Hi,
I was very excited yesterday to discover some information that helped me narrow down my ancestors location in Longford County to Abbeyshrule :D.
I would appreciate any information on my 3rd Great Grandfather James Shanly/Shanley born 1799 who was convicted of Unlawful Oath in 1826 in County Longford and shipped to NSW on the 'Boyne', His fathers name is listed as Mathew Shanly, we do not know his mothers name however as James named his first son (in Australia) Mathew then we wonder if his mothers name was Mary(name of first daughter).
At the time of James' conviction Mathew applied to the court with character references pleading for his sons release stating that James was the sole provider for his 2 parents and 8 children (it doesnt state if the children were his or his parents).
James Shanley was Catholic.
Thanks in advance
Wednesday 26th Feb 2014, 10:24PM
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Good Afternoon
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, Abbeyshrule is a Civil Parish in Co. Longford:
The records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Taghshinny and Abbeyshrule begin in 1835.
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
There are some Longford Graves indexed here: http://www.interment.net/ireland/longford.htm
Some other websites that may be helpful are:
The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ - you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too
The National Library of Ireland: http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland: http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Wednesday 26th Mar 2014, 03:59PM