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Author: georgiac1
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I imagine there is at least a connection in Ireland, but I just ran the 1901 census for
Ireland for Cavanagh's in Co. Mayo and got 472 names! I only printed the Kavanagh
names around Ballina, Neale, and Killimor. I know the Civil Divisions, Parish Divisions,
etc., are very confusing, but I'll see if I can order in some microfilm on Parish
Registers that might help. Of course, our direct ancestor left Ireland around 1848, but it
gives a good idea of where families with the name lived about 50 years later. I'm only
looking particularly at those areas right now because of the DNA match with Thomas
Kavanagh and my husband.
Did you know that the 1901 census can be searched now online?
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