I am looking for information from Ireland on my Great-Great Grandfather Patrick Nilan. His obituary lists his name at M.P Nilan. So, it's possible his first name may be Michael. He did have a brother by the name of Edward. Who were his parents, any siblings etc. What I do know is that Patrick immigrated to the U.S. in 1851 (ship name not known) and moved to Virginia. Abt 1857 he moved to Pittsburg, PA...1880 Census. The only information from Ireland is what is written on the head stones. Any information on this family would be very appreciated. Patrick Nilan, Native of Kiltarton Parish, Co, Galway, Ireland. Date of birth: November 5, 1819 Date of death: March 28, 1903 Place of death: Meisville, Minnesota, U.S.A. Patrick's wife: Sarah Malloy-Nilan: Crossboyle Parish, Co, Mayo Ireland Date of birth:August 23, 1823 Date of death: March 21, 1901 Place of death: Meisville, Minnesota, U.S.A. Edward Nilan, Native of Kiltarton Parish, Co, Galway, Ireland Date of birth: Aug 5, 1822 Date of death: April 25, 1885 Place of death: Meisville, Minnesota, U.S.A Not sure if this is Patrick's sister or daughter from a previous marriage. Bridget Nilan-Graney Date of Birth: 1847 Crossboyne Parish, Co, Mayo Ireland 1880 Census lists her living in San Francisco, California. She is widowed ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

McLernon Ancestry Lineage from William McLernon William John McLernon Married Matilda Smith Born in Ireland February, 1836 Born in Ireland May, 1837 Died January 15, 1920 Died March 7, 1907 William John McLernon was born at Ballymena, Northern Ireland The family, with 9 of 10 children, came to Quebec, Canada, in 1883, and later to New York State. They are buried at East Bethany, N. Y., in a cemetery behind the Presbyterian Church. 1 Hugh McLernon M Ellen Lynn McKernon Born in Ireland February 12, 1861 Born in Ireland Died February 23, 1953 February 21, 1861 Died 1924 2 Alexander McLernon M Helen Ione Dieter Born January 24, 1900 Born October 4, 1900 Died October, 1973 Died June 25, 1930 Mayflower descendant 3 Franklin Dean McLernon M Ida Jane Steen Born July 10, 1926 Born July 13, 1925 Died April 29, 1998 U. S. Navy WWII 4 Robert Hugh McLernon Born October 14, 1955 1 Hugh McLernon Born in Ireland. Presbyterian Minister in Ireland. Removed to New York City. 2 Robert McLernon Born in Ireland Presbyterian Minister in Ireland. 3 William John McLernon Born February, 1836, in Ireland. He died on January 15, 1920, in Linwood, New York State. He is buried in East Bethany, New York. He lived in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, from whence he came to Quebec, in 1883, and then to Linwood, N. Y. I have no information about the parents of these three brothers, Hugh, Robert, and William John. I have no information about the parents of Matilda Smith. It is known that both sets of parents migrated from Scotland to the Ballymena area. I would like any information about the family history of William John McLernon. 9 of his 10 children left Ireland. Belle McLernon stayed in Ireland, and married ------? Paden 1 John McLernon 2 Robert McLernon 3 Alexander McLernon 4 Thomas McLernon 5 Belle McLernon 6 Sarah McLernon 7 Matilda McLernon 8 Mary McLernon 9 Anna McLernon 10 Hugh McLernon listed at random. Matilda Smith had a brother named Gregory Smith who stayed in Ireland. Ellen Lynn McKernon Married Hugh McLernon in Belfast, April, 1880. Her parents were: Charles McKernon and Margaret McCook Both were from Ballymena. Children Ellen Lynn McKernon Belle McKernon Married -----? Mckay Ann McKernon Married -----? McBennett Margaret McKernon Married ------? Kerr Belle, Ann, and Margaret McKernon did not come to America, but some of their descendants came to Quebec. Please contact me offline, as I will unsubscribe due to volume. My first effort anywhere to track them down. Is anyone else researching McLernon? Sincerely; Robert McLernon Springfield, Virginia, USA

SING SING I held my breath As it caught my eye The dull drab building stood On an acre of wilderness Two or three storeys high Neglected -- With broken panes of glass It didn't look like Anyone lived there And from mud patches On window-sills Sprouted tall wisps Of wilted grass. Our train had come To a halt. A friend clutched my arm I wondered why. Then a chill Went through my spine As out of the hushed silence I heard a woman sigh. Most had travelled here To bid farewell To next of kin Before they were led To death In the electric chair. Maura O'GRADY, native of Carracastle, Co. Mayo, has lived in Dublin for many years, is a long-time member of Rathmines Writers. Her poetry can be found in "A Sea of Bluebells," Swan Press Dublin (2006). Ms. O'GRADY is also a book illustrator. One of her paintings was presented to President Mary Robinson. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 3:56 AM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] IRISH-AMERICAN Digest, Vol 2, Issue 68 > Jean, > RE: How to find info on person executed in Sing Sing. > Thanks for all those wonderful leads. I have several things in process > now, and will let you, and the list know how I do. > Patricia > > > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry > at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.2/692 - Release Date: 2/18/2007 > 4:35 PM > >

