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Author: Patrick_Callan
Surnames: Callan
Classification: queries
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Hi there. I think it is us you are looking for.
It is an amazing synchronicity that I came upon your post. I was actually trying to asess
the amount of work it would take to map our geneaology to see if it is even possible. From
what I gather there were only our family of Callans in Dublin around 1950, other mentions
of Callan are primarily around Armagh in the north and a few other places around the
south. If you have found more info on this though, please let me know.
My name is Patrick Richmond Callan (b. 1982), Son of David Patrick Callan (b. 1950)
brother of Philip Callan (b. 1946), sons of Thomas Callan (dates lacking ATM but
deceased), all of us from Dublin. Further back than that is sketchy but then again I
haven't asked my father and uncle about this project yet. I have a faint notion of
that my great grandfather's name was William, but I'll get back to you on that.
I can tell you more on us if you'd like and I am also very curious about you.
My grandfather died before I was born, so I've never met him. I do know he was in the
Irish army though. My dad was in the late 60s considering emigrating to the USA or
Australia, but (fortunately for me) my grandmother (Margharet) talked him out of it as the
Vietnam war was raging at that time. He instead trained as a chef and then took a job on a
cruise boat between Dublin and Gothenburg, Sweden. That is where he met my mother,
Marianne who was born in Borås, Sweden in 1957. I have two sisters, Sabina (b. 1972) and
Bonnie (b. 1985). And we all currently live in and around Malmö, Sweden.
My uncle has however stayed in Dublin and runs his own business, married Maureen
(can't remember her maiden name atm), and have a son, Karl (b. 1979 I think). We have
regular contact with them.
I guess that's a start. I would love to help you out in your search and maybe we could
cooperate on mapping this all out, something I have been wanting to do for a long time.
Take care and get back to me soon :)
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