Hi Margaret, Was it John Gilmore who was the Holleran's first cousin, or was Mary Britt(on)s the Holleran cousin? Whichever it is, have you tried triangulating the Gilmore/Britt(on), Holleran, and Reilly names to see if you can find them in close proximity (same parish or adjoining parishes, perhaps)? Maybe that will help you narrow down a Galway or Mayo locale so you can dig more deeply into unofficial placenames, subdenomination names, and the like, and find one that looks / sounds like "Mahone." Claire K. On Aug 7, 2013, at 11:12 AM, Hooksett <[email protected]> wrote: > ...Irish cousins of mine, the Gilmores, lived in Oldham, > Lancashire, England for a few years…[In] the English census...The entire family is listed as born > in "Mahone, Ireland." > > Since these Gilmore family members from "Mahone" are close cousins to my > Holleran family, I'm hoping to pinpoint the location. ...Thomas Holleran... > arrived in New York in 1850, single, and on the same ship with his future > wife, Margaret A Reily/Reilly. They will marry on January 1, 1851... > > Peter Gilmore will be born July 27, 1862, in Oldham, Lancashire to John > Gilmore and Mary Britt or Britton. In 1899, he will marry Elizabeth > Holleran, younger sister of my great grandmother...2nd cousins. > > Any suggestions for "Mahone?" > ... > The name Holleran is NOT a common one and appears to be mostly concentrated > in the old Connaught Province, in Galway and Mayo. Alternate spellings like > Halloran are more widespread. ...

Hi Claire and thanks for the thoughts. Unfortunately, I don't know the cousinship among the 4 surnames - Gilmore, Holleran, Britt/on, and Reily/Reilly. Since my Holleran/Reilly 2nd great grandparents arrived in 1850, there is no information on their manifest about point of origin. Thomas Holleran disappears from my research about 1863 - no known Civil War service, but the last records are his 1863 Civil War draft registration and the 1862 birth of Elizabeth. Margaret Reilly Holleran died in 1882, when New Jersey death certificates did not require the names of parents. She is a widow in the 1870 census, with 5 children. I have not tried the Reily/Reilly line, because it is such a common name. I have looked at Holleran and Gilmore, but have not yet dug into the Britt/on line. I have John Gilmore and Mary in the 1875 NY Census, but nothing later on them. I'll keep digging. Thanks, Margaret -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Claire K. Sent: Wednesday, 07 August, 2013 2:08 PM To: Hooksett Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] Mahon/Mahone Hi Margaret, Was it John Gilmore who was the Holleran's first cousin, or was Mary Britt(on)s the Holleran cousin? Whichever it is, have you tried triangulating the Gilmore/Britt(on), Holleran, and Reilly names to see if you can find them in close proximity (same parish or adjoining parishes, perhaps)? Maybe that will help you narrow down a Galway or Mayo locale so you can dig more deeply into unofficial placenames, subdenomination names, and the like, and find one that looks / sounds like "Mahone." Claire K. On Aug 7, 2013, at 11:12 AM, Hooksett <[email protected]> wrote: > ...Irish cousins of mine, the Gilmores, lived in Oldham, Lancashire, > England for a few years.[In] the English census...The entire family is > listed as born in "Mahone, Ireland." > > Since these Gilmore family members from "Mahone" are close cousins to > my Holleran family, I'm hoping to pinpoint the location. ...Thomas Holleran... > arrived in New York in 1850, single, and on the same ship with his > future wife, Margaret A Reily/Reilly. They will marry on January 1, 1851... > > Peter Gilmore will be born July 27, 1862, in Oldham, Lancashire to > John Gilmore and Mary Britt or Britton. In 1899, he will marry > Elizabeth Holleran, younger sister of my great grandmother...2nd cousins. > > Any suggestions for "Mahone?" > ... > The name Holleran is NOT a common one and appears to be mostly > concentrated in the old Connaught Province, in Galway and Mayo. > Alternate spellings like Halloran are more widespread. ... ------------- Our community web-site: http://cotyroneireland.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Margaret, MacLysaght 'The Surnames of Ireland' (O) HOLLERAN A form of HALLORAN peculiar to Cos Galway and Mayo. BRETT, BRITT, BRITTON, BRITTAIN from le Breton (Brittany). BRETT and BRITT now mainly found in Cos Waterford, Tipperary and Sligo. Rob Doragh Liverpool UK > From: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 14:51:21 -0400 > Subject: Mahon/Mahone > Unfortunately, I don't know the cousinship among the 4 surnames - Gilmore, > Holleran, Britt/on, and Reily/Reilly. Since my Holleran/Reilly 2nd great > grandparents arrived in 1850, there is no information on their manifest > about point of origin. Thomas Holleran disappears from my research about > 1863 - no known Civil War service, but the last records are his 1863 Civil > War draft registration and the 1862 birth of Elizabeth. Margaret Reilly > Holleran died in 1882, when New Jersey death certificates did not require > the names of parents. She is a widow in the 1870 census, with 5 children. > > I have not tried the Reily/Reilly line, because it is such a common name. I > have looked at Holleran and Gilmore, but have not yet dug into the Britt/on > line. I have John Gilmore and Mary in the 1875 NY Census, but nothing later > on them. > Margaret