Location of Farmland in Knockahoney, County Sligo

In the 1857/58 Griffith's Valuation for Tobercurry, County Sligo, there were four Caulys (Cawleys) and four Walshes living in Knockahoney.

The map below shows where I believe Patrick Walsh (possible father of John (Jack) Walsh) raised his family in the mid-1800s.  The plot of land next to the Walsh land was occupied by a James Cauly (Cawley) at that time. I believe James Cawley is the possible father of Bridget Cawley who became the wife of John (Jack) Walsh.

When I was in Ireland in 2011, I remember my second cousin, Patrick O'Hara, standing on the Walsh (now O'Hara) property and pointing to the field and house next door and saying that is where Bridget Cawley lived with her brother Anthony.

I have just written to Patrick O'Hara to have him confirm the location of the two plots of land.

Also, of note on the map, is the piece of property marked as "McIntyre" in Lislea.  The daughter of John Walsh and Bridget Cawley, Ellen Walsh, married Thomas McIntyre, who was born on this piece of property in 1878. Thomas and Ellen are my grandparents. You can read more about the McIntyre/Walsh union on a separate blog.

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Map Image Source: Ask About Ireland, http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml
Page Image Source: Griffith's Valuation for County Sligo, Parish of Kilmacteige, Knockahoney, page 116.

Baptisms of the Children of Jack Walsh and Bridget Cawley

The children of Jack Walsh and Bridget Cawley that have been located were all baptized at St. Attracta Church in Toulestrane, Civil Parish of Kilmacteige, County Sligo.

In 2000, I transcribed the information from the parish register of baptisms 1845-1880, microfilm #0926015, Mormon Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.  In 2014, Ancestry.com added images and indexes to its database covering the years 1864-1912.

All infants lived in the Townland of Knockahoney when baptized.

Walsh, Mary
Parents: John Walsh and Bridget Cawley
Date: January 12, 1858
Sponsors: Michael Cunnie and Bridget Reid

Walsh, Patrick
Parents: John Walsh and Bridget Cawley
Date: April 21, 1860
Sponsors: Austin Cawley and Anne Reid

Walsh, John
Parents: John Walsh and Bridget Cawley
Date: May 30, 1864
Sponsors: Michael Walsh and Mary Walsh

Walsh, Anne
Parents: John Walsh and Bridget Walsh
Date: October 27, 1867
Sponsors: John Walsh and Bridget Walsh

Walsh, Catherine
Parents: John Walsh and Bridget Cawley
Date: March 28, 1870
Sponsors: Thomas Cawley and Bridget Walsh

Walsh, James
Parents: Jack Walsh and Bridget Cawley
Date: July 14, 1872
Sponsors: Anthony Cawley and Mary Cunney

Walsh, Bridget
Parents: John Walsh and Bridget Cawley
Date: August 1, 1875
Sponsors: Michael Cawley and Bridget Kilmartin

Walsh, Danny
Parents: Jack Walsh and Bridget Cawley
Date: November 11, 1878
Sponsors: Pat Kilmartin and Catherine(?) Cunney

Walsh, Ellen
Parents: John Walsh and Bridget Cawley
Date: October 26, 1881
Sponsors: Thomas Cawley and Bridget Cawley

Ellen Walsh's Baptismal Record, 1881

Ancestry.com just put up thousands of Irish church records.  I finally found my grandmother's baptismal record, June 19, 1881.  Yea!

Tourlestrane Parish, County Sligo. Baptismal Record, 1881. Page 43, entry 34.  Ancestry.com, accessed March 14, 2014

The last entry on the page reads:

                                                               June

19    John Walsh                                                   Thomas Cawley
        Bridget Carney (sic)       Ellen                        Bridget Cawley           Knockahoney

Thomas and Bridget Cawley were Ellen's godparents.

Of note: During the first couple of decades when civil birth certificates were required to be filed within 3 months of a birth, or be fined, many parents gave the birthdate of their child much later than actual.  In Ellen's case, her birthdate is recorded as  October 12, 1881 on her civil birth certificate, yet she was baptized on June 19, 1881.  Just love the Irish!