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Deserted Settlements of Glassary Parish
« on: Monday 24 September 07 01:41 BST (UK) »
Has anyone mentioned this book here?

Deserted Settlements of Glassary Parish

Some of the ruined crofts, farms and dwellings in Glassary Parish with names of people who once inhabited them

Allan Begg
Argyll and Bute Library Service
Published with the assistance of The Natural History and Antiquarian Society of Mid-Argyll 2002
ISBN 1-903041-04-X

It is a spiral bound A4 book with some colour photographs, lists ruined crofts etc as in the title.


BRISCOE - Bolton, Heaton Norris, Rochdale, Oldham, Chadderton, Blackburn
POUNDER - Middleton Tyas, Kirkbymoorside, Stokesley, Lambeth, Bolton, Newcastle on Tyne, Leeds
HAMMOND - Quebec, Laverton, Masham, Grantley
SWALES - Laverton, Masham
O'Shea - Quebec
PARRY - Caerhun, Deiniolen, ClwtyBont, Brynrefail, TalySarn, Brynrefail, Bethesda
EVANS - Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, Maesmynis, Dowlais, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Trealaw
HARVEY - Trentham, Sheriffhales, Llanfyllin, Llanferres, Minera

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Re: Deserted Settlements of Glassary Parish
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 28 October 07 10:08 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
Don't think it has been mentioned, so thankyou you for bringing it to our attention.

Rod
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Australia
Bolton, Dillon, Eagle, Flood, L'Estrange, Landers & Walpole in Ireland.  Mac/McPherson in Renfrew & Argyll.  Summers in Somerset

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Re: Deserted Settlements of Glassary Parish
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 28 October 07 10:15 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
Don't think it has been mentioned, so thankyou you for bringing it to our attention.

Rod
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Australia

I have a copy here if anyone wants a place checking.

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BRISCOE - Bolton, Heaton Norris, Rochdale, Oldham, Chadderton, Blackburn
POUNDER - Middleton Tyas, Kirkbymoorside, Stokesley, Lambeth, Bolton, Newcastle on Tyne, Leeds
HAMMOND - Quebec, Laverton, Masham, Grantley
SWALES - Laverton, Masham
O'Shea - Quebec
PARRY - Caerhun, Deiniolen, ClwtyBont, Brynrefail, TalySarn, Brynrefail, Bethesda
EVANS - Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, Maesmynis, Dowlais, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Trealaw
HARVEY - Trentham, Sheriffhales, Llanfyllin, Llanferres, Minera

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Re: Deserted Settlements of Glassary Parish
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 28 November 07 19:07 GMT (UK) »
Another few books that could be of interest to people outside the area.  I picked this one up last week and reading at the moment.

Lost Argyll

There are two others from the same publisher that I have had for a year or so.

Villages of Southern Argyll 

and

Villages of Northern Argyll

Martin Briscoe

BRISCOE - Bolton, Heaton Norris, Rochdale, Oldham, Chadderton, Blackburn
POUNDER - Middleton Tyas, Kirkbymoorside, Stokesley, Lambeth, Bolton, Newcastle on Tyne, Leeds
HAMMOND - Quebec, Laverton, Masham, Grantley
SWALES - Laverton, Masham
O'Shea - Quebec
PARRY - Caerhun, Deiniolen, ClwtyBont, Brynrefail, TalySarn, Brynrefail, Bethesda
EVANS - Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, Maesmynis, Dowlais, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Trealaw
HARVEY - Trentham, Sheriffhales, Llanfyllin, Llanferres, Minera


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Re: Deserted Settlements of Glassary Parish
« Reply #4 on: Monday 21 January 08 09:53 GMT (UK) »
Hi Martin,

Please would you be able to tell me if theres anything on these places.

Glassary (is it a small village?), Dalavich (think this might be a different parish) and a place that looks like Dunsmuck or Dunimuck. I have a Catherine Downie born in Dunsmuck/Dunimuck in 1809. Her parents were John Downie of Dalavich and Anne Thomson/McTavish of Glassarymarried in 1797. 

Thank you

Teresa
REA Co Antrim- Drumcrow, Tickmacrevan
Brownsbay, Islandmagee and Larne.              

YOUNG Co Antrim - Drumcrow and (Glenarm),Tickmacrevan.        

GEORGE Co Antrim - Carrickfergus, Magheramorne, Glynn, Larne and Belfast.

McKINNEY/McKENNY Co Antrim - Magheramorne and Larne.

CONLY  Co Antrim Drumcrow Tickmacrevan
KANE    Co Antrim Drumcrow Tickmacrevan
Plus Looking for Hector Ferguson and Helen Stewart, Michael Mcdonald and Rose Gorman (County Antrim? 1750-1850)

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Re: Deserted Settlements of Glassary Parish
« Reply #5 on: Monday 21 January 08 10:47 GMT (UK) »
Hi Martin,

Please would you be able to tell me if theres anything on these places.

