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From: MGMcTigue(a)aol.com
Full-name: MGMcTigue
Message-ID: <0.6ac492ae.25326c5f(a)aol.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 18:25:35 EDT
Subject: Re: [CALLAHAN-L] Callahans of New York City,uSA
To: CALLAHAN-L(a)rootsweb.com
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My great-grandfather was John Callahan (1848-1920), who came to New York from
County Cork around 1860. He married Anne McKeon and set up shop on New York
City's Bowery selling hats. He was called "Callahan the Hatter."
He became famous in New York as the official outfitter of the St. Patrick's
Day parade and had several stores in NYC. We have a good genealogical
history of him here, but don't know which townland in Cork he came from, so
we have no record of his orgins, family in Ireland. According to his death
certificate his father was Daniel and his mother was Mary Hurlihy. In the New
York Times recently there was an article about his business, because near the
125th St. Station of the Metro North commuter rail line a building was torn
down, revealing the side of another building on which a brightly blue painted
ad says "Who's your hatter? CALLAHAN." Somebody had written the Times asking
about the 1880 sign and Chistopher Gray of the Times responded with pictures
and an article about John Callahan. When I called him to find out where he
got his information (maybe some which was not printed) he told me to take a
hike (real nice guy). Only in NY.
Anyone with information on my Callahan would be greatly appreciated
Thank you,
Mark McTigue
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