Since we finally have some activity on this list, I will post a little info
that I have learned about the Callaghan's of Ireland. My Callaghan
ancestors came from County Sligo. I went back to the village my g-grandfather
came from. Went there several times and got to know the area fairly well
for a Yank and found some Callaghan's that used to live there but moved away.
I had my DNA tested , one of the things you can find out from DNA is where
your DNA traces back to (where do people with similar DNA trace back to)
Anyway, I know very little about DNA so I asked other people on a DNA
board. My DNA traced back to northwest Ireland but I always heard that the
Callaghan Clan came from the County Cork area. I wondered how could someone
from a County Cork clan be from Sligo. One of the guys that responded to my
questions also had similar DNA and told me there were other Callaghan
Clans besides the one from Cork. He explained there was a clan from the Mayo,
Roscommon, Sligo area of Ireland (northwest Ireland)
I convinced one of the Callaghan's that moved away from my g-grandfather
village to have his DNA tested and we were a match. It is very doubtful
that I will ever find paper records that I have been looking for but at least
made a connection through the DNA. I quit wondering how and why my ancestors
got from Cork to Sligo. Now I have narrowed my search to just NW ireland
In a message dated 3/3/2011 11:26:30 A.M. Central Standard Time,
mgmctigue(a)aol.com writes:
My GGF came from Charville, County Cork. I was there. His name was John
Callahann his father was Daniel his mother was Mary Hurlihy. He came to NYC
in 1860. He was a hatter.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Palmer <cal.mary(a)gmail.com>
Sender: callahan-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 17:18:56
To: <callahan(a)rootsweb.com>
Reply-To: callahan(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CALLAHAN] Researching the Callahans of Ireland and Trenton,
NJ
Hi Colleen,
I am Mary Palmer nee Callahan
. I do know that the Callahan/Callaghan clan did originally come from the
Cork. My great Grandfather, John O' Callaghan, was baptised in 1825 at
St.Coleman´s on the island of Cobh (Cove), Queenstown at one time) in Cork
harbour and was married in Aghada, on the borders of the harbour. Our name
was anglizised to Callahan when he joined the Royal Navy in Plymouth,
England in 1848.
Just thought I would give you some places to think about, to try and help.
Mary
.
On 2 March 2011 23:29, Colleen Callahan Hinton <
colleencallahanhinton(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I am researching the family of Jefferson Callahan born April 13,
1884 in
Ireland and died July 1930 in Trenton, NJ; married to a Anna McGuire
(born
1851 died 1915); Jefferson's parents were: Owen Callahan and
Mary Tobin.
Any and all information is appreciated - especially any insight into the
roots in Ireland as I am at a dead end.
Thanks so much.
Colleen
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