Hi Bob, Thanks for the info on the Felix's and John J. Felix Charles is one of Felix and Ellen's sons with the info you have sent me I should be able to get certificates from the state. Thanks again. All the Best, George Sarver -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bob ryan Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 7:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] Hannigan/Hannagan Hi George I went to the Pawtucket, RI City Hall and there is no record of Felix & Ellen being married there. The RI Historical Libraries Indexes start at 1865. It is possible they got married in RI, maybe in Providence or Central Falls. The State Archives records go back to the 1700's. I looked at John J. birth record, no notation of an entry to USA or County in Ireland. John's records are in Book C, page 7, # 38. I noticed the following, there was a Felix Charles Hannagan wed to Catherine Flynn, Nov. 26, 1896. Book 4, page 12. I thought you might be interested in another Felix. Below is the address of the state archives RI State Archives Atten: Ken Carlson Westminister St. Providence, RI 02903 Bob Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Sarver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 4:04 PM Subject: [IRISH-AMER] Hannigan/Hannagan >I have asked for someone's assistance in the past at this website in >regards > to my ancestors Felix Hannigan/Hannagan and Ellen McCormick, daughter of > John McCormick and Mary Mullen. They had 10 children the oldest (John J.) > was born (21 Nov 1844) in Pawtucket, RI. The other nine were born in > Illinois, predominantly in Champaign County, Illinois, between 1849 to > 1865. > What I am searching for is the location of their entry into the USA or > debarkation from Ireland? I have no idea how long they were here before > the > birth of John J or where they were married? If someone has any idea could > you please contact me? Thanks. > > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry > at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ====Irish American Mailing List===== Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ ------------------------------- 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

Hi George I went to the Pawtucket, RI City Hall and there is no record of Felix & Ellen being married there. The RI Historical Libraries Indexes start at 1865. It is possible they got married in RI, maybe in Providence or Central Falls. The State Archives records go back to the 1700's. I looked at John J. birth record, no notation of an entry to USA or County in Ireland. John's records are in Book C, page 7, # 38. I noticed the following, there was a Felix Charles Hannagan wed to Catherine Flynn, Nov. 26, 1896. Book 4, page 12. I thought you might be interested in another Felix. Below is the address of the state archives RI State Archives Atten: Ken Carlson Westminister St. Providence, RI 02903 Bob Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Sarver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 4:04 PM Subject: [IRISH-AMER] Hannigan/Hannagan >I have asked for someone's assistance in the past at this website in >regards > to my ancestors Felix Hannigan/Hannagan and Ellen McCormick, daughter of > John McCormick and Mary Mullen. They had 10 children the oldest (John J.) > was born (21 Nov 1844) in Pawtucket, RI. The other nine were born in > Illinois, predominantly in Champaign County, Illinois, between 1849 to > 1865. > What I am searching for is the location of their entry into the USA or > debarkation from Ireland? I have no idea how long they were here before > the > birth of John J or where they were married? If someone has any idea could > you please contact me? Thanks. > > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry > at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

I've hit a brick wall and I am looking primarily for more resources (books & lists) to use that could help me in my quest to narrow down a firm location of my family in 1851 Limerick County. I have access to the Wisconsin State Historical Society, which according to them is second only to the Smithsonian Institution for artifacts and books. Even there, I have run into an Irish brick wall. Thank you in advance for any assistance. The basic facts that I have on my family: Cir. 1830 - Patrick Guiry was born in Ireland (Source: 1860 Census) Cir. 1829 - Mary Enright was born in Ireland (Source: 1860 Census + newspaper report of death) 1851 - Patrick Guiry married Mary Enright in Limerick County (Source: Family Bible) April 13, 1856 - Julia Gary was born in the