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Offline goddles1

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Is this place in Co Meath?
« on: Saturday 24 January 15 13:30 GMT (UK) »
The attached image is the place that was recorded as an Irish ancestor's birthplace; he was tried at Dublin in the early 1800s.

Given this, the place has to be in Ireland and may possibly be somewhere in Co. Meath.  Is it a townland, village, town or something else?  As for the accuracy of the spelling, I suspect it is someone's guess (a phonetic version) of what my ancestor stated.

I would be grateful for any suggestions.

Thank you
Goddles

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Re: Is this place in Co Meath?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 24 January 15 13:32 GMT (UK) »
Seeking: RC baptism Philip Murray Feb ish 1814 ? nr Chatham Kent.
IRE: Kik DRAY[EA], PURCELL, WHITE: Mea LYNCH: Tip MURRAY, SHEEDY: Wem ALLEN, ENGLISHBY; Dub PENROSE: Lim DUNN[E], FRAWLEY, WILLIAMS.
87th Regiment RIF: MURRAY
ENG; Marylebone HAYTER, TROU[W]SDALE, WILLIAMS,DUNEVAN Con HAMPTON, TREMELLING Wry CLEGG, HOLLAND, HORSEFIELD Coventry McGINTY
CAN; Halifax & Pictou: HOLLAND, WHITE, WILLIAMSON

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Re: Is this place in Co Meath?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 26 January 15 11:40 GMT (UK) »
It is close to being Kilmessan a town and townland in Meath. 

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Re: Is this place in Co Meath?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 26 January 15 12:24 GMT (UK) »
Just spotted that Josey had already suggested Kilmessan on the other board.  I would be pretty sure that is what it is.  If you accept that the letters in the middle are "-ilmess--" the only place-name I can find with that combination is Kilmessan.

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COMPLETED: Re: Is this place in Co Meath?
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 27 January 15 08:56 GMT (UK) »
Thank you glensman (& josey),

I had mistakenly thought the first letter was 'R' (based on other words on the page) but I've since searched other pages of the same handwriting and found a word that clearly shows it as 'K'!

Thanks again for your help.  Goddles
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