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My grandfather Thomas Erwin was born in Boyle in 1904.   His father John moved the family here for a period of time around 1900s.  He moved the family around the North for about 20 years and he was a Colporteur. I am trying to find out why Boyle - I suspect he had some family already living in the area so I am looking to connect with Erwin/Irwin or Rainey (his wifes name)

Sunday 7th Dec 2014, 02:02PM

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  • Lindsay:

    I don't know if your family belonged to the Church of Ireland or not but there was an unmarried C of I clergyman in Boyle named Thomas Irwin in the 1901 census. he also is there in 1911. He lived with two unmarried sisters. They were all born in Co. Cavan.

    There were also three Rainey families in Kilronan parish in the 1901 census. Kilronan is the northernmost parish in Roscommon and not too far from Boyle. If you search the National Archives census site, search using the townland because they mis-transcribed the surname.

    Roger McDonnell


    Townland    		  
    Parish    		  
    Barony    		  
    County    		  
    Description    		 Head of household
    Surname    		 Head of household
    Given    		 Head of household
    Occupation    		 Other occupants
    Tully Kilbride Ballintober South Roscommon Household Rainey Robert(48) farmer Maria(46)-Bridget(20)-Joseph(18)-Annie(16)-James(14)
    Derreenavoggy Kilronan Boyle Roscommon Household Rainey Patrick(72) farmer Bridget(50) wife-Thomas(32) deaf-Eliza(17)-John(13)
    Derreenavoggy Kilronan Boyle Roscommon Household Rainey James(56) farmer/listed as married Michael(21)-James(16)-Annie(8)
    Rover Upper Kilronan Boyle Roscommon Household Reynia/Rainey Bridget(83) widow James(30)

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