At 10:45 AM 4/21/2010, you wrote: >Dear Lisa, > >This is really all I know: > >Rose Marron born c. 1828 >Pat Finnegan born c. 1828 Corduff, near Carrickmacross, Monaghan Ireland >Married c. 1850 > >Son Patrick Finnegan born 1869 in Carrickmacross, Corduff >married Margaret McGinn on February 3, 1887 in St Michael's Church >Donaghmoyne (?) immigrated to US (Leadville, CO and Anaconda, MT) shortly >thereafter. > >I think the son Patrick was the first and only one of the family to have >immigrated to the US, but I don't really know... > >Thank you, >Mary Sue > >On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Lisa Swovick <[email protected]> wrote: There was a Patrick Finnegan born 1848, died age 92 in 1940 who played Gaelic football in Donaghmoyne parish. Nickname was "Stack" because of the neat manner in which he folded his clothes when preparing to play. There were 22 Finnegans among the sponsors of the Donaghmoyne football history book, published locally in 1986 and presented to me in 1987 upon my visit there. Mary Sue Daniels <[email protected]> wrote............. > > Dear Mary Sue, > > > > I have Finnegan roots in Monaghan, their origin was Thornford, > > Donaghmoyne, but, many appear to have lived near Castleblayney. The 13 > > children of my 3grgrandfather, Patrick Finnegan (b. @1790-I don't have my > > record in front of me), made their way to the states during the > famine, but, > > his wife and son, Patrick, went back to Ireland. I wonder if there is any > > relation here? > > > > Do you have any more information on your Patrick Finnegan you mention > > here? > > > > Thanks,> > > Lisa Swovick