I cannot find my ancestors. James McAndrew who was born 1851, in Liverpool, when his family (Michael and Anne McHale McAndrew) immigrated to the United States from Ballani, County Mayo (family folklore). James had two siblings born in the US, one near Buffalo, NY, which leads me to believe the family immigrated through Canada. Family folklore is that Michael (James's father) worked on the Erie Canal. I have been to upstate NY, and looked through Federal and State Census records and have found nothing on James's parents. Unfortunately the state of PA does not have a copy of James McAndrew's death certificate.
Michael and Anne were probably born around 1820. Lore is that Anne was related to Bishop McHale - cannot verify.
I am trying to find anything about Michael and Anne. In 2016 I was in County Mayo during Heritage Week, but could not find any addtional information.