This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IQh.2ACIB/70.3.1 Message Board Post: It is possible they are related. Hugh and Jim were very popular names in my family. My great-grandfather was born about 1890 in Charlestown, Co. Mayo, so it is possible that your grandfather could be an uncle or maybe an older cousin. Do you know where his family was from in Ireland? That would be a big help. Also, if you know they came to NY, I would check www.ellisisland.org for ship manifests. There are two main Halligan families in Charlestown, but I am sure that they are related. Let me know how you make out and if I can help.