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Thomas Duffy

Thomas Duffy

Born
1829-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1897-12-13 12:00:00
Gender
Male

THIS could be anybody, couldn't it - the classic univeral Irishman.  A priest once told me in jest that 'Duffys are like vermin, they're everywhere'.  With that in mind, and being aware that such a common name has parallels wherever you look, I am entering this info about my ancestor, only because whomever added him to this community (I did not) entered dates that match the vitals of the Thomas Duffy I know.   Up till now there is no evidence of his birth location in Ireland, although there are consistantly DNA matches to people that have ancestors known to be from Monahan.  He migrated circa 1848-50 to the USA and landed in Baltimore, where he met and married Mary Heagarty.  They move to Washington, D.C. sometime before 1860 and lived there for awhile and started a family.  He was a carpenter by trade and briefly was in business with a James Kane.  After the civil war, he packed up and moved to San Francisco, CA., where my great grandfather James was born.  Some time in the 1880s part of the family (including Mary) moved back to Washington, DC., leaving behind Thomas and 2 sons, Edward and Francis (Frank). He died in a soldier's home located outside of Los Angeles.  What happened to Edward an Francis is unknown.  That's the short story of my Thomas Duffy. 

Associated communities

Monaghan

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.  

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Buildings in this community

  • Cahan's Meeting House

    Location: Monaghan

    Lisnavane, County Monaghan

  • Hope Castle

    Location: Monaghan

    Castleblaney, County Monagham

  • Ulster Canal Stores

    Location: Monaghan

    Clones

Timeline events in this community

  • 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

  • 1930s

    1930 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1930-09-28 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    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

  • 1970s

    Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

    1974-05-17 12:00:00