From information provided by Ted Meehan, after the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, the widow of Christopher the O'Meighan, (who was "run through" at that battle), Margarita (nee O'Reilly) O'Meighan, acquired a farm/townland called Kilcoran in the Tubbrid parish of County Tipperary and went there with her three youngest children. Her older boys, (13 and 15) who were also at the battle of the Boyne, went to France. The son of one of them was Guilaume (William) de Mehegan (1721-1766), a learned and colorful French writer who even spent some time in the Bastille for his opinions. After Guilaume's death in 1766, his young widow, Charlotte Therese Boitel Mehigan, and their infant son Jean Joseph (John Joseph) came to Ireland and settled at Kilcoran. From information provided me by the Mallow Heritage Center the following Mehigans were married, baptized, or were a witness in the Roman Catholic Church in Castletownroche in County Cork, less than twenty miles from Kilcoran. John Joseph (my grandfather) - born 1867 - baptism sponsor William Mihigan Garret (my g-grandfather) - born 1837 Daniel (my gg-grandfather) - married Judith Murphy 1837 Robert - witness to marriage of William Joyce and Margaret Scully - 1823 I am seeking links between the Mehigans of Kilcoran and Castletownroche, especially given the name of my grandfather and his baptism sponsor. I am particularly looking for the ancestors of 1867 baptism sponsor William Mihigan and 1823 wedding witness Robert Mehigan, as well as the parents of Daniel Mehigan. One possibility I received from the Mallow center and another source is that Daniel was baptized in Killavullen parish on January 5, 1812 and is the son of Daniel Mehegon and Mary Magner, sponsors Thomas Clancy and Mary Coningham. I am also interested in any histories of the Tubbrid area and the Roman Catholic parishes in the area. Many thanks for your assistance. Bob Meehan Dunwoody (Atlanta) Georgia USA