Pyburn versus Ryburn in Ringaskiddy, County Cork, Ireland
I have come across a rather unlikely coincidence.Ryburn is a name that originated in Ayrshire, Scotland, but in 1603 a John Ryburn may have fled to Ireland after being outlawed in Scotland as a result of prolonged feuding there.Some of his descendants seem to have lived in Cork in the 19th century -- notably at at Ringaskiddy, on Cork Harbour.I have evidence of at least twenty Ryburns in Cork, in at least six families.See :- http://www.netspeed.com.au/rryburn/Ireland.htmlhttp://www.netspeed.com.au/rryburn/Ireland.html
In the 1911 census there were three Ryburns left, two of them sisters living at "house no. 2" in Ringaskiddy.In "house no. 3" was the family of Edward "Pyburn", a Royal Navy pensioner.In the image of the hand-written census form the surname could be Pyburn or Ryburn, but the juxtaposition of Ryburns next door to Pyburns does seem rather unlikely.
There is evidence of too many Ryburns in Cork for them all to be misreadings of the surname Pyburn.
Does anyone know about the Royal Navy pensioner, Edward "Pyburn" in Ringaskiddy?
I'm going to Ireland shortly, and will look for graves near Ringaskiddy.
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Re: Pyburn versus Ryburn in Ringaskiddy, County Cork, Ireland
Roderick Ryburn 6/12/10
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Re: Pyburn versus Ryburn in Ringaskiddy, County Cork, Ireland
Roderick Ryburn 5/20/10