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M.J. MacManus Summer School

Jan 12, 2022

M.J. MacManus Summer School

    From Heart and Hand, Journal of The McManus Family History Society. Journal No. # 7.

    MJ MacManus Family

    Jan 12, 2022

    MJ MacManus Family

      Michael MacManus

      Patrick McManus 1846 - 1930

      Jan 1, 2022

      Patrick McManus 1846 - 1930

        My great grandfather, Patrick McManus, was known as Paddy Mac. He was born in 1846 in Keadue, County Roscommon, six miles from our current family home in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim.

        St. Lassair Clay

        Jan 1, 2022

        St. Lassair Clay

          I thought that the two people who slid out of the big cream car had come to admire the progress we were making at the church in Keadue. “Where would a man get Saint Lasair’s clay around here” was the man’s salute to us in a strong Donegal accent. He and his wife showed little …

          1855 Carrownanalt, Arigna

          Dec 27, 2021

          1855 Carrownanalt, Arigna

            Carrownanalt, Arigna, in the Parish of Kilronan, Co. Roscommon. This is the ancient ground (Tir Tuathail) of the McManus Clan in North Roscommon.

            John Strong's Will

            Dec 27, 2021

            John Strong's Will

              Elizabeth Gallagher McManus, (RIP) Arigna, Ireland.

              You And The Cow Shall

              Dec 26, 2021

              You And The Cow Shall

                ‘You And The Cow Shall Not Pass’, Says Mick, Stripped

                A Calendar of Kilronan McManus

                Dec 26, 2021

                A Calendar of Kilronan McManus

                  Circa 1617 - Calendar of The Patent Rolls of The Chancery of Ireland at the time of James 1st. (1566-1625):

                  John and Jane McManus

                  Dec 18, 2021

                  John and Jane McManus

                    John and Jane McManus of Keadue East

                    King of Spain

                    Dec 18, 2021

                    King of Spain

                      Evidence can be found the eighteenth century of a connection between Kilronan McManuses and the kings of Spain.