Hoping to connect with relatives of Manus BOYLE and Bridget McFADDEN BOYLE who lived in Dungloe, Co. Donegal in the 1800's. Manus was a draper in the town. Manus had a brother Owen. We know of some of their children, John, James, Delia and Hannah. We suspect that Manus passed away sometime in the 1880's because Bridget and most of the children went to the United States around that time. Bridget was born in Fintown, Co Donegal.
If you are connected to this family, please contact me at: Manus and Bridget are my GG Grandparents
Thursday 28th Jun 2012, 06:17PM
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Hi there,
Could you please post your message on the Inishkeel (Fintown) parish page here: http://www.irelandxo.com/group/inishkeel-donegal
You could check the 1901 census to see where other Boyles were still living in Ireland at that time. It might help to narrow it down a little. Other cousins could have remained in the area. You can find this here: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
You could also try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful 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).
You can information about the frequency of the name in the mid-19th century and any other variant spellings of the name here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/
Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.
Kind regards,
Sinead Cooney
Genealogist (Ireland XO)
Monday 2nd Jul 2012, 02:02PM