------------Forwarded Message Follows------------ This message is being forwarded to the mailing list by the List Manager for the subscriber listed below, because the mailing list was temporarily off line when the message was received. © MM --------------------------------------------------------- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [LONGFORD~] McClaughry Family Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:35:34 -0700 From: bklyn <bklyn@webcom.com> To: IRL-LONGFORD-L@rootsweb.com I don't know how brave you are, but if you're going to be up all night getting to Dublin (all the way from Nebraska!) you'll be smarter to stay around Dublin fr the first night, rather than risk trying to find your way around a strange country in a stick-shift car, driving on the left side of the road with little or no sleep under your belt! We've been to Eire twice--both times were exhausted when we arrived! Agnes At 10:44 PM 08/09/2000 EDT, you wrote: >Dear Longford Listers - coming to Ireland October 2000. Hoping to see final >restings spots of some of the McClaughry clan. Thanks to a tremendous amount >of time and effort much has been documented by some of my long distance >counsins. > >My primary tie is James McClaughry. Not much known other than he may have >come alone to Long Island, N.Y. in the 1700s. He appears to have married a >Catherine Ellsworth in N.Y. Any information out there??? > >Much more is known about James' cousins, uncles: > >Matthew McClaughry - born c 1665. Died March 12, 1773, Cleghill Parish, >Clonbroney, Co. Longford. Wife Margaret. > >William McClaughry, born c 1632 in Scotland. Died 12 March 1773, also >Cleghill Parish. Wife Katherine Reid. > >My maps are not very complete so can someone help me locate: > >Cleghill Parish, Clonbroney, Co. Longford >Clongish Parish Churchyard >Old Temple Buring Grounds, Longford >A town called Leam where some family sailed from in Sept 1765. > >Also, we arive in Dublin around 2:30 pm. Is it reasonable to assume we can >rent a car and get to Longford the same afternoon. Would we be better to say >in Dublin or close proximity and then start out?? > >Any recommended spots in Dublin area or Longford? > >Any and all information will be greatly appreciated. I live in Omaha, >Nebraska so if I can help anyone out from here lete me know. > >Thank you. >Joyce > > >