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From: Rachel & Robert Smith <>
Subject: [IRL-LONGFORD] Re: IRL-LONGFORD-D Digest V00 #182 Hagarty
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 19:38:15 -0800
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> Subject: [IRL-LONGFORD] Re: IRL-LONGFORD-D Digest V00 #181
> Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 15:21:24 -0600
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> Hi all, :)
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> Does anyone know anything about the family name Hagarty in Longford?
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> Also, was there a town in Longford County named Longford in the early to mid 1800's?
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> Thanks and have a happy day! :)
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> Phyllis
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> Dear Phyllis,

Yes, Longford the town was/is the seat of County Longford.

I also am researching Hagartys of County Longford. There don't seem to have been many.
My ancestress was Hessie Hagarty who married my 3-G-grandfather Samuel Crawford about
1775. The individuals I have found all figure in deeds of my Crawford family and deeds
of families related or closely connected to them, which indicates they are members of
the same Hagarty family as Hessie, but exact relationship is unknown. Hessie is cited
as the reason a red-haired child appears in all the large families of every succeeding
generation of my family. She is suposed to have been an heiress.

I've found the following Hagartys:

1. Charles Moore Hagarty of Newton-forbes in 1804 was a witness to a marriage contract
of Maria Crawford and Arthur Goslin. Maria's mother was Hessie Hagarty.

2. In 1787 Samuel Crawford enters into a land deal described in deed 380-573-258060
with Edward Hagarty, a surgeon and apothecary of Mohill, County Leitrim. It involved
over 300 acres which Edward had earlier leased from Morgan Crofton, a major landowner of
Leitrim. It ncluded a chunk of downtown Mohill and the townlands of Boeshill and Catton
and other stuff.

I suspect, but can't prove, that this Edward was the father of Hessie. I also found
an Hibernian magazine mention of his marriage to a Mrs. McLoughlin, apparently a widow
and a second marriage.

3. In 1802 in deed 552-38-36458 it is stated that Samuel Crawford turned over half the
Boeshill land to George Hagarty," late a Sgt in the Longford Militia" and George is
selling it to someone else. My guess, George is Edward's son.

4. In 1821 James Coghill Hagarty, Esq. appears with the bride's uncle Forbes Crawford
as co-trustee of her dowry in the marriage contract of Selina Crawford and Vance
Williams of Longford. Esq. indicates he held property and had the status of a
gentleman.

5. Nicholas Hagarty of Longford town appears as a witness in a deed of the Beatty
family in 1809.

As to other ground covered, I had a researcher look in Henrietta Street Registry of
Deeds for records of marriage contracts between Hagarty and Moore or Coghill with no
luck. There should be a record of the deed between Crofton and Edward Hagarty, which I
plan to have him check for next try. If found, it could be good because deeds often
list names of parties" sons as "lives" meaning the length of time the deed holds.
Trinity College records don't have any Hagartys and I could find no record of Edward's
medical education. In 1700's he might have been trained directly as an apprentice pill
grinder and assistant.

I hope this helps you find your connection.

Rachel Smith

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