Re --"Why would my Thomas McENTAGGART - McINTYRE leave Co. Donegal before Mar 1846?" The Great Famine also known as the Irish Potato Famine and the Great Hunger started in 1845 and lasted - depending on the region - until 1849 or even 1852. Maybe your Thomas McENTAGGART was feeling rather hungry Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the cat" ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 3:02 PM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Question abt. 1846 & more Questions-- McENTAGGART -McINTYRE > Hi lists, > > Is their anyone who could give me some back ground on the surname > McENTAGGART, (or any variant spelling), in Co. Donegal before 1846? > Any locations in Co. Donegal where this surname might be from? > > Why would my Thomas McENTAGGART - McINTYRE leave Co. Donegal > before Mar 1846? Any ideas? What was going on in Co. Donegal in years > just prior to 1846? > > Thomas, entered the USA, at the Port of New York from Liverpool on Mar > 1846 -- so says his Naturalization Record! I have not been able to find > him > > on any ship! :( > > I appreciate any feedback you can give me! :) > > > ************** AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE > > SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: > Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ > Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ > Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1574 - Release Date: 7/25/2008 > 16:27 > > >