William what does it mean to be the 6th family please. 6th biggest or what ? Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "William J Flanagan" <williamjflanagan@cox.net> To: <FERMANAGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 11:20 AM Subject: [FERMANAGH] Ballymacaffrey > Aas of 1968, the MaCaffreys are Fermangh's sixth family today, commandeing 339 votes. They descend from Gafraigh, a son of Don Carrach, the first Maguire King of > Fermanagh. . Their headquarters, in Maguire times was at Ballymacaffrey, near Fivemiletown. They figure frequently in the Anuals and took part in many raids. They gave their name to Legmacaffry in Galloon parish and Rossmacaffry in > Aghalurcher. > IN 1629, we find the following McCaffreys on the Blennerhassett estate at Magheraculmoney: > Teig > Neil > Tiege > Padraigh Og > Philip > Loughlin > Patrick Duff > Neil > Patrick Modder > Dermot > > The McCaffreys began the 1641 Uprising in Fermanagh by burning Lisnarisk. After the Williamite wars, some of the > McCaffreys may have become Protestant. We find eight of them on the Register in 1788. Murtagh McCaffrey lost 3& in Enniskillen fire in 1707. The 1796 List gives McCaffreys all over the county, particularly in Lurg anf Magherasteffany. > > > ==== FERMANAGH Mailing List ==== > Welcome to County Fermanagh mailing list. > Our County website is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirfer2/ > Our Country website is: http://irelendgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com/ > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Mccreery" <suewa@wn.com.au> To: <FERMANAGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [FERMANAGH] Ballymacaffrey > William what does it mean to be the 6th family please. > 6th biggest or what ? > Sue Itmeans the it was the 6th largest family by surname in co Fermanagh.