Rita...When I was a lad living at 25th & Duncan Streets in Louisville during the early 1930's I alsowent to St. Cecelia's and spent a lot of time playing basketball at what we called"the Mackin Council" gymnasium. I never knew how this wonderful place got its name. Thank you Jimmy O'Bryan in cold and damp northern California. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Mackin Fox" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 9:58 PM Subject: RE: [KYJEFFER] Irish ancestors > I, too, have Irish ancestors. Most of mine settled in > Marion-Nelson-Washington counties, but several migrated on to Louisville, > particularly MACKIN and JOYCE families. > > The Mackins attended St. Cecilia's (Mackin Gym was named for Fr. William P. > Mackin, b. in Ireland late 1840s, president of St. Joseph's College for four > years; died while pastor of St. Cecilia's in 1893). He was the youngest > brother of my 2nd great-grandfather, Michael C. Mackin. > > And the Joyces attended St. Louis Bertrand. My third-great-grandmother, > Bridget Costello Mackin, went to live with her daughter, Adelia Mackin > Joyce, in her later years and also went there. > > My Mackins hailed from the vicinity of Kilmaine, in the southern part of Co. > Mayo. Thomas Joyce, who married Adelia, may have been from Mayo or Co. > Galway. Bridget Costello Mackin was from the area of Tuam, eastern Co. > Galway. Tuam and Kilmaine are only about 20 miles apart. > > I encourage you to look at the Irish Catholic publications of the time in > Louisville. (I forget the newspaper's name, but the microfilm is at the > Louisville Free Public Library at 4th and York in the Kentucky Room.) I > found out the locations of my Mackin-Costello roots in an 1890 obituary that > was published for Bridget. Her son, Fr. Mackin, was a Louisville pastor at > that time, which is probably why she had such a detailed obituary. (I'm > guessing he wrote it for her.) > > I recently invested $100 in a records search in the Heritage Center in South > Co. Mayo, but didn't get much info, even knowing the town the Mackins came > from. Most is speculation because there just weren't any church or civil > records from before 1851 or so and mine seemed to have migrated about 1850. > Still, they tried their best and guessed at where the Mackins might have > lived based on new Mackins coming on the voter and property-owner rolls > about the time mine left. (To vote, people had to own at least 10 acres of > land, I think they said. Until my relatives left, they suppose these other > men did not have enough property to meet that minimum.) > > I'm going to visit the area (and Ireland) for the first time this year, > which is very exciting. Not sure what this approximate 200-acre plot--on a > part of which my Mackins may have lived--is nowadays, but I've seen photos > of Kilmaine and it's very picturesque and colorful. > > I hope some of this might provide clues, but there was such a mass exodus > from Ireland during the Great Famine and they came from every nook and > cranny, so it might mean nothing at all. > > I will say that it took me 20 years to find the above-mentioned obituary, so > never give up! > > Good luck! > > Rita Mackin Fox > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Debbie [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [KYJEFFER] Irish ancestors > > > I recently got wrapped up in my Irish ancestors again. I had hit so many > brick walls, I put them aside for awhile. Last week I happened upon some > more info, and its prompted me to jump in on that line again. Maybe, its > because St. Patrick's Day is on its way :-) > > Does anyone know if there is any type of Irish organization locally? I'm in > the process of trying to gather some information from the churches. My > Irish ancestors left no clue as to where in Ireland they hailed from. > Anyone with any suggestions, who've worked locally on their Irish line would > be helpful! > Thanks, > Debbie > Researching: FLYNN, McGOVERN, COPPINGER > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Search the Jefferson List Archives: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=KYJEFFER > > or the Jefferson threaded archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/KYJEFFER > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Search the Jefferson List Archives: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=KYJEFFER > > or the Jefferson threaded archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/KYJEFFER > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >