Owen Galligan

Born: 1830-01-01 12:00:00
Gender: Male
Place of migration: Migrated to/Born in USA

Married to Mary Cronin (Cronan?) and migrated to New York City in 1873 aboard ship City of Paris. Ship list has children, but no wife. Came from Corlislea, Cavan where he was a flax farmer and is identified in Griffith's Evaluation. Born around 1830. No data on his parents found. Research in NYC has returned no data in local, church or federal records of him, just his oldest son, Eugene Gilligan, my great-grandfather, and some of the other children. Looking for information on parents and information on what happened to him in NYC.

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

Bridget Sheridan
Location: Cavan
Born: 1 Jan 1824
Margaret Moore
Location: Cavan
Born: 15 Jan 1866
Henry Gillespie Hayes
Location: Cavan
Born: 1 Jan 1827
Albert Benson Sloan
Location: Cavan
Born: 1 Feb 1864

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
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).
1850-03-25 12:00:00
1930s
Travelling Folk in the 1930s
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. Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.
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

Crosserlough (Cavan)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Crosserlough (Cavan). 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.

Other ancestors in this community

Catherine Reilly
Location: Crosserlough (Cavan)
Born: 1895-05-01 12:00:00
Rose Ann McKeon
Location: Crosserlough (Cavan)
Born: 1886-04-18 12:00:00
Thomas Mulvany
Location: Crosserlough (Cavan)
Born: 1827-01-01 12:00:00
John Mulvany
Location: Crosserlough (Cavan)
Born: 1867-07-01 12:00:00

Buildings in this community

St Patrick's Church
Location: Crosserlough (Cavan)
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, COOLKILL, Kilnaleck, County Cavan

Timeline events in this community

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