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Title: Help to identify a word on an Irish birth record.
Post by: annypanny on Wednesday 23 July 14 14:17 BST (UK)

Hi can anyone help recognise this word.  It is on a birth from Lisnaskea Ireland 1884.  The word appears under the date of birth, the father's name and the father's signature (although he signed with an X).  To me the word looks like Cluiafor!  Any help would be appreciated.

Annie

Title: Re: Help to identify a word on an Irish birth record.
Post by: Elwyn Soutter on Wednesday 23 July 14 14:50 BST (UK)

It should be the townland where the birth took place, though I cannot identify that specific place in the usual lists of Irish townlands. Someone with local knowledge may be able to help.

Title: Re: Help to identify a word on an Irish birth record.
Post by: annypanny on Wednesday 23 July 14 14:59 BST (UK)

Many thanks, hopefully someone with local knowledge will recognise the name...

Title: Re: Help to identify a word on an Irish birth record.
Post by: scotmum on Wednesday 23 July 14 16:11 BST (UK)

Although the dot of the 'i' is slighlty out of place, it looks to me as if it could be Clinagor townland which lies in the Parish of Drummully, County Fermanagh (parts of the Parish are in County Monaghan).

Other spellings for the townland I have come across include Clinagore, Clonagor and Clonnagore (as mentioned in my post at http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=153019.0 ). 

Can you share the surname from the birth record?

Title: Re: Help to identify a word on an Irish birth record.
Post by: annypanny on Wednesday 23 July 14 16:30 BST (UK)

Thanks, you may be right...the surname is Stinson.....

Title: Re: Help to identify a word on an Irish birth record.
Post by: scotmum on Wednesday 23 July 14 16:50 BST (UK)

No obvious Stinson entries for that townland in 1901 and 1911 (where it is recorded under County Monaghan), albeit I still think it is the most likely. Did your Stinson line move elsewhere that you know of?

Title: Re: Help to identify a word on an Irish birth record.
Post by: annypanny on Wednesday 23 July 14 16:59 BST (UK)

Hi, I know the name was recorded as Steenson and Stentson too.....part of the family moved to Scotland late 19th century.

Thanks

Title: Re: Help to identify a word on an Irish birth record.
Post by: bigirishfamily on Tuesday 20 January 15 12:22 GMT (UK)

Can you share the names of the child and parents and their occupaton(s)? I could help with more information.

Title: Re: Help to identify a word on an Irish birth record.
Post by: deebel on Tuesday 20 January 15 12:56 GMT (UK)

I would concur with Clinagor

Title: Re: Help to identify a word on an Irish birth record.
Post by: bigirishfamily on Wednesday 21 January 15 03:22 GMT (UK)

I can confirm the civil birth record states "Clinagor" which as mentioned earlier (above) is a variant of the actual townland named Clonnagore, in the parish of Drummully - which coincidentally is where my ancestors lived for 50+ years 😎