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Mary Josephine Farrelly

Mary Josephine Farrelly

Born
1866-11-01 12:00:00
Died
1953-08-24 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

Mary Josephine Farrelly was born in Mullaugh, Virginia, Cavan, Ireland on November 1, 1866.  She was one of 13 children born to Peter Farrelly and Catharine Clarke Her siblings were Owen, Catharine, Patrick's James, Annie, Bridget, Katy, Delia, Susan, Peter, Margaret and Thomas. Mary emigrated first to New York where she worked as a chambermaid. Somehow she ended up on Chester County, Pennsylvania. She married Thomas Corcoran, son of Cornelius Corcoran and Margaret Cosgrove, both believed to be from County Cork originally.

Mary was the first member of her family to come to America. She came in 1883. Owen came in 1887. Annie and Patrick came in 1890. Her mother, Catharine, brought siblings Delia, Susan, Peter and Maggie over in 1892 shortly after the death of Mary's father, Peter in 1891. Her mother lived near Mary in Chester, Pennsylvania. She ran a boarding house directly across from the Chester trolley barn and rented rooms mostly to young trolley drivers. She brought her 4 younger children with her.  Mary is my great-grandmother.

Associated communities

Cavan

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. 

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • 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

Timeline events in this community

  • 1850s

    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

  • 1930s

    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

  • 1920s

    1925 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1926-01-10 12:00:00

  • 1920s

    1928 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1928-09-30 12:00:00