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Cornelius Coyle 1820-1830

Clondavaddog (Donegal)

born in Donegal and emigrated to US around 1851.  Married to Bridget McCaffrey, also born in the 1820s.  Any info on relatives that may have stayed in Ireland would be fanastic.  We are visitng now and will be in Sligo for 2 nights-July 26 and 27, 2022.  Will make a day trip to Donegal.  Not sure if Cornelius had siblings who emigrated also or stayed here.  McCaffrey family was headed by Hugh McCaffrey born c.1782 and married Catherine McMannis and also went to the US.  Bridget had a brother John who also went to the US as a young man.

They all lived in southern Ohio or Northern Kentucky

Any research help would be fantastic.  Time is running out!!

Thank you so much!!

Barbara (Coyle) Montavon

 

 

 

bmont75@gmail.com

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Hi,

In 1857, Griffith’s Valuation of Donegal listed 273 heads of household named Coyle. So Coyle was a very common name there.

In US census records, Cornelius’s eldest son was named John, so this was very likely his father’s name too. There were 39 John Coyles in Griffith’s Valuation.

There were 31 named McCaffrey, so that was also a common name.

Without more information, it doesn’t seem possible to easily pinpoint your family home

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The names you are researching are very common in Donegal, so it would be hard to pinpoint your place of origin without additional information..  However, I see Clondavaddog parish written under you post. If the family was from that parish, the following Coyles, with their townland, were listed i Griffith's Valuation in 1857:

Coyle , Anthony , Gortnatraw North

Coyle , Bernard , Rosnakill

Coyle , Bryan , Ballyhooriskey Island

Coyle , Bryan , Ballyhoorisky

Coyle , Columb , Gortnacor

Coyle , Daniel , Gortnacor

Coyle , Denis , Meentagh

Coyle , George , Corry

Coyle , Hugh , Ballyhoorisky

Coyle , Hugh , Gortnacor

Coyle , Hugh , Meentagh

Coyle , James , Gortnacor

Coyle , John , Ballyhoorisky

Coyle , John , Bunnaton

Coyle , John , Tonbane Glebe

Coyle , John , Tully

Coyle , Kate , Gortnacor

Coyle , Margaret , Ballyhork

Coyle , Michael , Gortnatraw South

Coyle , Michael , Tully

Coyle , Owen , Muinegh

Coyle , Patrick , Bunnaton

Coyle , Patrick , Duntinny

Coyle , Peter , Lurgacloghan

Coyle , Sophia , Lurgacloghan

Coyle , Thomas , Legboy

Coyle , William , Drumfad Upper

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Hello Barbara, 

I am sorry to say but not great news, unfortunately Cornelieus Coyle and Bridget McCafferty and all these names that you have provided on the ancestor profile HERE are all born well before 1847. The year of 1847 is the very first year that Church Registry started to be recorded by the Catholic Church in the Parish of Clondavaddog (Fanad & Glenvar) followed later by Civil Registration in 1864. 

St Columba's Church, Massmount - Birth and Marriage Registration started in 1847 

The list provided is correct (thanks Patricia) with Coyle being the top most notable name (x 27) in the Griffith Valuation back in 1857. In reality, it could be any one of these Coyle families and the townlands given are spread out over a large area that is Clondavaddog (The Fanad Peninsula).  

 

I researched Cornelieus Coyle and Bridget McCafferty in family trees on the ancestry website and have come across your family Tree. 

www.ancestry.com- family tree  

I have checked both my friend Patrick Coyle and my own DNA against each individual (owners) who have Cornelieus and Bridget in their tree and none of the names below are coming up as a DNA match or connection. 

  • Tricia Crabtree, Barbara Montavon, Leahy Maeve, susanmbutler1947, MaryBarryHerrmann,  

 

This leads me to believe that either each individual above has not carried out a DNA test, which is unlikely, or unfortunately the Coyle family that you seek did not originate from Clonadavaddog (Fanad Peninsula). Could you maybe check this yourself on Gedmatch - A252964 (Callaghans), A702789 / A711707 (Coyles), 

Regards 

Seamus Callaghan 

Clondavaddog Donegal, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

Now that I have done a little more research, I think Cornelius (b. 1823-29) was the child of John Coyle.  Still not sure what part of Donegal this Coyle family was from.  It only said he was from "Donegal" on the tombstone where he was buried in southern Ohio.   Does that mean he was from Donegal County or City?

I think the Clondavaddog reference is without any backup, so probably should be disregarded.  It was just speculation.  

My DNA results are on ancestry.com.

Thanks again,

Barbara (Coyle) Montavon

 

 

 

bmont75@gmail.com

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