When I was about 6 years old we stayed with my mom's cousins in Co. Cavan. They were mostly in the Virginia area at the time. Years later they came to visit us in Texas USA. My uncles have kept in touch with them over the years, but there hasn't been any contact for about 10 years. I would love to reconnect with them. I imagine some have passed on. When I was a child, there were other children, older girls. This was about 30 years ago. I have written to them but never got a response. I hope someone somewhere has some information.
Ultimately, I'm looking for information on our family roots and why my Grandparents decided to come to America. Thomas Caffrey and Rose Anne Brady along with Rose's sister Kitty came to America sometime around 1900. It is their family left in Ireland that I'd like to find. I have some names: Frank and Margot McCann; Anna Gallagher; Maive O'Hurley; Tom Brady; Vince and Bernie Brady.
Nessa
Wednesday 23rd Jan 2019, 02:38PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Nessa, I live between Bailieborough and Shercock, which is not too far from Virginia. As you are looking for living people, I would suggest that you would communicate with me directly at ocallaghan.carmel@gmail.com. When you email me will you give me the name & address that you were writing to and the names of the people and the townlands that you visited, that way I will have names and places at least to work on.
Regards and Best wishes Carmel
Bailieborough Cavan
Wednesday 30th Jan 2019, 11:58AM -
Hi Nessa
I apologise for not replying when I first saw your post. My McCann GGGrandparents lived in Virginia - Felix McCann (birth not found, died 1874 Ballyjamesduff) and Catherine McPhillips (birth source 1821 Census, died 1888 Ballyjamesduff), married 8 Nov 1833, Lurgan Parish Church, Virginia, Cavan . They had a large property at 95 Main Street where they operated a drapery with a spirit-grocery at the back (Felix .had a publican's licence to sell liquor). They had six children. Have a look to see if my McCanns match up with yours in any way. These are their children (all 4 sons emigrated to Australia and daughter Catherine we have been unable to find anything else about her - Mary married Matthew Daly of Ballyjamesduff -
Mariam (Mary), (B) 4 Nov 1834, Lurgan Parish Church, Virginia, married at Lurgan Parish Church, 22 Jul 1853, Matthew Daly, Draper, of Ballyjamesduff, Cavan.
Galichcum (William), (B) 2 June 1837, Lurgan Parish Church, Virginia, emigrated to Queensland, Australia in 1865, died at the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum for the Destitute, 16 Jul 1904, Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia aged 67. Illegitimate daughter Rose Anne McCann, baptized 11 Apr 1863, Lurgan Parish Church, mother Catherine Carroll. William’s sister Mary Daly took Rose Anne and in the 1880s she moved to Liverpool with the Daly family after the death of Felix. Rose Ann died 4th qtr 1936 at Salford, Lancashire, aged 73- unconfirmed and mre research is planned.
Catherinam (Catherine) (B) 17 Jan 1840, Lurgan Parish Church, Virginia. No further information found.
Franciscum/Francis (B) 23 Mar 1842, Lurgan Parish Church, Virginia, emigrated to Queensland, Australia in 1865, died 23 Apr 1876, age 31, Charters Towers, Australia.
Felicum/Felix, (B) 23 Aug 1844, Lurgan Parish Church, Virginia, emigrated to Queensland, Australia 1865, died 10 Oct 1892, age 48, Hughenden, Queensland, Australia (Catherine McPherson given in error as his mother)
Henry, (B) 29 Jul 1848, Lurgan Parish Church, Virginia, emigrated to Queensland, Australia 1865, died 13 Apr 1903, (mining accident at Ravenswood), Charters Towers Hospital, Queensland, Australia, age 55. Married 25 Jul 1887 Charters Towers, Queensland, Mary Ann Ronan (B) 6 Oct 1857 Port Loman, Mullingar, Westmeath and died 1940, Charters Towers (father James, mother Maria Fleming).
Carol
CarolH
Wednesday 25th Nov 2020, 08:56PM