Origins of Port-glasgow Irish migrants

[sancti]

Looking at the 1851 census transcriptions for Greenock the following Families have locations recorded

Agnew- Co Down
Aikenson- Co Antrim
Alard-Enniscorthy
Crossan-Belfast
Arnol- Tyrone
Berth-Donegal
Bannigan-Sligo
Bayle-Donegal
Black- Antrim
Boyle-Donegal and Tyrone Londonderry and Strabane

Elsewhere in Scotland 1851 has Tolan recorded from Donegal, Antrim and Down

[mona lisa]

re: where the Irish from :  My gtgt grandparents Valentine Armstrong and wife Hannah nee Miller in the 1851 Glasgow Census lists their birthplaces as Seago Co Armagh (actually mistranscribed as Slago). Valentijne was on the 1841 Glasgow Census . and William Armstrong as  place of birth Drumin Co Down think. Valentine's half sister Elizabeth Houston married William Duff in the 1860's . William Duff is listed as being born Port Glasgow.  So being long winded the 1851 Census was a good source.  I wish all the Censuses were more detailed.

[sancti]

County Antrim, Ireland 1851 Census has Tolan/Tolen recorded

[sancti]

1841/1851 Census Abstracts (Northern Ireland) has Tolan/Toland recorded in Tyrone

[kathleenmitchell]

Hi
I am assuming that my ancestors Foley came from Dublin area as one of their sons who was born in Greenock died in WW1, he was in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, another relative, Canavan who was married in Hannahstown which is now in Northern Ireland, both Foley and Canavan were Roman Catholic, around the dates you have given 1840's it was one country.  I have the same problem, I would live to know where my Mitchells and Foleys came from in Ireland 
Kathy

[aghadowey]

"I am assuming that my ancestors Foley came from Dublin area as one of their sons who was born in Greenock died in WW1, he was in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers"
Never assume- you didn't have to have a Dublin connection to be in this regiment.

"another relative, Canavan who was married in Hannahstown which is now in Northern Ireland"
Remember that marriages usually take place in the bride's church.

[kathleenmitchell]

Hi Aghadowey,
I think I put it wrong, I think that there is a connection with Dublin and not just because of the war, I have not put anything down in stone as I do not have concrete evidence, as for the Hannahstown connection, I have had no joy from the church as yet, I believe it is a very popular church, they have the singing priest so Im told, I just wanted to point out that catholics came from all over Ireland.
regards
Kathy

[sancti]

The vast majority of the Irish who came to Scotland came from the Ulster counties, those from Dublin tended to head to England via Liverpool and Welsh ports

[orkrad]

 Thanks Sancti. How do I  go about accessing poor applications?

Also it is good to know that some of the immigrants from Ireland to Scotland  had their origins recorded  and that someone has gone to the trouble of categorising them.

Regards Orkrad