This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/IQh.2ACIB/121.1 Message Board Post: hello, my mother's family are Halligan from Swinford Mayo. My grandfather was James Halligan. many of the halligans went to the US - quite a number of my relatives are still there.