County Mayo, which is located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Connacht, had a population at the time of the Great Famine of almost half a million. The haemorrhage of emigration in the past century and a half has reduced the population to a little over one fifth of this...
Down, Ireland Research Site—Map of the townlands in Kilkeel parish.The name of the townland has been in use since at least 1613. The Gaelic name is Baile Mhig Eothach. The Gaelic name of the mountain is Sliabh Mhig Eothach. In Place-Names of Northern Ireland, Volume Three, county ...
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Both were buried in the family plot in Galveston. A younger brother, John Whelton, stayed in Ireland.Maps of the town Clonakilty and Timoleague, County Cork.The West Cork, Ireland, web page, lists Whelton (and Houlihan) among "well known family surnames with roots in West Cork." The ...