I have encountered many Irish families that appear to have followed a common pattern of migration: a.. Mayo to NY, Lewis and Onondaga counties (Near Syracuse), particularly in the late 1840s b.. NY to IL, Rockford/Galena area (Winnebago and Jo Davies counties), sometimes for only a few years c.. IL to MN, Fillmore county (Wykoff, Fountain) Some families skipped Rockford, and others never got to MN, but the pattern seems pretty clear. Family names I have seen in this pattern include: O'HARA, LANGAN, MULROY, CUMMINGS, MALIA I would like to hear from anyone who can shed some light on this, or who shares my curiosity. Ted Pierce

Hi Ted, While my Mayo ancestors left in the 1880s, I am interested in what drew them to Syracuse. My Sweeneys and Connor line left the Crossmolina region of Mayo and entered the USA thru Boston, THEN went to Syracuse. Perhaps they already had family and friends in Syracuse that came from Mayo that I am not aware of? The lines that I KNOW are from Crossmolina (and its surrounding parishes) Co Mayo are: Sweeney Dooher Byron Berrane Birrane Connor (E Thomas Connor married a Sara O'hara in Syr abt 1919. A son became a priest in syracuse) Also suspect these lines came from Crossmolina and area- Moygawnagh, Kilfian, Killala, Ballina, and went to Syracuse, but have no factual proof as yet: Scott Egan Coughlin Martin Sweeney, b 1858 in Crossmolina was the son of Patrick SWEENEY and Catherine CONNOR, worked the NY Central RR when he arrived in Syracuse in 1884. He married Anna Eliz. BYRON in 1887. Her siblings were Margaret, Ellen, Martin, James, Peter, Catherine (Carrie)BYRON. Margaret married Peter SCOTT who apparently died in Mass or in NY between 1895-1904 leaving her with 2 children- Anna and John P Scott who were in Syracuse with Margaret in 1904. Ellen married Patrick Egan but she may have been previously married. There was a son, Robert P Egan b 1895 in NY. James married a Catherine Marley, Martin and Carrie never married. Peter appears to have stayed on the family farm, as he is there with his parents in Fairfield, Kilfian Parish in 1901. Between 1901 and 1914 he disappears, but shows up in Syracuse in 1915. 1920 Peter lives with the Scott family on Otisco st, but is back in Fairfield Kilfian Parish according to his brothers obit in 1929. I have no more info on Sara Ohara- maybe something sounds familiar to you? Diane Sweeney Groman Researching SWEENEY, CONNOR, BARRETT, DOLAN,.. CROSSMOLINA PARISH, CO. MAYO. SWEENEY, CONNOR, BYRON in Syracuse NY ca 1880 - current. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pierce-Ryan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:42 PM Subject: [NYOnonda] Mayo>NY>IL>MN Migration Pattern > I have encountered many Irish families that appear to have followed a > common pattern of migration: > a.. Mayo to NY, Lewis and Onondaga counties (Near Syracuse), > particularly in the late 1840s > b.. NY to IL, Rockford/Galena area (Winnebago and Jo Davies counties), > sometimes for only a few years > c.. IL to MN, Fillmore county (Wykoff, Fountain) > Some families skipped Rockford, and others never got to MN, but the > pattern seems pretty clear. > > Family names I have seen in this pattern include: O'HARA, LANGAN, MULROY, > CUMMINGS, MALIA > > I would like to hear from anyone who can shed some light on this, or who > shares my curiosity. > > Ted Pierce > > ______________________________