State of Illinois, USA (Source: 1860 census) August 7, 1860 - Patrick & Mary Gary and their children Julia, James, Mary, and John lived near Woodstock (McHenry County), IL, USA (Source: 1860 Census) March 11, 1882 - Mary Gary dies in Fond du Lac, WI at the age of 53 (Source: Family bible & newspaper report of death) March 18, 1895 - Patrick Gary dies in Fond du Lac, WI (Source: Family bible & newspaper report of death) Other important facts I gathered on the Limerick County area from Griffiths Valuation of Limerick County (1853): 3 pair of Patrick & Mary Guiry are listed living in Kilmeedy 1 pair of Patrick & Mary Guiry are listed living in Mahoonagh More 1 solo Patrick Guiry is listed living in Rathkeale Things I want to find but have had little success finding: Marriage record of Patrick & Mary Guiry in 1851 Name of the date, boat and port of entry used by Patrick & Mary Guiry coming to North America (No online or Historical Society books have helped, yet)

I've hit a brick wall and I am looking primarily for more resources (books & > lists) to use that could help me in my quest to narrow down a firm > location > of my family in 1851 Limerick County. > > Other important facts I gathered on the Limerick County area from > Griffiths > Valuation of Limerick County (1853): > > 3 pair of Patrick & Mary Guiry are listed living in Kilmeedy > > 1 pair of Patrick & Mary Guiry are listed living in Mahoonagh More > > 1 solo Patrick Guiry is listed living in Rathkeale The GV gives you a starting place(s) to look. Assuming they were Catholic, if I were you I would first find out what church records are available for the three areas (civil records for Catholics started in 1864). You can find out that info at this website: http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/ Note, County Limerick is divided into West and East and you need to research the three townlands to find where they are and what RC parish they are in. This is a good place to start researching the townlands: http://www.seanruad.com/ Here you can at least find out what civil parish the townlands are in. If you don't have any resources (Brian Mitchell's, A New Genealogical Atlas, 2nd Edition), try posting to the Irl-Limerick list and someone there will give you the RC parish. The first website will give you the dates of the RC records that are available, where they are located and whether they have been film by the Family History Library (sorry, not many from Co Limerick have been filmed). If you find that there are records available for you time period but not filmed by FHL, you have a few choices. If the parishes are not located in the Emly & Cashel Diocese, you or you can hire someone to search the films at the National Library of Ireland in Dublin. Or, you can pay a fee and have the Limerick Ancestry do the research for you. http://www.limerickgenealogy.com/ Personally, if you can manage it, I prefer going to Dublin. Good luck. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Hello, Ulrike. We now have Irish classes for people around the world (even in Olympia) at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/philo-celticsociety/ . You're only about 3 weeks behind if you'd like to join this semester's classes. Le gach dea-ghuí / Best, - Jerry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ulrike Clevenger Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 1:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IRISH-AMER] RE: LÁ NA GAEILGE I WESTCHESTER, NUA EABHRAC - 3.24.07 / IRISH LANGUAGE DAY IN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK - 3.24.07 I don't suppose there are any classes available around Olympia, WA? We seem to be a bit of a back water over here, but I am thinking hat a new language would be good to keep my brain from rusting shut entirely. 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SNIPPET: Lowell, Massachusetts became known as Spindle City because of the amount of textile mills there from the 1820s onwards. As the home of the American Industrial Revolution, and because of its location 28 miles north of Boston, it became home to many Irish who used it either as a first stop on their travels around the U. S. or as a permanent base. Lowell's place in American industrial history was founded on water power and location. The Merrimack river, which was diverted into the Pawtucket canal, provided the power to the mills. The raw cotton came from the Southern states and cheap cotton material was turned out at a rate of nearly a million yards per week by 1846. Initially labour was provided mainly by women from the New England states. This was the introduction of work ouside the home for them and raised fears among parents for their well-being. These fears were lessened somewhat with the provision, by the mill bosses, of supervised boarding houses in Lowell. These were the first American homes of many Irish women and a glance at the census returns shows their