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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Leitrim => Topic started by: Elwyn Soutter on Saturday 08 December 12 13:38 GMT (UK)
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I am looking for help in deciphering a townland name in Co Leitrim. The townland is in Oughteragh parish somewhere, and is for a child born to Mike Dolan and Bridget Magauran (bottom entry on attached scan). Any ideas?
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Have you tried comparing the townland with the list of townlands in the parish on SeanRuad site (www.thecore.com/seanruad)?
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Yes I have, and can't see one that fits. Hoping someone with local knowledge may know.
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What's the date for this baptism ?
The RC records for this parish only seem to go back to 1869, so presume the corresponding birth would be in civil records.
Is it one of these children ?
Dolan / Magauran (https://www.familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3ADolan~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3Amichael~%20%2Bmother_givenname%3ABridget~%20%2Bmother_surname%3AMagauran~&collection_id=1584963) extracted births
This give place of birth as Ballinamore or in one case Aughlin. These are probably sub-districts and might help narrow down the search area..
Shane
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Yes. It’s Hugh Dolan b 1871. You are quite correct that the birth will be in the civil regn records. There’s 2 Hugh Dolan births in Bawnboy Regn District for 1871, and I was hoping to be able to identify the right townland without having to buy either or both certificates.
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He seems to be registered in Ballinamore Registrars Districts - which covers 6 electoral districts - Ballinamore, Cloverhill, Garadice, Greglass, Oughteragh and Stralongford. These include about 130 townlands.
It looks to me like that place name starts with a 'D', followed by vowels and maybe n's or m's ?
Shane
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Yes it's annoying. I feel I ought to be able to work it out. A sibling was born in Drumbibe but it can't be that.
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about 25 townlands that I see in the district that start with D. Most have several ascenders or descenders, which based on the image I think rules them out.. these are the left overs..
Derrinivver
Drumcroman
Dromore
and maybe add to that Dunmany, Drumahira, and Drumarigna
Shane