William Gregg, son of William Gregg and Lucy Elliott, was born into the Church of Ireland in Derryhoo, in Drumlane parish, Cavan, in Ireland, in 1880.
He was a farmer and later worked as a land steward at Drenagh near Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
He married Isabella Moore in the parish church in Drumlane, Couny Cavan in 1907.
They had Violet Gregg in 1910, John Gregg in 1914 and William Gregg in 1915.
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.
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
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
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
1925 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1926-01-10 12:00:00
1928 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1928-09-30 12:00:00
Co. Derry, also known as Londonderry or Doire in Irish, is one of the six counties in Northern Ireland. Derry is famous for its old intact city walls which surround the old city and also for the pretty Sperrin Mountains and Lough Neagh. We have a population of approximately 247,132. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
Drumcroon House
Location: Derry
Drumcroon, Macosquin, Coleraine, Co Derry
Cumber Upper Parish Church (COI)
Location: Derry
71 Cumber Rd, Claudy, Londonderry BT47 4JA
Guildhall
Location: Derry
Long Tower
Location: Derry
Macosquin in 1837
<p>From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
1958 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1958-09-28 12:00:00
1993 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1993-09-19 12:00:00
Sligo Death Notices From Cholera, Ireland
<p>DEATH NOTICES (from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet) during the height of the cholera pandemic in Ireland.</p>
1832-09-13 12:00:00