origins -- mainly west of a line from Sligo to Cork. The story of the 'mill girl' and immigrants is told in a Working People's Exhibit in Lowell. By the 1840s there was stiff competition from other cotton producing towns in New England which caused the mill owners in Lowell to reduce their production costs through increased productivity. This was followed by a reduction in wages - the final straw - leading to worker walk-outs. At this point the families of the Irish settlers who had dug the canals and built the mills, and the emigrants from famine-torn Ireland, had joined the work force. They took on the lowly jobs first and then progressed to spinning and weaving. Their reaction also to wage cuts was the same as that of the Yankees -- in 1859 Irish spinners resisted wage cuts by a walk-out and other disturbances. The majority of Irish families lived in the Acre - a public housing scheme which accommodated most of the mill workers. These included Poles, Armenians, Greeks, Portuguese and Italians with a minority of Russians and Jews. As well as providing accommodation, the Acre often became a battleground where tensions, often originating in the mills, was released. The ACW brought an end to the Golden Age of Lowell as a textile producing city. As the cotton supply from the southern states was cut off during the war the woolen mills produced the navy blue cloth worn by Union soldiers. After the war cotton production resumed on a smaller scale with the manpower once more being provided by immigrants from Europe and French Canadians. This time industrialisation diversified; as well as the cotton mils there were small wollen mills, the latter producing carpets and upholstery material for train interiors. A range of haberdashery items (elastic, laces, thread, tapes and cords) was produced in the smaller cotton factories and a huge tannery, the American Hide and Leather, went into operation. Machinery and machine parts were also produced. By 1900, 75% of the city's population of 90 thousand were first and second generation immigrants and 42% were foreign born - showing the importance of migration labour there. Worker protection was scant in Lowell mills, as owners co-operated to prevent labour unions becoming sufficiently organiised to work effectively on behalf of their members. As a result of labour disorganisation state regulations on working conditions were difficult to implement. The mills got a last boost in wartime as demand for uniforms, flags, parachute and blankets increased. The introduction of rayon in the 1930s sounded the death knell for cotton, and Lowell in the 1960s, was saved by light industry and electronics. The era of the mill was gone forever: Merrimack, Appleton, MA, and many others became mere memories. Many of them are now museums and the Pawtucket Canal transports visitors aorund the once industrial part of the city which, at one time, had more spindles and looms that any other part of the U. S. Because of its history, Lowell holds the stories of many Irish who worked and died there. Some resources useful in researching antecedents in Lowell include: St. Patrick's Cemetery, 1251 Gorham St., Lowell, the final resting place of many Irish. It is mainly a Catholic cemetery but since 1900 some non-Catholics have been buried there. A letter to the cemetery office may establish date of death and the cemetery office maps help locate graves within the cemetery. There are other cemeteries in and near the town which include St. Mary's, St. Joseph's, Chelmsfort, etc. In the Pollard Memorial Library, Merrimack St., Lowell, you will find Lowell newspapers after 1860. The library also holds runs of Lowell vital records. Once you have a date of death, the obituary notices in the Lowell papers may be checked. These often contain particulars of family members in Lowell but also indicate family memers living elsewhere in the country and sometimes even in Ireland. Such information is vital in establishing whether your research is on the "right track". The National Archives, New England Region, Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA, has federal records such as census, naturalization and immigration records for the years 1790-1920 (perhaps 1930, now), on microfilm in the NA Office. The census data is important to establish where peoplel lived at a particular time and the work they were engaged in. The MA State Archives, Columbia Point, Boston, has births, marriages and deaths 1840-1900 and a wide range of city and town maps. The University of MA, Centre for Lowell History, 40 French St., has a microfilmed collection of newspapers, census records, WWI draft cards, marriage records 1840-1900. There is also an excellent series of indices for census records and obits. (Please check for other area cemeteries, additions to collections in all the above respositories since 1999). -- Excerpts, Brid HESLIN, "Irish Roots" genealogy magazine published in Cork, 1999 issue #1.

