Ard Na Moran Cemetery, Mannin, Craughwell.

MikeTM,

In regard to your query, contact  archivist@galwaycoco.ie

If you Google "Burial Ground Records Galway" you will get details of the various cemeteries in County Galway

and what information there is likely to be in relation to them.

Regards,

On the historic OS maps this is shown as 'Ardnamoran Church' (in ruins) & graveyard - see attached extract from the 1st edition map dating from c1840. It appears to me to be an old Established Church and graveyard - so possibly shared among residents of the parish of all denominations. The townland is Mannin which is in Ardrahan civil and Church of Ireland parish - so I think worth checking Church of Ireland records. The latest RCBL parish list shows that for Ardrahan CofI parish are held by the RCB Library available back to about 1805 and include death/burials. Note that non-Catholic burials may not be noted in these records.

that last part should read - '...only Church of Ireland burials may be recorded.'

Hi MikeTM,

I am currently attempting to research those buried at Ardnamoran. The headstones were cleaned and recorded a few years ago by local volunteers. Many locals remember people that were buried there but may not have had a headstone. I have a list of those names if you would like me to check or send to you? 

Regards

Hi Niamh, that is excellent news. My g grand parents were Patt Fahy ( buried 1899/1900) and Honoria Fahy ( nee Moylan) ( buried 1931). My late uncle told me he recollects being told that they were buried in Ard Na Moran. They lived in Crossderry. Census records show that Moylan's lived in the Ballynamannin  town land so it’s conceivable my g. grandmother may originally have been from that townland, hence being buried in that cemetery. Any information you can offer would be greatly appreciated. 

Hi MikeTM, 

I have been doing some investigating for you. I have attached a file with information I found on your ancestors on irishgenealogy.ie and the census online. 

I’m uncertain if your great grandparents are buried in Ardnamoran. The reason I am uncertain is because your great grandmother Norah Fahy (Moylan) seemed to be living in Clarenbridge before getting married which would suggest she may come from that area. I did find Moylans living in Slieveaun near Clarenbridge on the 1901 and 1911 census but can’t connect them to Norah. However, there are three Moylan headstones in Ardnamoran. Moylan is a common surname in the townland of Rathcosgry/Rathcosgrove which is beside the townland of Mannin where the graveyard is located. It is possible that Norah’s father John Moylan originally came from Rathcosgrove (I actually have a Moylan ancestor from here who married a Callanan). Do you know the name of Norah’s mother and her maiden name? Or did Norah have any siblings? Might be able to find out more information this way. From what information I gathered, Norah and Patt had a daughter Mary. Did they have any more children?

It is possible your great grandparents are buried in Killora, Craughwell. There are Fahys from Derryhoyle buried here but I’m not sure if they are related to you (see below). Crossderry and Derryhoyle townlands are beside each other but I think they are in the Kilconieron/Kilconickny parish so possibly your great grandparents are buried in a graveyard somewhere there? I can get my father to check some graveyards for you (unfortunately I don’t live in Galway). However, because your uncle recollects being told your great grandparents are in Ardnamoran leads me to believe you must have some relatives buried there. I will keep looking for you. Please let me know if you have any further information you can share.

Moylan headstones in Ardnamoran:

Headstone 1: 

Erected by Thomas Moylan in memory of his mother Mary Moylan died 27th Dec 1903 aged 96 years – his sister Margaret died 11th Jan 1927 aged 76 years. 

Headstone 2: 

Placed by Michael Moylan and sons Pat and John Moylan for them and posterity 1831 – erected by Thomas Moylan in memory of his mother Mary Moylan. 

Headstone 3:  

In loving memory of Patrick Moylan 1847 – 1933 and Anne Marie Deely 1870 – 1932, erected in honour of their daughter Margaret Moylan Henley 1889 – 1979, rest in peace. Erected by her sons Francis, Richard and Henry Henley 2014. 

Fahy headstone in Killora: 

In memory of Morgan Fahy, Derryhoyle 1845 – 1917, his wife Ellen 1857 – 1938 and their children Monica, Mary and Martin, R. I. P. 

Regards,

Niamh

Meant to add, I have not come across any Fahy buried at Ardnamoran

Hi Niamh,

Thank you for the information on the pdf. I had come across the census information - obviously there is confusion on my g.mothers ( Honoria)  age. The reason I thought Honoria may have come from Mannin/ Rathcosgry area is that I came across a birth record for a Honoria Moylan being born there in 24 April 1865. Parents: John Moylan ( same as what you came across in marriage of Honoria in Clarinbridge 1887) and mother Ellen Callanan - are they you ancestors?  

Wondering in which RC chapel would the residents of Rathcosgry normally be baptised/ married in the 1880/90's? would it normally be Ardrahan? 

