jetro 5,349 Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 https://irelandxo.com/ireland/galway/moyrus/news/ordeal-connemara-famine-family A bit of a read, it's a bit about my village in 1880, and about one family remarkable story Atb j 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,495 Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 That looks harsh and beautiful all in equal measure round there mate, I bet you know all about it when a storm blows in off the Atlantic ! Haha 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 16,142 Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 That church looks absolutely wonderful 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 41 minutes ago, WILF said: That looks harsh and beautiful all in equal measure round there mate, I bet you know all about it when a storm blows in off the Atlantic ! Haha Its blowing in today lol. Yeah it definitely can clear the cobwebs. Winter is when you see this place in her pure raw beauty, that's when I truly love it here Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 20 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: That church looks absolutely wonderful 2 miles back the road. My granddaughter was christened there two weeks ago. There's a lot nicer spots around here Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astanley 11,580 Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Interesting that mate ,just doing the ancestry .com thing myself ,got back to 1780 so far with Mick ancestors .photos too , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Just now, Astanley said: Interesting that mate ,just doing the ancestry .com thing myself ,got back to 1780 so far with Mick ancestors .photos too , Its nice tracing your family roots. You never know whats going to pop up Atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astanley 11,580 Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Just now, jetro said: Its nice tracing your family roots. You never know whats going to pop up Atb j Gets addictive mate,some of the parish register documents where some of your not too distant forebears signed their mark with a X makes you stop and think . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Just an add-on, it was humanity dick, the founder of the rspca that ruled over us here in this part of Ireland (connamara) that the people had to pay rent and taxes to. I have a copy of the rents that my grandfather had to pay. It was a shilling every 4 months I think Atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, Astanley said: Gets addictive mate,some of the parish register documents where some of your not too distant forebears signed their mark with a X makes you stop and think . I know, Would you believe, that some priest today don't even want you to see the records if you wanted to trace your family records. Atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,809 Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 22 minutes ago, Astanley said: Interesting that mate ,just doing the ancestry .com thing myself ,got back to 1780 so far with Mick ancestors .photos too , Are you paying for the subscription or cancelling after your month trial? Have had my DNA done but don't know whether to fork out trying to trace all my family. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astanley 11,580 Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 16 minutes ago, Greb147 said: Are you paying for the subscription or cancelling after your month trial? Have had my DNA done but don't know whether to fork out trying to trace all my family. Paying mate ,when I say I am addicted ,I mean I'm addicted to getting my son in law on it if you know how to work computer stuff a month should get you back a couple of hundred years ,but I'm keeping him at it ,the more stuff you come up with the more pops up ...fascinating mate . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,188 Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 On 28/06/2020 at 15:12, Astanley said: Paying mate ,when I say I am addicted ,I mean I'm addicted to getting my son in law on it if you know how to work computer stuff a month should get you back a couple of hundred years ,but I'm keeping him at it ,the more stuff you come up with the more pops up ...fascinating mate . stan..which one you using mate.i want to trace my late wife's history..any pointers for starting out..thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astanley 11,580 Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 We are using Ancetry .com mate ,as I say I'm not good with computers etc but the on in law starts of with James nd dob ,dod that you know ,addresses etc ,cross checks with the census records ,gets up any birth \ deafh certificates he can service records etc ,he keeps the search wide ,follows up on siblings aunts uncle's ,it come in handy for confirmation later on , they give you access to all the records parish ,church ,service ,wills ,it give you tips and hints ,if you've got the patience to search through it all ,it's addictive . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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