I am researching a family of Franklins. They settled in Connecticut from Tipperary or Limerick. The 1880 Southington Census has Richard 44yrs, Mary, 40 and 8 children. James..Maria..Richard..John..Catherine..Jane..Margaret..William. The Census stated all the children were born in Ireland.William was 2yrs old, so presumably they left Ireland in 1878-79. By 1990 they were in the Waterbury Census. By 1910 Mary was a widow.72yrs. Catherine 35yrs. Jane and Margaret 32yrs. Any help greatly appreciated. Cushla

I am researching the FRANKLIN family. Richard, Mary, and family were living in Southington in the 1880 Census. In 1900 they were in the Waterbury. New Haven. Census. Richard died between 1902 and 1908. The children were James, Maria, Richard, John, Catherine, Jane, Margaret and William. I am hoping to find some descendants of this family. I do know, thanks to a kind helper, that Maria did not marry. Any suggestions welcome. Cushla

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Hi Jean, Thanks for the reply. Zita Jean is a relative and we have communicated over phone and email. We are quite stumped on their locations but yesterday a member from RIPROVID stated that Felix was listed as Phillip in the 1850 census in RI this could be the big break we have been searching for. If I locate their origin, I will most definitely tell everyone on the list. George -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jean R. Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 1:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] Hannigan/Hannagan Hi George, Are you aware of this 1990's post entitled Felix and Ellen McCormick Hannigan by a Zita Jean Fisher at the Genforum website: "Looking for descendants of this family. Known names are Maggie Hannagan Hennessey, Anthony Hannagan, Mary Hannagan Hummel, Theresa L. Hannagan Kane and Alice Jane Hannagan Cain was my grandmother. All grew up in Champaign Co. Illinois area." There were no replies, but there is a Hannigan Forum there to post on. Is she a sister, cousin, aunt? May not apply to your particular family, but there were many Hannagan (var.) individuals who owned an acre or more of land in Co. Tyrone circa 1876. Any reason to believe your family was from Northern Ireland? Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Sarver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 1:04 PM Subject: [IRISH-AMER] Hannigan/Hannagan >I have asked for someone's assistance in the past at this website in >regards > to my ancestors Felix Hannigan/Hannagan and Ellen McCormick, daughter of > John McCormick and Mary Mullen. They had 10 children the oldest (John J.) > was born (21 Nov 1844) in Pawtucket, RI. The other nine were born in > Illinois, predominantly in Champaign County, Illinois, between 1849 to > 1865. > What I am searching for is the location of their entry into the USA or > debarkation from Ireland? I have no idea how long they were here before > the > birth of John J or where they were married? If someone has any idea could > you please contact me? Thanks. ====Irish American Mailing List===== Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ ------------------------------- 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

SNIPPET: Between 1846 and 1851, more than a million Irish, almost all destitute and downtrodden, crossed the Atlantic, and even after the blight lifted, huge numbers kept coming. Most of them weathered the Atlantic crossing in steerage - inferior, often wretched accommodations reserved for the lowest-paying passengers. For $50 dollars, no small sum for an impoverished immigrant, passengers were crammed into a cargo ship with as many as 900 others, allotted only as much space as their bodies took up, their possessions tightly rolled up by their sides. Worse, filth and human excrement was everywhere. And cholera and other fatal illnesses, often brought on board by diseased immigrants, stalked the ship like a stowaway. Stephen de VERE, a wealthy Irishman so curious about steerage conditions that he decided to experience them first-hand, set