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Title: Looking for Bodkin or Qualter in Tuam
Post by: jimt4095 on Sunday 12 March 17 18:23 GMT (UK)
Searching for info on my GGM Margaret Quinn (born: Bodkin) in Tuam (registry says Basket Town?/, Churchfriar??) on Sept 15, 1867. She moved to the US and married Michael Quinn in 1891 in Lynn, MA

She had a sister Catherine McGovern (born: Bodkin) in Tuam (registry says Corraela) on Aug 15, 1873 . She moved to the US and married in Lynn, MA

She had a brother Patrick Bodkin born in Tuam (registry says Corraela) October 14, 1869. He also came to US settling north of Boston, not sure of town.

Parents were Thomas Bodkin and Margaret (Qualter) Bodkin. no other info.

Interested in any info anyone may be able to provide on any of these people. Am familiar with Tuam, but the other location names are not familiar.
Title: Re: Looking for Bodkin or Qualter in Tuam
Post by: Sinann on Sunday 12 March 17 22:32 GMT (UK)
Tuam is the Registration District the other names are the townland the family lived in.
As Patrick's birth cert says Corralea Tuam, it is more than likely Corralea West which is one of the townlands of Tuam, there are several more in Galway.
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,543326,751902,12,9
Title: Re: Looking for Bodkin or Qualter in Tuam
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 12 March 17 22:33 GMT (UK)
Margaret Bodkin born Basket Town, Churchfriar (1867)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1867/03472/2275263.pdf

Patrick born Corralea, Tuam (1869)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1869/03369/2235283.pdf

William born Corralea, Tuam (1871)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1871/03270/2198462.pdf

Catherine born Corralea, Tuam (1873)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1873/03181/2166680.pdf

Corralea-
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/ballymoe/tuam/levally/corralea/
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/clare/tuam/tuam-urban/corralea/

Townlands in Tuam Parish-
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/tuam/

Location of Churchfriar mentioned here-
https://belclare.wordpress.com/category/community/
"The first Belclare Church was on the northern slope of Knockmea at Churchfriar or Pollaturk, on the site of an old Franciscan house once affiliated to Ross Errilly Abbey near Headford. In 1924 it was replaced by the new Church of the Sacred Heart."
http://www.cummer.ie/history.html
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/clare/belclare/claretuam/pollaturk/
Title: Re: Looking for Bodkin or Qualter in Tuam
Post by: Sinann on Sunday 12 March 17 23:24 GMT (UK)
Margaret's baptism
second last of left hand page
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632082#page/104/mode/1up
Ballaghaland (I think) as address on this.

I thought it might be Ballaghaloed
https://www.johngrenham.com/c_parish/c_parish_main.php?civilparishid=1093&county=&civilparish=Tuam
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,551289,752570,10,9
but that is the opposite side of Tuam from Belclare ???
Title: Re: Looking for Bodkin or Qualter in Tuam
Post by: jimt4095 on Sunday 12 March 17 23:25 GMT (UK)
Want to thank you very much for this info. Answered some questions, unfortunately the answers always create more.
But that's my problem to figure out.
Once again, thank you very much
Title: Re: Looking for Bodkin or Qualter in Tuam
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 13 March 17 07:58 GMT (UK)
Margaret's baptism
second last of left hand page
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632082#page/104/mode/1up
Ballaghaland (I think) as address on this.

I thought it might be Ballaghaloed
https://www.johngrenham.com/c_parish/c_parish_main.php?civilparishid=1093&county=&civilparish=Tuam
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,551289,752570,10,9
but that is the opposite side of Tuam from Belclare ???
Father listed as Thomas in baptism record so perhaps townland also an error? I do remember seeing other Bodkin records with Balaghaloed as the address.