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Frank McManus, King of Potrero

Frank McManus, King of Potrero

Frank McManus was Born in 1859, County Leitrim, Ireland

Billy the Boy McManus

Billy the Boy McManus

At 10pm. on the night of 25th. June, 1831, Sergeant Thomas Armstrong, of the staff of the Roscommon Militia, was returning home peacefully after visiting a friend in his home town of Boyle, County Roscommon, when he met in the street a local man of disrepute, namely William, alias ‘Billy the Boy’, McManus.

Two McManus Septs

Two McManus Septs

There are two principal septs of the name in Ireland:

Arigna Roscommon Cemetery

Arigna Roscommon Cemetery

Arigna Old & New Cemeteries

Ballyforan Roscommon Cemetery

Ballyforan Roscommon Cemetery

Ballyforan Cemeteries

Roscommon Cemeteries Mapviewer

Roscommon Cemeteries Mapviewer

Roscommon County Council gets a lot of queries from people trying to find out where their relatives are buried and asking for information on historic graveyards around the county. In response to this, we have developed an online Cemeteries Mapviewer which we hope will assist people.

John McManus US Passport

John McManus US Passport

This record, if from Kilgarve Townland in County Roscommon, at the Griffith Valuations and the census for the area and there are no McManuses living on the Townland.

Tennison Land Records 1836

Tennison Land Records 1836

Here is an article from our old journal about the Tennison land records and a Francis McManus from a Townland called Killgarfein was located, this maybe Kilgarve Townland.

Maguires, Descedants of Magnus

Maguires, Descedants of Magnus

Maguires, One of the two principal septs of the name in Ireland

Haplogroup R-FT194071 Arigna

Haplogroup R-FT194071 Arigna

  • July 1, 2022
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Family Tree DNA has introduced a new “Beta” webpage to view your Haplogroup in a new format.