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This illustrated, well indexed book, was created exclusively to help you find
your family in County Roscommon, Ireland. Focusing specifically on families
within the county, it includes an introduction to research and sources in
Roscommon. The most numerous families from birth records are given, as well as
rather rare Roscommon families found in heraldic records. Included you will find
a full page county map from the Atlas of Ireland, along with a listing of modern
parishes and old townlands, along with the address and location of records for
more research.
This work includes copies of actual records (some worn, torn and faded), from
the Irish Genealogical Foundation Library. It also includes rough sketches of
family coats of arms and notes from centuries past - seldom found elsewhere. The
resources provided here will help research any family in the county, including
old Irish families, and settler families from England, Scotland, Wales and the
continent. This book is a hands on guide for finding your family in Roscommon -
some family history is included - but not a lot, for that see 'The Book of Irish
Families Great and Small'.
That book gives hundreds of family histories from County Roscommon, and the
surrounding areas - as well as families for the rest of the country. "Genealogy
and Family History of County Roscommon" expands upon that coverage with added
families and new resources just for Roscommon, so in this way both books work
together, but can be used independently for research.
Among the most numerous families here in the 19th century were:
MacDermott,
Kelly,
O'Connor (Conner),
Beirne,
Regan (Reagan),
Flannigan (Flanigan),
Connor,
McDonagh (MacDonough),
Quinn (Quin),
Murray,
Brennan,
Higgins,
Towey (Tuohey),
Kenny and
Flynn (Flinn)..
Among the many other noted families of Roscommon were Hayes (Hays), McAneeny
(MacAniny), Mc Dockery, Gormley (Gormly) and Duignan. The major towns of
Roscommon included Strokestown, Boyle, and Castlerea.
Contents:
- IGF Publication List
- Illustration from the Topographical Dictionary
- Excerpt from King James Irish Army List
Part One
- Introduction to Sources; Birth Index
- Local Resource List
- National Resource List
- Names in Roscommon
Part Two
- The Complete Existing returns from the 'census' of 1659, showing the
methods of spelling family and place names at that time
- Names and Passengers from Roscommon
Part Three
- Coats of Arms and Genealogical Notes
- Arms connected in some way to the county, as taken from the "Irish
Book of Arms"
Part Four
- Finding Locations
- County Map
- Index of Place Names, Ancient and Modern
- Index
Part Five
- Family history extracts from the works of O'Hart
- Index
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