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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Longford => Topic started by: ABradley on Monday 06 August 18 17:35 BST (UK)
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Hi,
Can any one identify the name of the parish/townland in Longford on this WW1 army form?
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What was the person's name?
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It's possibly Killoe Parish
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Hi,
The name was Mathew Mahady.
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Son of Peter?
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Don't see him on Census but you probably have more information so maybe you can spot townland or family
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mgx/
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Thanks Hallmark,
But I don't know his father. He is not really closely related but I knew his son William. He was a father in law of my cousin.(A classic case of going off at a tangent).
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There is a William Mahady, Gunner died April 1918
Soldier’s effects record shows brother, Matthew and sister, Mrs Elizabeth Prendergast.
1901 Bothwell, Lanarkshire
Matthew Mahady 29 yrs is a Boarder
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Possible marriage of sister
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1903/10254/5732121.pdf
Michael Prendergast and Elizabeth Mahady (father William)
1911 http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Meath/Killary/Parsonstown_Demense/708926/
Elizabeth born Westmeath :-\
Maybe not ..
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Hello Heywood,
My Mathew survived the war and his wife was Anne McLuskey from Scotland.
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Yes, I saw that but perhaps he was the brother of William and Elizabeth?
Do you have a likely year of birth for Mathew?
Do you have his father’s name from his marriage?
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There is a photo of his memorial stone via Family Search which shows his death 1942 aged 73 yrs
This leads to a possible birth here -William Mahody - residence Loughill
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1869/03407/2249419.pdf
And this baptism - Ballinalee
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPBQ-DZQ
No help though with your place name search
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Birth of William Mahody
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1873/03208/2176374.pdf
Mither’s maiden name slightly different but close
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There is a baptism of Elizabeth Mahady, 1863
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632395#page/16/mode/1up
She is at the top of the page
It is in Latin but parents are William and Ann -same parents (Gulielmi and Anna) residence Loughill
Clonbroney Parish
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The year on snippet is missing!!
20 July When??
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20th July 1915
Matthew married and enlisted in Scotland - he was 39 yrs on that record.
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20th July 1915
Matthew married and enlisted in Scotland - he was 39 yrs on that record.
Thanks! ;D
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Townlands in Clonbroney Parish - there’s a lot of them
https://www.townlands.ie/longford/clonbroney/
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William Mahady
http://www.longfordatwar.ie/soldiers/270
Mentions brother Matthew in the Irish Guards
1911 census -William
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Westmeath/Knockarrow/Carlanstown/881820/
I was bothered because a brother Thomas has arrived on the scene married to Ann
Marriage Thomas Mahady and Ann Thompson
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1903/10254/5732137.pdf
1901 Thomas is born Westmeath ???
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Westmeath/Finnea/Finnea/1778899/
But there is a birth 1867- as ever not sure ages match up
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1867/03483/2280330.pdf
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Father William’s death in 1908
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1908/05494/4538845.pdf
:o
I think the townland we are looking for is Carlanstown, Granard
https://www.johngrenham.com/places/plu_results.php?pluid=84&order=placename&PLU=Granard
I know it doesn’t look like it but the second part I now see as ‘town’ and the first part ‘Col’ which is how it may have sounded.
(That took a while to figure out :))
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Hi Heywood
As you may have seen his army record gives his dob as 1876. His gravestone shows 1869.
He served in the Irish Guards until discharged due to ill health.
I think I have in Scotland as a lodger on the1901 census.
It's getting late so I will have to sift through your info tomorrow.
Thanks for your efforts.
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Last thing - parents- William and Ann in 1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Westmeath/Knockarron/Carlanstown/1779077/
Does his death certificate not confirm his parents?
There are a couple of published trees with some limited knowledge re Matthew.
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Hello again,
Have you had chance to go through the information yet? I hope it helps.
Regards
Heywood