Patrick Larkin married Mary Cummins unk dates. Emigrated to USA unk, but 1852 is in Virginia, possibly working as laborer for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Living in border area of Maryland, Virginia.
Found in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1857. Possible brother or other close relative - John Larkin from County Monaghan. Trying to establish where Patrick is from and is he a brother of John Larkin.
Co. Monaghan, or Muíneachán in Irish, is located on the Border Region of Ireland. We are famous for our ancient Irish craft of lace-making and we have many lakes, forests and small mountains. Our county town is Monaghan and we have a population of approximately 56,000. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
Cahan's Meeting House
Location: Monaghan
Lisnavane, County Monaghan
Hope Castle
Location: Monaghan
Castleblaney, County Monagham
Ulster Canal Stores
Location: Monaghan
Clones
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
1930 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1930-09-28 12:00:00
County Monaghan 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
Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
1974-05-17 12:00:00