County Sligo is situated on the West coast of Ireland and is within the province of Connaught. Sligo is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s most beautiful counties and it’s breathtaking mountain views, crystal clear lakes and long sandy beaches are famous the world over. Click here to continue
Limerick, a county of Ireland, province of Munster, bounded N by the Shannon which separates it from Clare, S by Cork, NE and E by Tipperary, and W by Kerry, 51 m. long and 32 broad. The surface of this county, though diversified by small hills, is not, generally speaking, mountainous, excepting on the SE, where it is bounded by the Galtees, a lofty ridge which extends into Tipperary, and on the borders of Kerry, where the land rises, and forms a grand amphitheatre of low but steep mountains, which extend in a wide area from Loghill to Drumcolloher. The land is generally fertile. The principal rivers are the Maig, Feale, Gale, and Blackwater. It sends 2 members to parliament. The climate is wet. Pop. 214,286.”
[From The New London Gazetteer (1826)]
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This website presents the Lordship & Barony of Kilmarnock, an area of Ayrshire, Scotland, with an incomparable history. In the near future this virtual reference will include William Wallace; Robert the Bruce; Mary Queen of Scots; Young King James III; Lords Kilmarnock - and indeed Rabbie Burns - amongst our heroes and heroines, saints and sinners. Click here to continue
Welcome to this archive of genealogical and historical information relating to the Sinclair family. This web site includes a wealth of information about the Sinclair family and its history, including its origin as the St. Clair line in Normandy; the migration and settlement of the Sinclairs in the north of Scotland; and its incarnation under the name Sinkler in the colonies of the New World. I hope that you find something of interest here.
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The island has three parishes; Kilfinichen and Kivickeon, Kilninian and Kilmore and Torsay.
The map below gives an approximate idea of the areas covered by the three parishes.
In 1791-9 and 1845 parish Ministers had to write up descriptions of their parish. These comprehensive descriptions are available for viewing at the following address :- http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/
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The Fian Warriors
There is an ancient legend that an army of sleeping warriors is waiting in a cave in the Eildon Hills until the day comes when all Gaeldom shall rise against its oppressors. Sir Walter Scott related the following story in his “Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft”. Click here to continue
The Mysterious Britain web site is a guide to mysterious places, legends and folklore within the British Isles. Check out the ‘What’s New Section’ to see recent additions.
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Welcome to the Births Deaths and Marriages Exchange for Scotland ~ a free resource for Scotland genealogy and family history.
IMPORTANT: When you are requesting information from a contributor, please be specific. Too often I hear of requests like ‘Can I have all your info about James Stewart?’ I suggest as a minimum, you should include three pieces of identifying information - ie, name, date and place. Thank you.
For anyone researching their family history in Scotland, the aim of the Births Deaths and Marriages Exchange is to provide a free resource for sharing information about ancestors found in Scotland.
The site is not for information downloaded from the LDS Family Search site.
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“What matters is not what their religion was, but that they came “from Ireland”
and then - received from a friend on being Irish
I’ll just paraphrase the Virginian sentiment:
“To be Irish either by Birth, Marriage, Adoption, or even on one’s Mother’s side is an Introduction to any State in the Union, a Passport to any Foreign Country, and a Benediction from Above ”
This page is part of an Irish genealogy web site ‘From Ireland’ ©Dr. Jane Lyons, Dublin, Ireland.
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Cork is in the province of Munster and is the largest county in Ireland.
Its major towns are Bandon, Cohb, Cork, Fermoy, Kinsale, Mallow, Skibbereen, and Youghal. Cork was one of the worst affected areas in the Great Famine of 1845-47, losing 200,000 persons (one-quarter of the total population) between 1841 and 1851. Of these, 150,000 died and 50,000 emigrated. Click here to continue
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