Also I recall my late uncle saying he thought his g.parents ( Patrick and Honoria Fahy) were buried in Ard Na Moran cemetery. Given his g.parent lived in Crossderry ( parish of Kilconickny) I could think of no other reason for them to buried over in Ard Na Moran cemetery parish unless they had some family connection - not sure if that makes sense.

I shall continue the research. Again, thank you for the valuable information .

Sorry, for got to mention. Pat and Honoria Fahy only had one child - my grand mother Mary. 

Hi MikeTM,

Yes I see that birth record for Honoria Moylan from Rathcosgry/Rathcosgrove, it is possible that it could be your g grandmother. And also possible that she could be a relative of mine! My ggg grandfather was John Callanan and he married Anne Moylan around 1867, I can't find any marriage record but my gg grandfather James Callanan was born that year. It could be possible that Ellen was a sister/daughter/niece of John Callanan and John Moylan a relative of Anne? I just haven't found enough information to make the connections yet.

The location of the graveyard itself is interesting as 3 old civil parish boundaries borders Mannin townland including Ardrahan, Killogilleen and Killora (Craughwell) with Kilcolgan and Killeely extremely close by also. There are people buried in Mannin graveyard from the nearby townland of Carrigan, which would associate with the parish of Killeely. The majority of those buried here would likely have records from Ballymana, Craughwell and Labane RC churches. There is no RC church in Ardrahan, Labane would be the main RC church for Rathcosgrove. You can access some catholic parish records on the National Library of Ireland - https://registers.nli.ie/ - but mostly marriages and baptisms.

I also looked at Griffiths Valuation records and there was a Patrick Fahy that occupied land in Mannin around 1857, as well as a Redmond Fahy and Martin Fahy in nearby Ballynamannin. So possibly some connection? Also numerous Moylans in Rathcosgrove. I have a relative living in Rathcosgry who is very knowledgeable on those that lived in the area, I can ask her next time I visit the area if she recalls any Fahy or know the Moylan connection. 

Will keep researching and keep you updated.

Regards,

Niamh

Hi Niamh,

Thanks for sharing the previous information. I have conducted further searches on my Fahy ancestory.

I have since come across a document that mentions a Patrick Fahy as being a tenant farmer in Crossderry in the years 1860/1.  He was not a tenant on any lands in Crossderry at the time of 1857 Griffith Valuation.

Given the close proximities of the two townlands, and the beliefs of now deceased kin about some ancestral association near the Mannin townland, I am wondering if he is the same Patrick Fahy  that you mentioned as a tenant farmer in Mannin Griffith Valuation 1857? May be he moved across to the Crossderry downland soon after 1857 to farm a holding on the Burton Persse estate in the Crossderry downland?

Would be interesting to learn of any information to show if the Patrick Fahy you found still resided in Mannin in the mid 1860's so that I can discount him as being my g-g-g grandfather.

Regards

Mike

Hi, I'm Gearóid Ó Fathaigh from Turloughmore.  I'm doing a family tree, and I'm making good progress thanks to all the resources available.  I did a DNA test, and a long story short my Ggf Mathias Fahy married Nora Walsh in Lackagh in February 1846, but I suspect he me might be from Derryhoyle because his son Jamesmarried a Rooney from there (the whole Rooney clan left for USA) and I seem to be matched with Tullys and Bretts who are closeby in Kilconeiron - plus there's no distant Fahys near my current home. Do you know of anyone who has done DNA tests in the are?

Hi Gearóid

I attach a document I came across in my search for Fahy ancestry in and around the town lands of Crossderry/ Derryhoyle near Craughwell. The document gives the names of tenant farmers in 1826. There are two Fahys in the area : Michael Fahy ( 353) and Dominick ( 359) in the Derryhoyle ( sp Derrypowell). There is also a James Fahy in the nearby Carrabane townland. 

I have not done a DNA test myself but my son has. Unsure what information from his DNA analysis would be required to see if there is a connection in the Fahy ancestry.

Incidentally, an Agnes Rooney was witness to the marriage of my grandparents in Crossderry - see image. I am thinking Agnes may be related to the Fahy's - my g.grandfathers niece may be?

Hope the information is of help.

Thanks for your reply Mike - i'll post a longer reply tomorrow; I've learned a lot of this from Catherine Cooke who has connections to Stratfords, Rooneys and Fahys of Derryhoyle. I'll tell you more tomorrow - she has my greatgreatgrandfather Mathias Fahy on her tree on ancestry, also his son married a Rooney from Crossderry and they went to America with all her family. The trees of my DNA matches suggest a big connection to the area as well - it's a mystery

Hi Mike, I also seem to be a fifth cousin to a Sister de Lourdes Fahy from Gort, who believes her Fahys originate in Kinvara; I'm also getting hints of origins for Mathias Fahy in Kinvara. Please see attached a screenshot of some of the Fahys of Derryhoyle in Catherine Cooke's tree

sorry that screenshot didn't fit properly - i'm attaching it instead

Gearóid