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Title: Murtagh of Killashe Co Longford
Post by: FLUFFY1234 on Sunday 12 July 15 17:44 BST (UK)
Hi
I'm looking for any info on my great grandparents, John and Anne Murtagh (nee Wright ). And there children were Emily (my grandmother) married James Heuston, Marie, John, George, William, Robert, John. I believe Marie married a Mr Black and went to Dublin, so I'm told but not too sure if this was true. I don't know any details on Anne and John's sons. Did they marry? Oh yes I forgot to mention they family were Church of Ireland.
Any help on this would be much appreciated.
Regards Elizabeth.
Title: Re: Murtagh of Killashe Co Longford
Post by: hallmark on Sunday 12 July 15 18:46 BST (UK)
IF RC ... http://registers.nli.ie/
Title: Re: Murtagh of Killashe Co Longford
Post by: FLUFFY1234 on Sunday 12 July 15 18:54 BST (UK)
Rather silly of me I have amended my post, to read Church of Ireland.
Title: Re: Murtagh of Killashe Co Longford
Post by: hallmark on Sunday 12 July 15 18:59 BST (UK)
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSiman=1&GScid=2328638&GSfn=&GSln=Murtagh
Title: Re: Murtagh of Killashe Co Longford
Post by: hallmark on Sunday 12 July 15 19:00 BST (UK)
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Murtagh&GSiman=1&GScid=2328638&GRid=116285310&
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Title: Re: Murtagh of Killashe Co Longford
Post by: FLUFFY1234 on Sunday 12 July 15 19:12 BST (UK)
Yes that's them. Thank you.
Title: Re: Murtagh of Killashe Co Longford
Post by: hallmark on Sunday 12 July 15 19:23 BST (UK)
Sorry it took so long!
Title: Re: Murtagh of Killashe Co Longford
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 13 July 15 10:55 BST (UK)
As well as the family's religion you need to include dates (even estimates would help) to make it easier to find information or suggest where you can look next.

Here's the family in the 1911 census living in Moygh-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Longford/Killashee/Moygh/587261

John Murtagh (c1863-1941) m. Ann (c1862-1949)
1. Emily M. (c1894) Margaret Emily 1894
2. Maria (c1896) Maria 1895
3. William J. (c1898) c1901-1950 William James 1897
4. John (c1901) c1897-1977
5. Robert A. (c1904) c1903-1969 Robert Albert 1903
6. George A. (c1909) c1908-1984 George Arthur 1908

Red details from gravestone, purple from civil registration index

Emily Murtagh m.(1928 Longford) James Houston
Possible marriage (based only on name)- William James Murtagh 1944 Delvin registration district

It might be difficult to get records online for the period you need (no census records, too many possiblities in civil index, etc.).
Have you tried the following- cemetery records? newspaper death notices? church records? Wills?
Title: Re: Murtagh of Killashe Co Longford
Post by: FLUFFY1234 on Monday 13 July 15 13:08 BST (UK)
Yes this is my family... Emily married James Heuston/Houston my grandparents.
I don't know any details on Marie. They were Church of Ireland as mentioned above not Catholic.
I only have details from the Irish Census,
Any other information would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
Title: Re: Murtagh of Killashe Co Longford
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 13 July 15 13:17 BST (UK)
In 1901 there were also living in Moygh-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Killashee/Moygh/1553700

This family might be connected- same place as your Murtagh stone:
SOURCE: ST. PAUL'S, KILLASHEE, CO. LONGFORD
In memoriam of Henry and Eliza Murtagh of Killashee
also their son Henry Murtagh who departed 18th March 1884 aged (15) years
"In my Father's are many mansions"
http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/localities.britisles.ireland.log.general/1140.2/mb.ashx

This might help you with the area- click here (http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=1652&civilparish=Killashee&citycounty=Longford)
Title: Re: Murtagh of Killashe Co Longford
Post by: FLUFFY1234 on Monday 13 July 15 13:57 BST (UK)
Thank you.. The boards ancestry link you gave me looks very interesting.
I think there seems to be something to go on there.