O’Shea Mary T (1877 – ) & Quinn Patrick J (1868 -)
Mary T. O’Shea daughter of James O’Shea and Margaret Meehan In 1892, Patrick J. Quinn set foot on American soil, carrying with him the hopes so many Irish immigrants…
Gangland Chronicles: the Fate of Meehan, Daniel S. 1905 – 1936 & Sullivan, Margaret
Daniel S. Meehan was born on 25 Aug 1905 at 190 Meeker Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, USA to Daniel Meehan 1876 – 1941 and Mary Ann Campbell 1879. The building was…
Collins John (1842-1894) & Collins Mary (Minnie) 1857-
John Collins was born in 1842 to Patt Collins (mother’s name unknown at date of writing this) Below is the Collins farm in Ballinruane on Griffiths Valuation printed in 1852. …
County Limerick Man’s Tragic Death in Minnesota: Clifford Jeremiah Fitzgerald 1857 – 1929 and Betts Mary 1867 – 1942
Jeremiah (Dermot) Clifford 1857 July 12 -Dermot Clifford was born in Mahoonagh, Limerick, Ireland, to parents Johanna Fitzgerald, age 37, and James Clifford, age 42. When Dermot was 8 years…
O’Shea Timothy J. 1869 – 1905 & Delia
Timothy J. O’Shea was born on May 29, 1869, in Ballygrennan (now called Granagh), Co. Limerick to James O’Shea and Margaret Meehan. Timothy left Ireland for USA at age…
Fatal Cycle Accident: The Tragic Death of O’Connell James 1882 – 1938 and Falvey Alice 1884 – 1973
James O’Connell was born to Michael O’Connell and Mary McSheffrey in Bunagee, Co. Donegal, in 1882 and was baptised in the local church on July 9th of that year. His…
Tragedy Strikes a Family with a Fatal Pistol Shot: O’Connell Mary 1849 and Brown Jeremiah 1848
Mary O’Connell was born in May of 1849 in Lauragh, Milford, County Cork to parents Michael O’Connell and Margaret McAuliffe Jeremiah Brown’s birthdate discrepancies, 1880 US census as 1848, would…
From Donegal to New Zealand to the USA: The Life of McSheffrey James 1869 – 1905
In the quaint village of Bunagee, Culdaff, County Donegal, on a summer day in 1869, James McSheffrey was born to parents, Michael McSheffrey and Margery McLaughlin. The registration of…
Whereabouts Unknown: The Unsolved Disappearance of McSheffrey Margaret (1865 ) & McElgunn James
Margaret McSheffrey was born in Malin, Donegal, on May 28, 1865. Her parents were Michael McSheffrey and Margery McLaughlin. She was baptized in Bunagee Parish, Culdaff, Co. Donegal. The sponsors…
McSheffrey Michael (1823 – 1880) & McLaughlin Margery (1825 – 1910)
One day during the summer of 2018 I found myself with my friend, Karen, in Donegal on an unplanned visit for weekend. One day while out driving Karen proposed we…