I think there are headstones and would appreciate photographs if you can find them.

I have from the 1901 Census for Tonranny Mountain and 1911 Census Tonranny Mountain

John Loughrey b. 1831 d. 1908 married 1857 Kate Minogue b. 1821 d. 1904

Edward Loughrey b. 1862 baptised Beagh (Shanaglish) Parish Galway Baptisms 1862 married Anne Glynn 1897.  She was born 1869.

Children are

1. KATE LOUGHRY b. 1898 married JOHN DEELY.  Had 11 children. 

2, PATRICK LOUGHREY b. 1899 Derrycragg, d. 1979 married MARY LOUGHREY 1947, b. 1915 Derrycallan, d. 1949.  (I think this family might be in the Shanaglish cemetery.)

3. MARY ANN LOUGHREY, b 1901 Shanaglish married PATRICK JOHN LALLY.  (I think this family might also be in the cemetery.)

4. John Loughrey b. 1902 immigrated to Canada (I have this information).

5. Fergus Loughrey b. 1904 immigrated to Wilmington, Delaware, USA and I have information on him.

6. JOE LOUGHREY b. 1906 Shanaglish, did not marry. (I think he might be buried in the Shanaglish Cemetery as well)

7. Ann Loughry, immigrated to Wilmington, Delaware, USA and I have this information.

Anything you can find would be very much appreciated.

Regards, Nancy-Carol

Hello Nancy-Carol,

I will try to find out what I can and will come back to you shortly!

Best greetings from Shanaglish!

Maurico

Hello Nancy-Carol,

I will try to find out what I can and will come back to you shortly!

Best greetings from Shanaglish!

Maurico

Hi Nancy-Carol, as you might have seen by earlier postings, I too am trying to find my Loughery ancestors that were from the Gort area.  Unfortunately I have not been able to make a definite connection to any specific Loughery in the area.  We have been actively collecting information on any Loughery (and alternate spellings) we can find, and have quite a collection -- but still no definite connection.

While searching Beagh Parish baptism records we did find the apparent birth of your ancestor:  Ned Loughry born Derrycroly 20 March, 1862, to John Loughry and Catherine Minogue.  Ned is a common nickname for Edward or Edmond.  Also Ned's sister Honor born 17 April 1864, also in Derrycroly.

I am curious (envious) as to how you have been able to collect such detailed information on your ancestors!   I am looking for a Cornelius Loughery born July 23,1832, who had emigrated to Maine USA by the 1850 census, married there, then moved to Wisconsin. His parents were reportedly a Martin Loughery and a Catherine Pine.

With the Loughery and related data we have collected we are trying to make as many connections between individuals as we can -- even if they are not my connected to my ancestors.  Do you have any information in general you could contribut to that cause?

thanks for any help,

Mary Wegner, Wisconsin

~~“Beagh: a history and heritage” - unfortunately this book is now out of print and consequently has become like gold-dust in recent years!. In it the authors list the origins of the principal family names in the Parish in the mid to late 1800s. The Connolly entry states that the family were Ultachs who had originally settled in the Slieve Aughty Mountains. Three other family names had the same reference, namely LOUGHRY, Reilly and Murray.

Hi,

Most of the information I have is from family members and searching the internet.  I did find the baptism of Ned/Edward and Honor in Derrycragg, Beagh Parish, and as I mentioned they are in the 1901 and 1911 census records.  Earlier information is really hard to find as the records were destroyed in the 1922 fire in Dublin.

The furthest I am back is to John Loughrey b. about 1831 from the 1901 Census and Kate (Catherine) Minogue.

I found an 1851 census for John Loughrey, parents Pat Loughrea and Mary Moylan - address Shanaglish, County Galway, Barony Kiltartan, Parish Beagh, Ardamullivan - I am thinking these might be the parents of John who married Kate Minogue.

I don't have anything on Cornelius in my files......could be a brother of John?

Regards, Nancy-Carol

Nancy-Carol, Your speculation on the John in the 1851 Census might be correct, but I think that it is more likely Pat Loughrey and Mary Moylan are the parents of the John that married Theresa and was in the the 1901 Townland Ardamullivan census with children Brigdget, Johnm, Mary, Kate, and Theresa. Using the Griffith Revisions, I think I have a fairly cohesive story on the Ardamullivan Loughrey's.

cheers, Mary

Nancy-Carol, you make mention of Tonranny Mountain data.  Does this mean you believe your ancestors were at one point from there?  We have some Griffith Revisions information that I would like your comment on relative to your line. What follows is copied out of our database notes: 

"1855 Griffiths Valuation: 3 people occupied the only land on Tonranny Mountain. Parcel 1 - house & land: Michael Halloran (house 1a): Michael Glynn (house 1b) and Michael Hogan (house 1c) sharing 58 acres leased from Wm Butler.

At some point Michael Hogan was crossed out & John Loughry was written in his place (not sure where this specific information came from, perhaps parish donation records?).  In any case the Griffith Revisions tell a similar story.  I apparently failed to look closely enough at earlier revisions, but as of about the 1870 revision, John Loughery (house on 1b) was sharing the above tenancy with a Halloran and Glynn, and he continued to do so through at least 1907.  I apparently failed to look at the 1907 to 1909 revisions, but apparently during this period tenancy passed to an Edmond Loughery, because in the next revision section, an Edmond Loughery was crossed out and replaced (in 1927) with a John Loughery."

Nancy, the above info would seem to connect with what you posted.  Does this mean the above John Loughry is the same person you posted as being born in 1831 and marrying Catherine Minogue?

Tonranny Mountain is a (remote?) townland in the extreme SE part of Beagh parish, next to County Clare border.

Mary

Hi Mary,

I thought I'd replied to you earlier today, but post does not seem to be there so I'll try again.  In this site I seem to go around in circles trying to find my post and your reply.

1901 Census Residents of a house 1 in Tonranny Muontain (Ardamullivan, Galway) spelling Loughery

1911 Census Residents of a house 3 in Tonranny Mountain (Ardamullivan, Galway) spelling Loughry

Where do you find the revisions to the Griffiths Valuation that you mention above?

Where you have 1927 Edmond Loughery crossed out and passed to John Loughery- this would be his son John who immigrated to Canada in 1929.

Nancy-Carol

Hi Mary,

I thought I'd replied to you earlier today, but post does not seem to be there so I'll try again.  In this site I seem to go around in circles trying to find my post and your reply.

1901 Census Residents of a house 1 in Tonranny Muontain (Ardamullivan, Galway) spelling Loughery

1911 Census Residents of a house 3 in Tonranny Mountain (Ardamullivan, Galway) spelling Loughry

Where do you find the revisions to the Griffiths Valuation that you mention above?

Where you have 1927 Edmond Loughery crossed out and passed to John Loughery- this would be his son John who immigrated to Canada in 1929.

Nancy-Carol

Nancy-Carol

Revisions for eastern part of Beagh Parish and parts of Kilbeacanty parish, etc are in LDS film 086072.  In the original Revision journals the changes were tied to specific years by color-coded ink.  The LDS film is in black and white, so sometimes is not so easy to interpret accurately.  Plus the revision sections are in reverse time order -- that is oldest revisions are at end of film and most recent ones at start of film -- so works out best to work backwards thru film.  The western townlands of Beagh parish and parts of Kilmacdaugh parish, etc are in LDS film 0866074.  good luck   Mary

Thank you very much.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards

Nancy-Carol