Most families in Branch had marks to denote ownership of wood and sheep—Share your mark (s) so that our young people may learn of this tradition!  Note Notch pronounced natch

Henry Campbell (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood— H

Aff and Jim English  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood— Four notches (////)

Albert English (Submitted by Georgie Power)

Wood—a notch and a shovel and a notch ( / shovel /)

Anthony English (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood— E 

Austie and Albert English  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—V

Frank English (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood— Diamond and a Notch (◊ /)

Joe English (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood— Diamond (◊)

John Thomas English  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—3  Diamonds (◊◊◊)

John Thomas English  (submitted by Ted English)

Wood— XIX

Sheep— Top off Right Ear and a short tail

Michael Anthony English   (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood V and a notch  (V/)

Nick English (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—NE

John and Willie Hennessey (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—WH

Jackie Linehan (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Sheep—Top off the Right ear and hole in the left ear

Arlie (Arnold) Mooney  (submitted by Ellen Mooney)

Sheep—Two notches in the top and one in the bottom of the left ear

Wood—Two notches in the butt and one in the top  (top // butt  /)

Jackie Mooney (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—J and two notches (J//)

Nicholas Mooney (submitted by Terry and Bev Power)

Wood— J and three notches (J///)

Pats Mooney (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—  J and two notches (J//)

Frankie and Bernard Nash (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Chip off and three notches (///)

Gerald Nash (Submitted by Peter Nash)

Wood— Notch and an X ( / X )

Gerry Nash  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—W and two Xs (WXX)

James Nash  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood–  W and an X  (WX)

Joby and Tommy Nash (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—W and Two Xs (WXX)

Joseph Nash (submitted by Theresa (Nash) McGrath)

Wood— 4 crosses (++++)

Leo Nash (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood - notch in the butt (/in the butt)

Mike Nash (Submitted by Al Nash)

Wood—Double X’s (X X)

Sheep—Top off bother ears, Spilt in the right and hole in the left

Patsy Willie O’Rourke  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—PWR

Allan  Power  (submitted Charmaine Power Critch)

Wood—Upside down arrow mark meant bra daw

Ambrose Power

Wood— N and a notch  (N/)

Ben Power  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood— N

Clance  and Adrian Power (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood– Three notches /// in the butt  and two notches // in the top

Sheep— 2 notches in the right ear

Dave Power (submitted by Donny Power)

Wood— Notch an N and a Notch (/N/)

Edmund Power (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—  L

Frank Power (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Sheep—Long Tail, split in each ear

George and Gerald  Power (Submitted by Georgie Power)

Wood—Three notches in the butt and two in the top  (///) and (//)

Gus, John and Cyril (Sooley) Power (Submitted by Terry Power)

Wood—Six Notches ( ////// )                                                                             

Sheep—Top off the left ear with a spilt and a notch in the right ear

Jim Power  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Sheep—Short Tail, split in each ear

Jim and George Power (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Sheep—split in each ear

Joe Power (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood R a notch and a Y (R/Y)

Joseph Power  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood— N and two notches N//

Kevin Power (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Sheep—Notch in the right ear

Mikey and Neishey Power (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—Rind off the Center

Neil Power (Submitted by Wishey Power)

Wood—Y and two notches ( Y// )

Sheep—Notch and top off right ear

Paddy Power (Submitted by Wishey Power)

Wood—Y and one notch ( Y/ )

Robbie Power (Submitted by Wishey Power)

Wood— Y                                                                                              

Sheep—Notch in each ear

Willie  Power (Submitted by Georgie Power)

Wood—Two notches in the butt and two in the top (//) and (//)

Sheep—One notch in the bottom of right ear

Ned Quigley  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood— Q

Charlie Roche  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—H

Ed Roche (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—  ER

James Willie and Austin Roche  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood— Notch a cross and a notch (/+/)

Jimmy  Roche (submitted by Clara Roche Seaward)

Wood—Three notches and an X  ( /// X)

John Joe  Roche (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

Wood—H and a notch ( H/)

Sheep—H in Right Ear and a hole in the left ear

Pat and Harry Roche  (submitted by Terry and  Bev Power)

H  and a Notch ( H/)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terry and Bev have collected  marks over the years and acknowledge the contributions of  Wishey Power, John Power, Ambrose Power,Kevin Power, Georgie Power, and Adrian Power.

Any corrections or additions send them along rockylanecreations@crrstv.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s Your Mark

Branch Come Home Year

August 9-19, 2007