Graveyards Lurga/Lurgan, Roscommon

[PaulOBrien]

Hi,

I am trying to trace the grave location of Henry O'Brien (RC) B. 11/9/1898 d. 30/5/1922. According to family memory his grave, which they used to visit, was in 'Lurgan' (or Lurga) Roscommon - anyone in the family who would have visited are unfortunately deceased now..would anyone know locations of graveyards in that area or advise on approach?...

Looking at maps it may well be Lurga and not Lurgan - as in the 1911 census the family were living around Drumboylan...

Many Thanks
Paul 

[shanew147]

several townlands named Lurgan in Co. Roscommon - one in Kilronan civil parish, one in Shankill civil parish the the third in Kilcolagh.

The first and third townlands are in Boyle Poor Law Union, so likely near that town, the second near Strokestown.

I'll see if I can locate these townlands on historic maps, c1890s and c1837, these usually show old graveyards.


S.

[shanew147]

found these three Lurgan townlands... but no graveyards in any of them that I can see, on either the 1830s or c1890s OSI map - it could be that a later cemetery was created at one of these locations.

  Lurgan townland, Kilronan
 
  Lurgan townland, Kilcolagh

  Lurgan townland, Shankill




Shane 

 
 

[shanew147]

The townland of Lurga is in Tumna civil parish, in the Poor Law Union of Carrick on Shannon. There's also a townland named Lurgaboy, which is in the civil parish of Kilronan.


Shane

[shanew147]

here is the townland of Lurgaboy, and townland of Lurga, no sign of a graveyard, but this Lurga is near to the village of Battle Bridge. I think there was a church nearby at Tumna... that cropped up in a previous topic



Shane

[bee_loud_glade]

Hey Paul. Are you still checking in here?

[hallmark]

If you click on the person's name you can get details like that..

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[PaulOBrien]

Hi All, Still here...getting back into it again...think I need to go plan a visit. I did contact the local school in Leitrim Town to see if anyone recalled O'Briens living in the area as well as local church...but did not get a reply...the principal of school had replied prior.. and was going to message parents to try help..but am stuck:) There has to be O'Briens buried here, somewhere. Henry O'Brien (senior) died in 1923 according to a note found in my Grandads chest which was only discovered recently (within last few weeks) and I suspect Henry (jnr) who died in 1922 - who had been shot in Belfast - may well be in same grave...

[hallmark]

Ahhhh. So they are related to the Gibbons! Still around.

The McCormicks are still around and there are g/stones for these in Kiltoghert Cemetery! OBriens too!


Dolores in the Parish Office would be the one to ask about records, if any!!
http://www.carrickonshannonparish.com/contacts.htm