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Mangan/Lavelle from Dooagh

MayoAchill (Mayo)

My grandmother was Mary Mangan (Baxter) (b. 17/03/1874, Dooagh).  Her family came to Paisley, Scotland in the late 1800's.  Parents were Michael Mangan and Mary Mangan. She had three sisters - Bridget (Kennedy), Anne (Brown) and Sarah (Leitch).

My 2nd great grandparents were Martin Mangan and Sarah Gavin, and John Mangan and Catherine Lavelle. I don't have exact dates, but would imagine they were all born between 1800-1820 in the same area.

Would like to hear from anyone with a connection to this family.

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Hi Jacqueline,

Achill Island is a beautiful place so I hope you get to visit the home of your ancestors some day!

I have attached what I could find. You can purchase www.rootsireland.ie records for a couple of dollars each on the site.

There are a few family trees on ancestry as you probably know which have John Mangan & Catherine Lavelle (list attached).

There were lots of Mangans in Achill on the Griffiths Valuation - it's free to search on askaboutireland.ie.

I've attached a sample page.

Best regards

Col Cafferky

ColCaffIrelandXO Volunteer

My grandmother was Anne Mangan from Achill, who moved to Dunbartonshire, Scotland. She died before I was born. Her niece, Bridget Mangan also came to Scotland and lived near us. I am told we are related to the Mangans who died in the Bothy fire in Kirkintilloch. I'd appreciate any information as I hope to visit Achill in the next 12 months.

best regards

Tom Finnigan

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Hi Tom

The fire was 1937. I'm assuming the 3 Mangan boys who died in it, John, Thomas & Michael were brothers and that they would have been born around 1890 - 1900?

I found 3 brothers on www.rootsireland.ie who seem to fit: parents are John Mangan & Mary home address Dooagh & parish Achill R C.

John 1892 Thomas 1900 & Michael 1899; assuming the parents were in their twenties, John would have been born about 1865 - 70.

Now you need to give me an approximate birth year for Anne & Bridget.

Col

 

ColCaffIrelandXO Volunteer

Hi Jacqueline

Suspect we have a link, my great great grandmother was Bridget Mangan, married Edward Welsh in Mayo. 

They moved to Paisley and a daughter, Mary Welsh was born 1858.

She married James Lavelle b.1854 in Paisley in 1878 - he went over from Achill, 

Email me etl.jordan@btinternet.com if you need any info 

etl.jordan@bti…

Forgot to say my Bridget Mangan's parents were John and Catherine Mangan.

etl.jordan@bti…

I read about the Kirkintilloch tragedy yesterday, the anniversary. 

Nine of the ten  boys were teenagers aged 13-19.  John McLoughlin was 23.  Michael Mangan was 13, Thomas 15 and John 17. They were from Pollagh. A sister of the Mangan boys was present. The girls and young women were sleeping in a cottage and escaped. 

 

The Kirkintilloch Tragedy 1937  The Irish Story

www.theirishstory.com/2012/09/24/the-kirkintilloch-tragedy-1937/#.XYAiP…  

Eastside Bothy Fire

https://www.edcl.co.uk/heritage-arts/local-history/online-exhibitions/e…;

Memorial on Find A Grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177778947/memorial-of-scottish-both…;

Achill Island: The Kirkintilloch Tragedy  (1937) 

divainternational.ch/achill-island-the-kirkintilloch-tragedy-1937.html 

RTE Archives 50th anniversary 1987 

https://www.rte.ie/archives/category/disasters/2017/0906/902699-kirkint…;

 

There was a short contemporary film "Achill, Isle of Sorrow". 

 

Mentions in British Parliamentary records:

Fire Inquiry Kirkintilloch  - Written answers 11th November 1937,  Hansard, House of Commons Library.  

The Kirkintilloch  Disaster victims remembered by MSP   -  Scottish Parliament, September 2017 (80th anniversary). Parallels drawn with modern migrant workers. 

https://www.ronamackay.scot/post/the-kirkintilloch-disaster-victims-rem…;

 

"Scotties" -  A Play about the Kirkintilloch Tragedy of 1937 in Achill News 

www.achillnews.com/scotties-a-play-about-the-kirkintilloch-tragedy-of-1…

The play was on tour a year ago and was performed in Achill. 

"The Eastside Bothy Fire" -  a song by Liam McFadden  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErispCpjk ;

 

The fire hasn't been included in XO Chronicles of Achill parish.

 

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