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Conference tallis::celt

Title:	Celt Notefile

Moderator:	TALLIS::DARCY

Created:	Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1632
Total number of notes:	20523

810.0. "Help on Ardagh, County Galway?" by BOSEDF::FEATHERSTON (Ed Featherston) Wed Sep 19 1990 16:34

Hi,
	I am currently researching my family tree, and found my g-g-grandfather
	listed his place of birth as Ardagh, County Galway, Ireland.

	I was wondering if someone could photocopy the appropriate pages from
	the appropriate phonebook so I could try and contact any Featherston's
	in that area to see if I can find a connection.

	My office mail address is BXO (Boston Sales Office).

	Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

			/ed/

	p.s. The name variations could include Featherstone, Fetherston(e),
	and Fe(a)therston(e)haugh.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
810.1	Could be another lazy civil servant.	MACNAS::MHUGHES		`Wed Oct 17 1990 05:54`	14
	Leaprechauns try. There are just two entries in the Galway phone book for Featherston(e) One is in a small town called Creggs in the northeastern part of the county and the other is in a slightly bigger town called Glenamaddy not too far away. The latter is spelt with the additional "e". As for Ardagh, I've not heard of it in COunty Galway unless its an obscure townland. However in the same northeastern part of the county there is a nice little town called Ahascaragh pronounced "A hash cra". Snake is working on the wrong things these days.
810.2	Got the info, thanks to all	BOSEDF::FEATHERSTON	Ed Featherston	`Thu Oct 18 1990 09:10`	5
	Several folks have sent me the required info. (One person said they found Ardagh up near Roscommon(?)). I have sent letters to the people found, and hopefully will hear back. Thanks for the help. (The network is amazing!) /ed/
810.3	I used to love her...once...	MACNAS::DKEATING	It's 3 o'clock in the morning...	`Thu Oct 18 1990 11:52`	11
	Snake, A mutual friend of ours assures me that he once had a very pleasant 'one night stand' with a fair Coleen from a place called Ardagh.It's a small place near Glenamaddy on the Galway-Roscommon border. In fact he reckons he had one foot in Co Galway and the other in Roscommon during this encounter :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) Honest, - Dave K.
810.4	Denta floss made from 100% new wool.	MACNAS::MHUGHES		`Thu Oct 18 1990 12:33`	10
	Leaprechauns are grateful Re.-1 This is borderline stuff and if he was rimming it there was potential for a border incident. We are well informed on the sheepish tendencies of the Roscommon folk. What did her mother have to say about this ??? Snake is truly amazed at the friends you keep company with Dave.
810.5		DELNI::CULBERT	Free Michael Culbert	`Thu Oct 18 1990 13:34`	6
	Snake, -2 is all true. I asked the mother if she knew where her daughter was and all she could is..... Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!!!!!!! paddy
810.6		MACNAS::DKEATING	It's 3 o'clock in the morning...	`Fri Oct 19 1990 07:12`	12
	.4� Snake is truly amazed at the friends you keep company with Dave. Read my lips...I did say "A mutual friend" !!! .4� We are well informed on the sheepish tendencies .4� of the Roscommon folk. This morning I saw Mike Hughes(aka Snake) running out of the Ballybrit plant followed by the complete pack of Roscommon Deccies. Or he will be once I forward the above to @ Roscommon.dis :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) - The Mayo Miner
810.7	Sheepish inquiry	MACNAS::JDOOLEY		`Fri Oct 19 1990 11:23`	6
	Can anyone explain where the nickname Roscommon sheep stealers came from? Is there any specific song, poem, novel,historic event etc. that started it off?? The Dooley Kid.