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McCabe/Cooney Families - Carrickacromin, Cavan

I'm looking for information regarding my ggg-grandparents James McCabe and Anna (Anne) Cooney. They had three children namely Anna McCabe (my gg-grandmother), and her two brothers James and Peter. All three of the children emmigrated to the US between 1860 and 1872 as they all show up in the US census records. Birth years for the kids are approximate but they are as follows: Anna (1844) James (1846) Peter (1850). I'm trying to learn if James McCabe and Anna Cooney had family in the Carrickacromin town, which I believe would be near the Knockbride Parish. I'm 98% confident that Anna Cooney had at least a few brothers due to a DNA connection I ,made recently.  Her siblings would be Thomas, Michael and Philip. Her brother Thomas had a son named Michael who emmigrated to the US and lived in the same town as my gg-grandmother Anna McCabe. I have no information on James McCabe other than he was married to Anna Cooney. Any and all help is greatly apprecited. 

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Stewart1973:

Carrickacroman is a very large townland (1425 acres) in Larah civil parish. Unfortunately, the RC reocrds for Larah RC parish do not start until 1876 so there are no records of the baptismal records or the marriage record. (Civil registration did not start until 1864.

James McCabe was listed in the 1855 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Larah civil parish.  https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/cavan/larah.htm

The 1821 census has a McCabe family in Carrickacroman and likely the 20 year old James is your ancestor. The names of his parents and siblings are shown also.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1821/Cavan/Drung___Larah/Ca…

There are four McCabe households in Carrickacroman in the 1901 census.

Roger McDonnell

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Hi Roger,

Thank you for the quick reply as I do appreciate it. I was wondering if you were able to find any information on Anna McCabe (nee Cooney or possibly Coony). 

Regards,

Stewart973

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