Anthropology had always been my primary career choice. The finding of missing persons was detour more than anything, a trick I picked up living with an obscure and traditional tribe. Nonetheless, it was my last case as the latter that persuaded me to change course and focus my efforts on the former. The C----- Townland case, yes, that was the one. Like as not you won't have heard of the place. It's far out of the way, and only a few tourists pass that way. I was not a tourist. A missing person had been reported, and I was investigating... after a fashion.
There had been a wedding, quite an elaborate affair for the region, with music and drink flowing and a blushing bride and a golden groom and parents with knowing smiles and some bursting into tears. It was to be a happy occasion... until the bride's younger brother went missing. A boy not yet thirteen, he had last been seen stammering in the presence of some strange girl around his own age. Nobody quite knew who she was; they took her for a member of the Tinker caravan that had been outside the village for some weeks. Some of the guests claimed they had seen the boy wander off as if looking for her. After that he was not to be seen again. The townsfolk were in a panic; those who had seen him last were wracked with guilt; it was not long before accusations were hurled at the Tinkers and county authorities were worried about the possibility of a lynch mob.
The wandering folk face prejudice today, but I fancy it was far worse at that time. Accusations of child-snatching were given credence, however implausible. Something about a strange people from outside made everyone feel disquiet. But the suspicions between the townsfolk and that caravan had been quiet and suppressed until now, and now were made worse when the Tinkers revealed they were missing a young girl of their own. The feud that ensued was bitter and unpleasant.
I was not called in then. I was called in to investigate sightings of the missing boy, the bride's brother. Daniel, his name was. The reports claimed that the boy had been only briefly glimpsed, wearing the tattered clothes he had on at the time of his disappearance. His hair had lost the kiss of the sun from time spent outdoors, and was streaked with grey, but still the correct color; he was thin to emaciation but the correct build. Those witnesses claimed that in the brief flashes they saw before he seemed to again disappear into the trees, he looked
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Searching for info about my 3rd GG Own Flynn from Ireland. Even though I have the names of where he lived, I still can't find the location on a contemporary map. HELP!
I have hit a brick wall with the Flynn's in Cavan.
Townland: Carrowmore
Parish: Tomregan
Union: Bawnboy
Barony: Tullyhaw
County: Cavan
Country: Ireland
Go to: http://map.geohive.ie/mapviewer.html
Data Catalogue > Base Information and Mapping > Historic Map 6 inch 1837
Keep zooming in for more detail. Also available 1888 map.
Example:https://imgur.com/a/Dhl5Ipv
I've mapped how the components of Irish townland names: Bally, Arran, Kill etc, distribute themselves in Ireland:
https://preview.redd.it/pg8ot8eurrj51.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=b52392e3461eddef5be0d0f9d05e7137d0fd5c09
https://barrygriffin.com/surname-maps/index.php/maps-of-irish-placenames/
Hi there, am trying to map out Castleisland townlands in relation to eachother to get an idea which of the many locals baptised in that town with the same name in the same area could be my ancestors based upon how close their townland is to the ones where proven ancestors of mine are baptised to those parents. However, the townland GURTEENDROMAGH which was where my ancestor Catherine HORAN was baptised in 1856 doesn’t show up on any map? It turns up on a list of Castleisland baptism locations but that list is alphabetical and doesn’t give an idea as to where they are in relation to eachother. Catherine’s siblings were also all baptised in the same townland. Is there a reliable map online which displays townlands in relation to eachother?
What it’s worth, Catherine’s son Thomas Curtin was baptised in GURTEENDROMAGH as was her daughter in law Mary Brosnan but Mary in the 1901 census (providing its her) lists her location as Tullig in south east Castleisland and Mary brosnan’s daughter with Thomas, Mary Curtin is baptised in Crag right next to Tullig.
I'm like 99% sure that the place I live has had it's Irish place name recorded incorrectly. I have no direct proof of this, but looking at logainm.ie, there's no record of it being recorded as used, and there are indications in the local names that it should be something else. Two similar sounding Irish words getting confused in my opinion.
But yeah, I have no idea if there is anyone to contact about this. Trying to google it has proved fruitless, and I'm wondering if anyone has tried to do anything similar?
townland: Word of the day for October 28, 2019
Author: /u/websitebuildersnote
Or if anyone knows what Gards are going to be looking for in general.