Glassary (is it a small village?), Dalavich (think this might be a different parish) and a place that looks like Dunsmuck or Dunimuck. I have a Catherine Downie born in Dunsmuck/Dunimuck in 1809. Her parents were John Downie of Dalavich and Anne Thomson/McTavish of Glassarymarried in 1797. 

Thank you

Teresa

I am not sure of the origin of the Glassary name, there is Kilmichael Glassary where the church is located but I can't see anywhere just called Glassary.  You can get a 1:50000 map on this site (zoom out, drag to new location then zoom in).  The only Glassary in CANMORE, the RCAHMS database, is Kilmichael Glassary.


Dalavich is on the shore of Loch Awe and is in Kilchrenan & Dalavich.

Dunamuck is just North East of Cairnbaan.  Dunamuck Cottage NR 841 911 and Dunamuck around NR 843 922.  It is described in the book as

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There were quite a few dwellings here and once there also was a mill.  The 1890 Valuation Roll shows eleven cottars' houses.

It has a list of deaths from 1855, there is a Dugald McTavis (80) Mason in 1886.  Alex. MacTavish born 1855.  Gravestone in Kilmory Graveyard of Jane MacTavish died 1871 aged 89.  But no Downie or Thomson.  Incidentally the next page is Dunardy which is described as the ancestral home of the MacTavishes.  There is no name index but I can't see Downie on a quick flick through the pages but can't guarantee there are none there.

From CANMORE

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Dunamuck

Type of Site: Township
NMRS Number: NR89SW 58
Map reference: NR 8434 9225
Parish: Kilmichael Glassary
Council: Argyll And Bute
Former District: Argyll And Bute
Former Region: Strathclyde
Archaeology Notes
NR89SW 58 8434 9225
A township, comprising eleven roofed buildings, one of which surrounds a courtyard, one unroofed building and three enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1873, sheet clx). Two roofed, two unroofed buildings and three enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 18 May 1999.

If you go to CANMORE and select CANMAP, zoom in to the area and you will get a 1:10000 map with dots linking to any references in CANMORE.

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BRISCOE - Bolton, Heaton Norris, Rochdale, Oldham, Chadderton, Blackburn
POUNDER - Middleton Tyas, Kirkbymoorside, Stokesley, Lambeth, Bolton, Newcastle on Tyne, Leeds
HAMMOND - Quebec, Laverton, Masham, Grantley
SWALES - Laverton, Masham
O'Shea - Quebec
PARRY - Caerhun, Deiniolen, ClwtyBont, Brynrefail, TalySarn, Brynrefail, Bethesda
EVANS - Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, Maesmynis, Dowlais, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Trealaw
HARVEY - Trentham, Sheriffhales, Llanfyllin, Llanferres, Minera

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Re: Deserted Settlements of Glassary Parish
« Reply #6 on: Monday 21 January 08 13:16 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Martin,
off to find the places on the map.

Teresa
REA Co Antrim- Drumcrow, Tickmacrevan
Brownsbay, Islandmagee and Larne.              

YOUNG Co Antrim - Drumcrow and (Glenarm),Tickmacrevan.        

GEORGE Co Antrim - Carrickfergus, Magheramorne, Glynn, Larne and Belfast.

McKINNEY/McKENNY Co Antrim - Magheramorne and Larne.

CONLY  Co Antrim Drumcrow Tickmacrevan
KANE    Co Antrim Drumcrow Tickmacrevan
Plus Looking for Hector Ferguson and Helen Stewart, Michael Mcdonald and Rose Gorman (County Antrim? 1750-1850)

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Re: Deserted Settlements of Glassary Parish
« Reply #7 on: Monday 21 January 08 14:05 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Martin,
off to find the places on the map.

Teresa

I think that Argyll & Bute Council have some very large maps available on their planning website, they show individual buildings but the site is really awkward to use from what I remember!

You will get good detailed maps at CANMAP.

Also always worth checking the National Museum of Scotland has they have lots of old maps online.

Martin Briscoe
BRISCOE - Bolton, Heaton Norris, Rochdale, Oldham, Chadderton, Blackburn
POUNDER - Middleton Tyas, Kirkbymoorside, Stokesley, Lambeth, Bolton, Newcastle on Tyne, Leeds
HAMMOND - Quebec, Laverton, Masham, Grantley
SWALES - Laverton, Masham
O'Shea - Quebec
PARRY - Caerhun, Deiniolen, ClwtyBont, Brynrefail, TalySarn, Brynrefail, Bethesda
EVANS - Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, Maesmynis, Dowlais, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Trealaw
HARVEY - Trentham, Sheriffhales, Llanfyllin, Llanferres, Minera

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Re: Deserted Settlements of Glassary Parish
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 13 February 08 21:01 GMT (UK) »
Hello Martin
can you please tell me if Barradaroch is mentioned in the book my family of Galbraiths/Galbreaths lived there
kindest regards
aeroqueen