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Drumcree, Kilcarney, Collinstown local knowledge please
« on: Sunday 01 May 16 10:22 BST (UK) »
Hello again everyone,

I am researching a Daly family who we thought lived in Collinstown.
A marriage and a birth certificate from 1917 reveals that the home town was Kilcarney.
Now I have obtained a military records file (from Dublin Military Archives - what a fantastic service they provided) ---- birth place and full address on this is shown as Drumcree, Kilcarney, Colinstown (how did the postman cope!)

I can find very little information about Drumcree, Westmeath -- and wondered if there was an RC Church there OR - are baptisms, marriages and burials likely to take place in Kilcarney or Collinstown?

A baptism certificate I have for 1917 - states 'parish of Collinstown' - but I am wondering if that would be shown for ALL events in the area, irrespective of the actual church.

Many thanks for reading this.
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Re: Drumcree, Kilcarney, Collinstown local knowledge please
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 01 May 16 10:37 BST (UK) »
House and building return for Drumcree does not show a church
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003533804/

and it's just outside Collinstown, not a big enough area for more than one church.
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,654464,766255,8,3

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Re: Drumcree, Kilcarney, Collinstown local knowledge please
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 01 May 16 10:41 BST (UK) »
Hang on the is a St.John's Church don't know if it's RC or COI
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,655013,765586,11,9

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Re: Drumcree, Kilcarney, Collinstown local knowledge please
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 01 May 16 10:47 BST (UK) »
Hi Sinann,

Thank you so much for your speedy reply.
Do you mean that on the census return you provided - those were the ENTIRE residents of Drumcree please? If so - it was miniscule!

Thank you also for the maps - very helpful indeed.
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Re: Drumcree, Kilcarney, Collinstown local knowledge please
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 01 May 16 10:54 BST (UK) »
Oh well done, Sinann. You are an absolute star. So that does eliminate Drumcree at least, as the family's local church.
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Re: Drumcree, Kilcarney, Collinstown local knowledge please
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 01 May 16 11:02 BST (UK) »
There is the townland of Drumcree which is in the post above but that village with the church is in 3 townlands Drumcree, Loughstown and Gormanstown.

The best way to see it is to use the map on Griffiht's Valuation
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=placeSearch
Search for Drumcree Westmeath
click on the map and use the slider at the top to see it in modern, you should find Collinstown easy and have a good idea where Drumcree is zoom in to the area than slide back to the old map, the townlands have orange lines around them

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Re: Drumcree, Kilcarney, Collinstown local knowledge please
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 01 May 16 11:08 BST (UK) »
Hope I have the correct place I forgot about the Kilcarney bit.

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Re: Drumcree, Kilcarney, Collinstown local knowledge please
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 01 May 16 11:16 BST (UK) »
Got it -- what a good site, which I have now bookmarked. Thank you again.

It must be the right place - there won't be 2 in Westmeath (although I found another one in Armagh)

On another re-attestation in the Military records - Michael Daly has given Drumcree, Kilcarney, Collinstown, Mullingar as the current address!
I don't think he could make his mind up!

Many, many thanks - as always, Sinann for your time and assistance.
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