Bridget McClellan
- Born
- 1842-12-18 12:00:00
- Died
- 1926-11-29 12:00:00
- Gender
- Female
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in USA
County Laois, or Laois in Irish, was once known as Queen's County. Located in the midlands of Ireland, it is home to the River Nore and the River Barrow which provide excellent angling. Our county town is Portlaoise and we have a population of approximately 80,559. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

Castletown church
Location: Laois
Castletown, co. Laois

Anngrove abbey near Mountrath
Location: Laois
St. Laserian's R.C. Church & Graveyard
Location: Laois
Knock, Spink, Co. Laois, R32 F762, Ireland
Ruins of the Dysartgallen Church & Graveyard
Location: Laois
Aughnacross, County Laois, Ireland
1889 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1889-10-20 12:00:00
1936 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1936-09-27 12:00:00
1914 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final
1914-10-18 12:00:00
1915 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final
1915-10-24 12:00:00
Co. Westmeath, or An Iarmhí in Irish, is located in the midlands region of Ireland. It is home to Athlone Castle which, after a multi-million euro renovation, reopened in 2012 as a state-of-the-art, multi-sensory visitor experience. Our county town is Mullingar and we have a population of approximately 88,396. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

Quaker Island
Location: Westmeath
Inchcleraun, Longford

Fore Abbey
Location: Westmeath
Fore, Westmeath

St Marys Parish Church, Streete, Co Westmeath.
Location: Westmeath
St Marys, Streete, Co Westmeath

Bellaugh Parochial House
Location: Westmeath
Foundation of Ballymore GAA Club
1884-01-01 12:00:00
County Westmeath in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (Much of the information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
May Day traditions across Ireland
<p>Lá Bealtaine (May Day) officially heralds the beginning of the summer in Ireland. The name is said to derive from Old Irish, meaning "bright fire" (Belenus was the Celtic sun and 'healer god'). Old traditions involved lighting bonfires at sunset on Oíche Bealtaine (or May Eve - April 30) on prominent local landmarks. The Hill of Uisneach in Co. Westmeath is the most famous example. These and other rituals (such as creating a May altar) still survive, particularly in the west of Ireland. Our 19th-century ancestral piseóga (superstitions) were recorded diligently by Irish schoolchildren in the 1930s ...</p>
1830-05-01 12:00:00