LEONARD'S AND SMYTH'S OF KILBEGNET

Hi Steve,

Church records may be of service to you. You can view which Catholic records exist for the area and where they are held here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Galway&CityCounty=East%20Galway&parish=Kilbegnet&churchid=553  

Or you could try contacting the local parish offices for further assistance. http://www.catholicireland.net/mass-times?task=churchbyparish&ParishID=910  

You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) for Patrick Leonard: 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) https://familysearch.org/. The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive. The information in the Tithes is quite basic, typically consisting of townland name, landholder's name, area of land and tithes payable. Many Books also record the landlord's name and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land. The tax payable was based on the average price of wheat and oats over the seven years up to 1823, and was levied at a different rate depending on the quality of land. For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the Tithe survey and Griffith's Valuation.

 Also,   www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at.

I wish you the best of luck with your search.

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,

Genealogy Support

Ireland Reaching Out

  I live in this district, and may be able too help you locate ur ancestoral  patch, I have knowledge of both Leonard's and Conboys lived alongside another here in  Kilbegnet.....can u give me the relevant info connecting ur family to Kilbegnet parish.....is it possible  the Leonard's, smiths Conboys  lived on the boarders of Kilbegnet and Athleague Fuerty parishes which are all in Co Galway

      Timothy Duke

Hello Steve,

I checked the online index of parish records at rootsireland.ie, and found some of the childrens’ baptisms as recorded in the Parish of Kilbegnet and Dunamon.

Thomas Leonard baptized 15 Sept 1837, sponsors were James McCormick and Anna Keavney

Francis Leonard baptized 5 Jan 1838, sponsors were James Timothy and Ellen Timothy 

Patrick Leonard baptized 14 Nov 1840, sponsors were John Coniff (sic) and Bridget Ryan 

Honor Leonard baptized 12 Nov 1843, sponsors were not recorded

Celia Leonard baptized 21 Feb 1848, sponsors were Bryan and Mary Timothy

Hope this helps!

Tom Cook

Portland, Oregon, USA

 just looking at ur Leonard family births and witnesses, it immediately jumps out at me that they are the Leonard's of Tonamaddy, and Derryhippo ,Kilbegnet........this area is prodimantly associated with the Leonsrd and Timothy families. ...relatives of the Timothy are arriving from New Hampshire on Sunday next and they are connected to the Derryhippo  clan....and they are also  also related too the lenoards via the Fallons of Derryhippo.

       You may email me personally at- timduke50@gmail. com

Hello Steve,

My name is Peter Leonard, I would be interested in making contact with you . My Leonard family are from East Galway also  and I've researched the different branches of this family over the last few years. I may have information that could be useful to you. You can contact me by email at xpeterleonard@gmail.com 

many thanks

Peter