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 Hello,
 I posted some info to clarify which Margaret Costello married Laurence Burke.
Hopefully Samhuzz reads the post.

 I am stuck/ brick walled at or  with a ggggrandad ,  John Costelloe born 1793 in Leitrimmore.

His marriage was to Mary Flanagan, 1825, they had a Mary,  a Bridget, then James my gggranddad then there is a  a gap of records  from 39 to 58,  during the  famine years in the Leitrim Parish books.

 I ordered and paid for Johns  death cert from 1868 in Leitrim, confirmed in the parish books.
There were twoJohns died in 1867 and 1868.

 I know John Costelloe is James Costelloe b 1837 (wife Mary Dwyer)   father.
  James 2 her brother is my great Granddad , my Grandfather Roberts father.

 I have everything covered except for other brothers and sisters of James 1 born 1837.

Grififths evaluation and Tythes records 1828  confirm a John,  and the same  John  Costelloe with an e in Leitrimmore and Leitrimbeg for John, 1856,   and in Kylebrack for John and James 1856, sharing land together.

They both worked for or were tenant famers for Lord Clonbrock, who was a wonderful man and landlord, an exception to the rule in the tenat clearance times, this  according to my research.

L Clonbrock has extensive photography, first camera in that area circa 1860's??
look forward to a better record search if I get back to the old sod one day.

 I also found a John Costello no e in Ahascragh, 1825, which was Lord Clonbrocks main house and property. Clonbrock owned all the land in Leitrim Parish or Barony as well, the Costelloe's worked the same plots until they bought them in 1912 ??

going way back 1588 John MacCostelloe sold all the family properties, quite a big list, to Lucas Dillon, Mayo Roscommon and Galway properties that they had owned for over 500 years.

Lord Clonbrock  was his direct  descendant.

Also, the   Dillons were known for helping families associated with them, John Mac C daughter had married a Dillon son of Lucas, so possibly connection through there somehow.

 Eg.In 1735 ?? Jordan MacCostelloe, Esq, after bad business deals ,  was give a role on the Mayo properties his ancestor  had sold,  as a favour/job and place to live,  so there is a precedent for helping associated family members like this.

Thanks.
MacO

Thank You QotW,
 I do have that info  though, it is Andrew before him that is mia!
Sorry for the work you did, i have another Andrew Graham in Monaghan that might fit, whose dad was Andrew as well. Thinking the three Andrews in a row  is a trend!!
My G Dad Andy was not the most responsible Father either,  another trend it seems, and his son, my moms brother, was also Andrew, known as Junior, from Dublin docks southside area , Trinity Ward.
Thanks again Q
MacO

Leitrim is my Dads area, and the Hickeys and Donahoes in our family tree are from Shangarry and Carramore, beside or possibly in Tynagh. The early parish book lists have 10 or twelve adults from each family in the parish at the same time  it seems, and the IE site shows that as well. The famine really did empty that part of East Galway,  as areas such as Marble Hill, the Burkes HQ,  and Lord Clonbrocks Estates closed down, and by 1911 census only a few of each family were still working their land. Also noticed the people not born during the industrial age, say from 1860's and prior, seemed to live longer than the those after 1870's. At least in most of my 6 families i have researched. Probably a Thesis or three in those records, and the records for Tynagh and Letrim have gaps from 1839 to 1855, Famine, or in Irish,  An Gortan More,  years mostly. Not sure why the records are missing, big gap for my research. And we were never allowed to say the P word before Famine growing up in Canada, there was quite a lot of other food available.

I have some info re this man , his family started 5 or 6 other clans in Ireland.
My avatar name is the Irish spelling, at least one variation, and  i have assembled info from legal docs etc for an attempt to sort thru the families and associated Irish clans they married into, inclding the ONeils of Clanaboy, The OReillys of East Breffney, The Peppards of Chester and Ardee , The De Lacys of Meath and first Earl of Ulster, a  very famous Family, and the Butlers, Earls of Ormond. Amazing to find their family members in the earliest legal docs and Abbeys rolls. Also , the first 5 brothers to come to Ireland, with their father Gausslyn (Jocelyne ) were in order William d 1208, Gilbert d 1212, Philip d 1230, Richard d 1200 and Walter d 1215. William married Joan Peppard, some of his decsendants used Fitz William as a middle name, he built Atherdee( Ardee) Castle in Louth and his sons rebuilt Trim Castle and were styled Lords of Ardee. Ormond Deeds have over twenty or more grants and references of this family.  More Later
Thanks