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Hi, found this obituary for MICHAEL STANTON and am wondering if anyone can tell me where this townland (?), Cregan, is located? The original news article is attached, the transcription is below.

Michael was married to my 

NY Herald, 10 Jun 1877

DIED:

STANTON -  On Thursday, June 7, MICHAEL STANTON, native of Cregan, Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland.

Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, this (Sunday)  afternoon, at one o'clock, from his late residence, 145 West 39th St.

This is an entry from Ancestry.com. Can anyone tell me if it's possible that this may be the same Michael Stanton, based on baptism location? 

Name:Michael Stanton

Baptism Age:0

Event Type:Baptism

Birth Date:1834

Baptism Date:9 Sep 1834

Baptism Place:Kiltormer, Galway, Ireland

Parish Variants:Kiltormer and Oghill, Laurencetown, Lawrencetown, OghillDiocese:Clonfert

Father:Johannis StantonMother:Rosa Burke

Thank you!

Allison

allyoops

Sunday 11th Sep 2016, 07:12PM

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  • Forgot... 

    Michael was married to my 3rd great aunt, Mary Murphy of Annaghmakeown, Co. Tyrone. They married in NYC.

    allyoops

    Sunday 11th Sep 2016, 07:13PM

  • Allyoops:

    Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!.

    There are two Creggan townlands in Co. Roscommon near Ballinasloe. One was in Moore parish and the other in Drum parish. Likely Michael was from one of these two townlands. Kiltormer parish is two parishes south of Kilcloony parish where Ballinasloe is located so the 1834 record could be for the same person.

    Roger McDonnell

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 12th Sep 2016, 01:06AM

  • Thank you Roger!

    I'm still a bit confused, I see that Ballinasloe is split between Galway & Rosscommon, and according to the obituary attached, Michael was from Co. Galway. I just did a lookup on Google Maps and found 'Creggaun, Co. Galway, and it's just north of Kiltormer where the baptism was performed. Maybe I just answered my own question? What do you think?

    Thanks,

    Allison

    allyoops

    Tuesday 13th Sep 2016, 12:06AM

  • Allison:

    A good possibility. However, I don't see a Creggaun in Kiltormer parish.

    Roger

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Wednesday 14th Sep 2016, 12:28AM

  • Hi Roger!

    Wondering if the second entry here, http://www.irishancestors.ie/search/townlands/index.php, could be the place in Michael Stanton's obituary. The parish 'Creagh' could have been misspelled or misunderstood in the obituary and written as 'Cregan'. What do you think?

    Thanks,

    Allison

    allyoops

    Saturday 15th Oct 2016, 10:32PM
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    Oh shoot, the link doesn't work. I'm uploading a screen print of the data.

    allyoops

    Saturday 15th Oct 2016, 10:35PM

  • Allison:

    I agree Creagh is a possibility. 

    Roger

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Sunday 16th Oct 2016, 02:55PM

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