Nancy, do you know who your gggrandmother Bridget's sister Catherine (or Kathleen) married? I have a ggggrandmother Catherine (or Kathleen) Smith McSherry... married to Patrick McSherry. My Catherine Smith (no info on parents or siblings or what town in Cavan she was from) was born about 1821. She married Patrick McSherry about 1842. They moved to NYC about 1850 with 3 sons, Thomas Matthew and Patrick. They eventually had 4 more sons, and one daughter, Rose Anna. ----- Original Message ----- From: NPRAETZEL@aol.com To: IRL-CAVAN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-CAVAN] Roll Call List.. Smith (Smyth?) Brady Hi, my name is Nancy Praetzel, from California. I have communicated with Bill before. I have connections to McCabe, Smith and Brady families, from the area ofCo. Monaghan near the Cavan Border. My ggrandparents, Patrick and Bridget McCabe, of Greaghalone, Monaghan ( 5 miles +/- SE of Shercock in Cavan, and on the border) lived on a farm adjacent to that of the Smyth/Smiths, across the border in Cavan. Kathleen or Catherine Smith was Bridget McCabe's sisters. grandmother Annie McCabe came to San Francisco. with cousin Catherine Smith Jr. in 1890s. There were already McCabe and Smith Aunts and Uncles there to help. ( Philip Smith). Grandmother's sister Rose Anne, stayed in Ireland and married Brady, from Kingscourt. Daughter Mollie, There are still McCabe and Smith descendants in San Francisco Area.