Carrigan Family History

Hi Patrick.  I'm also searching for an ancestor from County Tipperary named Patrick Charles Carrigan.  He was born on St. Patrick's Day, either 1824, 1826, or most likely 1829 in what he said was County Tipperary.  He emigrated to Onondaga County, New York sometime between 1846-1848, and married another Irish emigre', Mary Riley, in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York in 1849.  He became a rich man with a big farm, limestone quarry-kiln-cement, and later bought orange groves in Florida around 1890.  He died in 1895 in Florida, but was returned to Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York where he is buried atop the hill in St. Mary's of the Lake Cemetery, the parish that he helped to create.

He named his first born, a son, Micael, which leads me to believe that was also his father's name. Like you, I'm trying to locate the townland/parish in which he spent his youth, and wondering if any of those Carrigan's are still in the area.  I plan to be travelling through Co. Tipperary the last week of August 2020 (this year), so if you or anyone else can help, I'd appreciate it.    Timothy M Taylor

 

 

 

Hey Timothy, I think it is great that you have found out so much information about your ancestor Patrick. I read through the document that you attached and unfortunatly it looks like our two Patricks are different. Mine lived in Illinois after migrating from ireland. His parents names were John carrigan and Mary (Dudy) carrigan and from what I could tell they lived in the area around Ardfinnan because that parrish is the one that had all of their documents that I could find, not too much unfortunatly. All that I have is his baptism date and the marriage date, I believe that all of the catholic church documents for that area were located at the diocese in waterford and lismore, I have only been able to do research on ancestry.com and that iss the reference that was listed. If in your travels you pass by that area or see anything that looks similar I would appreciate you letting me know. Best of luck on your trip and good hunting!!

 

Hi All, I'm from Ardfinnan (living in U.K. now) but do my own tree and thought some info may be worth sharing.  Moancrea is also often spelt Mooncrea. It is within walking distance of Ardfinnan and also on the road to Newcastle (careful as there are a few Newcastle's in Ireland). Carrigan is a popular name and yes there are still families in the area - not sure if they would be related. 
 

For Cemeteries check Ardfinnan (St.Finnians old and new graveyard), Lady's Abbey, Newcastle cemetery and at a stretch Ballybacon church and Sharranhan. Ardfinnan is between Cahir and Clonmel but the pull is usually towards Clonmel with the hospital there (going back the main town would be Clogheen)

Ardfinnan old (new cemetery is beside the old and has many more people in it but not online yet) and Lady's Abbey are here (see Clonmel before cemetery title) https://tipperarystudies.ie/digitisation-project/gravestone-inscriptions/ 

For church records you seem to have this sorted by checking Ardfinnan, but also worth a look at Newcastle if from Moancrea.  
 

For historical birth/death/marriage registrations check Clogheen as most Ardfinnan registrations were done here (done in Clonmel now) A really great free website, although limited in its dates is https://www.irishgenealogy.ie

For census records see http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ - Its free but really it's the 1901 and 1911 records that are fully complete.
Hope this helps, Lyn

 

 

 

Hi I can see this was posted 4 years ago but my grandparents also lived in Moancrea and I know of the Carrigan family.  They lived in the boreen and had a farm in Moancrea.  I remember Patrick Carrigan who was a similar age to my father probably born in around the 1920s.

Hello, I just saw your response and was hoping that we could speak more. Would you be willing to send me an email with some form of contact info in order to research the family a little more?  Thanks for responding

 Hi Patrick & Tinatina.  As you know from the posts above, I'm also looking for a Patrick Charles Carrigan who was born somewhere in County Tipperary. Like Patrick, I've only used Ancestry.com to try and determine information about his family.  It was good of Patrick to let me know that his Patrick was the son of John Carrigan & Mary Dudy, so that I can eliminate them.  Since then I've learned a couple of new clues.    On 13 March 1846, two brothers, Patrick 21, and Michael 20, came into New York Harbor aboard The Liverpool, out of Liverpool, England.  I believe this is "my" Patrick.  He would marry a younger sister of two Riley sisters that were also on The Liverpool, and followed the Rileys into the area of Skaneateles, Onondaga County, NY (also my hometown to this day).  I believe his brother, Michael, married and moved to the State of Vermont where he spent the rest of his life.   My Paatrick Charles Carrigan (or PC as he was known) named his oldest son Michael (after his brother who made the journey with him), but named his second son who soon followed, Thomas.  So I'm now thinking that PC's father was Thomas Carrigan.  On Ancestry.com there is reference to a Thomas Carrigan who was baptized on 5 March 1797 in Carrick-on-Sur, Diocese of Waterford & Lismore, County Tipperary.  His parents would have been Gulielmi Carrigan & Elizabeth Prince.  So, the date of Thomas Carrigan's baptism (Mar 1797) would mean he had "my" PC when he was 27 (1797 to 1824).  Here's where Tinatina may help  -  As I indicated in an earlier post, PC became wealthy, largely because he was an accomplished farmer that then allowed him to invest in a large lime-kiln operation (used as agricultural fertilizer & in cement) in my hometown.  He must have learned that from his boyhood and teenage years in County Tipperary, where I know there were coal mines and limestone quarries.  So the question is, where were limestone quarries and lime-kilns most prevalent in County Tipperary back in 1835 - 1845?  Any assistance or further references would be greatly appreciated.   Timothy M Taylor, Commodore, US Navy (Retired)