Madden Family

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If your ancestors came from Killukin 'close to the river Shannon' then Killukin (Boyle) is the parish you are looking for.

Your safest bet is any townland / parish where both Flanagans and Maddens appear on Tithe Applotment Records for the parish of Killukin (Boyle)...

Thomas Madden of 'Boher' (a district along the Carrick-on-Shannon road, as it approaches Croghan village, which referred to a number of townlands, to include Macnadille).

If you are sure your Thomas Madden came from the parish of Killukin/ Croghan, Co Roscommon, then this has to be your man, as there were no Maddens at all on land records in the parish by 1857 (indicating he'd left).  The only other Madden in the parish baptismal records is Anne Madden, wife of Pat Ford (baptising children in 1812 and 1813 in the parish of Croghan).

In 1811 a Daniel Feely (1789-1825) & Bridget Flanagan were baptising in the parish, seeing as he died young, its possible his wife, Bridget Flanagan, married again. It's equally possible there were multiple Bridget Flanagans here.

Flanagan, on the other hand, was a very common name in the parish at that time.  Check out Old Killummod Cemetery, Drumlion Cemetery and Estersnow Cemetery for FLANAGAN gravestones. In the townland of Killummod you have a Bernard Ward & Catherine Flanagan, and a Pat Mulvey & Ann Flanagan baptising children in 1815. In 1816 a Pat  & Rose Flanagan of Culleenatreen were baptising children.

Catherine Flanagan (1785-1822) lived in Cashell (a district along the Croghan to Carrick on Shannon road, as it approaches Carrick) possibly in the townland of Carroward or close to it. In 1857, you will find a Pat Flanagan on land records for Drishoge (farm #4) and for Knockacorha (farm #8) and for Ardlavagh (farm #9).  And an Edward FLanagan in Carrowmore (farm #20). Only the Pat Flanagan of Ardlavagh appears on the tithe applotment records of 1835 (with 2 acres of 3rd class land).

Best of luck with your search!