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I am looking for the Dycher (also Dicher & Ditcher) family who lived in and around Rockcorry. The farmlands let or owned by the family were Drumlona, Glen Currin and Drumvulla. The family was still living in the area at the time of the 1911 Census of Ireland.

Earliest Ematris parish records on rootsireland.ie are as follows:

Agnes Ditcher bap 4 Jan 1757 dau of Thomas Ditcher

George Ditcher bap 10 Jan 1760 son of Thomas Ditcher

George Ditcher bap 26 Aug 1761 son of Thomas Ditcher

Joseph Ditcher bap 21 Jan 1762 son of Thomas Ditcher

Samuel Dicher bap 1 Apr 1764 son of Thomas Dicher

Hugh Ditcher bap 25 Nov 1755 son of James Ditcher

James Ditcher bap 29 Aug 1786 son of Thomas Ditcher

Other records record Joseph Dycher at Drumlona/Glen, William Dycher at Boyher, and William Dycher at Gortlana.

Later Ematris records are:

Anne Dycher bap 12 Feb 1820 dau of Dycher & Anne

Jane Dycher bap 28 Mar 1822 dau of Dycher & Anne

Elizabeth Dycher bap 19 Feb 1824 dau of Dycher & Anne

William Dycher bap 21 May 1826 son of Dycher & Anne

Margaret Dycher bap 19 Oct 1828 dau of Dycher & Anne

Margaret Dycher bap 23 Mar 1824 dau of Dycher & Mary

Joseph Dycher bap 19 Oct 1828 son of Dycher & Mary

Does anybody know of any other records/resources to check for this region of county Monaghan?

Thursday 21st Mar 2013, 02:08PM

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  • You could try contacting WWW.clogherhistory.ie which covers the county Monaghan area.

    maria.smyth

    Saturday 23rd Mar 2013, 04:44AM
  • hi there again just came across this from your previous message for me to locate at ematris and your mention of joseph and samuel located at glen 

    1830 tithe applotments

    anne hamilton                  john hamilton                           joseph dicher                                                                                                                           all 3 of the glen ematris monaghan tenants of 10 acres 1 rood 10 perch rent £14;3s;6d tithe 11s 6d                                                                                                                                                                                         

    saml dicher glen ematris monaghan tenant of 3 rood 24 perch rent £1;00;10d  tithe 1s 2d

    see folio 77 ----do you know what this means or where i can locate it 

    1858 griffith valuation county monaghan barony dartree union cootehill part of parish ematris townland boyher sheet 18/23 map reference 

    13a  tenant william deecher landlord lord cremorne house and garden 1 rood 20 perch 5s + 10s =15s 

    1858 county monaghan barony dartree union cootehill part of parish ematris townland drummulla sheet number 18 map ref 5a tenant thomas deecher  landlord lord cremorne house office lands 6 acres 33 perch £4;5s;0 + 10s = £4;15s;00 

    liam hua duinn

    Sunday 7th Apr 2013, 11:00PM
  • Unfortunately, I've no idea what or where Folio 77 might be.

    I, like you, am just someone doing family research but as I mentioned in my first email clogherhistory have lots of knowledgeable people who may be able to help you.

     

    Good Luck

    maria.smyth

    Monday 8th Apr 2013, 02:26AM
  • Unfortunately, I've no idea what or where Folio 77 might be.

    I, like you, am just someone doing family research but as I mentioned in my first email clogherhistory have lots of knowledgeable people who may be able to help you.

     

    Good Luck

    maria.smyth

    Monday 8th Apr 2013, 02:27AM
  • mark i discovered this recently and it seems to tie in with message 1

    1858 county monaghan barony dartree union cootehill part of parish ematris townland drummulla sheet number 18 map ref 5a tenant thomas deecher  landlord lord cremorne house office lands 6 acres 33 perch £4;5s;0 + 10s = £4;15s;00 

    and some information i got from redlyon but i think it is waynes line over in usa or canada do you know anything about it

