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Catherine Farrell

Catherine Farrell

Born
1855-10-20 12:00:00
Died
1917-10-10 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

My great grandmother, Catherine "Katie" Farrell, was born in Clonfad, Oct. 20, 1855. She was one of seven children born to Patrick Farrell and Lucy McDonnell.

She left Ireland in 1872 and returned in 1899 as a widow. She had two girls, Leocadie and Marie Gregory, and she left the girls in the care of her brother, John Farrell, while she moved to New York to work.

John's wife Bessie and their 3 children, Katie, Ellen, and Patrick lived on a farm in Clonfad. All of the Farrells and Leocadie and Marie appear on the 1901 Census. 

In 1904, Katie came back to Clonfad and brought Leocadie and Marie back to New York with her. 

John, Kate, and Patrick Farrell appear on the 1911 Census in Clonfad.

Associated communities

Westmeath

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.

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Buildings in this community

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  • Fore Abbey

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    Fore, Westmeath

  • St Marys Parish Church, Streete, Co Westmeath.

    Location: Westmeath

    St Marys, Streete, Co Westmeath

  • Bellaugh Parochial House

    Location: Westmeath

Timeline events in this community

  • 1880s

    Foundation of Ballymore GAA Club

    1884-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    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

  • 1830s

    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

Catherine Farrell