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Seeking family of Mary LUNN wife of Edward ( Ned) Donnelly  Kiltarnet Newport Co Mayo.  She was my father's grandmother.

 

My father was the son of Mary ( Maria) Donnelly.

MaryZappala

Monday 22nd Dec 2014, 07:15PM

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  • Mary:

    A couple comments and I can see from the Internet that you have been searching for this couple for a long time.

    The main issue is that church records for Burrishoole RC parish do not start until 1872.

    The spelling of the townland is Kiltarnaght.

    The Tithes and the 1856 Griffiths show the same head of household--Phelim Donnelly. There are also four Lunns in the parish. ( I think Phelim was the father of Edward).

    http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/mayo/burrishoole.htm

    There is also a Patrick Donnelly in Kiltarnaght in the 1901 and 1911 census and a Bridget in the 1901 census. Interestingly, in 1901 there is a Mary shown as wife to Patrick yet he was unmarried. My guess is that she was the mother of Patrick and possibly this was Mary Lunn. 

    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Mayo/New_Port_East/Kil…

    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Mayo/Newport__East/Kil…

    I looked for a civil death index record for Edward Donnelly and found one in 1897 in the Westport registration district.

    First name(s) Edward
    Last name Donnelly
    Birth year 1828
    Age at death 69
    Registered year 1897
    Registered quarter/year Jan - Mar 1897
    Registration district Westport
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    Roger McDonnell

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 22nd Dec 2014, 08:38PM

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