I posted this message in the Tallaght parish also, not knowing which might be correct.
Could you let me know if this parish covers the Ballymount area?
I am looking for any information on the Bard (or Beard) family.
James Beard/Bard was born about 1790 or 1791. He was in New York City by 1809 when he got married.
I don't know anything else on his family, but his granddaughter wrote a letter in 1925 that said "All I definitely remember is that my Grandfather James Bard was born in Ireland on the Bard estate, "Belmont" - somewhere near Dublin."
Thank you,
Mary Van Dyke
MNAJPA
Sunday 15th Nov 2015, 02:58PMMessage Board Replies
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Mary:
Welcome back!
Ballymount is in Clondalkin parish. I looked at the Tithe and the Griffiths for that parish and did not see a Bard/Beard record. I also looked at the 1901 census and there is a very large house in Ballymount Little that had 17 rooms. Not sure if that might be the estate. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003692939/
Sorry I could not be more helpful.
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
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Thank you for the research Roger!
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