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Hi,

School Reunion taking place in next couple of weeks.  Cannot trace one particular student - one reliable classmate suggests that the individual has passed away, possibly in late 1980's to mid 1990's, in West of Ireland, but not really sure.  Anyone able to do a search of newspapers for West of Ireland (its probably the best starting point) and focus on death notices in national papers and obituaries (if required) in regional papers.

The surname in question isnt very common, so it shouldn't take too long.

Please pm me if you can help.

Thanks very much.

Ballyheeragh

Hi,
Trying to track a classmate for a school reunion - leaving cert class 1981 - English born classmate whose family lived in Tuam area during 1976 to 1982 (and possibly a bit earlier/later).  My classmate (and perhaps the rest of the family) probably moved back to UK in the early/mid 1980s. 

If I was able to find the first names of one/both of the parents of my classmate, it might help me figure out  where the family lived in the UK, get birth records etc - perhaps someone on this site has a telephone directory for the west of Ireland covering any year in the 1976 to 1982 period (or a couple of years earlier/later) who might be able to look up the family name (an uncommon name in the West of Ireland).  From our school yearbook, I know the precise address the family lived at in Tuam.

Any help or suggestions of other avenues that might be explored greatly appreciated.

Thanks very much.
Ballyheeragh

My grand-uncle, Martin Tierney  settled in St Louis, Missouri, in the late 1800's (his brothers Thomas and Michael settled in Newport, Kentucky, and Cincinnatti, Ohio around the same time).  A sister, Mary and her husband John Joyce, also settled in Newport, Kentucky.  Before heading to the USA, all three brothers went to England - sometime between the early 1860s and late 1870's.  They were born in Co Galway, Ireland - townland Belmont (located in Addergoole parish as it was known then - the modern parish of Milltown).  I've been able to get a lot of information on Thomas, Michael, and Mary on familysearch.org and related site pilot.familysearch.org - census data, and marriage, death records etc

At this stage, the information I'm searching for relates to Martin in particular.  He married an english girl called Mary ?? and they went to the USA.  Again, my guess is that the marriage took place sometime in the 1860s to late 1870's period.... the information I have is that the marriage took place before they went to the USA - I'm assuming they got married in England (rather than Ireland).

Martin Tierney and his wife Mary had two children (Martin Joseph and James Thomas) but I have no idea if either of them were born in England or in the USA.

Martin Joseph was married twice (but I dont have the name of either wife), and it appears that they didn't have any children.  James Thomas married Edith Skirving and had 2 children - W Granville Tierney and Jessie Beatrice Tierney (who died aged 13).  Note that I was able to find details of the Thomas Tierney + Edith Skirving marriage on familysearch.org.....but nothing else of note.

W Granville Tierney married Mildred Cobb - 2 Children - Thomas Cobb Tierney (who married Patrica Morphew - 3 children - Matthew, Andrew, and Paige Tierney).

The second son of W Granville Tierney and Mildred Cobb is James G Tierney (married Shirley Andrish - 3 children - Theodore, Michael, Mary).

The above information is contained in a family tree that was compiled in the early 1980's.

I'd love to find out the name of the lady Martin Tierney married, where she was from etc.  I'd imagine that the UK is the most likely source of this information.  But, if I had census, death, immigration and other records for Martin and Mary during their lives in the USA, then I'd have something concrete to work with if I ever get a chance to pursue her English origins.

Hope someone out there can help.

Kind regards,
Ballyheeragh

Hi,
I have a family tree compiled in 1983 that has an entry for William Tierney who married Bridget Connelly. Children - Martin, Thomas, Delia, Patrick, Mary, John.

I reckon that William Tierney married Bridget Connelly between 1860 and 1900....if I had to confine it to a narrower period, I'd say between 1880 and 1895.  But I'm also suspicious that there might be an error in the tree and perhaps this marriage took place 40 or 50 years earlier.....this is just a hunch that I have, so even mentioning it here could mislead someone trying to help.

The entry mentions that they lived in Ballinlough, Co Mayo.  I see from the national archives for the 1901 and 1911 census records that there are two townlands called Ballinlough listed for Mayo one in the KILMEENA DED and a second in the KILCOLMAN DED.

Most of the Tierneys for this family are based on the Galway-Mayo border around Milltown, so I'm curious about Ballinlough.  I also notice that there is another townland in Co Galway called Ballinlough and this is located in the Ballynagar DED, whereever Ballynagar might be.

Any ideas re Ballinlough Tierneys would be very much appreciated,