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ANyone in Ireland know anything about the Barony of Costello?
Its my last name, and would like to learn more, havent found much on the net. Thanks
thanks...all Costellos in the world come from only one of 2 families, so yes this is where mine are from.....we had extensive land holdings etc, till Cromwell took them away, etc etc...but thanks anyways, Im just looking for more than the net has, without going over ther.
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- stitcherkfLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
No but if you search on the web you will find a site called rootsweb.com which gives a list of baronies in Ireland. I don't know anything about this site and it might not be accurate. It appears to be near Ballyhaunis co. mayo so you could search for info on that area also. Baronies tend to be a legacy of the British occupation of Ireland years ago and certainly are rarely if ever used or referred to in Irish life today. Only exception would be if you were buying an isolated property which might need a location description.
Costello or Costelloe is quite a common name here. It might not necessarily mean that your ancestors came from that area.
- alphaLv 71 decade ago
Below there are links to a Barony map of the Connacht Region showing the Costello Barony, a map showing the Dynasties and Territories of Connacht, a present day map showing the towns of that region, the Leitrim-Roscommon 1901 Census Search which lists the Townlands and Parishes of the Barony of Costello and a couple of other sites dealing with the name. I hope you find some of them useful.
Source(s): http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/barony-map-con... http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/connacht.htm#d... http://www.mayotowns.com/ http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/cgi-bin/newcen-sr... http://www.cary.lib.me.us/Gendb/resources/Haggerty... http://www.goireland.com/genealogy/scripts/Family.... http://www.woodcarversguild.com/Coats%20of%20Arms/... - Anonymous1 decade ago
hmmmmmmm
mine are from just north of Dublin I think
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