ELEANOR ...... I also have a Catherine Fahey m: to Richard Costello in the Ireland county & the timeframe as your Fahey's. I dont know anything more about her or how to proceed from here. At this date, I've been unable to find any Ireland records for her. There may be a direct connection or, at least, a near miss. See the following. All The Best, ED COSTELLO, 1009 Blenheim Dr Raleigh NC 27612 , tel: 919-782-6058; COSTELLO (FAHEY): Co Mayo Ireland > CT, MA, ME USA > USA; JOYCE (DOWER): Co Mayo Ireland > MA USA; HAGGERTY (McGUIRE): Co Donegal Ireland > NB Canada > ME USA > USA; LAVERTY (BROWN), (KELLY): Co Armagh Ireland > NB Canada > ME, CA USA > USA, Canada. COSTELLO, Thomas Richard, 1850 Co Mayo Ireland-1900 Springfield MA USA; emigrated c.1872, Ballindine, Co Mayo, Ireland; m: 1875, St Mary's RCC, Thorndike MA USA to Bridget JOYCE, 1850 Co Mayo Ireland-1886 Monson MA USA ; 7 kids, all USA b: Catherine, Mary, Edward, John Patrick, Bridget, Thomas Richard Jr, Ellen; both interred together w/3 of their kids & other JOYCE family members at Bethany RCCem Monson MA USA; parents: Richard & Catherine (Fahey) COSTELLO of Co Mayo , Ireland; siblings: John COSTELLO, 1848-1922, m: Mary Mullahy, probably of Co Mayo; 2 kids Ballindine, Co Mayo Ireland born: Mary, 1869 & Michael, 1871, others born USA: John, Catherine, Richard & Sarah. JOYCE, Bridget (COSTELLO), 1850 Co Mayo, Ireland-1886 Monson MA USA; Catherine (Dower), 1847 Ireland-1915 Monson/Palmer MA USA & Martin, 1852 Ireland-1881 Monson/Palmer/Chicopee MA USA; all emigrated c.1858; Bridget had 8 kids; Catherine & Martin: no known kids; all interred w/COSTELLO members at Bethany RCCem Monson MA USA; p:.Martin & Mary JOYCE, both of Ireland, probably Co Mayo. On Sat, 01 Dec 2001 15:16:08 -0500 William Rooney <wjr229@mediaone.net> writes: > >My great grandmother, Bridget Fahey, was born in Claremorris, >February >4, 1859. Her parents were Lawrence and Mary (Flynn) Fahey. Her >grandparents were Patrick Fahey and Elizabeth Murray. >Other children of Lawrence and Mary Fahey were Patrick, Peter, Mary, >Margaret, Martin, Katherine and Honora. > >I have been told by another person searching this family that the >Fahey's lived in Rassaraun Township in Crossboyne/Taugheen >(spelling?) >on the way to Ballinrobe. He told me the Irish name for the area is >Teach Chaoin. > >I know that Bridget and her husband lived in Ohio before moving to >Massachusetts about 1889. I hope someone else is searching this >family >in Ireland or in the States. I would love ti find out where Bridget >and >her husband Michael Hurst were married. I have not found a marriage >for >them in Ohio. > >Any help would be appreciated. > >Thank You, > >Eleanor Rooney > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.