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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Longford => Topic started by: busymother on Wednesday 07 May 08 07:34 BST (UK)
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Can anyone tell me whether Corlea nr Drumlish is a townland - or if not, which townland it is in? I have been there and know it is nr the townland of Enybegs.
Marie
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Corlea is not Drumlish..... try Kenagh!
Not many houses in Corlea!!
Live a mile away from it!
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I think this may be a different Corlea - are you talking about the trackway?
The Corlea I visited is a very small area adjacent to Enybegs townland a couple of miles from Drumlish. Do yu know anything about this place?
Thanks
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Trackway makes it sound modern........ Car Racing!! ;D
Yes the Corlea Visitor Centre, sorry, didn't know of the other Corlea!
Know Drumlish but not a Corlea nearby, sorry!
Signed
Busyfather.. 8)..
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I just found this website and hope my note will get to the original poster. Corlea is in between Drumlish and Ennybegs. Ohill is on the other side of the bog. My mother grew up in Corlea and I spent a few years there as a child. It is one road basically. Very small hamlet - not even a village or town. Just a lane off of bigger roads. I was there 4 years ago. Hasn't changed much.
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Thanks for your reply - I'm interested in the Evers family who lived there. Don't suppose you know anything about them?
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The name sounds familiar but let me reach out to an aunt who is down in Bantry now but stays in touch with people in the area. My mother's maiden name was Reynolds. My grandfather was Michael Francis Reynolds. My father's family was in Ohill just on the other side of the bog. His last name is Carolan.
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What research have you done with the info posted on this website? I just did a quick check of marriages in Killoe parish and there are a lot of surnames of:
1888 2 Eivers, Charles Farrell, Rose
1829 2 Eivers, Denis McGuire, Mary
1891 7 Eivers, Felix McAvey, Margaret
1855 4 Eivers, Francis McCann, Bridget
1845 2 Eivers, Michael Dermody, Mary
1838? 2 Eivers, Michael Eivers, Catherine
1835 2 Eivers, Michael Hagen,Ann
1877 3 Eivers, Michael Keogh, Bridgid
1844 9 Eivers, Michael O'Brien, Eleanor
1844 2 Eivers, Patrick McLoughlin, Mary
Also, I noted that one of the persons collecting this info goes by the name of "Cliff Ivers." So I wondered if you have the correct spelling?
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Also, do any of these names sound familiar?
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?surname=evers&firstname=&county=Longford&townland=drumlish&ded=&age=&sex=&submit=Search&sort=&pageSize=10
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The name sounds familiar but let me reach out to an aunt who is down in Bantry now but stays in touch with people in the area. My mother's maiden name was Reynolds. My grandfather was Michael Francis Reynolds. My father's family was in Ohill just on the other side of the bog. His last name is Carolan.
I'm wondering if my grandfather and your grandfather were colleagues during the War of Independence? My grandfather, Michael Francis Heslin was the Adjutant/Intelligence Officer of the Longford Brigade and I have just been reading the Witness Statement of Michael Francis Reynolds of Corlea, Longford and a fascinating historical document it is too? Just curious as I have recently been in contact with another grandchild of one of the 'old brigade' and am wondering if I have found one more.
Kind regards,
MJ Heslin ('Mik')
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Good morning, Mik,
Thank you so much for your note. It just warmed the cockles of my heart.
Yes, indeed that would be my grandfather, Michael Francis Reynolds who was an officer in the Longford Brigade as well. He is considered a hero along with his brother-in-law, David Sheeran, in the Battle of Ballinalee.
My family moved back to Ireland in the mid-1960s and I remember very well going to the pub after church on Sundays and my grandmother (Kathleen Reynolds) telling people we were her grandchildren. They would always say, "oh, you are Michael Francis' grandchildren." I didn't understand then but now I think back and am honored to be his grandchild as I am sure you are too being the grandchild of Michael Francis Heslin. Do you have pictures? I wonder if our grandfathers are in any photos together? Also, I'd love to see the documents you referenced if you can point me in the direction of them.