down his impressions in his "Journal," quoted in Terry COLEMAN's "Going to America." -- "Before the emigrant has been a week at sea he is an altered man. How can it be otherwise? Hundreds of poor people, men, women, and children, of all ages, from the drivelling idiot of ninety to the babe just born , huddled together without light, without air, wallowing in filth and breathing a fetid atmosphere, sick in body, dispirited in heart, the fevered patient lying ... in sleeping places so narrow as almost to deny them the power of indulging, by a change of position, the natural restlessness of their diseases; by the agnonized raving disturbing those around, and predisposing them through the effects of the imagination, to imbibe the contagion; living without food or medicine ... dying without the voice of spiritual consolation, and burying in the deep without the rites of the church." Scores of similar accounts survive, each describing a nightmare that lasted from one to three months. Although the American and English governments enacted laws meant to improve conditions, it was difficult to enforce them, and steerage passengers traveled at the mercy of captain, crew, and each other. Forced to share berths, men and women had little or no privacy. The standard meal consisted of rough grain, served as a hardened lump. Crew members cursed passengers and sometimes physically abused them. By the end of one 1853 voyage that began with 200 passengers, between 37 and 41 had died en route. Their corpses were heaved overboard. On the whole, though, immigrants arrived safely; death claimed on the average of about one out of two hundred passengers, decidedly better odds than those posed by the Great Famine. In one respect the burden of traveling steerage was eased: The cost of the voyage was often shouldered by existing communities of Irish North Americans who financed the emigration of relatives through organizations such as Boston's "Pilot" newspaper and New York's Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank. And in 1871 an international postal money-order agreement, signed by the American and British governments, aided the transfer of funds between nations. From 1848 to 1900 Irish North American sent an annual average of $5 million to Ireland, 90 percent of it from the United States. The vast majority of 19th-century Irish Catholic immigrants soon discovered, however, that conditions in America were little better than those they had escaped, particularly in the cities. In contrast with other newcomers - Scandinavians and Germans, for instance - the Irish seldom lit out for the unpopulated frontier. One reason was that the land had been a source of anguish in Ireland, especially after the recent crop failures. In addition, most Irish farmers had experience growing only one crop, potatoes, and were ill-equipped to try their hands at others. Finally, Irish were reluctant to venture into isolated areas barren of churches and other places where they were used to congregating. Huge numbers of Irish immigrants were thus lumped together in industrial and port cities. In the mid-19th century four states - MA, NY, PA, and IL, contained more than half the total Irish American population. Penniless and unskilled, these refugees from a land racked by starvation took whatever jobs they could find, for any wage. In the 1830s unskilled laborers received about one dollar per working day. A decade later, even as business boomed, wages dropped to less than 75 cents for a 10 to 12-hour working day. -- Excerpts, "The Peoples of North American: The Irish Americans," Jim F. Watts (USA/1988)

