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Frank McManus, King of Potrero

Dec 20, 2023

Frank McManus, King of Potrero

    Frank McManus was Born in 1859, County Leitrim, Ireland

    Billy the Boy McManus

    Dec 18, 2023

    Billy the Boy McManus

      At 10pm. on the night of 25th. June, 1831, Sergeant Thomas Armstrong, of the staff of the Roscommon Militia, was returning home peacefully after visiting a friend in his home town of Boyle, County Roscommon, when he met in the street a local man of disrepute, namely William, alias ‘Billy the …

      Two McManus Septs

      Nov 26, 2023

      Two McManus Septs

        There are two principal septs of the name in Ireland:

        Arigna Roscommon Cemetery

        Sep 3, 2022

        Arigna Roscommon Cemetery

          Arigna Old & New Cemeteries

          Ballyforan Roscommon Cemetery

          Sep 3, 2022

          Ballyforan Roscommon Cemetery

            Ballyforan Cemeteries

            Roscommon Cemeteries Mapviewer

            Sep 3, 2022

            Roscommon Cemeteries Mapviewer

              Roscommon County Council gets a lot of queries from people trying to find out where their relatives are buried and asking for information on historic graveyards around the county. In response to this, we have developed an online Cemeteries Mapviewer which we hope will assist people.

              John McManus US Passport

              Sep 1, 2022

              John McManus US Passport

                This record, if from Kilgarve Townland in County Roscommon, at the Griffith Valuations and the census for the area and there are no McManuses living on the Townland.

                Tennison Land Records 1836

                Sep 1, 2022

                Tennison Land Records 1836

                  Here is an article from our old journal about the Tennison land records and a Francis McManus from a Townland called Killgarfein was located, this maybe Kilgarve Townland.

                  Maguires, Descedants of Magnus

                  Aug 25, 2022

                  Maguires, Descedants of Magnus

                    Maguires, One of the two principal septs of the name in Ireland

                    Haplogroup R-FT194071 Arigna

                    Jul 1, 2022

                    Haplogroup R-FT194071 Arigna

                      Family Tree DNA has introduced a new “Beta” webpage to view your Haplogroup in a new format.