Hi Charlie, You might want to search this book : Name: Jeremiah Kavanagh Event: Living Province: Newfoundland County: St John's Place: St John's Comments: Pilot. Source: Newfoundland Directory for 1871, The Genealogical Research Library, Toronto, 1984. Volume/Page: 92 Who was he married to? Is it Mary Laughren, if so he was born in Ireland not in NFld. John Canada -------------------------------------------------- From: <CCavan1900@aol.com> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 4:17 AM To: <IRL-WEXFORD@rootsweb.com> Subject: [IRL-WEXFORD] Wexford to Newfoundland connections > Does anyone on this list know if there are any KAVANAGHs from Wexford with > connections to the fishing industry in Newfoundland circa 1800 +/- a few > years? According to my readings a lot of the early Irish in Newfoundland > were from southeast Ireland, namely Wexford, Waterford, Carlow, etc. > > My ggfather, Jeremiah Kavanagh, was born about 1809 in Nfld. and was a > ship's pilot in St. John's as was also his brother Morgan. I have been > unable > to find any records that will make a connection to Wexford but have been > told this is a likely place. > > I have been a member of the Kavanagh family clann for years but they > mostly > concentrate on Co. Carlow. Its a beautiful place but I didn't feel 'at > home' there. > > Any information welcomed, > thanks, > > > Charlie Cavanaugh, > Coventry, RI USA > researching: > Kavanagh in Carlow, Wexford, Waterford, Newfoundland > Corcoran in Tipperary > Purcell in Kilkenny > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-WEXFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message John Le Garignon SGO Adh. 1828 CG22 Adh. 3757