Looking for townland Pollawaddy near Mayo Abbey

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There are two Pollawaddy townlands in Co. Mayo. You want the very small Pollawaddy townland (47 acres) in Mayo civil parish. The townland is about 2.2 kilometers south of Mayo Abbey. Use Google Maps.

You may already have the record but below is a transcription of the baptismal record for John. No other records were located for siblings.

I did locate Patrick Meade in the 1855 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Mayo parish. He was in Pollawaddy http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/mayo/mayo.htm

I searched for death records for Patrick and Honor with no success. Did they stay in Mayo?

Roger McDonnell

Name:John MeadDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:02-Jul-1843Address:
Parish/District:Mayo Abbey RC parishGender:MaleCountyCo. Mayo
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Patrick MeadMother:Honor BurkeOccupation:
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Informant 1:Matthew Mead Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Feeney 

Thanks for your quick reply and forwarding information.  John's Baptism is the only record I can find of him in Mayo.  It is possible that his parents could of followed him later to Galway when he married Catherine Walsh but since this was during famine times, I'm inclined to think they may have passed away in Mayo but unfortuneately there is no record.  I don't think the land in Pollawaddy  that Patrick was farming was his...I believe he was a tenant farmer.  We are coming to Ireland in September and I hope to find the area where they came from. Thanks again for all your help.                

Mike's Daughter

In case you're interested in comparing DNA results, I have ancestors from the parishes of Killedan and Kilcolman, which adjoin Mayo Abbey.  My results are on the GEDMATCH site (kit number T780556).  I have a family treee you can access for free at Wikitree:  https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Jewell-Family-Tree-1523

The surnames in my family there include Gallagher, King, Curraby, McNicholas, Mulderig, and Larkin.  I've searched the parish records in both parishes extensively, and noticed a number of Burkes who married Gallaghers or were witnesses at their weddings, including these two weddings:

Date                   Spouses                                               Witnesses

6 Mar 1837         John Gallagher / Mary Walsh               Lucas Borne / Margaret Burke           

20 Jan 1843       John Gallagher /  Sarah Burke              Michael Burke/ Andrew Carr      

Thanks, Kevin but unfortunately I have not had DNA tested.  My parents were born in Ireland so I knew where all my Ancestors came from or so I thought.  One of these days I will have to get tested. Cheers!