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Bridget Hanlon of Poolbrain?
« on: Wednesday 20 July 16 15:57 BST (UK) »
Hi.
I have a record (albeit transcribed) of the marriage record( 11th February,1868) of Hugh Gallagher of Dooey, Lettermacaward and Bridget Hanlon of Poolbrain. Does anyone know where (or what) was Poolbrain?

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Paul.

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Re: Bridget Hanlon of Poolbrain?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 16:36 BST (UK) »
Where did the marriage take place?
It's more than likely a townland name, likely badly transcribed if the marriage took place in Donegal.
Mis-spelt and or badly transcribed if it tool place outside of Donegal.

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Re: Bridget Hanlon of Poolbrain?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 16:47 BST (UK) »
possibly Poolbrean, Magheracar - LINK
Kearney & Bourke/ Johns & Fox/ Mannion & Finan/ Donohoe & Curley
Byrne [Carthy], Keeffe/ Germaine, Butler/ McDermott, Giblin/ Lally, Dolan
Toole, Doran; Dowling, Grogan/ Reilly, Burke; Warren, Kidd [Lawless]/ Smith, Scally; Mangan, Rodgers/ Fahy, Calday; Staunton, Miller
Further generations:
Brophy Coleman Eathorn(e) Fahy Fitzpatrick Geraghty Haverty Keane Keogh Nowlan Rowe Walder

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Re: Bridget Hanlon of Poolbrain?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 18:12 BST (UK) »
You might need to check the year of the marriage- it's 1867 on LDS extracted marriages: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGZF-7F6
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Re: Bridget Hanlon of Poolbrain?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 18:21 BST (UK) »
Hi Sinann, the marriage is listed as taking place in Dungloe district.
Hi myluck, Poolbrean is certainly a possibility.
Hi Aghadowey, same day and month, but out by one year. Strange!!

Thanks to all.
Paul.

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Re: Bridget Hanlon of Poolbrain?
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 18:28 BST (UK) »
Give a man a record and you feed him for a day.
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Re: Bridget Hanlon of Poolbrain?
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 18:59 BST (UK) »
Agree, Pollbrean, Dooey, Lettermacaward:

http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,576709,903503,9,7

Bridget Hanlon's father in the 1868 marriage was given as James Hanlon, a farmer.  Griffiths Valuation shows a James Hanlon in the townland of Dooey, civil parish of Lettermacaward, local print date was 1857.

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Re: Bridget Hanlon of Poolbrain?
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 19:24 BST (UK) »
gaffy and hallmark, I also agree. So it is within the townland of Dooey,same as her husband Hugh Gallagher. I have no doubt  then, that I walked by it, or on it, or through it when I spent my holidays in Dooey as a boy, down from the Big Smoke.

Thanks to all for your help.

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Paul.

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Re: Bridget Hanlon of Poolbrain?
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 20 July 16 19:43 BST (UK) »
So there is more than one Poll Bréan, which is no surprise by the sea as it appears to mean Stinking Hole
http://www.wordsense.eu/br%C3%A9an/#Irish