Kallighan in County Westmeath
Searcing for Kallighan ancestors in Killucan, County Westmeath 1800-1850
Anna Kallighan emmigrated with the Fox family from County Westmeath along with Thomas McKeon in the year 1837
donpaschal@ver…
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Don:
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
It appears that the spelling of the surname was either Kelaghan or Kellaghan from looking at church records for Co. Westmeath on the subscription site Roots Ireland. I did not find a record for an Ann Kelaghan around 1817-1820. I assume from your note that she was likely around 20 when she left Ireland. If this assumption is incorrect, let me know. There were some Ann Kelaghan records around 1800.
I looked at the 1830 Tithe listings and found one Kelaghan record. Andrew Kelaghan was living in Gretadown townlnad. See link.
The 1854 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Killucan parish showed aJohn Kellaghan in Greatdown townland possibly he was a son of Andrew.
https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/westmeath/killucan.htm
There was also a Kellaghan family in Greatdown in the 1901 census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Westmeath/Heathstown/Greatdown/1782129/ Possibly this was John Kellaghan's family.
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer
Hello!
My Anna Kallighan was born in 1815 according to her obituary in 1903. She was a servant girl in a household called Fox. Is that name listed in Killucan parish? Also, do you know if Kallighan is the American variation of Keleghan, or did the name Kallighan itself ever exist in Ireland. How about the McKeon name in Cushinstown? Thanks for your help!
donpaschal@ver…
Don:
There were a few Fox households listed in the 1830 Tithe listings for Killucan parish. http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=fox&firstname=&county=Westmeath&parish=killucan&townland=&search=Search
I did not find any Kallighan records in the Griffiths Valuation survey of Ireland in the mid-19th century. Same for the 1901 censu of Ireland.
There was one McKeon household in Cushinstown in the 1901 census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Westmeath/Killucan/Cushinstown/1781477/
Roger
Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer
Hi.
I am researching a Kelaghan ancestor in Meath/ Westmeath in my husband's family
Included in a DNA match is the family you are researching.
We note they come from NEAR Killucan. Our family are in Clonmellon.
We have two families who could be our Ancestors, one being
James Kelaghan m Mary Ennis
They have sons Thomas and William who are almost a perfect match for Anna's brothers. The brothers also have offspring called Mary and James
Unfortunately the parish records for Clonmellon are missing from 1809-1820. According to records our Ancestor John kellaghan was born in 1813 abd could possibly have a sister Judith born in 1814
Do you have a birth date for any of your family?
Best wishes
Sandra Callaghan
sandracallaghan
Hello!
I just got notice of your reply. My great great grandmother was Anna Kallighan (Keleghan) and was born around 1815. Information I received said that she was born NEAR Killucan as well. She had two brothers that I know of, Thomas and William, and they all settled in Honesdale, Pa. There was also an Ennius family in Honesdale too. In fact, a family diary names the Ennis family as being cousins. I’d love to exchange what I know and hear more about your search. Please contact me at donpaschal@verizon.net or better yet, call me at 570-335-3378. I live in Scranton, Pa., about 32 miles southwest of Honesdale, Pa. where my Irish ancestors settled in 1839.
donpaschal@ver…
Hello!
I just got notice of your reply. My great great grandmother was Anna Kallighan (Keleghan) and was born around 1815. Information I received said that she was born NEAR Killucan as well. She had two brothers that I know of, Thomas and William, and they all settled in Honesdale, Pa. There was also an Ennius family in Honesdale too. In fact, a family diary names the Ennis family as being cousins. I’d love to exchange what I know and hear more about your search. Please contact me at donpaschal@verizon.net or better yet, call me at 570-335-3378. I live in Scranton, Pa., about 32 miles southwest of Honesdale, Pa. where my Irish ancestors settled in 1839.
donpaschal@ver…