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Town of STRADONE

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"The town of Stradone near the western boundary of the parish, and on the direct line of road connecting Cavan with Bailieborough and Cootehill with Ballyjamesduff, contains 67 dwelling houses, a dispensary and a small detachment of police. 5 grocery shops, 5 spirit retailers and 10 lodging houses denote the the occupations of the inhabitants. [From Ordnance Survey Memoirs , late 1835]

"STRADONE, a small post and market town in the parish of Larah, in the barony of Upper Loughtee, county Cavan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Cavan, and 65 from Dublin. It is situated on the road from Virginia to Ballyhaise, and has a police station and a dispensary. Stradone House is the principal seat. Fairs are held on 7th February, 28th March, 10th May, 24th June, 16th August, 10th October, and 18th December." [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]

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Census

Masterson, J. Ireland: 1841/1851 Census Abstracts (Republic of Ireland), Genealogical Publishing Co., MD, 1999, p. 59

  • 1851 Census
    • John BRENNAN, head, na, R.I.C. (Royal Irish Constabulatory)
    • Catherine BRENNAN, wife, na, nee CAHILL
    • Daniel BRENNAN, son, 4
    • Bridget BRENNAN, dau, 2
    • Annie BRENNAN, dau, 1
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Church Records

  • 1814: "A Census of Protestant Children in the Parishes of Drung and Larah, Co. Cavan" Irish Ancestor, v. 10, No. 1, 1978 , p. 33-37
    • Townland of Stradone (Town of Stradone)
      • Samuel, Margaret, Ann, of Edward Hartley.
      • George, of Samuel Hartley.
      • Thomas, Samuel, Edward, Margaret, of Roger Hartley.
      • John, Richard, William, Bartholomew, Mary, Ann, Sophia, of William West.
      • Samuel, Mary, Margaret, of Robert Charters.
      • Charles, James, John, Margaret, Catherine, of John Parsons.
      • Robert, John, James, Sarah, of Robert Pikins.
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Newspapers

  • The Connaught Journal, Galway, Monday, November 3, 1823 Marriages. In St. Peter's Church, Dublin, by the Rev. Mr. Lewis, Samuel Hurtley, late of Stradone, Co. Cavan to Miss Anne Darby of Kevin-street. Posted to IRELAND-OLD-NEWS-L by Cathy Joynt Labath, Apr 2002.
  • Daily News, Feb 14, 1856 Deaths. BURROWES - Feb 10 at Brighton, Honora, daughter of R. Burrowes, Esq. M.P. of Stradone House, Cavan, aged 12.
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Nobility

Cunningham, T.P. "Burrowes of Stradone House", Heart of Breifne, 1980, pp. 24-29