Dear friends and fellow county Tyroners …..
Sending best wishes and the best of luck to all listers and their kin “and to others like them”, with green wishes for lots of fun in 2022 and beyond. Ours is a crazy hobby, yet a wonderful one. Never give up on your roots and your brick walls, and do remember you’re never walking or working alone ….. My special and eternal thanks to all on this list for their contributions and postings. To mention a few … * It was 20 years ago that Len Swindley from Aussie kindly sent me some freeholder list entries on Mitchells in and around Donagheady, also a few “obscure” newspaper entries, which included a marriage announcement for 1835 for one David Mitchell in Killymallaght -- although my namesake, yet “this definitely not my family”, “never in a month of Sundays”, all was interesting and encouraging, albeit very frustrating in an elusive search … * Earl Haslett from Canada kindly shared some of his notes on Mitchells from Cloghore-Greerstown – these supplemented helpful information kindly shared by the late David Todd of Greerstown, the former schoolteacher in Strabane who tackled the Donagheady graveyards, etc …. * And the effervescent Faye Logue trawled her notes and transcriptions and her Donagheady memory in her eager and kind willingness to share anything that might help or support …. * And we found the families of several County Tyrone offshoots who had crossed the pond to North America …. Bingo! There was a “hidden clue” (or half-clue) in the Donagheady parish registers for 1846, a note that I had myself copy-scribbled on a visit to the Donagheady Manse in 1981, tentative and small but still there, just a wee suggestion, but I had gotten it all wrong, didn’t understand the localities, terminologies and handwritings, and I had muddled and confused different families for decades. Rene Donaghy kindly checked the original register entry at “our” Donagheady Manse – and I think I may have cracked a brick wall after decades of believing this to be downright impossible … So folks, my message to you for 2022 is this – never give up! Please join me in expressing appreciation and thanks to and for all the Co. Tyrone stalwarts whose help, guidance, advice and warm friendship make our genealogical research journeys so wonderful. May you all have a Happy New Year and good health, richest blessings and all the best for 2022. (And yes, there’s a story or two to be written up and uploaded “in the new year”.) Take care and do keep safe. David Mitchell Cape Town South Africa s From: Pat via CoTyroneList <[email protected]> Sent: 02 January 2022 04:58 AM To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <[email protected]> Cc: Pat <[email protected]> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: New Content - First Donagheady Presbyterian Church Stipend Payers, Donagheady Parish, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland 1804 Jim, Len and all… I thank y’all for what y’all have done. My brick wall is in Co Tyrone and y’all have helped me at least cross off places they’re not! I can track here in the states without a problem but still I don’t have the hang of researching in PRONI. May 2022 be the year I break down the wall with all of y’all’s help. Happy New Year and thank you thank you thank you for all y’all have done. Pat Taggart O’Fallon Sent from my iPhone On Jan 1, 2022, at 19:39, Katie Green via CoTyroneList <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I, too squirrel away likely information against the day when I can make those important links with my Tyronese. As a longtime historical researcher myself, I have often had those thoughts about whether or not the data I offer free of charge on various websites are being used and appreciated. Rest assured, Jim, Len and others who post info on this particular site, you are angels of mercy and strong links in the chain of being. Virtual hugs and kisses come your way for New Years and beyond. Katie Green On Jan 1, 2022, at 6:06 PM, James McKane via CoTyroneList <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Well, Len, I often wonder as well; however based on the number of visitors to the website, I believe our efforts must be of some value. Wishing Everyone a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous 2022! Jim Jim McKane Kitchener, Ontario On Sat, Jan 1, 2022 at 7:03 PM Len Swindley <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Thanks for the accolades, Jim, which are much appreciated. I'm hoping to keep up a similar momentum as that for 2021 with the submission of a total of 200+ files covering pre1900 data relevant to Cos. Tyrone, Donegal, Londonderry and Fermanagh. However, the rather big question is do any/ many of them prove interesting to researchers as feedback is a most rare event. Happy New Year to all and continued success with researching your forebears, Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia _____ From: James McKane via CoTyroneList <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, 1 January 2022 11:47 PM To: CoTyroneIreland.com <http://CoTyroneIreland.com> Mailing List <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: James McKane <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] New Content - First Donagheady Presbyterian Church Stipend Payers, Donagheady Parish, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland 1804 First Donagheady Presbyterian Church Stipend Payers, Donagheady Parish, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland 1804 <https://www.cotyroneireland.com/churchrecord/donagheady.html> Let's hear it for Len Swindley's first submission for 2022!! <Bells Ringing.............. Fireworks Exploding> THANKS Len for all the work you do!! 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