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From: Liz Haren <>
Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE-PROJECTS] Michael Callaghan 5 November 1836
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:22:13 -0500
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Hello Beth,

A word of advice on the family tales. You may need to suspend what you've
held as hard and fast truths and follow the evidence. Start in the US, get
as much documentation as you can and then pursue the Clare records.

In the interim you can peruse the Clare Library site which is an AMAZING
font of information genealogy wise. Here's the link:

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/

Good luck with your new hobby and future addiction :)

Liz

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 7:45 PM, Beth Havens <> wrote:

>
> born near Scariff, county Clare,
> two brothers went to US before him, and sent for family, but in 1848 when
> they sent for them allegedly Michael only one left alive??? also the family
> tale says the other two didnt' live all that much longer, Michael arrived in
> New York but signed on as a cabin boy almost immediately and spent next 7
> years at sea, at 18 he took his savings and moved to iowa where he bought a
> farm and married Bridget McGill... though I believe her people to be from
> Cork, their son William my grgrgrandfather(my grandmothers Grandfather)
> williams daughter Edith my great Grandmother
>
> also looking for Ellen Cleary's People, she was born, it states in family
> records in County Clare 17 Feb 1838 she married Thomas Maroney (Mayo county
> people) their Daughter Elizabeth Married William Callaghan. their Daughter
> Edith Callaghan my great grandmother.
>
> So the problem being I am new to geneology and having trouble with finding
> irish and scots relatives. if i look for an english relative I seem to be
> able to find them back to the 11th century on one database or another, but
> for some reason I'm having a hardertime on the gaelic side? any suggestions
> for searching appreciated. Partly the problem is the people who emmigrated
> here were very young when they did, so they haven't recorded a lot of info,
> and when their memories are sad ones... well... harder to find people when I
> dont even know a name to start looking for!
>
> thanks in advance for your suggestions!
>
> Beth Havens
> newest family sleuth...
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