George EARLS and Mary Ann MCDONOUGH were b. in the 1820s in Ireland ... quite possibly in Co Clare. They married abt 1848 and by 1850 were in settled in West Troy NY [now part of Watervliet, 6 miles north of Albany] Several other Earls and McDonoughs in the West Troy area. Substantial Irish population. Pat Wood Family's are like fudge ... mostly sweet with a few nuts.