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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Leitrim => Topic started by: Ninatoo on Saturday 14 January 06 06:33 GMT (UK)
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Can anyone here read or recognise the town or Parish on this snippet of a birth certificate please? I can see that the couple married in January 1840 in Co. Leitrim, but I cannot find any town or Parish remotely like what it seems to say here.
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b302/ninatoo/obrienlocation.jpg)
Thanks for reading,
Nina
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Farabarr?
Very hard to read I agree !!!
dollylee
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Dolly,
That is what I thought it said, but cannot find any reference to a town or Parish called Farabarr.
Nina
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Could it be Tara(b?arr? It definately looks like the first letter is an 'F' but maybe its a 'T'.
The second letter also looks like the other 'a' samples. I suppose it could be an'o'. orr ?
How frustrating for you.
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I thought it looked like Farabarr as well, so after some creative Googling I came across this document:
www.leitrimcoco.ie/about/Meetings/minutes/council/2005/125200510%20Jan%2005%20Main%20Meeting.doc
which mentions the following:
At the outset of the meeting Councillor Sean McDermott proposed a vote of sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Michael John Leonard, Laghty, Glenfarne P.O., on the death of Aiden Leonard and to Mr. and Mrs. Seamus McSharry, Farrabarr, Glenfarne P.O, on the death of Adrian McSharry.
The document is dated January 2005. Not sure what Farrabarr is, but Glenfarne is in Leitrim so maybe it's worth further digging around there?
Prue
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Well done, Prue! :)
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Thanks for all the replies. I do think Prue has found the location, which is GREAT!
Pity I can't find any information on Farrabarr itself...it must be a tiny place!
Nina
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Hi ninatoo,
Is there a Leitrim family or local history society maybe? They might be able to help - or the local library?
Prue
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Like Prue, I googled and found this grave stone transcription:
Crawford Isabella. Erected by Robert Crawford, of Farrabar in memory of his daughter Isabella Crawford who died 17.5.1897 aged 35 years, also his wife Isabella died 31.1.1905. Robert died 22.10.1905. Elizabeth Crawford, Brookeborough died 28.7.1946 also her husband John died 29.12.1949.
There was no indication of the specific location of this particular inscription.
Beth
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Hi Prue,
There is a lot about Leitrim on the net, and I have found the address of the church at Glenfarne, St Michaels, which may hold some records, too. Pity I am not in Ireland, hehe!
I found a map showing the location of Glenfarne which is a small village bordering the County of Fermanagh...I can only assume that Farrabarr was a smaller part of this village, but important enough to my ancestors to name IT as their place of marriage rather than Glenfarne.
Given that it is only a small place, I may be able to eventually find some living O'Briens there who share the same ancestors. And hopefully if there are historical references there from before the 1840's they will be linked to my family. It is a very exciting find....now I just have to work out who to write to!!!
Elizabeth, thanks for searching for me!
Thanks again!
Nina
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No worries Nina ;D
Good luck with your search ... and let us know how you get on.
Prue
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Hi,
by searching around I found that there is a townland called Barr of Farrow in the parish of Cloonclare, barony of Drumahaire, Poor Law Union Manorhamilton.
I saw that there is a Clancy name above the writing- might be nothing to do with it but there are Clacnys in Barr of Farrow in Griffiths Valuation.
Good luck
heywood
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Farrabar is in Glenfarne but will appear on a map as Barra Farr. It would be near another townland called Camderry. It is a small townland. St Michael's church or St Mary's church in Glenfarne would be the local parish churches if you need to trace more details.
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Wow...thanks for all the help everyone, and thank you mcmorrow for the extra info on the parishes. I need to sit down and write to these places!
Will let you all know how I get on.
Nina