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Tag: John Callaghan

Of cats and Callaghans at Courtown

11 June, 2017

Well it has taken me an age to revisit my research discoveries from Ireland in September last year. One of my first research stops in Dublin was a flying visit to the Valuation Office to look at one of my favourite record sets – the Cancellation or Revision books from Griffith’s Valuation. I’d visited before … More Of cats and Callaghans at Courtown

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Of rabbit holes and Irish valuation books

10 June, 2017

My week started with the attempt to unravel my Callaghan ancestors from the Griffith Valuation and revision books. It turned into something of a marathon as I got lost down the rabbit hole of tracking the change in occupants of the small quadrangle of buildings constructed by John Oughton in the early 1840s. What sources … More Of rabbit holes and Irish valuation books

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Courtown Callaghans revisited

3 June, 2017

I suppose it’s not surprising that Murphy and his law have a particular fondness for researchers of Irish genealogy. While it’s far more accessible than was the case for many years, thanks to all those recently digitised records, stumbling blocks still abound to challenge our research confidence. Such is the case with my Callaghans (aka … More Courtown Callaghans revisited

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