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Mayo / Re: Mayo
« on: Wednesday 22 February 12 19:56 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Shane.  You've provided enough info to keep me usefully occupied for a while (stops me from hanging around street corners!).  The maps were great;  I'm inclining towards muckjack's idea about Taugheen. John.

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Mayo / Re: Mayo
« on: Wednesday 22 February 12 14:42 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks to all for the advice.  I think my next step is to buy a detailed map of Mayo, as  I've been unable to pinpoint many of the places suggested above.  Does anyone know whether the Mayo parishes bmd's have been/are being put on line?

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Mayo / Re: Mayo
« on: Tuesday 21 February 12 19:32 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the prompt response, and I can now see the tie-in to 'Balla'. I wonder whether the 'Cagheen' spelling was perhaps an anglicised version of a Gaelic name place? Regards, John.

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Mayo / Mayo
« on: Tuesday 21 February 12 17:14 GMT (UK)  »
My ancestor John GILES (born c1834) joined the British Army in 1852. His Attestation states that he was born in the Parish of 'Cagheen' (or 'Cogheen'), near the Town of Clare in County Mayo. It also states that he enlisted at 'Bale', County Mayo, taking  the oath at Castlebar the following day.  I've been unable to pinpoint the whereabouts of Cagheen(Cogheen)/Bale, and I wonder whether the names have changed over time. Can anyone with local knowledge give me a steer on this, please? John

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