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County of Maid?
« on: Saturday 27 March 10 02:57 GMT (UK) »
I am confused about the "County of Maid" on an ancestor's death certificate - my gt gt gt gdfather Michael Curran was born there in 1810, but its not on the map anywhere. Is Maid a version of Meath? If not, where in Ireland is the County of Maid?
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Re: County of Maid?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 27 March 10 08:36 GMT (UK) »
Where was the death certificate issued? Since it says a place of birth (Irish certificates don't) could just be a misinterpretation of a place in Ireland.
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Re: County of Maid?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 27 March 10 08:56 GMT (UK) »
He died in 1892 near Dungog NSW Australia. NSW death certificates after 1856 state place of birth if known.
It clearly says
County of Maid.
Thanks for your help, its very kind
Lyndyr

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Re: County of Maid?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 27 March 10 09:52 GMT (UK) »
Hi Lyndyr  :)

Are you able to scan or photograph the 'offending' word, and post it here for us to look at?
What makes you think it might be "Meath"?

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Re: County of Maid?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 27 March 10 09:56 GMT (UK) »
The county name spoken with certain Meath accents could sound like 'Maid'..e.g. people from the town of Navan.

p.s. cant think of any other county that sounds anything like Maid -the only M counties are Mayo, Meath & Monaghan    ... possibly Westmeath


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Re: County of Maid?
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 27 March 10 10:02 GMT (UK) »
Scan won't add any more information as I got the transcript only and its just type-written.
I was thinking it must be Meath, because what other county even sounds like Maid? Have the counties changed since 1810?
Thanks so much for your help with this puzzle
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Re: County of Maid?
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 27 March 10 10:04 GMT (UK) »
The only county names to have changed since 1810 are Kings Co to Offaly, and Queens county is now called Laois


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Re: County of Maid pronouncing it
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 27 March 10 10:14 GMT (UK) »
I checked out online and you are right about it possibly being pronounced something like "Mate" (not exactly Maid but close enough)
There is nothing else it could be really.
Thanks for your help, I don't have any other Irish relatives so don't even know much geography or history etc. Navan might be a very good clue to WHERE in Meath!
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Re: County of Maid?
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 27 March 10 10:16 GMT (UK) »
thinking about the pronunciation in the area a little bit - I'd say a more accurate approximation would be 'Mead' (as in the drink) ... following the Irish tendency to turn th's into d's


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