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Hello - 

I am researching the Healy family from the townland of Carrowgarve in the Tibohine parish in Country Roscommon.  My great-grandmother Bridget Healy came to New York in the early 1900s.  Her father was Michael and her mother was Mary Mullowney.  She left behind a brother, Patrick (who died in October of 1973) and a sister, Margaret (Cis) who married Denis McGarry.  I know Patrick left the house to Margaret in his will, but I do not know what happened to her.

Michael's father was Patrick Healy (Haley) who married Mary Giblon and had several children (many of them settling in New York or Ohio.

I have found many civil records for Healys living in carrigarriff (I am guessing this may have been the historical name for carrowgarve but if someone could provide insight or correction on this matter I would appreciate it) and I know that Malachy Healy and Mary Lavin were relatives to the Healys I am researching - if my New York death certificates are correct, then Malachy and Patrick were brothers.  I have found Michael Healy renting from Patrick Balfe on the Griffth's Valuation and a few other Healy's living in the same townland - James and John, I believe.

I found a few probate records from the early 1850s and a tithe applotment record from 1825 listing James Healy in carrigarriff, but I cannot get back any farther than this.  I have an indexed death record for a James Healy in Carrigarriff who died in 1874 and was reported to be about 100 years old, but I cannot locate a birth record for him in Roscommon.

Just yesterday I realized that County Mayo's boundaries have changed, so I was able to locate a few Healy's on the Griffiths in County Mayo, but only living a mile or two away from Carrowgarve.  I do not know if this is the same family renting farmland, or if it is relatives.  This coupled with me unable to find any additional information in Roscommon, and with the recent discovery that many Mayo residents relocated to Ohio (and some of my family did) makes me wonder if my family originated in Mayo but moved to Roscommon.

I recently discovered a manuscript full of accounts, receipts, and other information on the estate transactions of Patrick Balfe (the man my family rented from) but it is housed at the National Library in Ireland and I am still attempting to contact someone who might be able to get me a copy.  This may offer additional information, but for now I have hit a wall.

If anyone can provide any information at all, I would be greatly appreciate.

Thanks for your time!!

 

astrila

Monday 1st Dec 2014, 03:23AM

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  • Colleen:

    Carrowgarriff and Carrowgarve are the same townland. See this link-- 12th item.

    http://digital.nls.uk/early-gaelic-book-collections/pageturner.cfm?id=7…

    The 1898 Local Government Act did move some townlands from Mayo to Roscommon but none of those townlands were in Tibohine civil parish.

    http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/transferred_towns.html

    RC records for Fairymount/Tibohine parish start in 1833 so no baptismal record for James Healy would be available.

    You have  a considerable amount of information on your family. Let me take some time and see if I can find any other information.

    Roger McDonnell

     

     

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 1st Dec 2014, 04:23PM
  • Hi Roger-

    Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to me.  I really appreciate all of the helpful information, but especially you confirming that Carrigarriff and Carrowgarve are the same - I have several records for Healys in Carrigarriff that I now feel comfortable pursuing for a connection.  

    Thanks again!

    Colleen

    astrila

    Thursday 4th Dec 2014, 01:17AM
  • Hi Roger-

    Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to me.  I really appreciate all of the helpful information, but especially you confirming that Carrigarriff and Carrowgarve are the same - I have several records for Healys in Carrigarriff that I now feel comfortable pursuing for a connection.  

    Thanks again!

    Colleen

    astrila

    Thursday 4th Dec 2014, 01:18AM
  • Hello Colleen,

     

    You most probably have sourced the details from this site http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie:8080/LandedEstates/jsp/estate-show.jsp?id=622

    But as you said examination of the contents is a geographical problem. An insight into the Balfe family you might find interesting http://www.scribd.com/doc/106952600/Balfe-History .

    As regards the townland name the link http://www.logainm.ie/en/43698 will identify several variants of the name depending on the source( right column). Additional forms of name click on Archival records link Text records (13)

    P McG

    Saturday 6th Dec 2014, 05:33PM
  • HI P McG,

    Thanks for taking the time to respond to my comment - I would have replied earlier but I must have missed the notification, so I ust saw this for the first time today.  I have been to the first link you provided, but the second one contains a lot of interesting information that might lead me on somewhere else, so thanks!

    The third link is incredibly useful as well - I have so far searched only a few of the variations listed.  I am sure I will be able to find more vital records by expanding my search with all of the variations that I was unaware of.

     

    Thanks so much!

    Colleen

    astrila

    Sunday 25th Jan 2015, 01:27AM

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