    1870 may 26th schedule G registars district of left blank 1870 mariage solemnized at rockcorry church in the parish of ematris in the co monaghan no 18 when married may 26th name and surname joseph dycher age full condition bachelor rank or profession servant residence at the time of marriage drummulla fathers name and surname thomas dycher rank or profession of father farmer name and surname grace telford age full condition spinster rank por profession do=servant residence at the time of marriage glenburne fathers name and surname gilbert telford rank or profession of father steward married in the church of rockcorry according to the rites and ceremonies of the united church of England and Ireland by licence by me henry tifeo Edwards recumbant this marriage was solemnized between us joseph dycher and grace telford in the presence of us Robert x his mark mcfadden and Isabella smith    1870 wedding joseph dycher marriage to grace telford cootehill

    rick and wayne have a record of a joseph detcher and grace from scotland marrying does this tally 

    and does this cancel one of our lines of research for the dycher louth line      

    liam hua duinn

    Sunday 30th Jun 2013, 07:01PM
  • Hi William

    Yes, Joseph and Grace are the couple who went to Canada, Ontario, Toronto area. The family of Samuel located at Glen and Thomas at Drumvulla are I think part of a single extended group. The people at Boyer, Drumlona, Rockcorry, Co. Cavan, Cootehill area, and Gortlana also belong.

    The question re: tithe entry Glen is whether Joseph is the son of Samuel, or his brother. In the earlier Ematris records, Samuel Dicher and Joseph Ditcher are both the sons of Thomas Dicher/Ditcher.

    The family at Gortlana seems to descend from a William Dycher and (I think) Bridget [surname unknown]. The is a Joseph Dycher who married a Rebecca Quin in Cavan - I think these are the parents of Thomas and John, where Thomas is still living there at time of 1901 Census of Ireland.

    There is also a Robert Dicher who settled at Rathvully in Co. Wicklow. He might be important re: Thomas 1791-1867. He had a son John b.1774 who had a son William b.1798 who has a daughter called Alicia.

    Again the name Alicia. I think surname of THE Alicia (the one who married Thomas 1791-1867) was Tierney. Alicia and Mathew are both forenames found in the Tierney family, but there is no evidence of either in the Dycher family prior to Thomas marrying Alicia.

    Following the naming tradition of the period - where older children were named after the parents/grandparents of the father/mother and younger children the siblings - the point at which a new name enters the line is important because generally people at that time did not name their children at random - everybody was named after an existing somebody.

    Alicia of course enters the Dycer line circa 1830's, same also for William (son of John son of Robert), who named his child Alicia around the time. William's family changed there name to Deaker.

    I think phonetics might be at play here. Consider the names: Daker, Deaker, Deetcher, Detcher, etc., then think of the Northern Irish pronunciation of ditch and dike. There is I think a valid connection.

    From the earlier Ematris records, Hugh Ditcher is the son of James, there is also a Hugh Daker who died 1802 (as far as I can make out) in Limerick. There is also a George Daker (ref: George Ditcher son of Thomas in Ematris records) who died in Killarney.

    Are we looking at a pattern of dispersal here?

    Still no joy with the ever elusive baptismal record for Thomas 1791-1867, but there are also records for Dacre (if it's relevent) in Abbeyleix.

    Monday 1st Jul 2013, 04:38PM
  • Liam, to date we have transcribed approximately 30 out of 47 graves at Clonmelsh. The group intend on revisiting the graveyard on Thursday the 4 September to complete the recording. So far we have come across the name Dycher on the recorded headstones.

    You are welcome to come along on the day to complete the recording or alternatively you may contact me on the number below.

    mark is anyone on your side interested in attending the above recordings of graves at clonmelsh just advising you of the latest update

    liam hua duinn

    Thursday 28th Aug 2014, 08:18PM
  • Apologies for the previous email seems to have been incorrect. It was supposed to read that we have not located any Dychers on the headstones as yet, but should complete the recording by next week and will know for sure whether there are any people of that surname buried there. Sorry for the confusion Liam.

    If you cannot make it on Thursday, I can update you at a later date as to the names within the graveyard.

    liam hua duinn

    Friday 29th Aug 2014, 05:43PM
  • discovered this only today 

    roots ireland have recorded marraiges for ematris on their files along with some other monaghan parishes  i cant access them but maybe they have records for some of the familiy members you have on your file     the years are i think 1770s-1780s and 1840s onwards or something like that from memory 

    liam hua duinn

    Sunday 24th May 2015, 09:26AM
  • mark have a look at parish of castlerahan in county cavan under richard dichare and john dicher  

    do you know about these or are they new to you and your line

    liam hua duinn

    Tuesday 10th Apr 2018, 02:11PM

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