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Looking for Family Gallagher or Foley in Carracastle (Fauleens) and Charlestown

MayoKilbeagh (Mayo)

Hi

I'm quite new to searching for records in Ireland and have cast my net wide by including so many suranmes in the subject of this posting.

I am specifically interetsed in Gallagher's and Foley's in and around Charlestown and Carracastle (Fauleens). Any information would be great and finding a relative would be amazing. I know this is where the family came from, but finding the right John or Patrick Gallagher is another matter entirely! The other names I have listed married into my tree, but I know they all came from the same area, so I'm hoping it might ring a bell with someone and if it does please get in touch.

Here we go, listed by how they related to me:

Gt Gt Grandparents Level:

John Gallagher (b. abt 1830) + Margaret Fleming (b. abt 1831) married Carracastle 11 Jun1850

Thomas Foley(b. abt 1830) + Bridget Griffin(b. abt 1830)married Carracastle 15 Jan1851

DOB's are a guess but the names come from my Gt Grandparent marriagerecord and I found their marraige dates and location on rootsireland.ie.

Gt Grandparents Level:

Patrick Gallagher (b.1853 in Carracastle) + Mary Foley (b.1856) married in Boston1877

They got married in Boston Ma., but travelled back to Ireland and then moved permanently to Wigan. I have no info on any siblings on Gallagher side but believe I found the following for Mary Foley both living at House 23 in Barroe (Cloonmore, Mayo).

Michael Foley (b. abt 1852) - Mary's brother

Michael Foley (b. 1889) - Mary's nephew and living in Wigan with Mary at the time of 1911 census.

Grandparents Level:

Patrick & Mary had two children in Ireland and the rest in Wigan. I have some family photos of decendents at a house in Fauleens where the family visited each summer.

Catherine Gallagher (b.1886 in Carracastle) +Patrick Frain(b.1885in Carracastle)

Some of Catherines decendents moved back to Ireland (Horkan, Geraghty, Mulligan) and I think they all came from the same area. Catherine and Patrick remained in Wigan.

Margaret Gallagher(b.1879in Charlestown) married a John Gibbon but stayed aroundWigan.

Mary Gallagher (b.1891 Wigan) +Edmund O'Shaughnessy (b1883 probably in same area)

I mention this level as it is their son Bernard Shaugnessy who is in the Fauleens photos.

Finding a relative isa longshot I know, but I live in hope.

i.e. I hope to hear from someone soon ;-)

Mike

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Mike:

My grandfather, Patrick McDonnell, emigrated from the Carracastle area in 1907 and went to Philadelphia. He lived in a townland called Derrynanaff which is to the east of St. James Church and on the other side of the road. (I assume you know that Fauleens is a little bit southwest of the church). I've included a link to the weekly newsletter for St. James. I noticed a least one Gallagher mentioned. If you also belong to facebook, there is a Carracastle Facebook page. You probably should "friend" Carracastle and then post about your family interests.

Roger McDonnell

http://www.carracastle.ie/newsletter.html

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Thanks Roger.

I'm not a user of FB but found the contact email address and have emailed them.

Many thanks for the newsletter url.  I will monitor that and do a bit of research on Eamonn!

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hello! I happened to Google a town I’m looking at on a ancestry chart, your post showed up and the names you mentioned are here! John (Black Jack) Gallagher and Margaret Fleming! I’d be happy to email copies of what I have! MichelleHensley22@comcast.net

 

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