Comments for The Great Parchment Book https://www.greatparchmentbook.org Conserving, digitally reconstructing, transcribing and publishing the manuscript known as the Great Parchment Book. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 02:43:21 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on The story of Henry Conway and the Plantation of Londonderry by Kathleen Isabel Stringer https://www.greatparchmentbook.org/2020/04/30/the-story-of-henry-conway-and-the-plantation-of-londonderry/#comment-313 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 02:43:21 +0000 http://www.greatparchmentbook.org/?p=4117#comment-313 Great information thank you, as I have presbyterian ancestors, Thompsons, who come from that village.

]]> Comment on The story of Henry Conway and the Plantation of Londonderry by Anne Griffiths https://www.greatparchmentbook.org/2020/04/30/the-story-of-henry-conway-and-the-plantation-of-londonderry/#comment-296 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 09:24:37 +0000 http://www.greatparchmentbook.org/?p=4117#comment-296 Fascinating, have you any reference as to whether Conway served in the British army in South Africa, or where he was before Ireland? Many thanks,
Anne Griffiths

]]> Comment on Plantation Families: People, Records and Resources by Duncan Clephane https://www.greatparchmentbook.org/2013/09/04/plantation-families-people-records-and-resources/#comment-218 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 01:44:02 +0000 http://www.greatparchmentbook.org/?p=2333#comment-218 Could I find any info on a family called Clephane, father was James from Scotland and granted 2000 acres Newton and Lislapp in 1609 and he put his 4 sons in place within this land but I’ve no idea where James came from or who his wife was or sons names ?
Duncan Clephane

]]> Comment on Men of substance by peter ostle https://www.greatparchmentbook.org/2016/10/19/men-of-substance/#comment-217 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:04:17 +0000 http://www.greatparchmentbook.org/?p=3831#comment-217 Interesting to notice the absence of religion in the above paragraphs. Further, the euphemisms of ‘Continental Europe’ [that seems to imply Europe from the Urals to Cabo da Roca, from Norway to Greece; and the term ‘local Irish’ leaves out the multiplicities of identities that historians would use for the peoples of Ireland in the period.

]]> Comment on More 17th century Irish history online: the Civil Survey 1654–6 by joesprowl https://www.greatparchmentbook.org/2016/12/01/more-17th-century-irish-history-online-the-civil-survey-1654-6/#comment-216 Mon, 17 May 2021 11:12:02 +0000 http://www.greatparchmentbook.org/?p=3852#comment-216 Thank you, Philippa!

]]> Comment on More 17th century Irish history online: the Civil Survey 1654–6 by Philippa Smith https://www.greatparchmentbook.org/2016/12/01/more-17th-century-irish-history-online-the-civil-survey-1654-6/#comment-215 Mon, 17 May 2021 10:55:20 +0000 http://www.greatparchmentbook.org/?p=3852#comment-215 In reply to Philippa Smith.

The digital editions are now available as PDFs. I will amend the link accordingly. In the meantime, you can view the PDF here https://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/digital/The%20Civil%20Survey%201654%20Vol%20III%20Co%20Donegal/The%20Civil%20Survey%201654%20Vol%20III%20Co%20Donegal.pdf

]]> Comment on More 17th century Irish history online: the Civil Survey 1654–6 by Philippa Smith https://www.greatparchmentbook.org/2016/12/01/more-17th-century-irish-history-online-the-civil-survey-1654-6/#comment-214 Mon, 17 May 2021 07:23:56 +0000 http://www.greatparchmentbook.org/?p=3852#comment-214 In reply to Joe Sprowl.

Thank you for pointing this out Joe. I will investigate whether there is an alternative way of investigating the Irish Manuscripts Commission digital editions and amend the page accordingly.

]]> Comment on More 17th century Irish history online: the Civil Survey 1654–6 by Joe Sprowl https://www.greatparchmentbook.org/2016/12/01/more-17th-century-irish-history-online-the-civil-survey-1654-6/#comment-213 Sun, 16 May 2021 02:49:58 +0000 http://www.greatparchmentbook.org/?p=3852#comment-213 Since Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported is there another way to view the Survey for Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone?

]]> Comment on Plantation Families: People, Records and Resources by Philippa Smith https://www.greatparchmentbook.org/2013/09/04/plantation-families-people-records-and-resources/#comment-212 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:23:34 +0000 http://www.greatparchmentbook.org/?p=2333#comment-212 In reply to Karen Stacey.

Apologies for not replying sooner – this comment has only just popped up on my notifications! Keep an eye on the blog as we try to publicise online sources, for example recently we have posted on sources held by PRONI http://www.greatparchmentbook.org/2019/09/06/plantations-in-ulster-1600-41/

]]> Comment on The story of Henry Conway and the Plantation of Londonderry by Ian Stone https://www.greatparchmentbook.org/2020/04/30/the-story-of-henry-conway-and-the-plantation-of-londonderry/#comment-210 Mon, 04 May 2020 15:34:55 +0000 http://www.greatparchmentbook.org/?p=4117#comment-210 In reply to Bethany Marsh.

Yes, thank you.

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