Help! I'm Lost

[Littlemo]

Hi All,
I think that I have found some Army Papers of my GGGrandad. Problem isnone of the places given as to where he was born make any sense to me

Name: Michael Meleady
Calculated Year of Birth: 1831
Parish of Birth: Litter
Town of Birth: Kinnity
County of Birth: Kings (Offaly)

I was useless at Geography at school (And that was in the Middle Ages) So I
would really appreciate a Geograpy Lesson hereO0

Littlemo

 

[sterico]

Hi Littlemo,
Kinnity is located in Birr in county Offaly in southern Ireland.

 

[Littlemo]

Cheers Sterico, at least now I know the General Area, Thanks:kissu:

Littlemo

 

[dochines]

can't have you lost in the mists of ireland!!

Kinnitty is a small town at the " cross roads" of Ireland. Draw a line between Dublin and Galway on a map and another line between Belfast and Cork.

Kinnitty is where the two lines cross. Litter is also a parish in Ireland

If you Google the names you will find information about the Litter area and about Kinnitty and its castle

 

[Littlemo]

can't have you lost in the mists of ireland!!

Kinnitty is a small town at the " cross roads" of Ireland. Draw a line between Dublin and Galway on a map and another line between Belfast and Cork.

Kinnitty is where the two lines cross. Litter is also a parish in Ireland

If you Google the names you will find information about the Litter area and about Kinnitty and its castle

Thank You very much Dochines:kissu: Maybe I can find something in Litter Parish Records,now that I know such a place still exists.Thanks

Littlemo

 

[sterico]

http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/offaly/

This link might help

 

[Littlemo]

http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/offaly/

This link might help

You are a StarO0 Thank You, I have just added it to my favs and will have a good look through.

Littlemo

 

[jackmakk]

Might be family.

1795-1925 Passport Applications of Naturalized US Citizen born in Offaly;

Daniel Meleady;
b. 7/4/1882 Kings County
Application date; 2/7/1920
Residence; Sandville RI
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Martin Meleady;
15/11/1876 Birr
7/8/1919
Philadephia PA
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Martin Mellady;
28/11/1878 Birr
30/7/1917
New York
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Jack