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Doonan Farrelly

CavanKillashandra (Cavan)

Looking for info on my Great grandmother Mary Doonan born about 1879 cavan County Cavan Ireland. She came to Waterbury Connecticut usa about 1896 to Marry
John Gagain/Geoghegan born 1864 Cavan County Cavan, Ireland .
She had two children born susan Gagain born 1898 and John born 1900 ( my grandfather) . After the death of John born 1864 in 1900 .Mary Doonan Gagain moved back to Killashandra County Cavan i. 1901.
In 1903 she remarried to Patrick Farrelly born abt 1878 Cavan. By the time of census in 1901 daughter Susan had passed . But there was a Susan born between 1910 with A bridget Farrelly born 1904 and A Mary Farrelly born 1907 died 1978 married to a David preston. ?. JOHN Gagain/Geoghegan is also listed in census but spelling is Different . Others after 1911 Patrick Farrelly born jan 1912 i think Half Acre died 1986 in Queens county New York USA married Ann mooney had a few kids one of them is a dna match to me ? Maggie Farrelly born 1917 and a Francis Farrelly born 1919 married a Susan ??

I would like to find family and more info on the Doonan name her parents i have are john Doonan b 1836 and Bridget Smith born 1839 this is not proven but i do have a few dna matches to doonan and smiths i also have another Bridget Smith born 1833 or 4 from same area mother of a Susan Daley bor 1846 Cavan County Cavan

Thank you all,
Ray Parker in Bridgeport Connecticut USA

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Ray:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Is it possible that Mary was born in 1872 rather than 1879? See this civil birth record  https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1872/03221/2180872.pdf  last record on the page. They were living in Milltown townland in Drumlane civil parish on the Co. Fermanagh border. In fact, their RC parish was Knockninny in Co. Fermanagh. It appears Mary was the oldest of at least six children: Philip 1874 Margaret 1878 (died young) Ann 1879 Margaret 1885 Edward 1888.

Here is the civil marriage record for John and Anne  https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1871/11363/8171838.pdf (third record) The names of the fathers of the bride and groom were shown. Anne was from Co. Fermanagh.

Roger McDonnell

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Roger it is alway possible and the name i have for mother is not a sure thing, and that seems like right area. on the passenger list when she came in 1896 her age is 19 , in census record here 1900 her age is same as abt 1879 , in 1911 census for Killashandra her age is the same about 1879 . On passenger list her birth date is 1877 .

I just found this below::

My great Grandmother

Web: Ireland, Census, 1911 Source Info
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Name
Name
Mary Farrelly

Birth
abt 1879
Residence
Residence
2 April 1911 Half Acre, Cavan Urban, Cavan, Ireland NEW

Spouse
Patrick Farrelly

Children
Bridget Farrelly

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Thank you so much .. for your help the parents that i did have for her i was not sure of . Also i was not sure of her place of birth i guessed it was Killashandra because that is where mary went back to. And i also have family the Reillys from Killashandra and Drumcrow 1835 i have to ask about and Geoghegan and Daley from Cavan county cavan .McManus from county Fermanagh..

Till or if i find out differently i go with this one and try to get Dna proof...

Thank You again Roger ,

Ray

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My McManus family maybe from same place in Fermanagh Margaret McManus born 1839 father thomas and Catherine i have the names of all her brothers and sisters and who they all married. I will write a post for her later ... in correct place ...

I never new of this site till other day .. i been doing research sence 1970 ..

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My great grandmother was Annie Doonan born December 3,1879 Milton Fermanagh Ireland. Parents were John Doonan and Anne Martin. She emigrated to New York USA in 1897 where is married Benard Fitzpatrick and gave birth to my grandmother in 1903. She had a brother Edward born 1888. He is the great grandfather of my cousin whom I have a DNA match to.
Mary

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