The table below shows the number of Hannigan households in each county in the Primary Valuation property survey of 1848-64. Click on a county name for a breakdown of the number of households by parish (paying). Belfast city 3 Cavan 13 Clare 1 Cork 17 Derry 7 Donegal 14 Dublin 1 Dublin city 6 Fermanagh 4 Kerry 1 Kildare 11 Laois 2 Leitrim 1 Limerick 27 Limerick city 2 Longford 1 Mayo 5 Monaghan 1 Offaly 3 Roscommon 1 Tipperary 14 Tyrone 6 Waterford 59 Westmeath 4 Wexford 1 Wicklow 7 ----- 1848-64 Records Hannigan and McCormick surnames in same parish: Belfast city Cavan Derry Dublin city Fermanagh Longford Monaghan Roscommon Westmeath Wicklow More info for small fee at Ireland.com/ancestor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean R." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 11:42 PM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] Hannigan/Hannagan > Hi George, Are you aware of this 1990's post entitled Felix and Ellen > McCormick Hannigan by a Zita Jean Fisher at the Genforum website: > "Looking > for descendants of this family. Known names are Maggie Hannagan Hennessey, > Anthony Hannagan, Mary Hannagan Hummel, Theresa L. Hannagan Kane and Alice > Jane Hannagan Cain was my grandmother. All grew up in Champaign Co. > Illinois > area." There were no replies, but there is a Hannigan Forum there to post > on. Is she a sister, cousin, aunt? > > May not apply to your particular family, but there were many Hannagan > (var.) > individuals who owned an acre or more of land in Co. Tyrone circa 1876. > Any > reason to believe your family was from Northern Ireland? > > Jean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Sarver" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 1:04 PM > Subject: [IRISH-AMER] Hannigan/Hannagan > > >>I have asked for someone's assistance in the past at this website in >>regards >> to my ancestors Felix Hannigan/Hannagan and Ellen McCormick, daughter of >> John McCormick and Mary Mullen. They had 10 children the oldest (John J.) >> was born (21 Nov 1844) in Pawtucket, RI. The other nine were born in >> Illinois, predominantly in Champaign County, Illinois, between 1849 to >> 1865. >> What I am searching for is the location of their entry into the USA or >> debarkation from Ireland? I have no idea how long they were here before >> the >> birth of John J or where they were married? If someone has any idea could >> you please contact me? Thanks.

Hi George, Are you aware of this 1990's post entitled Felix and Ellen McCormick Hannigan by a Zita Jean Fisher at the Genforum website: "Looking for descendants of this family. Known names are Maggie Hannagan Hennessey, Anthony Hannagan, Mary Hannagan Hummel, Theresa L. Hannagan Kane and Alice Jane Hannagan Cain was my grandmother. All grew up in Champaign Co. Illinois area." There were no replies, but there is a Hannigan Forum there to post on. Is she a sister, cousin, aunt? May not apply to your particular family, but there were many Hannagan (var.) individuals who owned an acre or more of land in Co. Tyrone circa 1876. Any reason to believe your family was from Northern Ireland? Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Sarver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 1:04 PM Subject: [IRISH-AMER] Hannigan/Hannagan >I have asked for someone's assistance in the past at this website in >regards > to my ancestors Felix Hannigan/Hannagan and Ellen McCormick, daughter of > John McCormick and Mary Mullen. They had 10 children the oldest (John J.) > was born (21 Nov 1844) in Pawtucket, RI. The other nine were born in > Illinois, predominantly in Champaign County, Illinois, between 1849 to > 1865. > What I am searching for is the location of their entry into the USA or > debarkation from Ireland? I have no idea how long they were here before > the > birth of John J or where they were married? If someone has any idea could > you please contact me? Thanks.

I have asked for someone's assistance in the past at this website in regards to my ancestors Felix Hannigan/Hannagan and Ellen McCormick, daughter of John McCormick and Mary Mullen. They had 10 children the oldest (John J.) was born (21 Nov 1844) in Pawtucket, RI. The other nine were born in Illinois, predominantly in Champaign County, Illinois, between 1849 to 1865. What I am searching for is the location of their entry into the USA or debarkation from Ireland? I have no idea how long they were here before the birth of John J or where they were married? If someone has any idea could you please contact me? Thanks.

