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Mar 8, 2022
Devon Commission - The Irish Problem
The Devon Commission (officially ‘Commission on Occupation of Land (Ireland)’ was a commission that was appointed by Sir Robert Peel to research the problems with land leases.
Mar 8, 2022
Kilronan Outrages 1845
The following are from The House of Commons Reports abstracts of police reports of some of the principal outrages in County Roscommon during 1845 Kilronan Parish.
Feb 12, 2022
From Murhaun to Potrero, ...
This journey of discovery started when I tried to research some family lore that had little or no detail and a lot of confusion.
Jan 29, 2022
John McManus, 88th Regiment of Foot
Born Parish of Kilronan, near town of Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon Occupation - Labourer
Jan 29, 2022
Dirty Work
The photograph is a haunting family relic. At one and the same time it conveys a sad, yet proud, moment in our family history, my grandfather, James McManus, born Crook, County Durham, sits proudly in military combat uniform amid two anonymous comrades from the . Tyneside Irish Brigade
Jan 12, 2022
Carrick on Shannon Workhouse
Carrick-on-Shannon Poor Law Union was formed on 2nd September, 1839, and covered an area of 207 square miles.
Jan 12, 2022
M.J. MacManus Summer School
From Heart and Hand, Journal of The McManus Family History Society. Journal No. # 7.
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.
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 …