Meehan Family Rahan parish

Hi there,

There are Roman Catholic church records available for the diocese of Rahan and Lynally (Meath). These date from 1810 for both baptismal and marriage records. You can find these at the National Library of Ireland (NLI), Pos. 4174. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for more assistance.

Have you tried checking the Ellis Island records (www.ellisisland.org) or the Castle Garden records (www.castlegarden.org)? Generally, more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at, this could be a good place to find more information.

Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864 however. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You could also try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at.Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38). 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).

You can information about the frequency of the name in the mid-19th century and any other variant spellings of the name here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/

Here is some information about researching about bricklayers in Ireland. Besides these suggestions, I would suggest that you also check trade directories such as Slater's and Pigot's. You can find some of these on the following website: www.failteromhat.com A trade such as this may well have been listed under a major nearby town such as Tullamore. County Offay was once known as King's County.

Records of the Bricklayers' amd Stonemasons' Guild, from 1830. National Archives of Ireland (NAI), Acc. 1097.

Dun Laoghaire Genealogical Society Journal, 'Dublin City Tradesmen employed by Board of Works', Vol. 4 (2) (1995).

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,

Sinead Cooney

Genealogist (Ireland XO)

deborah i have evidence of a documentary recording of a person named william meehan in rahan for you 

search message board for dunne of newtown rahan 

go to 1865 newtown land plot 5 written in bold lettering and underlined 

Parents William & Ellen Meehan and children Edward and Thomas immigrate to the US in 1884 on the Arizona.  Children John & Mary and immigrated earlier.

It is my belief that they had opperated a brickyard near the water in Rahan.

Edward would be my grandfater.  The family ended up in Troy, NY and operated a grocery Store

from your story i am reading i am trying to find out the following  

1865 william meehan operating a brickyard plot 5 rahan (dont know if it is beside the canal or by the river clodeagh)  

parents william and ellen--------- are you saying they did not travel to america 

john and mary immigarated earlier than 1884------do you have a timeline-what ship did they depart from ireland and arrive in america -what state did they go to  

1884 edward (your grandfather) and thomas immigrated on the good ship arizona---from what port in ireland did they depart and what harbour did the arizona arrive and dock in america-what state did they go to  

the family ended up in troy ny and operated a grocery store is this johns family or marys family or edwards family  or thomas family          which family operated the grocery store and             where did the others end up  

i also have a evidence of a documentary record reference to a nicholas meehan rahan demesne any relation to u 

mullach abu

Deb,

I have just seen your post but I'm a bit unsure what information you are looking for.

I may have missed a previous post.

I live quite close to where William and Ellen lived. I can send you a map showing the location if you wish.

Also if you need other information, I might be able to help.

localhistorian

(I'm not a historian - it's just my username, but I am interested in local history)

deborah 

i was perusing the births for rahan area and i came across the following 

edward meehan born tullamore 1865 and another  1867 

john meehan born tullamore 1864

mary meehan born tullamore 1869

thomas meehan born tullamore 1868 x 2 

so deborah you would have to check what there parents names are and if there is a father by the name william and it occurs more than once you may have a match for your family 

thats all for now 

deborah 

i have just discovered thsi site irish genalogy by the irish government minister for arts and if you do a search in 

last name put in your details and apply the search 

go to 4th down on the list griffith valuation and refine your search

add in details for   

family name and first name 

county -----------kings county 

union ------------tullamore 

parish -----------rahan 

search and when the list of names comes up 

go to details column find the meehan you are looking for 

scroll to the end of the page 

and add any details for user contribution 

and now u will have two avenues of enquiry