hi frances
thankyou very much i will look into all those names
just one thing
i found isabella & thomas at ballacojean 1851
however in 1861 they are at ballabeg all the names seem the same
then in 1871 through to 1891 they are at balljean i think i have followed the same people
the other confusing thing is in 1900 catherine isabella ( the grandaughter of the above)
had a daughter olive (my grandmother)and i have the birth cert which states she was living at ballabeg
on the 1881 census i have catherine i cowley aged 4 living in german her father is thomas
a farmer of 180acres living at ballagarraghyn which ties in with her birth cert
i cannot find catherine thomas or margaret on any census after that
confused?