Migrated to Auckland, New Zealand in 1865. Son of George and Margaret Shaw. Married Esther Logan on 12 March 1870 in Auckland. Father of Eleanor Essie Stafford (nee Shaw), Mary Wagstaff (nee Shaw), Alexander Shaw, George William Shaw, John Thomas Shaw, Herbert Nathaniel Shaw. Died in Auckland, New Zealand.
County Cavan, or An Cabhán in Irish, lies in Ulster and borders on Northern Ireland. It is known as "The Lakeland County" as it is reputed to have 365 lakes. Our county town is Cavan and we have a population of approximately 76,092. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors' place of origin.
Clements Estate & Tenant Maps KILDRUMSHERDAN
Location: Cavan
Kildrumsherdan, Co Cavan
First Presbyterian (Corglass) Church
Location: Cavan
Bailieborough, County Cavan
House 1 Drumcoghill Lower, Killashandra, Tullyhunco, Cavan, Ireland
Location: Cavan
House 1 Drumcoghill Lower, Killashandra, Tullyhunco, Cavan, Ireland
Cloughoughter Castle
Location: Cavan
Lough Oughter, Cavan, Ireland
Emigration to Australia - John & Jane (Leahy) Duignan & 2 sons
<p>John, Jane, and their 2 sons, John Joseph and James Henry, departed on 'The Lucy' from Liverpool, arriving 4 months later on 25 Jul 1850, at Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. In the few years prior to their departure, the family was living in Killashandra parish, Cavan (potentially Cornafane).</p>
1850-03-25 12:00:00
Travelling Folk in the 1930s
<p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>
1938-01-01 12:00:00
1925 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1926-01-10 12:00:00
1928 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1928-09-30 12:00:00
Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Killashandra (Cavan). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.
House 1 Drumcoghill Lower, Killashandra, Tullyhunco, Cavan, Ireland
Location: Killashandra (Cavan)
House 1 Drumcoghill Lower, Killashandra, Tullyhunco, Cavan, Ireland
Derrylane Church of Ireland
Location: Killashandra (Cavan)
Derrylane Church, Cavan
Church of Arva, Town of Arvagh, Townland of Drumalt, County Cavan, Parish of Killashandra, Ireland
Location: Killashandra (Cavan)
Town of Arvagh, Townland of Drumalt, County Cavan, Parish of Killashandra, Ireland
Emigration to Australia - John & Jane (Leahy) Duignan & 2 sons
<p>John, Jane, and their 2 sons, John Joseph and James Henry, departed on 'The Lucy' from Liverpool, arriving 4 months later on 25 Jul 1850, at Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. In the few years prior to their departure, the family was living in Killashandra parish, Cavan (potentially Cornafane).</p>
1850-03-25 12:00:00
County Cavan in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
First UK Census of Ireland
<p>Although the first census of the UK took place in 1801, Ireland was not included. The first full census of Ireland (as part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) was taken in 1821.</p>
1821-05-28 12:00:00