Gosh, I just got back from a genealogy trip to Ireland - inspired to get back to work on those Igoes - when I logged onto this blog I realized the worst - I haven't done anything with it for 3 years. Unforgivable isn't it? I plan to do a better job right away.
We stayed at a B&B in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland and the proprietor said - Igoe eh? You must have family just over the way in Castlebar! I thought Roscommon was more likely for my husband's family, but Castlebar is close to County Roscommon so it's possible. He was generous enough to share his most recent phone book so I now have some current names and places to think about.
I have been checking the 1901 and 1911 Irish censuses and entering the Igoe and Igo families into Legacy 8. This is a complicated process, but I'm enjoying it very much. I found an 80 year old widow living with 2 granddaughters in 1901 who gave her occupation as 'Beggar'. Gives you pause doesn't it? Now I want to know what happened to those three women.
I've been gathering information about the Igoe surname wherever I can find it and should really sit down and combine all this information and make some assessment. Hopefully my next blog will have some good stuff in it! Watch this space.