I have aunts who would be thrilled to know what you've shared with me. All the best, Kathleen
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Here is a link the ambush my grandfather was involved in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonfin_Ambush
Also, his brother-in-law was Jim Sheeran. David Sheeran was his son. :)
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Here is a link the ambush my grandfather was involved in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonfin_Ambush
Also, his brother-in-law was Jim Sheeran. David Sheeran was his son. :)
I actually added the names of the combatants to this article! If you send me your email address, I'll send you a pdf copy of your grandfather's statement. Glad to meet you Kathleen and look forward to further chats about our roots. My email: *
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Here is a link the ambush my grandfather was involved in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonfin_Ambush
Also, his brother-in-law was Jim Sheeran. David Sheeran was his son. :)
I actually added the names of the combatants to this article! If you send me your email address, I'll send you a pdf copy of your grandfather's statement. Glad to meet you Kathleen and look forward to further chats about our roots. My email: *
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Good morning, Mik,
Thank you so much for your note. It just warmed the cockles of my heart.
Yes, indeed that would be my grandfather, Michael Francis Reynolds who was an officer in the Longford Brigade as well. He is considered a hero along with his brother-in-law, David Sheeran, in the Battle of Ballinalee.
My family moved back to Ireland in the mid-1960s and I remember very well going to the pub after church on Sundays and my grandmother (Kathleen Reynolds) telling people we were her grandchildren. They would always say, "oh, you are Michael Francis' grandchildren." I didn't understand then but now I think back and am honored to be his grandchild as I am sure you are too being the grandchild of Michael Francis Heslin. Do you have pictures? I wonder if our grandfathers are in any photos together? Also, I'd love to see the documents you referenced if you can point me in the direction of them.
I have aunts who would be thrilled to know what you've shared with me. All the best, Kathleen
You'll find both of out grandfathers here: http://alturl.com/j3gn5
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Oh, it is a great picture. You know, I think I've seen it before somewhere. I know there are pictures of the whole brigade. I'll need to find out who has them as I am not sure my mother had any, however, she did have pictures of her dad in uniform.
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Hello,
I'm new to this sort of thing so please excuse me. I'm fascinated in family trees especially mine. I'm 3 quarters Irish and the rest of me is English. I was Googling my Grandfathers name which was James Sheeran (known as Jim) who lived at Crieve and was married to Elizabeth. They had 3 children David, Margaret and Elizabeth (otherwise known as Pat who was my mum).
I would like to find out more about my grandparents/relatives but don't know how to go about it. As far as I know my aunt Margaret is the last surviving relative I have on my mums side apart from cousins who I've lost contact with over the many years.
Thank you for your help.
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Hello,
I'm new to this sort of thing so please excuse me. I'm fascinated in family trees especially mine. I'm 3 quarters Irish and the rest of me is English. I was Googling my Grandfathers name which was James Sheeran (known as Jim) who lived at Crieve and was married to Elizabeth. They had 3 children David, Margaret and Elizabeth (otherwise known as Pat who was my mum).
I would like to find out more about my grandparents/relatives but don't know how to go about it. As far as I know my aunt Margaret is the last surviving relative I have on my mums side apart from cousins who I've lost contact with over the many years.
Thank you for your help.
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Hi Mo4536,
Your grandfather, Jim Sheeran, was my great-uncle. My grandmother was Kathleen Sheeran Reynolds and was married to Michael Francis Reynolds. My mother was Brigid ("Bea") Reynolds Carolan. My family lived in Ireland for a time and spent time in Crieve at Uncle Jim's house with Aunt Elizabeth. We met cousins when we lived there. Not sure if it was you or David's kids. Anyway, would love to connect with you and share info. All the best, Kathleen Carolan Watanabe
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Hi Kathleen,
Cant believe all this info. My mum was Pat (She died in 1998) my dad was Mike (he died in 2002) I have 2 brothers James and John (John died in 1981) and a younger sister Pauline. We use to come and stay at Crieve usually during the summer school holidays. Had many fun days playing in the giant hay shed, trying to annoy the bull in the fields or going past McGoey's gate without getting chased by him!! Also spent time down the shop getting free ice cream (cant remember the kids names who lived down the road past the water pump. Those were the days. Its nice to remember all the good times we had there.
Hope to hear from you soon.
From
Mary
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Hi Mary, Forgive my late reply. To say I've been busy is an understatement but it is the truth. I would love to chat with you backchannel. My e-mail address is (*). Are you on FB? There are a bunch of cousins on there that most likely would love to meet you and your brother and sister. We met Father Sean McGoey several times and his sister Doreen came and stayed with us at one time. Floods of memories are coming back as I write this. Anyway, drop me an e-mail and, hopefully, we can connect on Facebook as well where we can share lots more memories and photos. All the best, Kathleen
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Hi Kathleen,
I'm new to RootsChat.Com. I'm replying to your 16 Aug 2013 post about the McGoey and Sheeran families.
