Roscommon
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
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.
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):
Dec 18, 2021
Sweet Sixteen and True Love Waits
My Granma, Catherine Cairns, was born in Milburn Street Crook, County Durham in 1872.