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Another interesting example, where the child's "RELATION to Head of Family" is given as "Grand Daughter", while her "RANK, PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION" is given as "Neice"!

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... ig/362895/

The recent death notice of another Clare nun with a Bugler grandmother prompted me to start looking at Bugler connections: https://rip.ie/death-notice/sr.-carmel-patricia-scanlan-nenagh-tipperary/429344 http://www.clare.fm/obituaries/sr-carmel-patricia-scanlan-nenagh-formerly-killaloe/ Google quickl...

Hi Sheila and Kevin The mislabelling of the Tithe Applotment Books was the subject of a blog post from John Grenham a few years ago: https://www.johngrenham.com/blog/2017/03/27/i-just-dont-want-to-pay-that-price-any-more/ I think that John may have done more work since then on sorting out the mess, ...

There is another discussion of this family at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/countyc ... 715670289/

This is the first time I have come across "First Cousin" on a census return apparently meaning "grandchild": Mary E Casey and Katie Casey were enumerated in 1901 in their grandfather's household in Lack East . They were also apparently double counted in their parents' household in Glenconaun More . ...

I stumbled on this post after coming across other references to Fr. Francis Griffin C.S.Sp.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Griffin_(priest) http://www.spiritan.ie/oldSite/irish_spiritans_remembered.pdf GRIFFIN, Fr Francis 1893-1983 Born 16 September 1893 in Kilmurry, Ibricken, Co. Clare, Fra...

I was reminded of this thread by a post at https://www.facebook.com/groups/countyclare/permalink/3539216449482787/ by an American claiming "McMahan [sic] ancestry" whose "ancestors built Carrigaholt Castle in County Clare". This got me looking for a published pedigree of the MacMahons of Carrigaholt...

There is another discussion of this estate at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/countyc ... 833628516/

There are a number of extensive online discussions of Matt Breen from Lakyle in Killofin parish who ended up in St. Paul, Minnesota: https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/ancestor-database/mathias-breen https://irelandxo.com/ireland/clare/killofin/message-board/looking-memories-bree...

Great finds, Linda. Have you also been updating the Wikipedia page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._W._Johnston ? The register of baptisms in Kilkee parish, like most baptismal registers, does not indicate in which of the churches in the parish the baptism took place; John Johnston was more likel...

There is another discussion of Dysart House, which is apparently in the townland of Ballynote East, at
https://www.facebook.com/Mr.PaulOBrien/ ... 9713632541

I see you have found some well-known descendants of James O'Gorman from Bunratty Castle:

https://www.con-telegraph.ie/news/round ... -connecti/

For the last few weeks, all searches on this forum have returned:

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I don't think that Breen & UaCroinín have gotten around to publishing on Carrigaholt Castle in the Other Clare yet - there is nothing to indicate that they have done so in the table of contents at https://tbreen.home.xs4all.nl/Journals/Clare.html Hugh Weir does cover Carrigaholt Castle and Cottage o...

The reference is surely to Carrigaholt Castle, which is in Rinemackaderrig townland.

What is your source?