They are my relatives and I'm wondering what you know of them. Hopefully we can exchange information.
Thomas McGoey
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Hi Tom, the McGoeys were relatives on my mother's side of the family. My mother was first cousins with Father "Sandy" McGoey. He came to the United States and was a priest in Iowa until he passed away around 1972 or 1973. We went to visit him twice while he was in Iowa and brought his sister, Doreen, to visit him as well. She flew out from Ireland and we all drove out to Iowa. My mother and Father Sandy were very close and when he passed away, she was the only relative that went to Iowa to attend his funeral.
My mother's mother was Kathleen Sheerhan and her uncle was Jim Sheerhan, Kathleen's brother. My grandmother married Michael Francis Reynolds. There is another response on this page from Mary Knowles, who is a granddaughter of Jim Sheerhan.
There was also Father Ted Sheerhan who was a priest in Newtownforbes. He was a first cousin of my mother's too.
I guess that is a start. Several of my aunt's most likely will have more information. My mother passed away almost 20 years ago but she had many sisters that know of the Reynolds/Sheerhan/McGoey family history. Even my father knows quite a bit of the history too.
Hope to hear from you again. All the best for now.
Kathleen Carolan Watanabe
Santa Clara, California
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Hi Kathleen,
So good to hear from you. I bought the book Killoe, History of County Longford Parish by Rev. Owen Devaney a few months ago and was happy to see some pictures of my relatives. One was your grandmother's wedding to Michael F. Reynolds in 1922. Patrick McGoey & Bridgit Sheeran were also in the picture. My relatives left Co. Longford in 1867-68. They were Reynolds, Hart, McGoey, Mahon. They ended up in DeWitt Co., IL. Doreen and Rev. David McGoey are my cousin Sean McGoey's aunt and uncle. I'm related too but I haven't quite figured it out yet. Sean has visited Father David in Iowa and Father David went home to Longford several times on vacation throughout the years.
Let's stay in touch.
Thomas P. McGoey
Winneconne, WI
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Hi Thomas,
Wow, well it certainly seems that we are related since my mother, Brigid Reynolds Carolan, was first cousins with Father David "Sandy" McGoey. We always knew him as Father Sandy. Actually, we used to call him "Uncle Father Sandy" as he seemed old enough to be our uncle. We have pictures of him back at my father's house. Everyone loved him. I remember him vividly even though I was only 4 or 5 when I first met him and then about 11 the second time. He did come to visit us a few times when we lived on Long Island, NY. He would stay over for a day or two on his way to visit Ireland. He used to say he'd put us in his suitcase and take him back to Ireland with him. I could tell you fun stories but will hold off.
I had the Killoe book as well and gave it to a relative but don't know where it is now. I have read the book cover to cover. Believe it or not, the author of the book is a priest on my father's side, Owen Devaney. I've made contact with the Devaney's on FB. Are you on FB? It would help in terms of exchanging an e-mail as I don't think you can do it here. I've tried it before and my e-mail address was deleted.
If you are on FB, you can find me listed as "Kathleen Carolan Watanabe."
Sincerely,
Kathy
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I'm on FB under Thomas P. McGoey. Having trouble sending you a friend request on FB. Will you send me one? Thanks, Tom
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My apologies. I forgot I changed my name to Kathy Carolan Watanabe. I've sent you a friend request.
Kathy
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We use to come and stay at Crieve usually during the summer school holidays. Had many fun days playing in the giant hay shed, trying to annoy the bull in the fields or going past McGoey's gate without getting chased by him!! Also spent time down the shop getting free ice cream (cant remember the kids names who lived down the road past the water pump.
Hello! Stumbled across this a few years too late, but if you're still active here, I'm interested in the above. Where did you stay - was it in the Sheeran's house (almost) across the road from the old School in Cullyfad? I'm one of the McGoeys from Crieve, but I wasn't aware of there ever being a shop in the area; I'd be curious to know what 'McGoey Gate' you went past, as it must be either my Grandfather or Great Grandfather who was doing the chasing?