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(AUSTRALIA) Transportation from Ireland for crimes committed in Ireland, lasted from 1791 to1853, ending 15 years earlier than transportation from England. The records of the Chief Secretary'sOffice, which had responsibility for the Penal system, are the major Irish source of information ontransportees. Not all of the relevant records have survived, particularly for the period before 1836,but what does exist can provide a wealth of information. The records were formerly housed in theState Paper Office in Dublin Castle, which is now part of the National Archives of Ireland (NAI). Theprincipal classes of relevant records are as follows: Prisoners' Petitions and Cases,1788-1836: these consist of petitions to the Lord Lieutenant forcommutation or remission of sentence, and record the crime, trial, sentence, place of origin andfamily circumstances. State Prisoners' Petitions: these specifically concern those arrested for participation in the 1798rebellion, and record the same information as the main series of petitions. Convict Reference Files, from 1836: these continue the earlier petitions series and can include awide range of additional material. Transportation Registers, from 1836: these record all the names of those sentenced to death ortransportation, giving the name of the transport ship or the place of detention, are sometimes givenas well. Male Convict Register, 1842-1847: in addition to the information supplied by the TransportationRegisters, this volume also gives physical descriptions of the convicts. Register of Convicts on Convict Ships, 1851-1853: this gives the names, dates and counties of trial ofthose transported to Van Dieman's land and Western Australia for the period covered. Free Settlers' Papers, 1828-1852: after serving a minimum of four years, male convicts had the rightto request a free passage for their wife and family to join them. The Papers contain lists of thosemaking such a request, along with transportation details and the names and addresses of the wives.A number of petitions from husbands and wives, and prisoners' letters, are also included. These records were microfilmed and a database was presented to the Australian government andcan now be found in many State archives. The NAI retains copies and the database, in particular, cansave a great deal of time and effort. www.nationalarchives.ie Early convict arrivals records, makingup some of the gaps in the NAI material, are also online at www.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm(Irish Convicts to Australia 1791-1815). RIC/GARDA RECORDS:Excellent personnel records were kept from 1816. These canbe found at the UK National Archives here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ HO 184. There aremicrofilm copies at the National Archives of Ireland, The Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) and thePublic Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). For each recruit it includes a brief service record,date of marriage and wife's native county, and the name of the individual who recommendedhim. This is important to identify an exact place of origin, because the recommendations usuallycame from local clergymen or magistrates who knew the recruit personally. There is a book by JimHerlihy called, The Royal Irish Constabulary: a complete alphabetical list of officers and men, 1816-1922, 1999. This supplies the Service Number needed to use the Registers quickly and easily. Alsoworth checking at the UK National Archives is PMG 48: 'Pensions and allowances to officers, menand staff of the Royal Irish Constabulary and to their widows and children'. This dates from the1870s and usually gives the address of the recipient. The Dublin Metropolitan Police Register is heldby the Garda Archives at Dublin Castle, but is more readily available on microfilm at the National

Hi, I came across this message by accident, looking for something totally different

My great great grandfather was a Martin Heagney and was  transported to Australia for political, White Boys crimes from Galway in Ireland in 1832c with his brother John (although you have John as his cousin ??) they settled in the Armidale Guyra regions of New South Wales .

We might be related.

There is a facebook group called I'm A Heagney that you might be interested in.

My name is Colleen Heagney, now Brun. I am from Sydney but am currently living in Bangkok.

My mother did a lot of geneology but that is all in storage back in Sydney. I'm sure it would have where they came from.

Dear Colleen, thanks for your posting.

I will go on facebook and try and find the group called I'm a Heagney.

I have been in contact with a few people from our line of Heagneys but it always comes back to Ireland and averyone seems to come to the same brick wall. I thought that I could push thru it.

My goal is to one day go to Ireland and at least find the same vicinity where he lived.

the wendys

Dear Colleen, thanks for your posting.

I will go on facebook and try and find the group called I'm a Heagney.

I have been in contact with a few people from our line of Heagneys but it always comes back to Ireland and averyone seems to come to the same brick wall. I thought that I could push thru it.

My goal is to one day go to Ireland and at least find the same vicinity where he lived.

the wendys

Hello,

The Facebook webpage, I'm a Heagney, is a great way to try to connect with the tribe and it's ancestry. Currently we have Heagney's from across the globe -- if you wish to connect and "Heagney" (or close to it) is not in your name, check your messages as the administrator may want to ask you for your "Heagney" relationship -- it's a closed group for anyone with the last name of Heagney.

Here's the website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/14717620017/

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 hello. my  name is amy heagney( nj).

my father was gerald francis heagney(b 1922-d.2002 nj). his father was francis william heagney(b. 1895-d.1961 nj) his father was francis thomas heagney(b.1865-d.1928nj)and his father was patrick(b. ireland 1838- d. 1893 died in the united states in bound brook nj). he came here somewhere between 1855 and 1859.  patrick was married to margaret mccarty (b. ireland 1849-d.1904 bound brook nj ) margaret arrived to the states in 1859. her mother was margaret dunn.  i am trying to find out more on patrick’s background  not certain if he was from northern ireland as the family word was passed down  i also do not have any more information on margaret dunn mccarty, (margaret mccarty heagney’s mom)  

thanks, amy hall

Thanks Amy, I have posted your message on the I'm a .Heagney Facebook page.

I am a Heagney, too...Where is this I'm a .Heagney Facebook?

-Sue

Hi Sue,  "I'm a Heagney" is a closed group on facebook. Type it in to your facebook page on the top search bar, and hopefully you may find it? But if you cant then dont worry, nobody is currently adding anything on there. It hasnt been updated since I last posted something on there in March this year, and then 2017 - prior to that.

I see this post about Martin Galloway Heagney is an old one but perhaps you are still searching for the location Ballyglass. I manage the DNA kits of my husband who is descended from Brigid Heagney, his G G Grandmother, who arrived in Victoria, Australia in 1853 with her sisters, Mary and Ann. The three girls were all baptised in Tynagh, Galway. I have been looking at all the distant DNA matches (5th-8th cousins) that my husband has with Heagneys and marking them on a map of Ireland. The Heagney families were centred around Portumna. My husband has matches with Heagneys in Lorrah, Tipperary and over the border in Galway at Conicare Abbey and at Ballyglass. My husband has a distant match with a descendant of Martin Galloway Heagney so I think the Ballyglass you are looking for is between Portumna and Conicare Abbey. Hope this helps.