Quinn family of Derryribbeen, Kilmeena Parish, County Mayo
My grandfather was Martin Quinn. He was born in Derryribbeen, Kilmeena Parish in 1859 to Michael Quinn (of Carha, Islandeady Parish, Mayo) and Mary Cormac (of Cummer, Islandeady Parish, Mayo). Michael and Mary were married in 1855 at the Catholic Church in Islandeady. My grandfather's siblings were: John, Bridget, Patrick, Michael Jr., Margaret, Mary and Julia. The oldest children: John, Bridget and Patrick came to Chicago, Illinois, USA around 1880. Their mother, Mary, died in Ireland between October 1875 (the birth of her last child) and May of 1884 (when the family emigrated). Michael Sr. and the five younger children immigrated to the United Stated in May of 1884 through the port of Boston Massachusetts. From there they traveled to Chicago where, with the exception of Julia, they all spent the remainder of their lives. Julia married and moved to Cripple Creek Colorado and then to Phillipsburg, Kansas where she died in 1915. Michael Sr. had a brother Jack from Carha and a sister Margaret who also lived in Derryribbeen and was married to John Browne. About the same time Michael and his children left for the United States, Margaret and John Brown left for England. If anyone has any further information on this family I would be grateful for reply. I would be most happy to share the information that I have collected on this family.
