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Bridget Coughlan

Bridget Coughlan

Born
1870-12-12 12:00:00
Died
1907-07-23 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in New Zealand

I don't know a lot about Bridget Coughlan. She was my great great grandmother on my father's side and she was born in Grean parish in 1870 and died young in 1907 in Dunedin, New Zealand. From the records I can find, she married my great great grandfather John Edward Mackey in 1892 in Dunedin, New Zealand. I'm currently trying to work out when she and her family migrated to New Zealand. I believe she may have been a child or at the latest a young adult and came here with her parents, Thomas (Thos) Coughlan and Ellen Curten (or possibly Curtain) who both lived out the rest of their lives in Otago and Canterbury, NZ. They were married in St Michaels parish in 1866. I don't know anything more about them unfortunately. I'm hoping to narrow down the ship they came on soon and find some more information online about Bridget and her family in Ireland.

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Limerick

County Limerick, or Luimneach in Irish, is located in the med-west region of Ireland.  Limerick became Ireland’s inaugural National City of Culture in 2014 with a wide variety of events happening around the city.  We have a population of approximately 195,175.  We look forward to  helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.   

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Grean (Limerick)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Grean (Limerick). 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.

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Buildings in this community

  • Treanmanagh TOWNLAND

    Location: Grean (Limerick)

    Treanmanagh, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick

Timeline events in this community

  • 1840s

    Famine Evictions near Limerick

    <p>KILRUSH – The tide of emigration continues to flow rapidly upon town. Numbers of the farming classes flock in here daily for emigration.</p> <p>A vessel left this Monday morning with over 30 passengers for America. It was most heartrending to witness the departure of those poor fellows, who are about to brave the dangers of the sea in this tempestuous season, flying from the scenes of misery and destitution everywhere prevailing. – Limerick Examiner.</p>

    1848-12-18 12:00:00