Mary Anne Mulligan

This might be Mary Ann's parents. However, her marriage record says her parents were from Berehaven, which is far from Aghada. On the other hand, if her father was in the Coast Guard, the family likely moved around.
Date of Marriage:12-Feb-1856
Parish / District:AGHADACounty:Co. Cork
HusbandWife
Name:JamesMullaganMargaretGeary
Address:
Denomination:Roman CatholicRoman Catholic
Occupation:
Age:
Status:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Husband's FatherWife's Father
Name:MullaganGeary
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This might be Mary Ann's parents. However, her marriage record says her parents were from Berehaven, which is far from Aghada. On the other hand, if her father was in the Coast Guard, the family likely moved around.
Date of Marriage:12-Feb-1856
Parish / District:AGHADACounty:Co. Cork
HusbandWife
Name:JamesMullaganMargaretGeary
Address:
Denomination:Roman CatholicRoman Catholic
Occupation:
Age:
Status:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Husband's FatherWife's Father
Name:MullaganGeary
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:

Patrica, Thank you so much for the quick reply. I'm curious as to where you found the marriage record of James Mullagan and Margaret Geary? I have searched the usual places on-line but not found it. Without an occupation for James it's not conclusive.

It's interesting that you mention Aghada. I have been following up on a DNA match that I have to a Sharon Baskerville that provides a possible link to the Mulligans. I started researching from Sharon's family to see if I could find that link. It has led me to a James Mulligan (tick) who died in 1879 (tick) , Ballydonegan, Cork (???), Chief Boatman in charge of Coast Guard Station (tick) age 51. I believe that he married Margaret Leary in 1856 in Aghada which is across the bay from Cobh where Mary and John married. However I cannot locate any birth records of children that this couple may have had so cannot be certain that these are my great great grandparents. As you said; being naval folk they could have moved up and down the coast. Mary's husband John was also in the navy and their first two children were born in Freeport, Barna, Galway. The next two in East Ferry, Midleton, Cork. My grandmother was next in Dunmore, Waterford and her younger sister in Castletownsend, Midleton, Cork. After John retired from the navy they settled in Old Court, Derrygereen, near Skibbereen, Cork.

Patricia,

I'm pleased to say the information you gave me is correct. The records I had found had been transcribed incorrectly. Margaret Leary (in my message) is the same as the Margaret Geary you found and that is the correct spelling of her maiden name. My detective skills must be slipping as I didn't notice the similarity and possibility before. I found a birth registration for son James and his father's occupation is given as Coast Guard. Son James' birthplace is given as Cahismore, Cork on the registration. Now if only I could find a baptism record for Mary I would be a very happy man.

Thanks again for the help.

Regards, David

Hello David,

I've been searching for my Mulligan roots for several years.  Have you done a DNA test? Regards, Kim

Hi Kim,

I have a DNA test on Ancestry.com. Do you have details of one of your Mulligan ancestors?

David,

Records were found on rootsireland.ie.

Good luck.

Hi David,

Im searching for my 2x gr.grandfather, Laurence Mulligan, born about 1828. Claimed Dublin as his place of origin on his US Naturlization Document. That is about all I know. He settled in Ohio, USA.  Here is a link to my tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10482902/family/familyview?cf…. You can see if we are a DNA match from there. Let me know if you see anything interesting. Best regards.

Thank you, Kim