Thar barr, a Jean! Go raibh míle maith agat! / Excellent, Jean! Many thanks! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jean R. Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 1:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IRISH-AMER] St. Patrick's Day, NY,1779 - "Volunteers of Ireland" Recruiting Ballad - AmericanRevolution SNIPPET: For an Irishman of patriotic and independent inclinations, the opportunities to celebrate the feast day of his national saint were distinctly limited on March 17, 1779. New York, in its third year of British military occupation, swarmed with soldiers and sailors. Civilians who openly supported the Patriot forces of George Washington had long fled, their places taken by Loyalist refugees. New York's more ambivalent citizens, living under virtual martial law, wisely kept their patriotic opinions to themselves. The main event of the day in 1779, as is still the case, was a parade in Manhattan. Since 1852, New York's famous Irish regiment, the Fighting 69th, has led the St. Patrick's Day parade through the heart of the city, but military men or units were active in New York's March 17th celebrations more than a century before the 69th began its escort duties. The military's first formal participation in New York's St. Patrick's Day parade was in 1779, when the Volunteers of Ireland marched through the city. The regiment of Loyalist Irishmen recruited in America had recently taken up quarters in Bowery Lane, then on the outskirts of the 18th century city at the lower end of Manhattan Island. The parade had two main purposes - to create an ethnic esprit along the men already in the regiment and to drum up more recruits. That Wednesday morning, Irish readers of the "Royal Gazette" were invited to join the Volunteers, "a Corps in which every recruit is sure of finding Townsmen or Relations." The regiment, formed at Philadelphia in 1778 was built around a nucleus of Irish deserters from George Washington's hungry and frost-bitten forces at Valley Forge. Since then, an active recruiting campaign, aided by broadsheets and ballads, had built up the unit's strength to 400 men of Irish birth, Anglo-Irish, Scots-Irish and Gaelic-Irish. The ten most common names were Murphy, Barry, Jones, Kelly, O'Reily, Thompson, Connolly, Doyle, McCarthy and Stewart. Among the 30 most common names, traditional recruiting areas of Munster and Connaught were represented by Barry, Fitzgerald, Griffin, Murphy, Ryan, Sullivan and McCarthy. But most of the non-Gaelic origin, Bingham, Clarke, Jones, Thompson, Stewart and Wilson, had strong Ulster associations. Many of the most common Gaelic names, including Connolly, Dougherty, McCormick, McLoughlin, McMahon and O'Reily, were also closely linked to Ulster. The regiment's distinctly Ulster cast was not surprising as emigration to America from the nine northern countries had been heavy throughout the 18th century. The commanding officer, 25-year-old Colonel Francis Rawdon (a strict and sometimes brutal disciplinarian) was an Irish nobleman from Co. Down. Rawdon was already a seasoned veteran of the American war, having taken two bullets through his cap at Bunker Hill and participating in the battles of Brooklyn and White Plains. He also did a number of wartime watercolor sketches of new York and New Jersey which are deposited in the NY Public Library's Emmet Collection. His second-in-command, Lt. Col. Welbore Ellis Doyle, came from a well-known Co. Kilkenny military family. His brother, Capt. John Doyle, commanded a company of the Volunteers. Both brothers would later rise to the rank of Major General. In 1793, John Doyle formed the regiment later known as the Royal Irish Fusiliers. During the Napoleonic War, their blood-curdling Irish war cry "Fag an Bealach" (Clear the Way) won them the nickname Faugh-a-Ballaghs, or the Faughs. One of the best-known members of Rawdon's wartime staff was another young Irish nobleman, Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Just 15 years old in 1779, Fitzgerald would join Rawdon as his aide-de-camp two years later in South Carolina. Fitzgerald died in 1798. >From "St. Patrick's Hearty Invitation to his Countrymen," the Volunteers of Ireland recruiting ballad, sung to the tune of "Paddy Whack." Each son of St. Patrick, each true-hearted fellow, Come join in our March, and bear Part in our Song; The Offer's no bad one, my Lads, let me tell you, So give us your Hand, and parade it along. At Yankey hereafter we'll tickle a Trigger, For Clinton, God bless him, will give use the Van; Let's first shew our Vigour, on Beef and good Liquor, St. Patrick's the Word, and your fife to your Can. The Harp of sweet Ireland has called us together, The Rights of our King and our Country to shield; We hope the Assistance of all who would rather Than slave in a Trade, take the Chance of the Field; To such gallant Fellows, we give Invitations, Whether born on the Nore, Shannon, Liffey, or Ban, St. Patrick's the Word, and each Fist to the Can. - "Irish Roots" magazine published in Cork ====Irish American Mailing List===== Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ ------------------------------- 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