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From: "MARGE M GAFFNEY" <>
Subject: Re: [DONEGAL] HHEELLLLPPPP!!!!
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 23:45:58 -0400


ahhhh.. Lindel to the rescue!!! Gosh lindel is good!
Marge NJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lindel" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [DONEGAL] HHEELLLLPPPP!!!!


> Hi Kae!! Just to add to the quandry etc.........did you consider the
surname
> MOGHAN? Most likely pronounced Mohan............and guess where the only
> place is that the name occurs in the 1857 Griffiths (apart from one who
had
> rented land just over the parish border!)????????
> INVER!
> Here's a quick index for you from my index -
> Surname, first, townland, parish:
> Moghan Andrew Drumard Inver
> Moghan Andrew Gargrim Inver
> Moghan Andrew Tullycumber Inver
> Moghan Charles Drumard Inver
> Moghan Charles Drumbaran Inver
> Moghan Charles Gargrim Inver
> Moghan Charles Tullycumber Inver
> Moghan Denis Drumboarty Inver
> Moghan James Drumlaghtafin Inver
> Moghan James Drummacachapple Inver
> Moghan James Letterfad Inver
> Moghan Michael Gargrim Inver
> Moghan Owen Eddrim Glebe Killymard
> Moghan Owen Tullycumber (Charles) Inver
> Moghan Owen Tullycumber (Pat) Inver
> Moghan Owen Tullycumber (Thomas) Inver
> Moghan Patrick Drumard Inver
> Moghan Patrick Gargrim Inver
> Moghan Patrick Tullycumber Inver
> Moghan Thomas Gargrim Inver
> Moghan Thomas Tullycumber Inver
> Moghan William Ballybrollaghan Inver
> Moghan William Letterfad Inver
> Moghan William Tullynagreana Inver
>
> I have the full Griffiths, so if you want me to check any of those
holdings,
> neighbours, landlords, maps etc etc, just give me a yell.
>
> I sooooooo envy your trip to Donegal!!
>
> Lindel
> Kaikoura, NZ
> VENI, VIDI, VELCRO.....I came, I saw, I stuck around
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Ruth" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 3:32 PM
> Subject: [DONEGAL] HHEELLLLPPPP!!!!
>
>
> > Who better to ask than all you good people with the world's wealth of
> > knowledge about Donegal. My grandfather covered his tracks extremely
> well.
> > However, when I was there last week (and really didn't want to leave!)
I
> > was looking through the computerized printout of the parish of Inver for
> his
> > baptismal record. Having looked at many films of the original records
of
> > various churches, ships lists etc., I know it is very easy to make a
> > "mistake" in transcription. That said, here is my quandry.
> > My grandfather, John MEEHAN/MEHAN was born 30 or 31 December 1861 to
Sara
> > Cunningham Meehan/Mehan (like most, he went by both spellings). I
didn't
> > find a MEHAN, but I did find a MOHAN--same birthdate, mother Sara
> Cunningham
> > and father Thomas. I did not see any Mohan families listed in Griffiths
> for
> > that time frame----later in the early 1900s yes, but not in the mid
1860s.
> > I couldn't trace further because the records didn't go any further back.
> I
> > know he had a brother, Daniel, born in 1859 but I couldn't find a
record
> > going that far back. Is this just a coincidence or could I have made a
> > chink in that brick wall? He also had a brother, Thomas, and both he
and
> > Dan named sons Thomas.
> >
> > Our trip to Donegal was beautiful. The fine soft mornings gave way to
> > beautiful sunshine and the only problem we encountered was with the
> hauliers
> > strike when they deided to block traffic even into Killybegs. That was a
> > bigger mess than we had in Washington DC for a similar reason. We again
> > enjoyed the hospitality of Helena Cunningham at the Ocean View B&B and
the
> > fantastic food at Kitty Kelly's. We are already starting the "kitty"
for
> > another visit!
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can offer. Kae
> >
> >
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