Father GAHAN is the PP (Parish Priest) at Clonmore in Co. Carlow - or was when I was there a few years ago! Judy..........Perth W.Australia Sent from my iPad On 06/07/2013, at 8:00 AM, irl-carlow-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Before you send an email to this List you must first of all subscribe to the List. > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: IRL-CARLOW Digest, Vol 8, Issue 235 (Pat Zipf) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 18:33:25 -0400 > From: "Pat Zipf" <patzipf@verizon.net> > Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] IRL-CARLOW Digest, Vol 8, Issue 235 > To: <irl-carlow@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <5348BE0A41D2460FB68EBD36A4EEDCD1@PKZDell> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; > reply-type=original > > Dear John and the List..... > > I just happened to come upon a reference to the surname GAHAN today on the > PEI Island Register for this week. I had just seen this reference to Rev > John Gahan....and was surprised to see the unusual name twice in one day. > So I'm sending along the information found on the PEI website just in case > it might be useful to someone on our list. > > Found in a Prince Edward Island newspaper...... > > Daily Examiner Thurs., 15 Feb., 1900, p 2 - DIED At Lot 11 on the 31st ult., > Philip Gahan, aged 103 years and 4 months, The deceased was a native of > Malpeque, but spent the greater part of his long life at Lot 11, and was > highly esteemed by all who knew him. In the early days of the Island's > history, when the traveling was done by foot or boat, and later by driving, > Mr. Gahan's home was often filled with travellers whom he delighted to > entertain., and from whom he would never accept any recompense. His remains > were interred in St. Bridget's Cemetery, Lot 11. > > > Hope it will help someone.... > All the very best, > Pat Zipf > Jamesburg NJ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Shepperd" <johnshepperd@hotmail.com> > To: <irl-carlow@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 4:33 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] IRL-CARLOW Digest, Vol 8, Issue 235 > > >> Interesting to see reports of the Rev John Gahan. Pardon my ignorance, but >> what is PP an abbreviation for? Protestant Priest or public prosecutor? >> What were they agitating about? >> >> >> >> There is a Gahan who was deported to Australia for sheep rustling in about >> 1815, together with several other villains. He was involved in building >> the road from Sydney to the Blue mountains, and made a reasonable amount >> of money. Also a Dorothy Gahan who married a James Oliver of >> Leighlinbridge, and allegedly died in 1845. Anyone know more about this >> family? Maybe the sheep rustlers were actually agitating, or just >> deperate? >> >> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> Before you send an email to this List you must first of all subscribe to >>> the List. >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. Re: Myshall Parish. and name Mahah (Turtle Bunbury) >>> 2. Re: 1835,Clowry,Cummins,Cornwall.Gahan,Prendergast. >>> (Friend of Carlow) >>> 3. Re: 1835,Clowry,Cummins,Cornwall.Gahan,Prendergast. (Sue Clement) >>> >>> > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the IRL-CARLOW list administrator, send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list, send an email to IRL-CARLOW@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of IRL-CARLOW Digest, Vol 8, Issue 237 > ******************************************