Hi Wendy, No connection that I know of. I will be trying to trace more of the McDonnell connection so I'll keep you posted. Do you know where he was from in Ireland or Monaghan? Regards, Mike Carragher Flushing, NY The Carragher World Family Tree http://carragherfamily.org [email protected] A Carragher-Carraher-Caraher One-Name Study [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 1:15 PM To: Mike Carragher Subject: Re: [IRL-MONAGHAN] Catholic Parish Records Hi Mike, Are you any connection to Dr. Michael McDonnell, born 1820 in Ireland, and who lived in Brooklyn, and married Henrietta (nee Ryves) Somerville, in 1848/9? Wendy > Hi Phil, > > When I saw your last name, I couldn't resist writing. My > great-grandfather > is Hugh McDonnell (1854-1900) from the Castleblayney area. I'm in New > York, > my parents emigrated in the 1950s. We're going to visit Monaghan next > month > for 1 week. Can't wait and I hope the volcanic dust cloud from Iceland is > way gone. :) > > If I can help in any way, let me know. > > Best regards, > Mike Carragher > Flushing, NY > > The Carragher World Family Tree > http://carragherfamily.org > [email protected] > A Carragher-Carraher-Caraher One-Name Study > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: P. A. McDonnell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:01 PM > To: Tom Cassidy > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [IRL-MONAGHAN] Catholic Parish Records > > Tom Cassidy: I received your email addressed to > [email protected]> > dated April 15, 2010. > > I appreciate your contacting me and the availability of "Catholic Parish > Records" at the Monaghan County Library. I hope to follow through and > would > appreciate knowing a little more about your affiliation. Where are you > located? > > First I'll relate a story involving USA President Clinton. Usually after > the > election of a new USA President, the press in Ireland will work on the > idea > that they might be related to relatives in Ireland. They found a > connection > with newly elected Clinton and his mother, whose name was Cassidy. They > soon > located a "Cassidy" farmer, whom I believe was in Monaghan, and > interviewed > him. He admitted nothing of such a celebrity relationship and was further > told that President Clinton might some day want to come to Ireland and > visit > him! > > The prospect didn't excite him in the least, while posing for pictures in > his farm clothes. He was quoted as saying: "Well, he can come here to the > farm if he wants to, but there's really not much for him to see". > > I've always wanted to tell that story to someone named Cassidy! Have you > heard it before? > > Would you mind telling me of your association to Irish genealogy? Where > are > you located and how are you connected with my quest for my own Clones, > Monaghan/Fermanagh McAviney/Gunn ancestors. I would like to thank you for > your information on the source of Catholic Parish records. I'm not sure > how > best to contact the Monaghan County Library. I'd like to follow through on > that. > > Phil McDonnell, Atherton, California, [email protected] > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------- Powered by Execulink Webmail http://www.execulink.com/