Family History Posts
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Mill in Gardamus Great
In the early 19th century, Gardamus Great, a townland in the Mayglass area of County Wexford, was home to a notable mill owned by John Fortune. This mill is depicted on the 1829 Ordnance Survey maps, indicating its operational status during that period. However, by the time of the 1897 maps, both this mill and…
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Gardamus Little House (McCarthy’s Family Home)
The house at Gardamus Little, Co. Wexford, was the family home of Michael J. McCarthy’s relatives and is directly linked to his paternal lineage. This traditional late 19th or early 20th-century farmhouse, recorded in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (source), reflects the longstanding presence of the McCarthy (Carthy) family in Gardamus. The structure, with…
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Census Records (1901 & 1911) – Gardamus Little, Mayglass (Co. Wexford)
This entry is totally wrong! n the 1911 Census return for Gardamus Little, Mayglass, Michael J. McCarthy appears in the household of the Carthy (Carty) family. He is recorded as a family member (listed with the Carthy family’s surname variant) – likely the grandson or nephew of the head of household (source). The Carthy household…
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Carty, McCarthy & Staunton Families in Gardamus
Early References and 19th-Century Records In mid-19th century records,Griffith’s Valuation (1853) for Mayglass parish shows Gardamus Great was held by families like the Staunton, Dillon and Howlin households, with Patrick and Richard Dillon and Patrick and Thomas Howlin listed as tenants in Gardamus – The Cartys connection to the lands at Gardamus came through two…
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Michael J. McCarthy
Early Life and War of Independence Michael McCarthy was a native of County Wexford in southeast Ireland, born in the late 19th century in the Tullycanna area of Ballymitty. He became active in the Irish independence movement as a young man during the War of Independence (1919–1921). By October 1920, the IRA in County Wexford…