GENEALOGY OF THE BURNS FAMILY OF EASKEY, CO. SLIGO, IRELAND, AS WRITTEN BY PATRICK BURNS, FEBRUARY 12, 1900, IN WATERTOWN, NY

 Genology of the Burns Familey – A.D. 1691

 Patrick Burns came to the Countey of Sligo, Parish of Castle Connor, Townland of Killandly, east side of the River Moy, Ireland.

           He came to Killandley a short time after the Battle of Aughram, from the Countey of Wicklow, where he was born, and joined King James armey, where he became an officer in a cavalry regiment and when the armey broke up, or was disbanded, he came west.

           Arriving at Killandley he came to a hut where dwelt three strange appearing weoman. After the officer asked for some information regarding some things which he wanted to know.

           Upon seeing the apperiance of his military dress and uniform, they seemed to dislike his apperance, and rose like a swarm of hornets in hostile element against him, ordering him away. He did not seem to hurry himself so they made up their minds that they would make him have a faster gait, and followed with a hughe knife.

           In seeing the destructive weapons he made a bound away, and leaped over a wide dyke. But in seeing that they could not overtake him they artifully threw their weapons after him which one knife took effect in the leg, and after he had extracted the knife he bandaged up the wound and moved away from there to ferit out new quarters.

           He settled near Ballina on the Glenree River which runs into the River Moy near Ardnaree where he settled, the liney industry being the principal buiesness at that time the family followed waveing and farming.

Generations          Born                               Married                   Born

No. 1           1661          Patrick Burns          Bridget O’Boyle     1664

No. 2           1691          Andrew Burns          Nancey Galagher     1694

No. 3           1721          Michael Burns          Bridget Heivers      1724

No. 4           1754          Michael Burns          Margaret MacGuire 1765 

No. 5           1787          Thomas Burns          Mary Flynn             1794

No. 6           1824          Patrick Burns          Mary Kenny                      1837

           Patrick Burns after arriveing from King James Armey, from the battle of Aghrim and settleing in the Countey of Sligo, he located himself on a farm on the River Glenrie that runs into the River Moy near Ardnarie with his wife Bridget O’Boyle.

           And when their familey grew up to the age of manhood they settled around the neighbourhood of the town and vicinity of Easkey in that locality, on which their decendants and progeny resides, those that survived famine and pestilence.

           A great portion of them emegrated to America, through the means of bad and Tyranical land lords which persecuted them for small faults.

 Submitted by: Paul Burns (the great grandson) This documents was written by my great grandfather just before he died. He wasn't the greatest of spellers (you should see the family tombstone!) and the errors are his.