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From: "pgmaher" <>
Subject: Andrew MAHER, Blandsfort, Queens County, Ireland
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 22:58:32 -0400
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As a new subscriber to this List I, firstly, wish to thank Jane Lyons,
Admin. of this List, for her kind invitation for a "Roll Call" to the List.
My Leix/Laois/Queens County interest concerns my paternal Great Grandfather,
Andrew MAHER, who was a "native" of Blandsfort, Queens County, Ireland; born
circa 1796. This information comes from the Saint John Cemeteries Records at
the New Brunswick Provincial Archives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
These records indicate that Andrew MAHER died Nov. 16, 1871, Aged 75 yrs.,
and is intered in St. Mary's Cemetery, Saint John, N. B.
From various inquiries I have made I understand that there is a Blandsfort
Cross Roads in Laois just north east of the town of Abbeyleix. The
suggestion given was that it might be possible to catch revelant Sacramental
Records from the Parish Records in Abbeyleix. I have also been advised that
earlier Sacramental Records were maintained in the Cathoilc Church in
Ballinakill, starting in 1794. I believe that Ballinakill is located just
south of Abbeyleix.
I believe, but am not 100% certain, that I have located my Andrew MAHER
sailing on the Brig "Sea Horse" from the Port of Dublin on April 17, 1833
and arriving at the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick on June 12, 1833.
These records indicate his former residence as Queens County, Ireland. Also
on this Passenger List is a Mary MAHER, also form Queens County, Ireland.
My question to the List is two-fold. Are these Sacramental Records available
for research, either from the original records or via microfilm, and, if so,
is there anyone avaiable to carry out said research.
I am, of course, prepared to compensate a researcher for any and all
reasonable costs involved and would be quite happy to try and reciprocate
any research requests for my area of the Province.
Any response to the above would be most appreciated.
Pete Maher
St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jane Lyons" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 10:22 PM
Subject: Roll Call & Introduction (s)


> I'd like to wish you all a Happy New Year............and say that one of
my
> New Years resolutions is to try and get a bit more life out of this list -
> or, maybe into it would be a better way of putting it!
>
> My name is Jane as you can gather from the Jane Lyons on the 'from'
section
> in your email browser window and Laois was my home from the age of ten or
> thereabouts, and I am the Admin of this Leix list.
>
> I got into genealogy a few years ago, and while my own immediate family
are
> not from Laois, we moved from Longford to Laois and found we had 'cousins'
> living in this new home - my fathers cousins - and more cousins living
over
> in Roscrea in Tipperary - 14 miles or so from the new home and a long way
> from our old home. It's funny the way Ireland all connects together - the
> part of Galway that my fathers family had originally hailed from is part
of
> the area covered by the same telephone code as our new home in Laois - but
> had not been part of that covered by our old home in Longford.
>
> Over the next ten days or so, I am going to be looking at a lot of the
Laois
> records held here in Dublin, and I've decided to have a roll call on this
> list.
>
> The last few rolls calls we've had brought in little response - maybe the
> fact that I'm going to be looking at records might encourage you :-)
>
> A roll call - that means that the listowner is asking people to say who
> their ancestor is, where they came from (if they know a specific area) the
> year that they were born or left Ireland - the names of their parents (if
> known - mothers maiden name is a great help) - the names of their
children.
>
> That is basically it - whatever other information you include (if you have
> any) is just extra - handy to include though 'cos it may hep someone
connect
> to you
>
> In order to take part in a roll call, then all you have to do is click on
> the 'Reply all' icon at the top of your browser window (if you use MSIE)
and
> I guess it's similar for everyone else. Once you do that, then key in
your
> ancestors surname in CAPITAL letters on the subject line - if you have a
> townland or parish name, then put that in as well.
>
> After that, you click on the big part of the email - the 'body' and start
> typing.
>
> The 'Introduction (s)' on my subject line - well, that's because I'm
telling
> you where I am from and I'd like to know where those searching their Laois
> ancestry are from - but you don't have to introduce yourselves, just give
> the basic information on your ancestors if you want.
>
> Jane
>
> ______________________________


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