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Timeless link to Killala Railway Station

Pat Casserrly holding the pocket watch that was presented to his grandfather,James Henry Casserly by the people of Killala and Ballycastle. Photo: Whelan Cameras, Limerick
Pat Casserrly holding the pocket watch that was presented to his grandfather,James Henry Casserly, by the people of Killala and Ballycastle. Photo: Whelan Cameras, Limerick

When James Henry Casserly who was the first Station Master in Killala Railway Station was leaving in 1894, the people of Killala and Ballycastle came together to present him with a pocket watch as a token of the high esteem in which the community held the Galway native.

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How to find your Co Mayo roots

The North Mayo Heritage Centre in the grounds of Enniscoe House, near Crossmolina, contains records covering all of the 29 parishes of North Mayo. Photo: Anthony Hickey
The North Mayo Heritage Centre in the grounds of Enniscoe House, near Crossmolina, contains records covering all of the 29 parishes of North Mayo. Photo: Anthony Hickey

Finding your Co Mayo roots has never been easier thanks to the genealogical services that are provided by a number of research centres and ancestry websites. There are tens of thousands of people around the globe who can trace their ancestry back to County Mayo which has been ravaged by emigration since the Famine in the […]