I will be visiting Ireland for the first time early in 2008, and plan to squeeze in a visit Longford County where my McCabe's were from. I will be on a tour and can only take a precious few hours to go off on my own to do this. Can someone please advise me how I could make the most of my time and where I should go to try to get more info, based on what I have now on my McCabe line? See below... Descendants of Matthew McCabe 1 Matthew McCabe b: in Longford, Ireland .. +Agnes Donohue b: in County Donegal, Ireland ............ 2 Mathew McCabe b: 17 Mar 1851 in Ireland d: 25 Mar 1924 in Ossining, NY. Fact 1: 19 Oct 1868 Naturalized Mathew McCabe NYS copy Naturalization papers. Fact 2: 1866 Immigrated from Ireland. Fact 3: Buried St. Augustine Cemetery Ossining, NY. Gravestone says: "Native of Aghnagarron, County of Longford, Parish of Abbeylara." I have also seen some of their records (LDS films) in the Parish of Granard. Another researcher advised me I should look at the Cara Church and Cemetery in this area, near Granard. ................ +Bridget Brady b: 1850 in County Westmeath, Ireland, d: 01 Mar 1923 in Ossining, NY Fact 1: Born Bet. 1850 - 1855.Fact 2: 1866 immigrated from Ireland. Fact 3: buried St. Augustine Cemetery Ossining, NY info as above under her husband Mathew ............. 2 Joseph McCabe b: 1858 ............ 2 John McCabe ............ 2 Patrick McCabe ............ 2 Hugh McCabe ............ 2 Eugene McCabe ............ 2 Anna McCabe ............ 2 Kate McCabe PLEASE, ANY SUGGESTIONS ON FURTHERING THIS RESEARCH IN IRELAND? Thank you! Donna

Hi Donna: Re your visit to Ireland & Longford Co. I do envy you !! My suggestion is to go to Birmingham Library, Worcestershire. I cannot give any details re exact location but a few yr's ago a fellow researcher visited there & obtained some fantastic info for me re my very early GILBERT people w/ref to St-Edburgha's, Yardley, Worcestershire. Most of these ancestors show as having been from Granard; Yardley et al area's. Hope this helps. I'm sure someone w/more knowledge may be able to help you. Good luck & best wishes re your trip. Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna K. Vaughn" <dkvaughn@nycap.rr.com> To: <irl-longford@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 6:10 AM Subject: [IRL-LONGFORD] MC CABE >I will be visiting Ireland for the first time early in 2008, and plan to >squeeze in a visit Longford County where my McCabe's were from. I will be >on a tour and can only take a precious few hours to go off on my own to do >this. Can someone please advise me how I could make the most of my time >and where I should go to try to get more info, based on what I have now on >my McCabe line? > >

There was one listing of a McCabe in Aghnagarron in the 1901 census, her name was Margaret, so you might be lucky and find a few still around that area.?? So, I think the information and advise you've received is good.?? Go to the local Parish and check things out. Have a great trip. Susan Mulledy -----Original Message----- From: Donna K. Vaughn <dkvaughn@nycap.rr.com> To: irl-longford@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 3:10 am Subject: [IRL-LONGFORD] MC CABE I will be visiting Ireland for the first time early in 2008, and plan to squeeze in a visit Longford County where my McCabe's were from. I will be on a tour and can only take a precious few hours to go off on my own to do this. Can someone please advise me how I could make the most of my time and where I should go to try to get more info, based on what I have now on my McCabe line? See below... Descendants of Matthew McCabe 1 Matthew McCabe b: in Longford, Ireland .. +Agnes Donohue b: in County Donegal, Ireland ............ 2 Mathew McCabe b: 17 Mar 1851 in Ireland d: 25 Mar 1924 in Ossining, NY. Fact 1: 19 Oct 1868 Naturalized Mathew McCabe NYS copy Naturalization papers. Fact 2: 1866 Immigrated from Ireland. Fact 3: Buried St. Augustine Cemetery Ossining, NY. Gravestone says: "Native of Aghnagarron, County of Longford, Parish of Abbeylara." I have also seen some of their records (LDS films) in the Parish of Granard. Another researcher advised me I should look at the Cara Church and Cemetery in this area, near Granard. ................ +Bridget Brady b: 1850 in County Westmeath, Ireland, d: 01 Mar 1923 in Ossining, NY Fact 1: Born Bet. 1850 - 1855.Fact 2: 1866 immigrated from Ireland. Fact 3: buried St. Augustine Cemetery Ossining, NY info as above under her husband Mathew ............. 2 Joseph McCabe b: 1858 ............ 2 John McCabe ............ 2 Patrick McCabe ............ 2 Hugh McCabe ............ 2 Eugene McCabe ............ 2 Anna McCabe ............ 2 Kate McCabe PLEASE, ANY SUGGESTIONS ON FURTHERING THIS RESEARCH IN IRELAND? Thank you! Donna ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com