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Re: McCormack/Christy Drumkeeran
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 26 January 14 01:42 GMT (UK) »
No problem, but you will need to drive very slowly or you will miss the side road......
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Re: McCormack/Christy Drumkeeran
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 05 February 14 18:43 GMT (UK) »

Lottie,while you are in Drumkeeran the two old cemeteries you may wish to visit are Aughacloghy,on the Manorhamilton Rd.to the left.A previous post has stated exactly where its located.
The other is Kilbride on the Dowra Rd.,abt.5 mls.from Drumkeerin on right hand side.
This is beside the old ruined church.

However you may well find few old headstones for pre 1900 + up to 1940s.
I have visited many cemeteries over the years on behalf of others & I am very familiar with Kilbride as my ancestors are buried there.
Of course there is now a headstone.
You will find many flags (Low flat stones)marking graves.
If there was ever an inscription it has been eroded on most.
The reason being that most people couldn't afford a headstone at that time.

The Leitrim Genealogy Centre,Ballinamore for any possible Church Records is email : info@leitrimroots.com
Tel. 00353 964 4012

The clergy no longer are involved in Genealogy Queries.

The County Library may be another source of info.
Email for there :ballinamorelibrary@leitrimcoco.ie

Direct to Local Studies at Library is : mconnefrey@leitrimcoco.ie

Drumkeeran is a small village with Main Rd.going through one way to Carrick on Shannon other direction to Manorhamilton.
Dowra Rd. is at a junction in village.
If coming from Ck on Shannon its on right hand side.
You will find everyone very friendly & most helpful.


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Re: McCormack/Christy Drumkeeran
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 05 February 14 18:59 GMT (UK) »
"re; The other is Kilbride on the Dowra Rd.,abt.5 mls.from Drumkeerin on right hand side.
This is beside the old ruined church....."

Is that out to right at cross roads in village?? Never noticed an old church out that way...is it close to road?  Thanks.
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Re: McCormack/Christy Drumkeeran
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 05 February 14 23:24 GMT (UK) »
mmcpadden1, thank you very much for your help.  I am in Boyle now and went to Drumkeeran on Monday, lovely wee place. 

I went to St Brigid's Church and found 2 Christy graves there and one for a Myles Thomas Woods, who I am sure is also related, I just have to join the dots.  I also went to the one just outside of the Village and found nothing there. I imagine as you said, they may well not have had the money back in the 1800's for headstones and I'll just have to be happy that I visited the village where they came from and figure out how the other Christys fit in to mine.

My Dad used to visit family in Knockvicar when he was a wee boy, around the mid 1940's.  It could only have been McCormacks or Christys so tomorrow I will don my wellies and have a look at the cemeterys there, my Husband is so patient lol.
MACDONALD:- Glasgow and Ireland possibly Ballymena
McCORMACK - Glasgow and Ireland
DINNEEN -     Glasgow, London, Ramsgate, Suffolk, Co Kerry, Co Cork
NELSON and McLEAN - Ballymena Antrim