Typical route from Ireland to Kirkcudbrightshire pre 1841

[Millstream]

I am tracing my ancestors from Australia (Edward Lynch arrived Australia in 1856) back to Scotland and back to Ireland

The information I have located to date is that Owen Lynch Born in Cavin Ireland and Margaret Stewart born in Meath Ireland are both in the 1841 (village of Bridge of Dee, Parish of Balmaghie) and 1851 census in Scotland. This would obviously indicate they arrived before 1841.

1841 Census:
Owen Lynch 30
Margaret Lynch 30
Philip 10
Edward  8
John  6
Mary  3
James  1


Would anyone have any information on the typical route that people from Ireland took to come to Kirkcudbrightshire in Scotland around this period? Information I have to date suggests:  It is very likely that your LYNCH family were resident for a time in other parishes nearer to Portpatrick which is one of the likely routes between Ireland and Wigtownshire before moving further into Kirkcudbrightshire.

Regards

[Gadget]

Hi Millstream

you said:

It is very likely that your LYNCH family were resident for a time in other parishes nearer to Portpatrick which is one of the likely routes between Ireland and Wigtownshire before moving further into Kirkcudbrightshire.

This was the most likely route or Stranraer. However, there were various other ports along the coast. My ancestors left Kirkcudbright via Creetown and Kirkcudbright itself.

Gadget 

[aghadowey]

P.S. It's CAVAN not Caven/Cavin.

[Gadget]

P.S. It's CAVAN not Caven/Cavin.

Sorry - did you miss putting in the main message. This just says P.S. 

[aghadowey]

No Gadget- just adding a comment. Sorry for the confusion.

[duckweed]

There are a number of ports.  There is Girvan in Ayrshire.  The rock there is nicknamed Paddy's Milestone because so many Irish came over.  There is Port Patrick and of course Kirkcudbright which is still operating as a port.  Stranraer is a busy port now but I'm not sure how busy it was before 1841.

[Gadget]

This gives a bit of information on the development of Stranraer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranraer

and Portpatrick:

http://www.portpatrick.co.uk/

more specifically:

http://www.portpatrick.co.uk/history.html

also a view of Ireland (on the horizon) from Portpatrick which I took a couple of years back 

Gadget

[duckweed]

That is a beautiful photo and so representative of the magnificent scenery in Galloway.

[Gadget]

Thank you 

I have some from the other side looking back to Scotland but I can't find them at the moment 

I've also got a book, bought in one of the Wigtown bookshops which gives a really good account of the droving routes from Ireland to England but that is still up in the Highlands. I'll see if I can find it next week 


Gadget