I am seeking information about the family of Bridget Loughnane (sometimes spelled Longham) from a place that on her marriage certificate looks like 'Cabragh' in Tipperary. Her parents were given as John Loughnane and Bridget McGrath. Bridget Loughnane was born in Tipperary in 1813, at some point emigrated to Canada, married Jean Baptiste Hebert in Napierville, Quebec in November 1832 and died in Quebec in 1835 less than a year after giving birth to her only child, Jean Hebert who was my great great grandfather. Anne Longham who was sponsor for Bridget's son Jean may have been her sister. The other sponsor was a James Ryan. At the time of the baptism she was listed as living at Russeltown on a seigneury south of Montreal. Ann Burns Ottawa ON Canada
Ann, I don't know if this will help you or not, but there's a town(land) a little south of Thurles called Cabra. It's close to the Cabragh Wetlands. GoogleEarth shows the welands on both sides of the town of Cabra. I'm guessing that Cabra and Cabragh might be one and the same. Terry Bora Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Burns" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:52 PM Subject: [IRL-TIP] Roll Call: MCGRATH, LOUGHNANE or LONGHAM >I am seeking information about the family of Bridget Loughnane (sometimes >spelled Longham) from a place that on her marriage certificate looks like >'Cabragh' in Tipperary. > Her parents were given as John Loughnane and Bridget McGrath. Bridget > Loughnane was born in Tipperary in 1813, at some point emigrated to > Canada, married Jean Baptiste Hebert in Napierville, Quebec in November > 1832 and died in Quebec in 1835 less than a year after giving birth to her > only child, Jean Hebert who was my great great grandfather. > Anne Longham who was sponsor for Bridget's son Jean may have been her > sister. The other sponsor was a James Ryan. At the time of the baptism she > was listed as living at Russeltown on a seigneury south of Montreal. > > Ann Burns > Ottawa ON Canada > _______________________________________________________ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------